IP Multicast: References
Index
- Web Sites
- Presentations
- Books
- IETF working documents
- Mbone Deployment WG
- Large-Scale Multicast Applications (LSMA)
- Multicast Over...
- Multicast Address Allocation
- Security
- Other
Web Sites
- Introduction to IP Multicast
- Technical explanation of multicast in IPv4 and IPv6, by Stig Venås (Uninett). There is also a glossary.
- GÉANT Multicast Documentation
- Description of the multicast implementation on the GÉANT backbone, which interconnects the national research & education networks in Europe.
- I2 Multicast WG Talks
- Talks held at the meetings of the Multicast Working Group in Internet2
Presentations
- A Methodology for Troubleshooting Interdomain IP Multicast
- B. Nickless and Caren Litvanyi. There's a newer version available in Powerpoint format.
Books
Interdomain Multicast Routing: Practical Juniper Networks and Cisco Systems Solutions- Brian M. Edwards, Leonard A. Giuliano, Brian R. Wright, 2002, Addision Wesley Professional, ISBN: 0-201-74612-3
- Multicast Communication: Protocols, Programming, and Applications
- Ralph Wittmann, Martina Zitterbart, May 2000, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers; ISBN: 1-55860645-9
- MBone - Aufbau und Einsatz von IP-Multicast-Netzen
- H. Fahner, P. Feil, T. Zseby, November 2000, dpunkt.verlag; ISBN: 3-920993-99-3
- Internetworking Multimedia
- Jon Crowcroft, Mark Handley, Ian Wakeman,
October 1999, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers;
ISBN: 1-55860584-3
This is also available on the Web. The chapter that deals with multicast specifically has been published as an article in volume 2, issue 4 of the IP Journal. A draft is available as PDF. - Developing IP Multicast Networks: The Definitive Guide to Designing and Deploying CISCO IP Multicast Networks, Volume I (Fundamentals)
- Beau Williamson, January 2000, Cisco Press, ISBN: 1-57870077-9
- Cisco Multicast Routing and Switching
- William R. Parkhurst, June 1999, McGraw Hill, ISBN: 0-07134647-3
- Deploying IP Multicast in the Enterprise
- Thomas A. Maufer, December 1997, Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN: 0-13897687-2
- IP Multicasting: Concepts and Applications
- Marcus Goncalves, Kitty Niles, November 1998, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0-07913791-1
- Multicast Networking and Applications
- C. Kenneth Miller, October 1998, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., ISBN: 0-20130979-3
- IP Multicasting: The Complete Guide to Interactive Corporate Networks
- David R. Kosiur, May 1998, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0-47124359-0
- Routing in the Internet
- Christian Huitema, March 1995, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-13132192-7
- MBONE: Multicasting Tomorrow's Internet
- Kevin Savetz, Neil Randall, Yves Lepage, March 1996, IDG Books Worldwide, ISBN: 1-56884723-8 () NOTE: This book seems to be out of print. However, the authors have kindly made the text of the book available on the Web.
- Mbone: Interactive Multimedia on the Internet
- Vinay Kumar, January 1995, New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1-56205397-3
IETF working documents
I have stopped collecting Internet-Draft pointers here, because it is a time-consuming process that I cannot entirely automate. Please use the IETF tools team resources to find relevant documents. Here is a list of pointers to status pages for various groups related to IPv6. These status pages contain always-up-to-date information about each WG's Internet-Drafts.
