RFC 6621: Simplified Multicast Forwarding

This document describes a Simplified Multicast Forwarding (SMF) mechanism that provides basic Internet Protocol (IP) multicast forwarding suitable for limited…

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Outgoing relationships (14 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 5226: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 791: Internet Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 4302: IP Authentication Header
Normative reference — RFC 3174: US Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA1)
Normative reference — RFC 2780: IANA Allocation Guidelines For Values In the Internet Protocol and Related Headers
Normative reference — RFC 5771: IANA Guidelines for IPv4 Multicast Address Assignments
Normative reference — RFC 2644: Changing the Default for Directed Broadcasts in Routers
Informative reference — RFC 4601: Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)
Informative reference — RFC 3973: Protocol Independent Multicast - Dense Mode (PIM-DM): Protocol Specification (Revised)
Informative reference — RFC 2501: Mobile Ad hoc Networking (MANET): Routing Protocol Performance Issues and Evaluation Considerations
Informative reference — RFC 3684: Topology Dissemination Based on Reverse-Path Forwarding (TBRPF)

Incoming relationships (5 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 9288: Recommendations on the Filtering of IPv6 Packets Containing IPv6 Extension Headers at Transit Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7367: Definition of Managed Objects for the Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Simplified Multicast Framework Relay Set Process
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7631: TLV Naming in the Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Generalized Packet/Message Format
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7985: Security Threats to Simplified Multicast Forwarding (SMF)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7186: Security Threats for the Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP)