Multicast Considerations over IEEE 802 Wireless Media
RFC 9119, “Multicast Considerations over IEEE 802 Wireless Media”, is an Informational document published in October 2021 by C. Perkins, M. McBride, D. Stanley, W. Kumari, JC. Zúñiga. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Well-known issues with multicast have prevented the deployment of multicast in 802.11 (Wi-Fi) and other local-area wireless environments. This document describes the known limitations of wireless (primarily 802.11) Layer 2 multicast. Also described are certain multicast enhancement features that have been specified by the IETF and by IEEE 802 for wireless media, as well as some operational choices that can be made to improve the performance of the network. Finally, some recommendations are provided about the usage and combination of these features and operational choices.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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