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The Internet Multicast Address Allocation Architecture
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Network Working Group D. Thaler
Request for Comments: 2908 Microsoft
Category: Informational M. Handley
ACIRI
D. Estrin
ISI
September 2000
The Internet Multicast Address Allocation Architecture
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document proposes a multicast address allocation architecture
(MALLOC) for the Internet. The architecture is modular with three
layers, comprising a host-server mechanism, an intra-domain server-
server coordination mechanism, and an inter-domain mechanism.
Table of Contents
1: Introduction ................................................ 2
2: Requirements ................................................ 2
3.1: Address Dynamics .......................................... 4
3: Overview of the Architecture ................................ 5
4: Scoping ..................................................... 7
4.1: Allocation Scope .......................................... 8
4.1.1: The IPv4 Allocation Scope -- 239.251.0.0/16 ............. 9
4.1.2: The IPv6 Allocation Scope -- SCOP 6 ..................... 9
5: Overview of the Allocation Process .......................... 9
6: Security Considerations ..................................... 10
7: Acknowledgments ............................................. 11
8: References .................................................. 11
9: Authors' Addresses .......................................... 12
10: Full Copyright Statement ................................... 13
Thaler, et al. Informational
