rfc-7371

Updates to the IPv6 Multicast Addressing Architecture

M. Boucadair, S. Venaas

date2014-09 streamIETF areaint wg6man statusPROPOSED STANDARD pages10 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7371 doi10.17487/RFC7371

This document updates the IPv6 multicast addressing architecture by redefining the reserved bits as generic flag bits. The document also provides some clarifications related to the use of these flag bits. This document updates RFCs 3956, 3306, and 4291.

updates

rfc-3306 — Unicast-Prefix-based IPv6 Multicast Addresses
rfc-3956 — Embedding the Rendezvous Point (RP) Address in an IPv6 Multicast Address
rfc-4291 — IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture