RFC 7371: Updates to the IPv6 Multicast Addressing Architecture

This document updates the IPv6 multicast addressing architecture by redefining the reserved bits as generic flag bits. The document also provides some…

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Outgoing relationships (3 related RFCs)

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

Incoming relationships (2 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 8114: Delivery of IPv4 Multicast Services to IPv4 Clients over an IPv6 Multicast Network
Informatively referenced by — RFC 10028: Updates to Dynamic IPv6 Multicast Address Group IDs