@techreport{ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port-07,
    number =    {draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port-07},
    type =      {Internet-Draft},
    institution =   {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    note =      {Work in Progress},
    url =       {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-intarea-multicast-application-port/07/},
    author =    {Nathan Karstens and Stuart Cheshire and Mike McBride},
    title =     {{The Multicast Application Port}},
    pagetotal = 8,
    year =      2026,
    month =     jun,
    day =       13,
    abstract =  {This document discusses the drawbacks of the current practice of assigning a UDP port to each multicast application. Such assignments are redundant because the multicast address already uniquely identifies the data. The document assigns a UDP port specifically for use with multicast applications and lists requirements for using this port. This approach provides immediate compatibility with existing protocol stacks, while also requiring improvements to make the port easier to use.},
}