Internet-Draft draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port-03.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-03.txt
Pages: 7
Dates: 2026-01-14
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-03
A diff from the previous version is available at:
https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port-03
Internet-Drafts are also available by rsync at:
rsync.ietf.org::internet-drafts
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