RFC 9777: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6

This document specifies the Multicast Listener Discovery version 2 (MLDv2) protocol. MLD is used by an IPv6 router to discover the presence of multicast…

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Outgoing relationships (17 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 2710: Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6
Obsoletes, Informative reference — RFC 3810: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Normative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 4607: Source-Specific Multicast for IP
Normative reference — RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
Normative reference — RFC 2711: IPv6 Router Alert Option
Normative reference — RFC 4604: Using Internet Group Management Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3) and Multicast Listener Discovery Protocol Version 2 (MLDv2) for Source-Specific Multicast
Normative reference — RFC 9778: IANA Considerations for Internet Group Management Protocols
Informative reference — RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Informative reference — RFC 3569: An Overview of Source-Specific Multicast (SSM)
Informative reference — RFC 3678: Socket Interface Extensions for Multicast Source Filters
Informative reference — RFC 9776: Internet Group Management Protocol, Version 3

Incoming relationships (2 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 9805: Deprecation of the IPv6 Router Alert Option for New Protocols
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9856: Multicast Source Redundancy in EVPNs