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<front> <title abbrev="IANA Considerations for IGMP">IANA Considerations for Interne
<title abbrev="IGMP IANA">IANA Considerations for Internet Group Management P t Group Management Protocols</title>
rotocols</title> <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="9778" stream="IETF"/>
<seriesInfo name="BCP" value="57" stream="IETF"/>
<author fullname="Brian Haberman" initials="B." surname="Haberman" role="edit <author fullname="Brian Haberman" initials="B." surname="Haberman" role="edi
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<organization abbrev="JHU APL">Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics La <organization abbrev="JHU APL" showOnFrontPage="true">Johns Hopkins Univer
b</organization> sity Applied Physics Lab</organization>
<address> <address>
<email>brian@innovationslab.net</email> <email>brian@innovationslab.net</email>
</address> </address>
</author> </author>
<date month="03" year="2025"/>
<abstract> <area>RTG</area>
<t>This document specifies revised IANA Considerations for the Internet Group <workgroup>pim</workgroup>
Management <abstract pn="section-abstract">
Protocol and the Multicast Listener Discovery protocol. This document specifi <t indent="0" pn="section-abstract-1">This document specifies revised IANA
es the considerations for the Internet Group Management
Protocol (IGMP) and the Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) protocol. This doc
ument specifies the
guidance provided to IANA to manage values associated with various fields wit hin the guidance provided to IANA to manage values associated with various fields wit hin the
protocol headers of the group management protocols.</t> protocol headers of the group management protocols.</t>
<t indent="0" pn="section-abstract-2">This document obsoletes RFC 3228 and
<t>This document obsoletes RFC 3228 and unifies guidelines for IPv4 and IPv6 unifies guidelines for IPv4 and IPv6 group management protocols.</t>
group management protocols.</t> </abstract>
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<section anchor="intro" title="Introduction"> >
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<t>The following sections describe the allocation guidelines associated with This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.
the specified fields within the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) <xr </t>
ef target="I-D.ietf-pim-3376bis"/> <t indent="0" pn="section-boilerplate.1-2">
and the Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) <xref target="I-D.ietf-pim-3810bis This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
"/> headers. Some of these registries (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by
the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information
on BCPs is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841.
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Information about the current status of this document, any
errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
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e"/>.
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n="section-toc.1">
<name slugifiedName="name-table-of-contents">Table of Contents</name>
<ul bare="true" empty="true" indent="2" spacing="compact" pn="section-to
c.1-1">
<li pn="section-toc.1-1.1">
<t indent="0" keepWithNext="true" pn="section-toc.1-1.1.1"><xref der
ivedContent="1" format="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="section-1"/>.  <xref
derivedContent="" format="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-introduction">
Introduction</xref></t>
<ul bare="true" empty="true" indent="2" spacing="compact" pn="sectio
n-toc.1-1.1.2">
<li pn="section-toc.1-1.1.2.1">
<t indent="0" keepWithNext="true" pn="section-toc.1-1.1.2.1.1"><
xref derivedContent="1.1" format="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="section-1.
1"/>.  <xref derivedContent="" format="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-co
nventions-used-in-this-do">Conventions Used in This Document</xref></t>
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</ul>
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<li pn="section-toc.1-1.2">
<t indent="0" pn="section-toc.1-1.2.1"><xref derivedContent="2" form
at="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="section-2"/>.  <xref derivedContent="" f
ormat="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-iana-considerations">IANA Consider
ations</xref></t>
<ul bare="true" empty="true" indent="2" spacing="compact" pn="sectio
n-toc.1-1.2.2">
<li pn="section-toc.1-1.2.2.1">
<t indent="0" pn="section-toc.1-1.2.2.1.1"><xref derivedContent=
"2.1" format="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="section-2.1"/>.  <xref derived
Content="" format="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-type-and-code-fields">
Type and Code Fields</xref></t>
<ul bare="true" empty="true" indent="2" spacing="compact" pn="se
ction-toc.1-1.2.2.1.2">
<li pn="section-toc.1-1.2.2.1.2.1">
<t indent="0" keepWithNext="true" pn="section-toc.1-1.2.2.1.
2.1.1"><xref derivedContent="2.1.1" format="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="
section-2.1.1"/>.  <xref derivedContent="" format="title" sectionFormat="of" tar
get="name-internet-group-management-p">Internet Group Management Protocol</xref>
</t>
</li>
<li pn="section-toc.1-1.2.2.1.2.2">
<t indent="0" pn="section-toc.1-1.2.2.1.2.2.1"><xref derived
Content="2.1.2" format="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="section-2.1.2"/>.  <
xref derivedContent="" format="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-multicast-
listener-discover">Multicast Listener Discovery</xref></t>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li pn="section-toc.1-1.2.2.2">
<t indent="0" pn="section-toc.1-1.2.2.2.1"><xref derivedContent=
"2.2" format="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="section-2.2"/>.  <xref derived
Content="" format="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-igmp-mld-query-message
-flag">IGMP/MLD Query Message Flags</xref></t>
</li>
<li pn="section-toc.1-1.2.2.3">
<t indent="0" pn="section-toc.1-1.2.2.3.1"><xref derivedContent=
"2.3" format="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="section-2.3"/>.  <xref derived
Content="" format="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-igmp-mld-report-messag
e-fla">IGMP/MLD Report Message Flags</xref></t>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li pn="section-toc.1-1.3">
<t indent="0" pn="section-toc.1-1.3.1"><xref derivedContent="3" form
at="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="section-3"/>.  <xref derivedContent="" f
ormat="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-security-considerations">Security
Considerations</xref></t>
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at="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="section-4"/>.  <xref derivedContent="" f
ormat="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-references">References</xref></t>
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n-toc.1-1.4.2">
<li pn="section-toc.1-1.4.2.1">
<t indent="0" pn="section-toc.1-1.4.2.1.1"><xref derivedContent=
"4.1" format="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="section-4.1"/>.  <xref derived
Content="" format="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-normative-references">
Normative References</xref></t>
</li>
<li pn="section-toc.1-1.4.2.2">
<t indent="0" pn="section-toc.1-1.4.2.2.1"><xref derivedContent=
"4.2" format="counter" sectionFormat="of" target="section-4.2"/>.  <xref derived
Content="" format="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-informative-references
">Informative References</xref></t>
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t="none" sectionFormat="of" target="section-appendix.a"/><xref derivedContent=""
format="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-contributors">Contributors</xref
></t>
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<t indent="0" pn="section-toc.1-1.6.1"><xref derivedContent="" forma
t="none" sectionFormat="of" target="section-appendix.b"/><xref derivedContent=""
format="title" sectionFormat="of" target="name-authors-address">Author's Addres
s</xref></t>
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</toc>
</front>
<middle>
<section anchor="intro" numbered="true" toc="include" removeInRFC="false" pn
="section-1">
<name slugifiedName="name-introduction">Introduction</name>
<t indent="0" pn="section-1-1">The sections that follow describe the alloc
ation guidelines associated with
the specified fields within the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) <xr
ef target="STD100" format="default" sectionFormat="of" derivedContent="STD100"/>
and the Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) <xref target="STD101" format="defa
ult" sectionFormat="of" derivedContent="STD101"/> headers. Some of these registr
ies
were created previously, while others are created by this document.</t> were created previously, while others are created by this document.</t>
<t indent="0" pn="section-1-2">This document obsoletes <xref target="RFC32
<t>This document obsoletes <xref target="RFC3228"/> and unifies guidelines fo 28" format="default" sectionFormat="of" derivedContent="RFC3228"/> and unifies g
r IPv4 and IPv6 group uidelines for IPv4 and IPv6 group
management protocols.</t> management protocols.</t>
<section numbered="true" toc="include" removeInRFC="false" pn="section-1.1
<section title="Conventions Used in This Document"> ">
<t>The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", <name slugifiedName="name-conventions-used-in-this-do">Conventions Used
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and in This Document</name>
"OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in <t indent="0" pn="section-1.1-1">
BCP 14 <xref target="RFC2119"/> <xref target="RFC8174"/> when, and only when, The key words "<bcp14>MUST</bcp14>", "<bcp14>MUST NOT</bcp14>", "<bcp14>REQU
they appear in all IRED</bcp14>", "<bcp14>SHALL</bcp14>", "<bcp14>SHALL NOT</bcp14>", "<bcp14>SHOUL
capitals, as shown here.</t> D</bcp14>", "<bcp14>SHOULD NOT</bcp14>", "<bcp14>RECOMMENDED</bcp14>", "<bcp14>N
</section> OT RECOMMENDED</bcp14>",
</section> "<bcp14>MAY</bcp14>", and "<bcp14>OPTIONAL</bcp14>" in this document are to
be interpreted as
<section title="IANA Considerations"> described in BCP 14 <xref target="RFC2119" format="default" sectionFormat="o
<t>The registration procedures used in this document are defined in <xref tar f" derivedContent="RFC2119"/> <xref target="RFC8174" format="default" sectionFor
get="RFC8126"/>.</t> mat="of" derivedContent="RFC8174"/>
when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here.
