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Does Aws Vpc Support Multicast?

Alexander Ross • • 6 min read
Does Aws Vpc Support Multicast?

Historically, AWS VPCs have not supported multicast. The AWS engineers have recently developed a proof-of-concept multicast overlay, that has support for IGMP snooping.

Does AWS support multicast?

Multicast routing overview

In 2019, AWS announced multicast support for AWS Transit Gateway. AWS was the first Public Cloud Provider to offer this capability and, in doing so, has helped customers to build multicast applications in the cloud.

Does Amazon VPC support the property of broadcast or multicast?

Currently, AWS do not officially support broadcast or multicast out of the box, so the only solution if you require instant results is to use another cloud provider, such as Rackspace.

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.