Internet Group Management Protocol - IGMPv2 Packet Structure

Defined by RFC 2236

IGMPv2 packet structure
+ Bits 0–7 8–15 16–31
0 Type Max Resp Time Checksum
32 Group Address

Where:

  • Type is Membership Query (0x11), Membership Report (IGMPv1: 0x12, IGMPv2: 0x16), Leave Group (0x17) IGMPv3 adds type Membership Report (0x22)
  • Max Resp Time specifies the time limit for the corresponding report. The field has a resolution of 100 miliseconds, the value is taken directly. This field is meaningful only in Membership Query (0x11); in other messages it is set to 0 and ignored by the receiver.

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