metasystema.org
UpdatedPROPOSED STANDARDIETF stream

RFC 3307: Allocation Guidelines for IPv6 Multicast Addresses

Still current, but amended. Parts of this document are changed or extended by RFC 10028. Read both.

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

This document specifies guidelines that must be implemented by any entity responsible for allocating IPv6 multicast addresses. This includes, but is not limited to, any documents or entities wishing to assign permanent IPv6 multicast addresses, allocate dynamic IPv6 multicast addresses, and define permanent IPv6 multicast group identifiers. The purpose of these guidelines is to reduce the probability of IPv6 multicast address collision, not only at the IPv6 layer, but also at the link-layer of media that encode portions of the IP layer address into the MAC layer address.

Document record

Document ID
RFC3307
Published
September 2002
Authors
B. Haberman
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
tsv
Pages
8
Also known as
—
Updated by:
RFC 10028

Topics

Referenced by

One later RFC formally updates or obsoletes part of this document.

Related documents

Ranked automatically by shared keywords, IETF area and stream — not by editorial selection.

Also filed under

About this page

The document record above — title, authors, date, status, stream, area, relationships, DOI and errata — is imported verbatim from the public RFC Editor index. The “in plain English” section is editorial: written by The metasystema editorial team, not part of the RFC. Where the two differ, the RFC text governs.

Last checked against the RFC Editor index on . RFCs are never revised after publication; changes are issued as new documents.

Data sources · Editorial policy · Report a correction · What is an RFC?

canonical URL: /rfc/3307-allocation-guidelines-for-ipv6-multicast-addresses