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Re: [MBONED] Question about multicast address to be used in documentation and example

Leo Vegoda <leo.vegoda@icann.org> Wed, 29 October 2008 12:08 UTC

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From: Leo Vegoda <leo.vegoda@icann.org>
To: Maglione Roberta <roberta.maglione@telecomitalia.it>, Marshall Eubanks <tme@multicasttech.com>
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On 17/10/2008 3:19, "Leo Vegoda" <leo.vegoda@icann.org> wrote:

[...]

>>> My thinking was that the FIRST such range in eGLOP could be so
>>> reserved. Is a /24 sufficient?
>>
>> I think /24 would be fine for documentation.
>
> OK. If this language is OK we'll include it in
> draft-ietf-mboned-rfc3171bis-03, which we'd like to publish as soon as
> possible.
>
>    233.252.0.0/24 - This block of multicast addresses is assigned as
>    "MCAST-TEST-NET" for use in documentation and example code.
>    It is often used in conjunction with domain names example.com
>    or example.net in vendor and protocol documentation.  Addresses
>    within this block should not appear on the public Internet.

Michelle and I would appreciate input on whether the language above is OK.
Please let us know if you would like something different.

Thanks,

Leo

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