mboned - magma - rmt - msec - pim - ssm - avt - rohc - sipGeneral
- RFC 2502: Limitations of Internet Protocol Suite for Distributed Simulation the Large Multicast Environment
- M. Pullen, M. Myjak, C. Bouwens, February 1999
- RFC 1949: Scalable Multicast Key Distribution
- A. Ballardie, May 1996
- RFC 2627: Key Management for Multicast: Issues and Architectures
- D. Wallner, E. Harder, R. Agee, June 1999
- RFC 3678: Socket Interface Extensions for Multicast Source Filters
- D. Thaler, B. Fenner, B. Quinn, January 2004
Routing
- RFC 2715: Interoperability Rules for Multicast Routing Protocols
- D. Thaler, October 1999
- RFC 2991: Multipath Issues in Unicast and Multicast Next-Hop Selection
- D. Thaler, C. Hopps, November 2000
- RFC 3913: Border Gateway Multicast Protocol (BGMP): Protocol Specification
- D. Thaler, September 2004
- RFC 5110: Overview of the Internet Multicast Routing Architecture
- P. Savola, January 2008
- RFC 6308: Overview of the Internet Multicast Addressing Architecture
- P. Savola, June 2011
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
- RFC 4601: Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)
- B. Fenner, M. Handley, H. Holbrook, I. Kouvelas, August 2006
- RFC 4602: Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) IETF Proposed Standard Requirements Analysis
- T. Pusateri, August 2006
- RFC 4609: Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) Multicast Routing Security Issues and Enhancements
- P. Savola, R. Lehtonen, D. Meyer, October 2006
- RFC 4610: Anycast-RP Using Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
- D. Farinacci, Y. Cai, August 2006
- RFC 5059: Bootstrap Router (BSR) Mechanism for Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
- N. Bhaskar, A. Gall, J. Lingard, S. Venaas, January 2008
- RFC 2934: Protocol Independent Multicast MIB for IPv4
- K. McCloghrie, D. Farinacci, D. Thaler, B. Fenner, October 2000
- RFC 5060: Protocol Independent Multicast MIB
- R. Sivaramu, J. Lingard, D. McWalter, B. Joshi, A. Kessler, January 2008
- RFC 4608: Source-Specific Protocol Independent Multicast in 232/8
- D. Meyer, R. Rockell, G. Shepherd, August 2006
- RFC 4624: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) MIB
- B. Fenner, D. Thaler, October 2006
- RFC 5015: Bidirectional Protocol Independent Multicast (BIDIR-PIM)
- M. Handley, I. Kouvelas, T. Speakman, L. Vicisano, October 2007
- RFC 5240: Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Bootstrap Router MIB
- B. Joshi, R. Bijlani, June 2008
- RFC 5294: Host Threats to Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
- P. Savola, J. Lingard, August 2008
- RFC 5384: The Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Join Attribute Format
- A. Boers, I. Wijnands, E. Rosen, November 2008
- RFC 5796: Authentication and Confidentiality in Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) Link-Local Messages
- W. Atwood, S. Islam, M. Siami, March 2010
- Analysis of Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) Security According to KARP Design Guide
- M. Bhatia, April 2011 (work in progress)
- RFC 6166: A Registry for PIM Message Types
- S. Venaas, April 2011
- RFC 6226: PIM Group-to-Rendezvous-Point Mapping
- B. Joshi, A. Kessler, D. McWalter, May 2011
- RFC 6395: An Interface Identifier (ID) Hello Option for PIM
- S. Gulrajani, S. Venaas, October 2011
- RFC 6420: PIM Multi-Topology ID (MT-ID) Join Attribute
- Y. Cai, H. Ou, November 2011
- RFC 6559: A Reliable Transport Mechanism for PIM
- D. Farinacci, IJ. Wijnands,, S. Venaas, M. Napierala, March 2012
Source-Specific Multicast
- RFC 3569: An Overview of Source-Specific Multicast (SSM)
- S. Bhattacharyya, Ed., July 2003
- RFC 3810: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6
- R. Vida, Ed., L. Costa, Ed., June 2004
