Solicited-node multicast address format, Solicited-node multicast address format -22 – HP 6200YL User Manual

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IPv6 Addressing
Multicast Application to IPv6 Addressing

4

admin-local (smallest administratively configured scope)

Bit

Use

5

site-local (single site)

6

unassigned

7

unassigned

8

organization-local (multiple sites within the same organization)

9

unassigned

A

unassigned

B

unassigned

C

unassigned

D

unassigned

E

global

F

reserved

For example, the following prefix indicates multicast traffic with a tempo­
rary multicast address and a link-local scope:

ff12 or (binary) 1111 1111 0001 0010

group identifier:

This field includes the last 112 bits of the multicast

address and contains the actual multicast group identity. (Refer to RFCs
3306, 4291, and 2375.)

Solicited-Node Multicast Address Format

The solicited-node multicast address the switch generates for a configured
unicast address is composed of a unique, 104-bit multicast prefix
(ff02:0:0:0:0:1:ff) and the last 24 bits of the subject address. For example, if a
VLAN interface is configured with a link-local address of

fe90::215:60ff:fe7a:adc0

then the corresponding solicited-node multicast address is

ff02:0:0:0:0:1:ff7a:adc0

For related information, refer to:

RFC 2375: IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments

RFC 3306: Unicast-Prefix-based IPv6 Multicast Addresses

RFC 3956: Embedding the Rendezvous Point (RP) Address in an IPv6
Multicast Address

RFC 3177: IAB/IESG Recommendations on IPv6 Address Allocations to
Sites

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