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RFC 6676: Multicast Addresses for Documentation

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

This document discusses which multicast addresses should be used for documentation purposes and reserves multicast addresses for such use. Some multicast addresses are derived from AS numbers or unicast addresses. This document also explains how these can be used for documentation purposes. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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Document ID
RFC6676
Published
August 2012
Authors
S. Venaas; R. Parekh; G. Van de Velde; T. Chown; M. Eubanks
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
7
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