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Definitions of multicast address resolution server:

(RFC 2022). An extended analog of the ATM ARP Server introduced in RFC 1577. It acts as a registry, associating layer 3 multicast group identifiers with the ATM interfaces representing the group's members. MARS messages support the distribution of multicast group membership information between MARS and endpoints (hosts or routers). Endpoint address resolution entities query the MARS when a layer 3 address needs to be resolved to the set of ATM endpoints making up the group at any one time. ...
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