INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6 MULTICAST ADDRESSES IPv6 multicast addresses are defined in "IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture" [RFC2373]. This defines fixed scope and variable scope multicast addresses. IPv6 multicast addresses are distinguished from unicast addresses by the value of the high-order octet of the addresses: a value of 0xFF (binary 11111111) identifies an address as a multicast address; any other value identifies an address as a unicast address. The rules for assigning new IPv6 multicast addresses are defined in [RFC2373]. IPv6 multicast addresses not listed below are reserved. Current IPv6 multicast addresses are listed below. Fixed Scope Multicast Addresses ------------------------------- These permanently assigned multicast addresses are valid over a specified scope value. Node-Local Scope ---------------- FF01:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 All Nodes Address [RFC2373] FF01:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 All Routers Address [RFC2373] Link-Local Scope ---------------- FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 All Nodes Address [RFC2373] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 All Routers Address [RFC2373] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:3 Unassigned [JBP] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:4 DVMRP Routers [RFC1075,JBP] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:5 OSPFIGP [RFC2328,Moy] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:6 OSPFIGP Designated Routers [RFC2328,Moy] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:7 ST Routers [RFC1190,KS14] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:8 ST Hosts [RFC1190,KS14] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:9 RIP Routers [RFC2080] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:A EIGRP Routers [Farinacci] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:B Mobile-Agents [Bill Simpson] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:D All PIM Routers [Farinacci] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:E RSVP-ENCAPSULATION [Braden] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:1:1 Link Name [Harrington] FF02:0:0:0:0:0:1:2 All-dhcp-agents [Bound,Perkins] FF02:0:0:0:0:1:FFXX:XXXX Solicited-Node Address [RFC2373] Site-Local Scope ---------------- FF05:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 All Routers Address [RFC2373] FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:3 All-dhcp-servers [Bound,Perkins] FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:4 All-dhcp-relays [Bound,Perkins] FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:1000 Service Location [RFC2165] -FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:13FF Variable Scope Multicast Addresses ---------------------------------- These permanently assigned multicast addresses are valid over all scope ranges. This is shown by an "X" in the scope field of the address that means any legal scope value. Note that, as defined in [RFC2373], IPv6 multicast addresses which are only different in scope represent different groups. Nodes must join each group individually. The IPv6 multicast addresses with variable scope are listed below. FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 Reserved Multicast Address [RFC2373] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:100 VMTP Managers Group [RFC1045,DRC3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:101 Network Time Protocol (NTP) [RFC1119,DLM1] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:102 SGI-Dogfight [AXC] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:103 Rwhod [SXD] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:104 VNP [DRC3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:105 Artificial Horizons - Aviator [BXF] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:106 NSS - Name Service Server [BXS2] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:107 AUDIONEWS - Audio News Multicast [MXF2] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:108 SUN NIS+ Information Service [CXM3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:109 MTP Multicast Transport Protocol [SXA] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10A IETF-1-LOW-AUDIO [SC3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10B IETF-1-AUDIO [SC3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10C IETF-1-VIDEO [SC3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10D IETF-2-LOW-AUDIO [SC3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10E IETF-2-AUDIO [SC3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:10F IETF-2-VIDEO [SC3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:110 MUSIC-SERVICE [Guido van Rossum] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:111 SEANET-TELEMETRY [Andrew Maffei] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:112 SEANET-IMAGE [Andrew Maffei] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:113 MLOADD [Braden] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:114 any private experiment [JBP] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:115 DVMRP on MOSPF [Moy] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:116 SVRLOC [Veizades] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:117 XINGTV FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:118 microsoft-ds FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:119 nbc-pro FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11A nbc-pfn FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11B lmsc-calren-1 [Uang] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11C lmsc-calren-2 [Uang] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11D lmsc-calren-3 [Uang] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11E lmsc-calren-4 [Uang] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11F ampr-info [Janssen] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:120 mtrace [Casner] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:121 RSVP-encap-1 [Braden] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:122 RSVP-encap-2 [Braden] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:123 SVRLOC-DA [Veizades] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:124 rln-server [Kean] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:125 proshare-mc [Lewis] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:126 dantz [Yackle] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:127 cisco-rp-announce [Farinacci] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:128 cisco-rp-discovery [Farinacci] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:129 gatekeeper [Toga] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:12A iberiagames [Marocho] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:201 "rwho" Group (BSD) (unofficial) [JBP] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:202 SUN RPC PMAPPROC_CALLIT [BXE1] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:0000 -FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:7FFD Multimedia Conference Calls [SC3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:7FFE SAPv1 Announcements [SC3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:7FFF SAPv0 Announcements (deprecated) [SC3] FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:8000 -FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:2:FFFF SAP Dynamic Assignments [SC3] References ---------- [RFC2373] Hinden, R., and S. Deering, "IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture", RFC 2373, July 1998. [RFC2462] Thompson, S., and T. Narten, "IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration", RFC 1971, December 1998. [RFC1045] Cheriton, D., "VMTP: Versatile Message Transaction Protocol Specification", RFC 1045, February 1988. [RFC1075] Waitzman, D., Partridge, C., and S. Deering, "Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol", RFC 1075, November 1988. [RFC1119] Mills, D., "Network Time Protocol (Version 1), Specification and Implementation", STD 12, RFC 1119, July 1988. [RFC1190] Topolcic, C., Editor, "Experimental Internet Stream Protocol, Version 2 (ST-II)", RFC 1190, October 1990. [RFC2080] Malkin, G., and R. Minnear, "RIPng for IPv6", RFC 2080, January 1997. [RFC2165] Veizades, J., Guttman, E., Perkins, C., and S. Kaplan "Service Location Protocol", RFC 2165 June 1997. [RFC2328] Moy, J., "OSPF Version 2", STD 54, RFC 2328, April 1998. People ------ [AXC] Andrew Cherenson [Braden] Bob Braden, , April 1996. [Bob Brenner] [Bressler] David J. Bressler, , April 1996. [Bound] Jim Bound [BXE1] Brendan Eic [BXF] Bruce Factor [BXS2] Bill Schilit [Casner] Steve Casner, , January 1995. [CXM3] Chuck McManis [Tim Clark] [DLM1] David Mills [DRC3] Dave Cheriton [DXS3] Daniel Steinber [Farinacci] Dino Farinacci, [GSM11] Gary S. Malkin [Harrington] Dan Harrington, , July 1996. [IANA] IANA [Janssen] Rob Janssen, , January 1995. [JBP] Jon Postel [JXM1] Jim Miner [Kean] Brian Kean, , August 1995. [KS14] [Lee] Choon Lee, , April 1996. [Lewis] Mark Lewis, , October 1995. [Malamud] Carl Malamud, , January 1996. [Andrew Maffei] [Marohco] Jose Luis Marocho, <73374.313@compuserve.com>, July 1996. [Moy] John Moy [MXF2] Martin Forssen [Perkins] Charlie Perkins, [Guido van Rossum] [SC3] Steve Casner [Simpson] Bill Simpson November 1994. [Joel Snyder] [SXA] Susie Armstrong [SXD] Steve Deering [tynan] Dermot Tynan, , August 1995. [Toga] Jim Toga, , May 1996. [Uang] Yea Uang November 1994. [Veizades] John Veizades, , May 1995. [Yackle] Dotty Yackle, , February 1996. [Last updated 17 August 1999]