RFC 6968 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2013

FCAST: Object Delivery for the Asynchronous Layered Coding and NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast Protocols

Overview

RFC 6968, “FCAST: Object Delivery for the Asynchronous Layered Coding and NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast Protocols”, is an Experimental document published in July 2013 by V. Roca, B. Adamson. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document introduces the FCAST reliable object (e.g., file) delivery application. It is designed to operate either on top of the underlying Asynchronous Layered Coding (ALC) / Layered Coding Transport (LCT) reliable multicast transport protocol or the NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) transport protocol.

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