- RFC 3956: Embedding the Rendezvous Point (RP) Address in an IPv6 Multicast Address
- P. Savola, B. Haberman, November 2004
- RFC 4607: Source-Specific Multicast for IP
- H. Holbrook, B. Cain, August 2006
- RFC 5790: Lightweight Internet Group Management Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3) and Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) Protocols
- H. Liu, W. Cao, H. Asaeda, February 2010
- RFC 5760: RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Extensions for Single-Source Multicast Sessions with Unicast Feedback
- J. Ott, J. Chesterfield, E. Schooler, February 2010
- RFC 6128: RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Port for Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) Sessions
- A. Begen, February 2011
Other Routing Protocols
- RFC 1585: MOSPF: Analysis and Experience
- J. Moy, March 1994
- RFC 2201: Core Based Trees (CBT) Multicast Routing Architecture
- A. Ballardie, September 1997
- RFC 2189: Core Based Trees (CBT version 2) Multicast Routing Protocol Specification
- A. Ballardie, September 1997
- RFC 5058: Explicit Multicast (Xcast) Concepts and Options
- R. Boivie, N. Feldman, Y. Imai, W. Livens, D. Ooms, November 2007
IDMR and IGMP
- RFC 2236: Internet Group Management Protocol, Version 2
- W. Fenner, November 1997
- RFC 3376: Internet Group Management Protocol, Version 3
- B. Cain, S. Deering, I. Kouvelas, B. Fenner, A. Thyagarajan, October 2002
- RFC 2933: Internet Group Management Protocol MIB
- K. McCloghrie, D. Farinacci, D. Thaler, October 2000
- RFC 3228: IANA Considerations for IPv4 Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
- B. Fenner, February 2002
- RFC 2710: Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6
- S. Deering, W. Fenner, B. Haberman, October 1999
- RFC 3590: Source Address Selection for the Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Protocol
- B. Haberman, September 2003
- RFC 2932: IPv4 Multicast Routing MIB
- K. McCloghrie, D. Farinacci, D. Thaler, October 2000
- RFC 3019: IP Version 6 Management Information Base for The Multicast Listener Discovery Protocol
- B. Haberman, R. Worzella, January 2001
- RFC 4286: Multicast Router Discovery
- B. Haberman, J. Martin, December 2005
- RFC 4541: Considerations for Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Snooping Switches
- M. Christensen, K. Kimball, F. Solensky, May 2006
- RFC 4605: Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) / Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)-Based Multicast Forwarding ("IGMP/MLD Proxying")
- B. Fenner, H. He, B. Haberman, H. Sandick, August 2006
- RFC 4604: Using Internet Group Management Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3) and Multicast Listener Discovery Protocol Version 2 (MLDv2) for Source-Specific Multicast
- H. Holbrook, B. Cain, B. Haberman, August 2006
- RFC 5132: IP Multicast MIB
- D. McWalter, D. Thaler, A. Kessler, December 2007
- RFC 5186: Internet Group Management Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3) / Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) and Multicast Routing Protocol Interaction
- B. Haberman, J. Martin, May 2008
- RFC 5519: Multicast Group Membership Discovery MIB
- J. Chesterfield, B. Haberman, Ed., April 2009
- RFC 6636: Tuning the Behavior of the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for Routers in Mobile and Wireless Networks
- H. Asaeda, H. Liu,, Q. Wu, May 2012
Session Management
- RFC 2974: Session Announcement Protocol
- M. Handley, C. Perkins, E. Whelan, October 2000
- RFC 4566: SDP: Session Description Protocol
- M. Handley, V. Jacobson, C. Perkins, July 2006
- SDP: Session Description Protocol
- Mark Handley, Van Jacobson, Colin Perkins, Ali Begen, February 2012 (work in progress)
- Hitchhiker's guide to the Session Description Protocol (SDP)
