RFC 6085: Address Mapping of IPv6 Multicast Packets on Ethernet
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
When transmitting an IPv6 packet with a multicast destination address, the IPv6 destination address is mapped to an Ethernet link-layer multicast address. This document clarifies that a mapping of an IPv6 packet with a multicast destination address may in some circumstances map to an Ethernet link-layer unicast address. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6085
- Published
- January 2011
- Authors
- S. Gundavelli; M. Townsley; O. Troan; W. Dec
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 3
- Also known as
- —
- Updates:
- RFC 2464
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