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	Title		: Address Resolution for IP datagrams over MPEG-2 networks
	Author(s)	: G. Fairhurst, M. Montpetit
	Filename	: draft-fair-ipdvb-ar-01.txt
	Pages		: 16
	Date		: 2004-7-15

This document describes mechanisms to bind IPv4/IPv6 addresses 
     and flows to MPEG-2 Transport Streams (TS). While methods
     currently exist to perform these bindings, for MPEG-2 systems to 
     become true subnetworks of the general Internet, protocols are
     required to signal IPv4/v6 addresses to the link receivers and 
     transmitters. This is known as Address Resolution (AR), or
     Neighbour Discovery (ND). Although AR is often associated
     with Ethernet [RFC803], it is essential to the operation of any
     L2 network. MPEG-2 transmission networks often utilize broadcast
     media (e.g. satellite or cable) where the mapping may take into 
     account issues related to network operations and traffic
     engineering. In MPEG-2 networks, an IP address must be
     associated with a Packet ID (PID) and specific transmission 
     multiplex. Address resolution complements the higher layer 
     resource discovery tools that are used to advertise IP sessions.
     In this document the different mechanisms used for address 
     resolution for MPEG-2 are reviewed and guidelines for future
     developments of efficient schemes are given.

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