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JANET Multicast Beacon

The information given below refers to JANET(UK)'s current multicast beacon infrastructure, which involves the deployment of the Dbeacon tool.

The Beacons:

  • Dbeacon (IPv4)
    • For ASM use group address 233.3.18.5 and port 30185
    • For SSM use group address 232.2.3.2 and port 10000
  • Dbeacon (IPv6)
    • For ASM use group address ff1e::1:f00d:beac and port 10000
    • For SSM use group address ff3e::bea0 and port 10000

Installation and Configuration:

If you have any queries on the JANET Beacons then please contact JANET Service Desk specifying Multicast Beacon in the subject line.