Multicast over TCP/IP HOWTO

• Index
• Introduction.
• Multicast Explained.
• Kernel requirements and configuration.
• The MBone.
• Multicast applications.
• Multicast programming.
• The internals.
• Routing Policies and Forwarding Techniques.
• Multicast Transport Protocols.
• References.
• Copyright and Disclaimer.
• Acknowledgements.

10. References.

10.1 RFCs.

• RFC 1112 "Host Extensions for IP Multicasting". Steve Deering. August 1989.
• RFC 2236 "Internet Group Management Protocol, version 2". W. Fenner. November 1997.
• RFC 1458 "Requirements for Multicast Protocols". Braudes, R and Zabele, S. May 1993.
• RFC 1469 "IP Multicast over Token-Ring Local Area Networks". T. Pusateri. June 1993.
• RFC 1390 "Transmission of IP and ARP over FDDI Networks". D. Katz. January 1993.
• RFC 1583 "OSPF Version 2". John Moy. March 1994.
• RFC 1584 "Multicast Extensions to OSPF". John Moy. March 1994.
• RFC 1585 "MOSPF: Analysis and Experience". John Moy. March 1994.
• RFC 1812 "Requirements for IP version 4 Routers". Fred Baker, Editor. June 1995
• RFC 2117 "Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification". D. Estrin, D. Farinacci, A. Helmy, D. Thaler; S. Deering, M. Handley, V. Jacobson, C. Liu, P. Sharma, and L. Wei. July 1997.
• RFC 2189 "Core Based Trees (CBT version 2) Multicast Routing". A. Ballardie. September 1997.
• RFC 2201 "Core Based Trees (CBT) Multicast Routing Architecture". A. Ballardie. September 1997.

10.2 Internet Drafts.

• "Introduction to IP Multicast Routing". draft-ietf-mboned-intro- multicast- 03.txt. T. Maufer, C. Semeria. July 1997.
• "Administratively Scoped IP Multicast". draft-ietf-mboned-admin-ip- space-03.txt. D. Meyer. June 10, 1997.

10.3 Web pages.

• Linux Multicast Homepage. http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~mke2e/multicast.html
• Linux Multicast FAQ. http://andrew.triumf.ca/pub/linux/multicast-FAQ
• Multicast and MBONE on Linux. http://www.teksouth.com/linux/multicast/
• Christian Daudt's MBONE-Linux Page. http://www.microplex.com/~csd/linux/mbone.html
• Reliable Multicast Links http://research.ivv.nasa.gov/RMP/links.html
• Multicast Transport Protocols http://hill.lut.ac.uk/DS-Archive/MTP.html

10.4 Books.

• "TCP/IP Illustrated: Volume 1 The Protocols". Stevens, W. Richard. Addison Wesley Publishing Company, Reading MA, 1994
• "TCP/IP Illustrated: Volume 2, The Implementation". Wright, Gary and W. Richard Stevens. Addison Wesley Publishing Company, Reading MA, 1995
• "UNIX Network Programming Volume 1. Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI". Stevens, W. Richard. Second Edition, Prentice Hall, Inc. 1998.
• "Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 1 Principles, Protocols, and Architecture". Comer, Douglas E. Second Edition, Prentice Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1991