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RFC 7450: Automatic Multicast Tunneling

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This document describes Automatic Multicast Tunneling (AMT), a protocol for delivering multicast traffic from sources in a multicast-enabled network to receivers that lack multicast connectivity to the source network. The protocol uses UDP encapsulation and unicast replication to provide this functionality. The AMT protocol is specifically designed to support rapid deployment by requiring minimal changes to existing network infrastructure.

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Document ID
RFC7450
Published
February 2015
Authors
G. Bumgardner
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
82
Also known as
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Updated by:
RFC 8777, RFC 9601

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