7 Network Working Group R. Hinden
8 Request for Comments: 2375 Ipsilon Networks
9 Category: Informational S. Deering
14 IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments
18 This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
19 not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
24 Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998). All Rights Reserved.
28 This document defines the initial assignment of IPv6 multicast
29 addresses. It is based on the "IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture"
30 [ADDARCH] and current IPv4 multicast address assignment found in
31 <ftp://venera.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/multicast-addresses>.
32 It adapts the IPv4 assignments that are relevant to IPv6 assignments.
33 IPv4 assignments that were not relevant were not converted into IPv6
34 assignments. Comments are solicited on this conversion.
36 All other IPv6 multicast addresses are reserved.
38 Sections 2 and 3 specify reserved and preassigned IPv6 multicast
41 [ADDRARCH] defines rules for assigning new IPv6 multicast addresses.
43 The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
44 "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
45 document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC 2119].
47 2. Fixed Scope Multicast Addresses
49 These permanently assigned multicast addresses are valid over a
50 specified scope value.
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65 FF01:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 All Nodes Address [ADDARCH]
66 FF01:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 All Routers Address [ADDARCH]
70 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 All Nodes Address [ADDARCH]
71 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 All Routers Address [ADDARCH]
72 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:3 Unassigned [JBP]
73 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:4 DVMRP Routers [RFC1075,JBP]
74 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:5 OSPFIGP [RFC2328,Moy]
75 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:6 OSPFIGP Designated Routers [RFC2328,Moy]
76 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:7 ST Routers [RFC1190,KS14]
77 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:8 ST Hosts [RFC1190,KS14]
78 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:9 RIP Routers [RFC2080]
79 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:A EIGRP Routers [Farinacci]
80 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:B Mobile-Agents [Bill Simpson]
82 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:D All PIM Routers [Farinacci]
83 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:E RSVP-ENCAPSULATION [Braden]
85 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:1:1 Link Name [Harrington]
86 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:1:2 All-dhcp-agents [Bound,Perkins]
88 FF02:0:0:0:0:1:FFXX:XXXX Solicited-Node Address [ADDARCH]
92 FF05:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 All Routers Address [ADDARCH]
94 FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:3 All-dhcp-servers [Bound,Perkins]
95 FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:4 All-dhcp-relays [Bound,Perkins]
96 FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:1000 Service Location [RFC2165]
97 -FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:13FF
99 3.0 All Scope Multicast Addresses
101 These permanently assigned multicast addresses are valid over all
102 scope ranges. This is shown by an "X" in the scope field of the
103 address that means any legal scope value.
105 Note that, as defined in [ADDARCH], IPv6 multicast addresses which
106 are only different in scope represent different groups. Nodes must
107 join each group individually.
109 The IPv6 multicast addresses with variable scope are as follows:
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119 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 Reserved Multicast Address [ADDARCH]
121 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:100 VMTP Managers Group [RFC1045,DRC3]
122 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:101 Network Time Protocol (NTP) [RFC1119,DLM1]
123 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:102 SGI-Dogfight [AXC]
124 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:103 Rwhod [SXD]
125 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:104 VNP [DRC3]
126 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:105 Artificial Horizons - Aviator [BXF]
127 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:106 NSS - Name Service Server [BXS2]
128 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:107 AUDIONEWS - Audio News Multicast [MXF2]
129 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:108 SUN NIS+ Information Service [CXM3]
130 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:109 MTP Multicast Transport Protocol [SXA]
131 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10A IETF-1-LOW-AUDIO [SC3]
132 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10B IETF-1-AUDIO [SC3]
133 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10C IETF-1-VIDEO [SC3]
134 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10D IETF-2-LOW-AUDIO [SC3]
135 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10E IETF-2-AUDIO [SC3]
136 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10F IETF-2-VIDEO [SC3]
138 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:110 MUSIC-SERVICE [Guido van Rossum]
139 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:111 SEANET-TELEMETRY [Andrew Maffei]
140 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:112 SEANET-IMAGE [Andrew Maffei]
141 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:113 MLOADD [Braden]
142 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:114 any private experiment [JBP]
143 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:115 DVMRP on MOSPF [Moy]
144 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:116 SVRLOC [Veizades]
145 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:117 XINGTV <hgxing@aol.com>
146 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:118 microsoft-ds <arnoldm@microsoft.com>
147 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:119 nbc-pro <bloomer@birch.crd.ge.com>
148 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11A nbc-pfn <bloomer@birch.crd.ge.com>
149 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11B lmsc-calren-1 [Uang]
150 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11C lmsc-calren-2 [Uang]
151 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11D lmsc-calren-3 [Uang]
152 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11E lmsc-calren-4 [Uang]
153 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11F ampr-info [Janssen]
155 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:120 mtrace [Casner]
156 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:121 RSVP-encap-1 [Braden]
157 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:122 RSVP-encap-2 [Braden]
158 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:123 SVRLOC-DA [Veizades]
159 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:124 rln-server [Kean]
160 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:125 proshare-mc [Lewis]
161 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:126 dantz [Yackle]
162 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:127 cisco-rp-announce [Farinacci]
163 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:128 cisco-rp-discovery [Farinacci]
164 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:129 gatekeeper [Toga]
165 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:12A iberiagames [Marocho]
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175 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:201 "rwho" Group (BSD) (unofficial) [JBP]
176 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:202 SUN RPC PMAPPROC_CALLIT [BXE1]
178 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:0000
179 -FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:7FFD Multimedia Conference Calls [SC3]
180 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:7FFE SAPv1 Announcements [SC3]
181 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:7FFF SAPv0 Announcements (deprecated) [SC3]
182 FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:8000
183 -FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:FFFF SAP Dynamic Assignments [SC3]
