
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]
   FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:1:1000    Service Location, Version 2      [RFC3111]
    -FF0X: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                             [Guttman]
   FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:117   XINGTV                      <hgxing@aol.com>
   FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:118   microsoft-ds         <arnoldm@microsoft.com>
   FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:119   nbc-pro           <bloomer@birch.crd.ge.com>
   FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:11A   nbc-pfn           <bloomer@birch.crd.ge.com>
   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                          [Guttman]
   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.

   [RFC3111] Guttman, E., "Service Location Protocol", RFC 3111,
             May 2001.

   [RFC2328] Moy, J., "OSPF Version 2", STD 54, RFC 2328, April 1998.


People
------

   <arnoldm@microsoft.com>

   [AXC] Andrew Cherenson <arc@SGI.COM>

   [Braden] Bob Braden, <braden@isi.edu>, April 1996.

   [Bob Brenner]

   [Bressler] David J. Bressler, <bressler@tss.com>, April 1996.

   <bloomer@birch.crd.ge.com>

   [Bound] Jim Bound <bound@zk3.dec.com>

   [BXE1] Brendan Eic <brendan@illyria.wpd.sgi.com>

   [BXF] Bruce Factor <ahi!bigapple!bruce@uunet.UU.NET>

   [BXS2] Bill Schilit <schilit@parc.xerox.com>

   [Casner] Steve Casner, <casner@isi.edu>, January 1995.

   [CXM3] Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@sun.com>

   [Tim Clark]

   [DLM1] David Mills <Mills@HUEY.UDEL.EDU>

   [DRC3] Dave Cheriton <cheriton@PESCADERO.STANFORD.EDU>

   [DXS3] Daniel Steinber <Daniel.Steinberg@Eng.Sun.COM>

   [Farinacci] Dino Farinacci, <dino@cisco.com>

   [GSM11] Gary S. Malkin <GMALKIN@XYLOGICS.COM>

   [Guttman] Erik Guttman, <erik.guttman@sun.com>, May 2001.

   [Harrington] Dan Harrington, <dan@lucent.com>, July 1996.

   <hgxing@aol.com>

   [IANA] IANA <iana@iana.org>

   [Janssen] Rob Janssen, <rob@pe1chl.ampr.org>, January 1995.

   [JBP] Jon Postel <postel@isi.edu>

   [JXM1] Jim Miner <miner@star.com>

   [Kean] Brian Kean, <bkean@dca.com>, August 1995.

   [KS14] <mystery contact>

   [Lee] Choon Lee, <cwl@nsd.3com.com>, April 1996.

   [Lewis] Mark Lewis, <Mark_Lewis@ccm.jf.intel.com>, October 1995.

   [Malamud] Carl Malamud, <carl@radio.com>, January 1996.

   [Andrew Maffei]

   [Marohco] Jose Luis Marocho, <73374.313@compuserve.com>, July 1996.

   [Moy] John Moy <jmoy@casc.com>

   [MXF2] Martin Forssen <maf@dtek.chalmers.se>

   [Perkins] Charlie Perkins, <cperkins@corp.sun.com>

   [Guido van Rossum]

   [SC3] Steve Casner <casner@isi.edu>

   [Simpson] Bill Simpson <bill.simpson@um.cc.umich.edu> November 1994.

   [Joel Snyder]

   [SXA] Susie Armstrong <Armstrong.wbst128@XEROX.COM>

   [SXD] Steve Deering <deering@cisco.com>

   [tynan] Dermot Tynan, <dtynan@claddagh.ie>, August 1995.

   [Toga] Jim Toga, <jtoga@ibeam.jf.intel.com>, May 1996.

   [Uang] Yea Uang <uang@force.decnet.lockheed.com> November 1994.

   [Yackle] Dotty Yackle, <ditty_yackle@dantz.com>, February 1996.


[last updated 21 May 2001]

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