rfc-4608

Source-Specific Protocol Independent Multicast in 232/8

D. Meyer, R. Rockell, G. Shepherd
date2006-08 streamIETF areaops wgmboned statusBEST CURRENT PRACTICE pages7 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4608 doi10.17487/RFC4608
IP Multicast group addresses in the 232/8 (232.0.0.0 to 232.255.255.255) range are designated as source-specific multicast destination addresses and are reserved for use by source-specific multicast applications and protocols. This document defines operational recommendations to ensure source-specific behavior within the 232/8 range. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

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