| < draft-ietf-6man-multicast-addr-arch-update-03.txt | draft-ietf-6man-multicast-addr-arch-update-04.txt > | |||
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| 6man Working Group M. Boucadair | 6man Working Group M. Boucadair | |||
| Internet-Draft France Telecom | Internet-Draft France Telecom | |||
| Updates: 3306,3956,4291 (if approved) S. Venaas | Updates: 3306,3956,4291 (if approved) S. Venaas | |||
| Intended status: Standards Track Cisco | Intended status: Standards Track Cisco | |||
| Expires: August 17, 2014 February 13, 2014 | Expires: September 13, 2014 March 12, 2014 | |||
| Updates to the IPv6 Multicast Addressing Architecture | Updates to the IPv6 Multicast Addressing Architecture | |||
| draft-ietf-6man-multicast-addr-arch-update-03 | draft-ietf-6man-multicast-addr-arch-update-04 | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| This document updates the IPv6 multicast addressing architecture by | This document updates the IPv6 multicast addressing architecture by | |||
| defining the 17-20 reserved bits as generic flag bits. The document | defining the 17-20 reserved bits as generic flag bits. The document | |||
| provides also some clarifications related to the use of these flag | provides also some clarifications related to the use of these flag | |||
| bits. | bits. | |||
| This document updates RFC 3956, RFC 3306 and RFC 4291. | This document updates RFC 3956, RFC 3306 and RFC 4291. | |||
| skipping to change at page 1, line 42 ¶ | skipping to change at page 1, line 42 ¶ | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
| working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
| Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on August 17, 2014. | This Internet-Draft will expire on September 13, 2014. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (c) 2014 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2014 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
| document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
| This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
| Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
| (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | |||
| publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
| skipping to change at page 7, line 39 ¶ | skipping to change at page 7, line 39 ¶ | |||
| | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 32 | | | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 32 | | |||
| +--------+----+----+----+----+----+----------------+----------+ | +--------+----+----+----+----+----+----------------+----------+ | |||
| |11111111|ff1 |scop|ff2 |RIID|plen| network prefix | group ID | | |11111111|ff1 |scop|ff2 |RIID|plen| network prefix | group ID | | |||
| +--------+----+----+----+----+----+----------------+----------+ | +--------+----+----+----+----+----+----------------+----------+ | |||
| +-+-+-+-+ | +-+-+-+-+ | |||
| ff1 is a set of four flags: |X|R|P|T| | ff1 is a set of four flags: |X|R|P|T| | |||
| +-+-+-+-+ | +-+-+-+-+ | |||
| X may be set to 0 or 1. | X may be set to 0 or 1. | |||
| R = 1 indicates a multicast address that embeds the address of the RP. | R = 1 indicates a multicast address that embeds the address of the | |||
| P MUST be set to 1, and consequently T MUST be set to 1, according | RP. P MUST be set to 1, and consequently T MUST be set to 1, | |||
| to [RFC3306], as this is a special case of | according to [RFC3306], as this is a special case of unicast-prefix | |||
| unicast-prefix based addresses. This implies that for instance prefixes | based addresses. This implies that for instance prefixes ff70::/12 | |||
| ff70::/12 and fff0::/12 are embedded RP prefixes. | and fff0::/12 are embedded RP prefixes. The behavior is unspecified | |||
| The behavior is unspecified if P or T is not set to 1. When the | if P or T is not set to 1. When the R-bit is set, the last 4 bits of | |||
| R-bit is set, the last 4 bits of the previously reserved field are | the field that were reserved in [RFC3306] are interpreted as | |||
| interpreted as embedding the RP interface ID, as specified in this memo. | embedding the RP interface ID, as specified in this memo. | |||
| This document changes Section 4 of [RFC3956] as follows: | This document changes Section 4 of [RFC3956] as follows: | |||
| OLD: | OLD: | |||
| It MUST be a multicast address with "flgs" set to 0111, that is, | It MUST be a multicast address with "flgs" set to 0111, that is, | |||
| to be of the prefix FF70::/12, | to be of the prefix FF70::/12, | |||
| NEW: | NEW: | |||
| End of changes. 4 change blocks. | ||||
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