IGAP, IGMP for user Authentication Protocol

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Protocol suite: TCP/IP.
Protocol type:Transport layer multicast protocol.
IP protocol:2
Base protocol: IGMP, Internet Group Management Protocol.
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Links: IGMP type numbers.

IGAP is a variant of IGMPv2 that adds user authentication. IGAP enables an IP multicast service provider to authenticate requests to join a specific multicast group based on user information.

All IGAP messages are sent with the IP TTL field set to 1 and use the IP Router Alert option in their IP header as per the IGMPv2 requirements.


MAC header IP header IGAP packet

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