Subject: Re: MOSPF and DVMRP

From: Ching-Gung Liu <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 98 10:42:47 -0700

> 
> I am not sure why MOSPF must use OSPF as its unicast protocol and DVMRP
> must use RIP, but PIM doesn't need any.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> 

MOSPF and DVMRP make use of these unicast routing protocols to build up the
multicast routing table.
PIM uses unicast routing table to build up the multicast routing table.

Charley

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