MRD, Multicast Router Discovery

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Description:

Protocol suite: TCP/IP.
Type:Transport layer multicast discovery protocol.
Multicast addresses: 224.0.0.106 (All-Snoopers)
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:6A (All-Snoopers).
Base protocols: ICMPv6, Internet Control Message Protocol for IPv6.
IGMP, Internet Group Management Protocol.
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A hybrid protocol used for the discovery of multicast routers.

All MRD messages are sent with an IPv4 TTL or IPv6 Hop Limit set to 1 and contain the Router Alert option.

The Advertisement and Termination messages are sent to the All-Snoopers multicast address.

Solicitation messages are sent to the All-Routers multicast address.


MAC header IP header IGMP header MRD message
MAC header IPv6 header ICMPv6 header MRD message

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RFCs:

[RFC 4286] Multicast Router Discovery.


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