<s>
Any-source	B-Protocol
multicast	I-Protocol
(	O
ASM	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
older	O
and	O
more	O
usual	O
form	O
of	O
multicast	O
where	O
multiple	O
senders	O
can	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
group/channel	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
source-specific	B-Protocol
multicast	I-Protocol
where	O
a	O
single	O
particular	O
source	O
is	O
specified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any-source	B-Protocol
multicast	I-Protocol
allows	O
a	O
host	B-Device
computer	I-Device
to	O
map	O
IPs	O
and	O
then	O
sends	O
IPs	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
groups	O
via	O
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
method	O
of	O
multicasting	O
allows	O
hosts	O
to	O
transmit	O
to/from	O
groups	O
without	O
any	O
restriction	O
on	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
end-user	O
computers	O
by	O
allowing	O
any	O
receiving	O
host	B-Device
group	O
computer	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
transmission	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandwidth	O
usage	O
is	O
nominal	O
allowing	O
Video	B-Application
Conferencing	I-Application
to	O
be	O
used	O
extensively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commonly	O
,	O
any-source	B-Protocol
multicast	I-Protocol
is	O
used	O
in	O
IGMP	B-Protocol
version	O
2	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
PIM-SM	O
,	O
MSDP	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
MBGP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASM	O
utilizes	O
IPv4	B-Protocol
in	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
previously	O
stated	O
protocols	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
MLDv1	B-Protocol
protocol	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
addresses	O
.	O
</s>
