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RFC 4489: A Method for Generating Link-Scoped IPv6 Multicast Addresses

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This document specifies an extension to the multicast addressing architecture of the IPv6 protocol. The extension allows the use of Interface Identifiers (IIDs) to allocate multicast addresses. When a link-local unicast address is configured at each interface of a node, an IID is uniquely determined. After that, each node can generate its unique multicast addresses automatically without conflicts. The alternative method for creating link-local multicast addresses proposed in this document is better than known methods like unicast-prefix-based IPv6 multicast addresses. This memo updates RFC 3306. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC4489
Published
April 2006
Authors
J-S. Park; M-K. Shin; H-J. Kim
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
6
Also known as
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Updates:
RFC 3306

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