Open AccessUnicast-Prefix-based IPv6 Multicast Addresses
Author(s) -
Brian Haberman,
Dave Thaler
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
rfc
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.17487/rfc3306
Subject(s) - multicast , unicast , ipv6 , computer network , computer science , xcast , source specific multicast , prefix , world wide web , the internet , linguistics , philosophy
This specification defines an extension to the multicast addressing architecture of the IP Version 6 protocol. The extension presented in this document allows for unicast-prefix-based allocation of multicast addresses. By delegating multicast addresses at the same time as unicast prefixes, network operators will be able to identify their multicast addresses without needing to run an inter-domain allocation protocol.
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