Multicast router discovery

Multicast router discovery (MRD) provides a general mechanism for the discovery of multicast routers on an IP network. For IPv4, the mechanism is based on IGMP. For IPv6 the mechanism is based on MLD. Multicast router discovery is defined by RFC 4286.

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v t e Internet Protocol version 6
General	IPv6 IPv6 address IPv6 packet Mobile IPv6
Deployment	IPv6 deployment 6rd World IPv6 Day and World IPv6 Launch Day Comparison of IPv6 support in operating systems Comparison of IPv6 support in common applications
IPv4 to IPv6 topics	IPv4 address exhaustion IPv6 transition mechanism
Related protocols	DHCPv6 ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol Multicast Listener Discovery Secure Neighbor Discovery Multicast router discovery Site Multihoming by IPv6 Intermediation

Multicast router discovery

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