Negative-Acknowledgment -Oriented Reliable Multicast Building Blocks
RFC 3941, “Negative-Acknowledgment -Oriented Reliable Multicast Building Blocks”, is an Experimental document published in November 2004 by B. Adamson, C. Bormann, M. Handley, J. Macker. It has been obsoleted by RFC 5401 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document discusses the creation of negative-acknowledgment (NACK)-oriented reliable multicast (NORM) protocols. The rationale for NORM goals and assumptions are presented. Technical challenges for NACK-oriented (and in some cases general) reliable multicast protocol operation are identified. These goals and challenges are resolved into a set of functional "building blocks" that address different aspects of NORM protocol operation. It is anticipated that these building blocks will be useful in generating different instantiations of reliable multicast protocols. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
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Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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