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RFC 5771: IANA Guidelines for IPv4 Multicast Address Assignments

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

This document provides guidance for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) in assigning IPv4 multicast addresses. It obsoletes RFC 3171 and RFC 3138 and updates RFC 2780. This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.

Document record

Document ID
RFC5771
Published
March 2010
Authors
M. Cotton; L. Vegoda; D. Meyer
Status
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
11
Also known as
BCP51
Obsoletes:
RFC 3138, RFC 3171
Updates:
RFC 2780

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 3138 (2001)
  2. RFC 3171 (2001)
  3. RFC 5771 (2010)

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