Dear colleagues, This message starts a WG Last Call for: draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port-03
This Working Group Last Call ends on 2026-02-09 Please note we need at least 5 reviews to progress the draft to next step. 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. File can be retrieved from: Please review and indicate your support or objection to proceed with the publication of this document by replying to this email keeping [email protected] in copy. Objections should be explained and suggestions to resolve them are highly appreciated. Authors, and WG participants in general, are reminded of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) disclosure obligations described in BCP 79 [1]. Appropriate IPR disclosures required for full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78 [1] and BCP 79 [2] must be filed, if you are aware of any. Sanctions available for application to violators of IETF IPR Policy can be found at [3]. Thank you. [1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/bcp78/ [2] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/bcp79/ [3] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc6701/ 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 _______________________________________________ Int-area mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