- Bert Greevenbosch, July 2012 (work in progress)
- RFC 5027: Security Preconditions for Session Description Protocol (SDP) Media Streams
- F. Andreasen, D. Wing, October 2007
- RFC 5898: Connectivity Preconditions for Session Description Protocol (SDP) Media Streams
- F. Andreasen, G. Camarillo, D. Oran, D. Wing, July 2010
- RFC 4567: Key Management Extensions for Session Description Protocol (SDP) and Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)
- J. Arkko, F. Lindholm, M. Naslund, K. Norrman, E. Carrara, July 2006
- RFC 4568: Session Description Protocol (SDP) Security Descriptions for Media Streams
- F. Andreasen, M. Baugher, D. Wing, July 2006
- RFC 4570: Session Description Protocol (SDP) Source Filters
- B. Quinn, R. Finlayson, July 2006
- RFC 3388: Grouping of Media Lines in Session Description Protocol (SDP)
- G. Camarillo, G. Eriksson, J. Holler, H. Schulzrinne, December 2002
- RFC 3407: Session Description Protocol (SDP) Simple Capability Declaration
- F. Andreasen, October 2002
- RFC 4574: The Session Description Protocol (SDP) Label Attribute
- O. Levin, G. Camarillo, August 2006
- RFC 3259: A Message Bus for Local Coordination
- J. Ott, C. Perkins, D. Kutscher, April 2002
- RFC 3108: Conventions for the use of the Session Description Protocol (SDP) for ATM Bearer Connections
- R. Kumar, M. Mostafa, May 2001
- RFC 4091: The Alternative Network Address Types (ANAT) Semantics for the Session Description Protocol (SDP) Grouping Framework
- G. Camarillo, J. Rosenberg, June 2005
- RFC 4092: Usage of the Session Description Protocol (SDP) Alternative Network Address Types (ANAT) Semantics in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
- G. Camarillo, J. Rosenberg, June 2005
- RFC 3524: Mapping of Media Streams to Resource Reservation Flows
- G. Camarillo, A. Monrad, April 2003
- RFC 3890: A Transport Independent Bandwidth Modifier for the Session Description Protocol (SDP)
- M. Westerlund, September 2004
- RFC 3605: Real Time Control Protocol (RTCP) attribute in Session Description Protocol (SDP)
- C. Huitema, October 2003
- RFC 5450: Transmission Time Offsets in RTP Streams
- D. Singer, H. Desineni, March 2009
- RFC 5506: Support for Reduced-Size Real-Time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP): Opportunities and Consequences
- I. Johansson, M. Westerlund, April 2009
- RFC 4145: TCP-Based Media Transport in the Session Description Protocol (SDP)
- D. Yon, G. Camarillo, September 2005
- RFC 4473: Requirements for Internet Media Guides (IMGs)
- Y. Nomura, R. Walsh, J-P. Luoma, J. Ott, H. Schulzrinne, May 2006
- RFC 4583: Session Description Protocol (SDP) Format for Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP) Streams
- G. Camarillo, November 2006
- RFC 4796: The Session Description Protocol (SDP) Content Attribute
- J. Hautakorpi, G. Camarillo, February 2007
- RFC 5159: Session Description Protocol (SDP) Attributes for Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Broadcast (BCAST) Service and Content Protection
- L. Dondeti, Ed., A. Jerichow, March 2008
- RFC 5888: The Session Description Protocol (SDP) Grouping Framework
- G. Camarillo, H. Schulzrinne, June 2010
- RFC 5725: Post-Repair Loss RLE Report Block Type for RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Extended Reports (XRs)
- A. Begen, D. Hsu, M. Lague, February 2010
- RFC 5939: Session Description Protocol (SDP) Capability Negotiation
- F. Andreasen, September 2010
- RFC 5968: Guidelines for Extending the RTP Control Protocol (RTCP)
- J. Ott, C. Perkins, September 2010
- RFC 5956: Forward Error Correction Grouping Semantics in the Session Description Protocol
- A. Begen, September 2010
- RFC 6064: SDP and RTSP Extensions Defined for 3GPP Packet-Switched Streaming Service and Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service