187 [ADDARCH] Hinden, R., and S. Deering, "IP Version 6 Addressing
188 Architecture", RFC 2373, July 1998.
190 [AUTORFC] Thompson, S., and T. Narten, "IPv6 Stateless Address
191 Autoconfiguration", RFC 1971, August 1996.
193 [ETHER] Crawford, M., "Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet
194 Networks", Work in Progress.
196 [RFC1045] Cheriton, D., "VMTP: Versatile Message Transaction Protocol
197 Specification", RFC 1045, February 1988.
199 [RFC1075] Waitzman, D., Partridge, C., and S. Deering, "Distance
200 Vector Multicast Routing Protocol", RFC 1075, November
203 [RFC1112] Deering, S., "Host Extensions for IP Multicasting", STD 5,
204 RFC 1112, Stanford University, August 1989.
206 [RFC1119] Mills, D., "Network Time Protocol (Version 1),
207 Specification and Implementation", STD 12, RFC 1119, July
210 [RFC1190] Topolcic, C., Editor, "Experimental Internet Stream
211 Protocol, Version 2 (ST-II)", RFC 1190, October 1990.
213 [RFC2080] Malkin, G., and R. Minnear, "RIPng for IPv6", RFC 2080,
216 [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
217 Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
219 [RFC2165] Veizades, J., Guttman, E., Perkins, C., and S. Kaplan
220 "Service Location Protocol", RFC 2165 June 1997.
222 [RFC2328] Moy, J., "OSPF Version 2", STD 54, RFC 2328, April 1998.
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233 <arnoldm@microsoft.com>
235 [AXC] Andrew Cherenson <arc@SGI.COM>
237 [Braden] Bob Braden, <braden@isi.edu>, April 1996.
241 [Bressler] David J. Bressler, <bressler@tss.com>, April 1996.
243 <bloomer@birch.crd.ge.com>
245 [Bound] Jim Bound <bound@zk3.dec.com>
247 [BXE1] Brendan Eic <brendan@illyria.wpd.sgi.com>
249 [BXF] Bruce Factor <ahi!bigapple!bruce@uunet.UU.NET>
251 [BXS2] Bill Schilit <schilit@parc.xerox.com>
253 [Casner] Steve Casner, <casner@isi.edu>, January 1995.
255 [CXM3] Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@sun.com>
259 [DLM1] David Mills <Mills@HUEY.UDEL.EDU>
261 [DRC3] Dave Cheriton <cheriton@PESCADERO.STANFORD.EDU>
263 [DXS3] Daniel Steinber <Daniel.Steinberg@Eng.Sun.COM>
265 [Farinacci] Dino Farinacci, <dino@cisco.com>
267 [GSM11] Gary S. Malkin <GMALKIN@XYLOGICS.COM>
269 [Harrington] Dan Harrington, <dan@lucent.com>, July 1996.
273 [IANA] IANA <iana@iana.org>
275 [Janssen] Rob Janssen, <rob@pe1chl.ampr.org>, January 1995.
277 [JBP] Jon Postel <postel@isi.edu>
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287 [JXM1] Jim Miner <miner@star.com>
289 [Kean] Brian Kean, <bkean@dca.com>, August 1995.
291 [KS14] <mystery contact>
293 [Lee] Choon Lee, <cwl@nsd.3com.com>, April 1996.
295 [Lewis] Mark Lewis, <Mark_Lewis@ccm.jf.intel.com>, October 1995.
297 [Malamud] Carl Malamud, <carl@radio.com>, January 1996.
301 [Marohco] Jose Luis Marocho, <73374.313@compuserve.com>, July 1996.
303 [Moy] John Moy <jmoy@casc.com>
305 [MXF2] Martin Forssen <maf@dtek.chalmers.se>
307 [Perkins] Charlie Perkins, <cperkins@corp.sun.com>
311 [SC3] Steve Casner <casner@isi.edu>
313 [Simpson] Bill Simpson <bill.simpson@um.cc.umich.edu> November 1994.
317 [SXA] Susie Armstrong <Armstrong.wbst128@XEROX.COM>
319 [SXD] Steve Deering <deering@PARC.XEROX.COM>
321 [tynan] Dermot Tynan, <dtynan@claddagh.ie>, August 1995.
323 [Toga] Jim Toga, <jtoga@ibeam.jf.intel.com>, May 1996.
325 [Uang] Yea Uang <uang@force.decnet.lockheed.com> November 1994.
327 [Veizades] John Veizades, <veizades@tgv.com>, May 1995.
329 [Yackle] Dotty Yackle, <ditty_yackle@dantz.com>, February 1996.
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343 7.0 Security Considerations
345 This document defines the initial assignment of IPv6 multicast
346 addresses. As such it does not directly impact the security of the
347 Internet infrastructure or its applications.
349 8.0 Authors' Addresses
352 Ipsilon Networks, Inc.
357 Phone: +1 415 990 2004
358 EMail: hinden@ipsilon.com
363 170 West Tasman Drive
364 San Jose, CA 95134-1706
367 Phone: +1 408 527-8213
368 EMail: deering@cisco.com
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399 9.0 Full Copyright Statement
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