Remember MLD
Full name: Multicast Listener Discovery
Memory aid: Multicast Listeners are Discovered on the IPv6 link.
MLD is the IPv6 membership counterpart to IPv4 IGMP behavior.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 7
Relevant study for: CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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MLD — Multicast Listener Discovery
Reports IPv6 multicast listener membership.
Why learn MLD — Multicast Listener Discovery?
Reports IPv6 multicast listener membership.
Where it came from
MLD is the IPv6 membership counterpart to IPv4 IGMP behavior.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Multicast Listeners are Discovered on the IPv6 link.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand MLD: Multicast Listener Discovery.
- Recall this memory aid: Multicast Listeners are Discovered on the IPv6 link.
- Explain the practical use: Reports IPv6 multicast listener membership.
- Explain this distinction: MLD is the IPv6 membership counterpart to IPv4 IGMP behavior.
- Identify MLD in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 3810 (www.rfc-editor.org)