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Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP)

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Network Working Group                                          S. Hanna
Requests for Comments: 2730                      Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Category: Standards Track                                      B. Patel
                                                            Intel Corp.
                                                                M. Shah
                                                        Microsoft Corp.
                                                          December 1999


     Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP)

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document defines a protocol, Multicast Address Dynamic Client
   Allocation Protocol (MADCAP), that allows hosts to request multicast
   addresses from multicast address allocation servers.

1. Introduction

   Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP) is a
   protocol that allows hosts to request multicast address allocation
   services from multicast address allocation servers. This protocol is
   part of the Multicast Address Allocation Architecture being defined
   by the IETF Multicast Address Allocation Working Group. However, it
   may be used separately from the rest of that architecture as
   appropriate.

1.1. Terminology

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [9].

   Constants used by this protocol are shown as [NAME-OF-CONSTANT], and
   summarized in Appendix B.




Hanna, et al.               Standards Track
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