- M. Westerlund, P. Frojdh, January 2011
- RFC 6189: ZRTP: Media Path Key Agreement for Unicast Secure RTP
- P. Zimmermann, A. Johnston, Ed., J. Callas, April 2011
- RFC 6222: Guidelines for Choosing RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Canonical Names (CNAMEs)
- A. Begen, C. Perkins, D. Wing, April 2011
- RFC 6236: Negotiation of Generic Image Attributes in the Session Description Protocol (SDP)
- I. Johansson, K. Jung, May 2011
- RFC 6285: Unicast-Based Rapid Acquisition of Multicast RTP Sessions
- B. Ver Steeg, A. Begen,, T. Van Caenegem, Z. Vax, June 2011
- RFC 6284: Port Mapping between Unicast and Multicast RTP Sessions
- A. Begen, D. Wing,, T. Van Caenegem, June 2011
- RFC 6332: Multicast Acquisition Report Block Type for RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Extended Reports (XRs)
- A. Begen, E. Friedrich, July 2011
- IANA Registration of the 'image' Media Type for the Session Description Protocol (SDP)
- Gonzalo Salgueiro, August 2011 (work in progress)
- RFC 6364: Session Description Protocol Elements for the Forward Error Correction (FEC) Framework
- A. Begen, October 2011
- RFC 6659: Considerations for Deploying the Rapid Acquisition of Multicast RTP Sessions (RAMS) Method
- A. Begen, July 2012
Reliable Multicast Transport
- RFC 2887: The Reliable Multicast Design Space for Bulk Data Transfer
- M. Handley, S. Floyd, B. Whetten, R. Kermode, L. Vicisano, M. Luby, August 2000
- RFC 3208: PGM Reliable Transport Protocol Specification
- T. Speakman, J. Crowcroft, J. Gemmell, D. Farinacci, S. Lin, D. Leshchiner, M. Luby, T. Montgomery, L. Rizzo, A. Tweedly, N. Bhaskar, R. Edmonstone, R. Sumanasekera, L. Vicisano, December 2001
- RFC 3269: Author Guidelines for Reliable Multicast Transport (RMT) Building Blocks and Protocol Instantiation documents
- R. Kermode, L. Vicisano, April 2002
- RFC 3048: Reliable Multicast Transport Building Blocks for One-to-Many Bulk-Data Transfer
- B. Whetten, L. Vicisano, R. Kermode, M. Handley, S. Floyd, M. Luby, January 2001
- RFC 3450: Asynchronous Layered Coding (ALC) Protocol Instantiation
- M. Luby, J. Gemmell, L. Vicisano, L. Rizzo, J. Crowcroft, December 2002
- RFC 3451: Layered Coding Transport (LCT) Building Block
- M. Luby, J. Gemmell, L. Vicisano, L. Rizzo, M. Handley, J. Crowcroft, December 2002
- RFC 3452: Forward Error Correction Building Block
- M. Luby, L. Vicisano, J. Gemmell, L. Rizzo, M. Handley, J. Crowcroft, December 2002
- RFC 3453: The Use of Forward Error Correction in Reliable Multicast
- M. Luby, L. Vicisano, J. Gemmell, L. Rizzo, M. Handley, J. Crowcroft, December 2002
- RFC 5740: NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) Transport Protocol
- B. Adamson, C. Bormann, M. Handley, J. Macker, November 2009
- RFC 5401: Multicast Negative-Acknowledgment (NACK) Building Blocks
- B. Adamson, C. Bormann, M. Handley, J. Macker, November 2008
- RFC 3738: Wave and Equation Based Rate Control (WEBRC) Building Block
- M. Luby, V. Goyal, April 2004
- RFC 3926: FLUTE - File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport
- T. Paila, M. Luby, R. Lehtonen, V. Roca, R. Walsh, October 2004
- RFC 4410: Selectively Reliable Multicast Protocol (SRMP)
- M. Pullen, F. Zhao, D. Cohen, February 2006
- RFC 4654: TCP-Friendly Multicast Congestion Control (TFMCC): Protocol Specification
- J. Widmer, M. Handley, August 2006
- RFC 5052: Forward Error Correction (FEC) Building Block
- M. Watson, M. Luby, L. Vicisano, August 2007
- RFC 5170: Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) Staircase and Triangle Forward Error Correction (FEC) Schemes
- V. Roca, C. Neumann, D. Furodet, June 2008
- RFC 5445: Basic Forward Error Correction (FEC) Schemes
- M. Watson, March 2009
- RFC 5510: Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction (FEC) Schemes
