Toshiba nv-pack Series Instruction Manual page 29

Chapter 3 Setting
Group A
In multicast, controllers can be grouped as shown in the example of Figure 3-1.
Controllers 1, 2, 4, and 5 belong to Group A, and Controllers 3, 5, and 6 belong
to Group B.
In this example, multicast addresses are set as follows:
By doing this, the controllers can be grouped by registering them as follows:
The setting above allows messages to be passed to the controllers that belong
to the group simultaneously.
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Controller 1
Controller 2
Controller 4
Figure 3-1 An example of multicast group configuration
• Multicast addresses in Group A ......225.224.0.1
• Multicast addresses in Group B ......225.224.0.2
• Controllers 1, 2, 4......225.224.0.1
• Controllers 3, 6............225.224.0.2
• Controllers 5...............225.224.0.1 and 225.224.0.2
Controller 3
Controller 6
Controller 5
Group B
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