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| ===== RFC1112 - Host Extensions for IP Multicasting ===== | ===== RFC1112 - Host Extensions for IP Multicasting ===== | ||
| - | [[ddsf:private:guidebook:06_append:04_otherstds:ietf| return to the IETF Standards ]] | + | [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:04_otherstds:ietf:start| return to the IETF Standards ]] |
| <table> | <table> | ||
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| - | : **Note**: The following is an excerpt from the official IETF [[ddsf:private:guidebook:06_append:glossary:r:rfc]]. It is provided here as a convenience and is not authoritative. Refer to the original document as the authoritative reference. | + | : **Note**: The following is an excerpt from the official IETF [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:r:rfc]]. It is provided here as a convenience and is not authoritative. Refer to the original document as the authoritative reference. |
| ==== Introduction ==== | ==== Introduction ==== | ||
| - | : //[[ddsf:private:guidebook:06_append:glossary:i:ip]] multicasting is the transmission of an IP datagram to a "host | + | : //[[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:i:ip]] multicasting is the transmission of an IP datagram to a "host |
| group", a set of zero or more hosts identified by a single IP | group", a set of zero or more hosts identified by a single IP | ||
| - | destination address. A [[ddsf:private:guidebook:06_append:glossary:m:multicast|multicast]] datagram is delivered to all | + | destination address. A [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:m:multicast|multicast]] datagram is delivered to all |
| members of its destination host group with the same "best-efforts" | members of its destination host group with the same "best-efforts" | ||
| reliability as regular unicast IP datagrams, i.e., the datagram is | reliability as regular unicast IP datagrams, i.e., the datagram is | ||
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| : //A host group may be permanent or transient. A permanent group has a | : //A host group may be permanent or transient. A permanent group has a | ||
| - | well-known, administratively assigned [[ddsf:private:guidebook:06_append:glossary:i:ipaddr|IP address]]. It is the address, | + | well-known, administratively assigned [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:i:ipaddr|IP address]]. It is the address, |
| not the membership of the group, that is permanent; at any time a | not the membership of the group, that is permanent; at any time a | ||
| permanent group may have any number of members, even zero. Those IP | permanent group may have any number of members, even zero. Those IP | ||
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| : //This memo specifies the extensions required of a host IP | : //This memo specifies the extensions required of a host IP | ||
| implementation to support IP multicasting, where a "host" is any | implementation to support IP multicasting, where a "host" is any | ||
| - | internet host or [[ddsf:private:guidebook:06_append:glossary:g:gateway|gateway]] other than those acting as multicast | + | internet host or [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:g:gateway|gateway]] other than those acting as multicast |
| routers. The algorithms and protocols used within and between | routers. The algorithms and protocols used within and between | ||
| multicast routers are transparent to hosts and will be specified in | multicast routers are transparent to hosts and will be specified in | ||
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| network multicasting is accomplished for all types of network, | network multicasting is accomplished for all types of network, | ||
| although it does specify the required service interface to an | although it does specify the required service interface to an | ||
| - | arbitrary local network and gives an [[ddsf:private:guidebook:06_append:glossary:e:ethernet|Ethernet]] specification as an | + | arbitrary local network and gives an [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:e:ethernet|Ethernet]] specification as an |
| example. Specifications for other types of network will be the | example. Specifications for other types of network will be the | ||
| subject of future memos.// | subject of future memos.// | ||