<section title="Type and Code Fields"> </t>
<section title="Internet Group Management Protocol"> </section>
<t> The IGMP header contains the following fields that carry values assigned </section>
from IANA-managed name <section numbered="true" toc="include" removeInRFC="false" pn="section-2">
<name slugifiedName="name-iana-considerations">IANA Considerations</name>
<t indent="0" pn="section-2-1">The registration procedures used in this do
cument are defined in <xref target="RFC8126" format="default" sectionFormat="of"
derivedContent="RFC8126"/>.</t>
<section numbered="true" toc="include" removeInRFC="false" pn="section-2.1
">
<name slugifiedName="name-type-and-code-fields">Type and Code Fields</na
me>
<section numbered="true" toc="include" removeInRFC="false" pn="section-2
.1.1">
<name slugifiedName="name-internet-group-management-p">Internet Group
Management Protocol</name>
<t indent="0" pn="section-2.1.1-1"> The IGMP header contains the follo
wing fields that carry values assigned from IANA-managed name
spaces: Type and Code. Code field values are defined relative to a sp ecific Type value.</t> spaces: Type and Code. Code field values are defined relative to a sp ecific Type value.</t>
<t><xref target="RFC3228"/> created an IANA registry for the IGMP Type field. This document updates that <t indent="0" pn="section-2.1.1-2"><xref target="RFC3228" format="defa ult" sectionFormat="of" derivedContent="RFC3228"/> created the "IGMP Type Number s" registry for the IGMP Type field. This document updates that
registry in two ways: registry in two ways:
<list style="hanging"> </t>
<t>The registration procedure is changed to Standards Action.</t> <ul spacing="normal" bare="false" empty="false" indent="3" pn="section
<t>The reference for the registry is changed to this document.</t> -2.1.1-3">
</list></t> <li pn="section-2.1.1-3.1">The registration procedure has been chang
ed to Standards Action.</li>
<t><xref target="RFC3228"/> created an IANA registry for Code values for exis <li pn="section-2.1.1-3.2">The references to <xref target="RFC3228"
ting IGMP Type fields. format="default" sectionFormat="of" derivedContent="RFC3228"/>, including the re
The registration procedure for the existing registries is changed to Standard ference for the registry, have been changed to this document.</li>
s Action. The policy for </ul>
assigning Code values for new IGMP Types MUST be defined in the document defi <t indent="0" pn="section-2.1.1-4"><xref target="RFC3228" format="defa
ning the new Type value.</t> ult" sectionFormat="of" derivedContent="RFC3228"/> created the '"Code" Fields' r
</section> egistry for Code values for existing IGMP Type fields. This document updates tha
t registry in two ways:</t>
<section title="Multicast Listener Discovery"> <ul spacing="normal" bare="false" empty="false" indent="3" pn="section
<t>As with IGMP, the MLD header also contains Type and Code fields. As -2.1.1-5">
signment of those fields within <li pn="section-2.1.1-5.1">The registration procedure has been chang
the MLD header is defined in <xref target="RFC4443"/> with a r ed to Standards Action.</li>
egistration policy of IETF Review.</t> <li pn="section-2.1.1-5.2">The reference for the registry has been c
</section> hanged to this document.</li>
</ul>
</section> <t indent="0" pn="section-2.1.1-6">
Note that the policy for assigning Code values for new IGMP Types <bcp14
<section title="IGMP/MLD Query Message Flags"> >MUST</bcp14> be defined in the document defining the new Type value.</t>
</section>
<t>The IANA is requested to create a single registry for the bits in the Flag <section numbered="true" toc="include" removeInRFC="false" pn="section-2
s .1.2">
field of the MLDv2 Query Message <xref target="I-D.ietf-pim-3810bis"/> <name slugifiedName="name-multicast-listener-discover">Multicast Liste
and the IGMPv3 Query Message <xref target="I-D.ietf-pim-3376bis"/>. The forma ner Discovery</name>
t for the registry is:</t> <t indent="0" pn="section-2.1.2-1">As with IGMP, the MLD header also c
ontains Type and Code fields. Assignment of those fields within the MLD header i
<figure> s defined in <xref target="RFC4443" format="default" sectionFormat="of" derivedC
<artwork><![CDATA[ ontent="RFC4443"/> with a registration policy of IETF Review; see &lt;<eref targ
+-----------+------------+-------------+-----------+ et="https://www.iana.org/assignments/icmpv6-parameters" brackets="none"/>&gt;.</
| Flags Bit | Short Name | Description | Reference | t>
+-----------+------------+-------------+-----------+ </section>
| 0 | E | Extension | RFC 9279 | </section>
| 1 | | | | <section numbered="true" toc="include" removeInRFC="false" pn="section-2.2
| 2 | | | | ">
| 3 | | | | <name slugifiedName="name-igmp-mld-query-message-flag">IGMP/MLD Query Me
+-----------+------------+-------------+-----------+ ssage Flags</name>
