RFC 6308: Overview of the Internet Multicast Addressing Architecture
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
The lack of up-to-date documentation on IP multicast address allocation and assignment procedures has caused a great deal of confusion. To clarify the situation, this memo describes the allocation and assignment techniques and mechanisms currently (as of this writing) in use. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6308
- Published
- June 2011
- Authors
- P. Savola
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- ops
- Pages
- 14
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 2908
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