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RFC 1112: Host extensions for IP multicasting

Still current, but amended. Parts of this document are changed or extended by RFC 2236. Read both.

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This memo specifies the extensions required of a host implementation of the Internet Protocol (IP) to support multicasting. Recommended procedure for IP multicasting in the Internet. This RFC obsoletes RFCs 998 and 1054. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC1112
Published
August 1989
Authors
S.E. Deering
Status
INTERNET STANDARD
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
17
Also known as
STD5
Obsoletes:
RFC 988, RFC 1054
Updated by:
RFC 2236

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 966 (1985)
  2. RFC 988 (1986)
  3. RFC 1054 (1988)
  4. RFC 1112 (1989)

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