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RFC 3170: IP Multicast Applications: Challenges and Solutions

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This document describes the challenges involved with designing and implementing multicast applications. It is an introductory guide for application developers that highlights the unique considerations of multicast applications as compared to unicast applications. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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Document ID
RFC3170
Published
September 2001
Authors
B. Quinn; K. Almeroth
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
28
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