BCP 120

RFC 4608

Source-Specific Protocol Independent Multicast in 232/8, August 2006

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Status:
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Authors:
D. Meyer
R. Rockell
G. Shepherd
Stream:
IETF
Source:
mboned (ops)

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Abstract

IP Multicast group addresses in the 232/8 (232.0.0.0 to 232.255.255.255) range are designated as source-specific multicast destination addresses and are reserved for use by source-specific multicast applications and protocols. This document defines operational recommendations to ensure source-specific behavior within the 232/8 range. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.


For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




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