IETF RFC 4607
Source-Specific Multicast for IP
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| Organization: | IETF |
| Publication Date: | 1 August 2006 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 19 |
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IP version 4 (IPv4) addresses in the 232/8 (232.0.0.0 to 232.255.255.255) range are designated as source-specific multicast (SSM) destination addresses and are reserved for use by sourcespecific applications and protocols. For IP version 6 (IPv6), the address prefix FF3x::/32 is reserved for source-specific multicast use. This document defines an extension to the Internet network service that applies to datagrams sent to SSM addresses and defines the host and router requirements to support this extension.
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IETF RFC 4607
August 1, 2006
Source-Specific Multicast for IP
IP version 4 (IPv4) addresses in the 232/8 (232.0.0.0 to 232.255.255.255) range are designated as source-specific multicast (SSM) destination addresses and are reserved for use by sourcespecific...