Well-Known Multicast Group Addresses (Chapter 3, RFC 2375)
RFC 2375 defines the initial assignment of IPv6 multicast addresses that are permanently assigned. Some assignments are made for fixed scopes; other assignments are valid in different scopes. Table B-5 lists them.
Table B-5. Well-known multicast addresses with fixed scope
|
Address |
Description |
|---|---|
|
(Interface-local) or Node-local scope FF01:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 FF01:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 |
All-nodes address All-routers address |
|
Link-local scope FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:3 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:4 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:5 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:6 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:7 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:8 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:9 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:A FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:B FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:D FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:E FF02:0:0:0:0:0:1:1 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:1:2 FF02:0:0:0:0:1:FFXX:XXXX |
All-nodes address All-routers address Unassigned DVMRP routers OSPFIGP OSPFIGP Designated Routers ST routers ST hosts RIP routers EIGRP routers Mobile-agents All PIM routers RSVP-encapsulation Link name All DHCP agents Solicited-node address |
|
Site-local scope FF05:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:3 FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:4 FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:1000 to FF05:0:0:0:0:01:13FF |
All-routers address All DHCP servers All DHCP relays Service location |
Table B-6 lists the currently assigned multicast
group addresses with
variable scope. The addresses are noted
beginning with FF0X, X being
the placeholder for a variable scope value. An updated list can be
found at http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv6-multicast-addresses ...
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