RFCs about Multicast
IP multicast has been around for a long time but has yet to achieve
its full potential. It’s better than broadcast, but not always
well-understood.
| Number | Title | More Info (Obs & Upd) | Status |
| RFC0791 | Internet Protocol | STANDARD | |
| RFC0988 | Host extensions for IP multicasting | Obsoletes RFC0966, Obsoleted by RFC1054, RFC1112 | UNKNOWN |
| RFC1054 | Host extensions for IP multicasting | Obsoletes RFC0988, Obsoleted by RFC1112 | UNKNOWN |
| RFC1075 | Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol | EXPERIMENTAL | |
| RFC1112 | Host extensions for IP multicasting | Obsoletes RFC0988, RFC1054, Updated by RFC2236 | STANDARD |
| RFC1301 | Multicast Transport Protocol | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC1458 | Requirements for Multicast Protocols | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC1469 | IP Multicast over Token-Ring Local Area Networks | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC1546 | Host Anycasting Service | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC1584 | Multicast Extensions to OSPF | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC1585 | MOSPF | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC1768 | Host Group Extensions for CLNP Multicasting | EXPERIMENTAL | |
| RFC1949 | Scalable Multicast Key Distribution | EXPERIMENTAL | |
| RFC2022 | Support for Multicast over UNI 3.0/3.1 based ATM Networks | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2090 | TFTP Multicast Option | EXPERIMENTAL | |
| RFC2102 | Multicast Support for Nimrod | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2117 | Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) | Obsoleted by RFC2362 | EXPERIMENTAL |
| RFC2121 | Issues affecting MARS Cluster Size | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2149 | Multicast Server Architectures for MARS-based ATM multicasting | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2189 | Core Based Trees (CBT version 2) Multicast Routing | EXPERIMENTAL | |
| RFC2191 | VENUS – Very Extensive Non-Unicast Service | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2201 | Core Based Trees (CBT) Multicast Routing Architecture | EXPERIMENTAL | |
| RFC2205 | Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) — Version 1 Functional Specification | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2236 | Internet Group Management Protocol, Version 2 | Updates RFC1112 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2269 | Using the MARS Model in non-ATM NBMA Networks | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2327 | SDP | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2337 | Intra-LIS IP multicast among routers over ATM using Sparse Mode PIM | EXPERIMENTAL | |
| RFC2357 | IETF Criteria for Evaluating Reliable Multicast Transport and Application Protocols | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2362 | Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) | Obsoletes RFC2117 | EXPERIMENTAL |
| RFC2365 | Administratively Scoped IP Multicast | BEST CURRENT PRACTICE | |
| RFC2366 | Definitions of Managed Objects for Multicast over UNI 3.0/3.1 based ATM Networks | Obsoleted by RFC2417 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2373 | IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture | Obsoletes RFC1884 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2375 | IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2417 | Definitions of Managed Objects for Multicast over UNI 3.0/3.1 based ATM Networks | Obsoletes RFC2366 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2429 | RTP Payload Format for the 1998 Version of ITU-T Rec. H.263 Video (H.263+) | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2431 | RTP Payload Format for BT.656 Video Encoding | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2432 | Terminology for IP Multicast Benchmarking | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2490 | A Simulation Model for IP Multicast with RSVP | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2502 | Limitations of Internet Protocol Suite for Distributed Simulation the Large Multicast Environment | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2543 | SIP | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2588 | IP Multicast and Firewalls | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2627 | Key Management for Multicast | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2674 | Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges with Traffic Classes, Multicast Filtering and Virtual LAN Extensions | PROPOSED STANDARD |