Automatic Multicast Tunneling
RFC 7450

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                     G. Bumgardner
Request for Comments: 7450                                 February 2015
Category: Standards Track
ISSN: 2070-1721

                     Automatic Multicast Tunneling

Abstract

   This document describes Automatic Multicast Tunneling (AMT), a
   protocol for delivering multicast traffic from sources in a
   multicast-enabled network to receivers that lack multicast
   connectivity to the source network.  The protocol uses UDP
   encapsulation and unicast replication to provide this functionality.

   The AMT protocol is specifically designed to support rapid deployment
   by requiring minimal changes to existing network infrastructure.

Status of This Memo

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   received public review and has been approved for publication by the
   Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Further information on
   Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.

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Bumgardner                   Standards Track                    [Page 1]
RFC 7450                           AMT                     February 2015

Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................3
   2. Applicability ...................................................3
   3. Terminology .....................................................4
      3.1. Requirements Notation ......................................4
      3.2. Definitions ................................................4
      3.3. Abbreviations ..............................................5
   4. Protocol Overview ...............................................6
      4.1. General Architecture .......................................6
           4.1.1. Relationship to IGMP and MLD Protocols ..............6
           4.1.2. Gateways ............................................7
           4.1.3. Relays .............................................10
           4.1.4. Deployment .........................................13
           4.1.5. Discovery ..........................................14
      4.2. General Operation .........................................15
           4.2.1. Message Sequences ..................................15
           4.2.2. Tunneling ..........................................26
   5. Protocol Description ...........................................31
      5.1. Protocol Messages .........................................31
           5.1.1. Relay Discovery ....................................31
           5.1.2. Relay Advertisement ................................32
           5.1.3. Request ............................................34
           5.1.4. Membership Query ...................................35
           5.1.5. Membership Update ..................................39
           5.1.6. Multicast Data .....................................41
           5.1.7. Teardown ...........................................43
      5.2. Gateway Operation .........................................45
           5.2.1. IP/IGMP/MLD Protocol Requirements ..................45
           5.2.2. Pseudo-Interface Configuration .....................47
           5.2.3. Gateway Service ....................................48
      5.3. Relay Operation ...........................................61
           5.3.1. IP/IGMP/MLD Protocol Requirements ..................61
           5.3.2. Startup ............................................61
           5.3.3. Running ............................................62
           5.3.4. Shutdown ...........................................73
           5.3.5. Response MAC Generation ............................73
           5.3.6. Private Secret Generation ..........................74
   6. Security Considerations ........................................74