RFC 3956: Embedding the Rendezvous Point (RP) Address in an IPv6 Multicast Address

This memo defines an address allocation policy in which the address of the Rendezvous Point (RP) is encoded in an IPv6 multicast group address. For Protocol…

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Outgoing relationships (5 related RFCs)

Updates — RFC 3306: Unicast-Prefix-based IPv6 Multicast Addresses
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 3513: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 3618: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
Informative reference — RFC 3446: Anycast Rendevous Point (RP) mechanism using Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) and Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)

Incoming relationships (15 related RFCs)

Updated by — RFC 7371: Updates to the IPv6 Multicast Addressing Architecture
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6831: The Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) for Multicast Environments
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4609: Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) Multicast Routing Security Issues and Enhancements
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7421: Analysis of the 64-bit Boundary in IPv6 Addressing
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8815: Deprecating Any-Source Multicast (ASM) for Interdomain Multicast
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6308: Overview of the Internet Multicast Addressing Architecture
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4601: Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6282: Compression Format for IPv6 Datagrams over IEEE 802.15.4-Based Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4038: Application Aspects of IPv6 Transition
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4029: Scenarios and Analysis for Introducing IPv6 into ISP Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5757: Multicast Mobility in Mobile IP Version 6 (MIPv6): Problem Statement and Brief Survey
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7010: IPv6 Site Renumbering Gap Analysis
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6676: Multicast Addresses for Documentation
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8114: Delivery of IPv4 Multicast Services to IPv4 Clients over an IPv6 Multicast Network