]]></artwork> <t indent="0" pn="section-2.2-1">IANA has created the "IGMP/MLD Query Me
</figure> ssage Flags" registry for the bits in the Flags
field of the MLDv2 Query Message <xref target="STD101" format="default" secti
<t>The Flags Bit value in the registry above corresponds to the column header onFormat="of" derivedContent="STD101"/>
in the packet format diagrams and the IGMPv3 Query Message <xref target="STD100" format="default" sectionFo
in <xref target="I-D.ietf-pim-3810bis"/> and <xref target="I-D.ietf-pim-3376b rmat="of" derivedContent="STD100"/>. It has been populated as follows: </t>
is"/>.</t> <table align="left" pn="table-1">
<name slugifiedName="name-igmp-mld-query-message-flags">IGMP/MLD Query
<t>The initial contents of this requested registry should contain the E-bit d Message Flags Registry</name>
efined in <xref target="RFC9279" />.</t> <thead>
<tr>
<t>The assignment of new bit flags within the Flags field <th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Flags Bit</th>
<th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Short Name</th>
<th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Description</th>
<th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Reference</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">0</td>
<td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">E</td>
<td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Extension</td>
<td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<xref target="RFC9279" format="default" sectionFormat="of" deriv
edContent="RFC9279"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1-3</td>
<td colspan="3" align="left" rowspan="1">Unassigned</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<t indent="0" pn="section-2.2-3">The Flags Bit value in the registry abo
ve corresponds to the column header in the packet format diagrams
in Sections <xref target="RFC9776" sectionFormat="bare" section="4.1" format=
"default" derivedLink="https://rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9776#section-4.1" derivedCo
ntent="RFC9776"/> and <xref target="RFC9776" sectionFormat="bare" section="4.2"
format="default" derivedLink="https://rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9776#section-4.2" de
rivedContent="RFC9776"/> of <xref target="STD100" format="default" sectionFormat
="of" derivedContent="STD100"/> and Sections <xref target="RFC9777" sectionForma
t="bare" section="5.1" format="default" derivedLink="https://rfc-editor.org/rfc/
rfc9777#section-5.1" derivedContent="RFC9777"/> and <xref target="RFC9777" secti
onFormat="bare" section="5.2" format="default" derivedLink="https://rfc-editor.o
rg/rfc/rfc9777#section-5.2" derivedContent="RFC9777"/> of <xref target="STD101"
format="default" sectionFormat="of" derivedContent="STD101"/>.</t>
<t indent="0" pn="section-2.2-4">The assignment of new bit flags within
the Flags field
requires Standards Action.</t> requires Standards Action.</t>
</section> </section>
<section numbered="true" toc="include" removeInRFC="false" pn="section-2.3
<section title="IGMP/MLD Report Message Flags"> ">
<t>The IANA is requested to create a single registry for the bits in the Flag <name slugifiedName="name-igmp-mld-report-message-fla">IGMP/MLD Report M
s essage Flags</name>
field of the MLDv2 Report Message and the IGMPv3 Report Message. The format f <t indent="0" pn="section-2.3-1">IANA has created the "IGMP/MLD Report M
or the registry is:</t> essage Flags" registry for the bits in the Flags
field of the MLDv2 Report Message and the IGMPv3 Report Message. It has been
<figure> populated as follows:</t>
<artwork><![CDATA[ <table align="left" pn="table-2">
+-----------+------------+-------------+-----------+ <name slugifiedName="name-igmp-mld-report-message-flag">IGMP/MLD Repor
| Flags Bit | Short Name | Description | Reference | t Message Flags Registry</name>
+-----------+------------+-------------+-----------+ <thead>
| 0 | E | Extension | RFC 9279 | <tr>
| 1 | | | | <th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Flags Bit</th>
| 2 | | | | <th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Short Name</th>
| 3 | | | | <th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Description</th>
| 4 | | | | <th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Reference</th>
| 5 | | | | </tr>
| 6 | | | | </thead>
| 7 | | | | <tbody>
| 8 | | | | <tr>
| 9 | | | | <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">0</td>
| 10 | | | | <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">E</td>
| 11 | | | | <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Extension</td>
| 12 | | | | <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
| 13 | | | | <xref target="RFC9279" format="default" sectionFormat="of" deriv
| 14 | | | | edContent="RFC9279"/></td>
| 15 | | | | </tr>
+-----------+------------+-------------+-----------+ <tr>
