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RFC 4605: Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) / Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)-Based Multicast Forwarding ("IGMP/MLD Proxying")

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In certain topologies, it is not necessary to run a multicast routing protocol. It is sufficient for a device to learn and proxy group membership information and simply forward multicast packets based upon that information. This document describes a mechanism for forwarding based solely upon Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) or Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) membership information. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC4605
Published
August 2006
Authors
B. Fenner; H. He; B. Haberman; H. Sandick
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
12
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