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RFC 966: Host groups: A multicast extension to the Internet Protocol

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 988.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 1112 — Host extensions for IP multicasting

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

This RFC defines a model of service for Internet multicasting and proposes an extension to the Internet Protocol (IP) to support such a multicast service. Discussion and suggestions for improvements are requested. See RFC-988.

Document record

Document ID
RFC966
Published
December 1985
Authors
S.E. Deering; D.R. Cheriton
Status
UNKNOWN
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
27
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 988

Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 966 (1985)
  2. RFC 988 (1986)
  3. RFC 1054 (1988)
  4. RFC 1112 (1989) ✓

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