- J. Lacan, V. Roca, J. Peltotalo, S. Peltotalo, April 2009
- RFC 5651: Layered Coding Transport (LCT) Building Block
- M. Luby, M. Watson, L. Vicisano, October 2009
- RFC 6363: Forward Error Correction (FEC) Framework
- M. Watson, A. Begen,, V. Roca, October 2011
Mbone Deployment WG
- RFC 2365: Administratively Scoped IP Multicast
- D. Meyer, July 1998
- RFC 2588: IP Multicast and Firewalls
- R. Finlayson, May 1999
- RFC 2776: Multicast-Scope Zone Announcement Protocol (MZAP)
- M. Handley, D. Thaler, R. Kermode, February 2000
- RFC 3180: GLOP Addressing in 233/8
- D. Meyer, P. Lothberg, September 2001
- RFC 3138: Extended Assignments in 233/8
- D. Meyer, June 2001
- RFC 4611: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) Deployment Scenarios
- M. McBride, J. Meylor, D. Meyer, August 2006
- RFC 3170: IP Multicast Applications: Challenges and Solutions
- B. Quinn, K. Almeroth, September 2001
- RFC 3306: Unicast-Prefix-based IPv6 Multicast Addresses
- B. Haberman, D. Thaler, August 2002
- RFC 3488: Cisco Systems Router-port Group Management Protocol (RGMP)
- I. Wu, T. Eckert, February 2003
- RFC 5135: IP Multicast Requirements for a Network Address Translator (NAT) and a Network Address Port Translator (NAPT)
- D. Wing, T. Eckert, February 2008
- RFC 6450: Multicast Ping Protocol
- S. Venaas, December 2011
- RFC 6034: Unicast-Prefix-Based IPv4 Multicast Addresses
- D. Thaler, October 2010
- RFC 6676: Multicast Addresses for Documentation
- S. Venaas, R. Parekh,, G. Van de Velde, T. Chown,, M. Eubanks, August 2012
Large-Scale Multicast Applications (LSMA)
- RFC 2729: Taxonomy of Communication Requirements for Large-scale Multicast Applications
- P. Bagnall, R. Briscoe, A. Poppitt, December 1999
Multicast Over...
- RFC 3353: Overview of IP Multicast in a Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Environment
- D. Ooms, B. Sales, W. Livens, A. Acharya, F. Griffoul, F. Ansari, August 2002
- RFC 4045: Extensions to Support Efficient Carrying of Multicast Traffic in Layer-2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
- G. Bourdon, April 2005
- RFC 4834: Requirements for Multicast in Layer 3 Provider-Provisioned Virtual Private Networks (PPVPNs)
- T. Morin, Ed., April 2007
- RFC 5501: Requirements for Multicast Support in Virtual Private LAN Services
- Y. Kamite, Ed., Y. Wada, Y. Serbest, T. Morin, L. Fang, March 2009
- RFC 5496: The Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) Vector TLV
- IJ. Wijnands, A. Boers, E. Rosen, March 2009
- RFC 6037: Cisco Systems' Solution for Multicast in BGP/MPLS IP VPNs
- E. Rosen, Ed., Y. Cai, Ed., IJ. Wijnands, October 2010
- RFC 6085: Address Mapping of IPv6 Multicast Packets on Ethernet
- S. Gundavelli, M. Townsley, O. Troan, W. Dec, January 2011
Multicast Address Allocation
- RFC 2771: An Abstract API for Multicast Address Allocation
- R. Finlayson, February 2000
- RFC 2908: The Internet Multicast Address Allocation Architecture
- D. Thaler, M. Handley, D. Estrin, September 2000
- RFC 2730: Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP)
- S. Hanna, B. Patel, M. Shah, December 1999
- RFC 2907: MADCAP Multicast Scope Nesting State Option
- R. Kermode, September 2000
- RFC 2909: The Multicast Address-Set Claim (MASC) Protocol
- P. Radoslavov, D. Estrin, R. Govindan, M. Handley, S. Kumar, D. Thaler, September 2000
- RFC 5771: IANA Guidelines for IPv4 Multicast Address Assignments
- M. Cotton, L. Vegoda, D. Meyer, March 2010
- RFC 3307: Allocation Guidelines for IPv6 Multicast Addresses
- B. Haberman, August 2002
- RFC 3559: Multicast Address Allocation MIB
- D. Thaler, June 2003
- RFC 5771: IANA Guidelines for IPv4 Multicast Address Assignments
- M. Cotton, L. Vegoda, D. Meyer, March 2010
Security
See also the pages of the GSEC Research Group in the IRTF.