]]></artwork> <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1-15</td>
</figure> <td colspan="3" align="left" rowspan="1">Unassigned</td>
</tr>
<t>The Flags Bit value in the registry above corresponds to the column header </tbody>
in the packet format diagrams </table>
in <xref target="I-D.ietf-pim-3810bis"/> and <xref target="I-D.ietf-pim-3376b <t indent="0" pn="section-2.3-3">The Flags Bit value in the registry abo
is"/>.</t> ve corresponds to the column header in the packet format diagrams in <xref targe
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twork intrusion detection
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described in this memo. As new values for the fields are assigned, described in this memo. As new values for the fields are assigned,
existing security analyzers that do not understand the new values may existing security analyzers that do not understand the new values may
fail, resulting in either loss of connectivity if the analyzer fail, resulting in either loss of connectivity if the analyzer
declines to forward the unrecognized traffic, or loss of security if declines to forward the unrecognized traffic or loss of security if
it does forward the traffic and the new values are used as part of an it does forward the traffic and the new values are used as part of an
attack. This vulnerability argues for high visibility (which the attack. This vulnerability argues for high visibility (which the
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<?rfc include="reference.RFC.2119" ?> <title>Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels</tit
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<?rfc include="reference.I-D.ietf-pim-3810bis" ?> <author fullname="S. Bradner" initials="S." surname="Bradner"/>
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<title>Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
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<author fullname="M. Cotton" initials="M." surname="Cotton"/>
<author fullname="B. Leiba" initials="B." surname="Leiba"/>
<author fullname="T. Narten" initials="T." surname="Narten"/>
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hat use constants to identify various protocol parameters. To ensure that the va
lues in these fields do not have conflicting uses and to promote interoperabilit
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protocols, that role is filled by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
.</t>
<t indent="0">To make assignments in a given registry prudently, g
uidance describing the conditions under which new values should be assigned, as
well as when and how modifications to existing values can be made, is needed. Th
is document defines a framework for the documentation of these guidelines by spe
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onsiderations is clear and addresses the various issues that are likely in the o
peration of a registry.</t>
<t indent="0">This is the third edition of this document; it obsol
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<date month="May" year="2017"/>
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<t indent="0">RFC 2119 specifies common key words that may be used
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fying that only UPPERCASE usage of the key words have the defined special meanin
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<date month="March" year="2025"/>
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<front>
<title>Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6</ti
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<author initials="B." surname="Haberman" fullname="Brian Haberman"
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<date month="March" year="2025"/>
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<author fullname="B. Fenner" initials="B." surname="Fenner"/>
<date month="February" year="2002"/>
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<t indent="0">This memo requests that the IANA create a registry f
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This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Comm
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<author fullname="A. Conta" initials="A." surname="Conta"/>
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<author fullname="M. Gupta" initials="M." role="editor" surname="Gup
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<author fullname="M. Sivakumar" initials="M." surname="Sivakumar"/>
<author fullname="S. Venaas" initials="S." surname="Venaas"/>
<author fullname="Z. Zhang" initials="Z." surname="Zhang"/>
<author fullname="H. Asaeda" initials="H." surname="Asaeda"/>
<date month="August" year="2022"/>
<abstract>
<t indent="0">This document specifies a generic mechanism to exten
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