The IESG has received a request from the Protocols for IP Multicast WG (pim) to consider the following document: - 'Group Address Allocation Protocol (GAAP)' <draft-ietf-pim-gaap-18.txt> as Experimental RFC
The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the [email protected] mailing lists by 2026-08-03. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to [email protected] instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract This document describes a design for a lightweight decentralized multicast group address allocation protocol (named GAAP and pronounced "gap" as in "mind the gap"). The base allocation protocol requires no centralized service and minimal configuration, although deployments using encryption or administrative scoping may require configuration. The protocol runs among group participants which need a unique group address to send and receive multicast packets. Tailored for IPv4 and IPv6 networks, this design offers a simple, lightweight option rather than extending an existing protocol. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-pim-gaap/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