- RFC 6407: The Group Domain of Interpretation
- B. Weis, S. Rowles,, T. Hardjono, October 2011
- RFC 3740: The Multicast Group Security Architecture
- T. Hardjono, B. Weis, March 2004
- RFC 4046: Multicast Security (MSEC) Group Key Management Architecture
- M. Baugher, R. Canetti, L. Dondeti, F. Lindholm, April 2005
- RFC 3830: MIKEY: Multimedia Internet KEYing
- J. Arkko, E. Carrara, F. Lindholm, M. Naslund, K. Norrman, August 2004
- RFC 4563: The Key ID Information Type for the General Extension Payload in Multimedia Internet KEYing (MIKEY)
- E. Carrara, V. Lehtovirta, K. Norrman, June 2006
- RFC 4650: HMAC-Authenticated Diffie-Hellman for Multimedia Internet KEYing (MIKEY)
- M. Euchner, September 2006
- RFC 4082: Timed Efficient Stream Loss-Tolerant Authentication (TESLA): Multicast Source Authentication Transform Introduction
- A. Perrig, D. Song, R. Canetti, J. D. Tygar, B. Briscoe, June 2005
- RFC 4383: The Use of Timed Efficient Stream Loss-Tolerant Authentication (TESLA) in the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP)
- M. Baugher, E. Carrara, February 2006
- RFC 5776: Use of Timed Efficient Stream Loss-Tolerant Authentication (TESLA) in the Asynchronous Layered Coding (ALC) and NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) Protocols
- V. Roca, A. Francillon, S. Faurite, April 2010
- RFC 4442: Bootstrapping Timed Efficient Stream Loss-Tolerant Authentication (TESLA)
- S. Fries, H. Tschofenig, March 2006
- RFC 4534: Group Security Policy Token v1
- A Colegrove, H Harney, June 2006
- RFC 4535: GSAKMP: Group Secure Association Key Management Protocol
- H. Harney, U. Meth, A. Colegrove, G. Gross, June 2006
- RFC 4738: MIKEY-RSA-R: An Additional Mode of Key Distribution in Multimedia Internet KEYing (MIKEY)
- D. Ignjatic, L. Dondeti, F. Audet, P. Lin, November 2006
- RFC 5197: On the Applicability of Various Multimedia Internet KEYing (MIKEY) Modes and Extensions
- S. Fries, D. Ignjatic, June 2008
- RFC 5374: Multicast Extensions to the Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
- B. Weis, G. Gross, D. Ignjatic, November 2008
- RFC 6188: The Use of AES-192 and AES-256 in Secure RTP
- D. McGrew, March 2011
- RFC 6309: IANA Rules for MIKEY (Multimedia Internet KEYing)
- J. Arkko, A. Keranen,, J. Mattsson, August 2011
Other
- RFC 3754: IP Multicast in Differentiated Services (DS) Networks
- R. Bless, K. Wehrle, April 2004
- RFC 3918: Methodology for IP Multicast Benchmarking
- D. Stopp, B. Hickman, October 2004
- RFC 4795: Link-local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR)
- B. Aboba, D. Thaler, L. Esibov, January 2007
- RFC 6621: Simplified Multicast Forwarding
- J. Macker, Ed., May 2012
