Internet-Draft draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port-07.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-07.txt
Pages: 8
Dates: 2026-06-13
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 assigns a UDP port specifically
for use with multicast applications and lists requirements for using
this port. This approach provides immediate compatibility with
existing protocol stacks, while also requiring improvements to make
the port easier to use.
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-07
A diff from the previous version is available at:
https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port-07
Internet-Drafts are also available by rsync at:
rsync.ietf.org::internet-drafts
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