Friendly feedback It's unclear, at least to me, until section 2 that the document's primary focus is the "source port." Adding the word "source" to the draft name "The Multicast Application [Source] Port," and to the "Abstract" and "Introduction" sections, would make the document more clear.
First mention of "destination port" and "source port": " 2. Assignment The Multicast Application Port SHALL NOT be used as a destination port for any non-multicast messages. It MAY be used as a source port by an application that exclusively uses multicast messages. " On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Internet-Draft draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port-02.txt is now > available. It is a work item of the Internet Area Working Group (INTAREA) > WG > of the IETF. > > Title: The Multicast Application Port > Authors: Nate Karstens > Stuart Cheshire > Mike McBride > Name: draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port-02.txt > Pages: 7 > Dates: 2026-01-13 > > Abstract: > > This document discusses the drawbacks of the current practice of > assigning a UDP port to each multicast application. Such assignments > are redundant because the multicast address already uniquely > identifies the data. The document proposes assigning a UDP port > specifically for use with multicast applications and lists > requirements for using this port. This method does not require > modification to existing protocol stacks, though recommended updates > to make the port easier to use are included. > > The IETF datatracker status page for this Internet-Draft is: > > https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port/ > > There is also an HTMLized version available at: > > https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port-02 > > A diff from the previous version is available at: > > https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port-02 > > Internet-Drafts are also available by rsync at: > rsync.ietf.org::internet-drafts > > > _______________________________________________ > Int-area mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Regards, Dave Seddon +1 415 857 5102
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