[rfc-dist] RFC 4947 on Address Resolution Mechanisms for IP Datagrams over MPEG-2 Networks

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        RFC 4947

        Title:      Address Resolution Mechanisms for IP 
                    Datagrams over MPEG-2 Networks 
        Author:     G. Fairhurst, M. Montpetit
        Status:     Informational
        Date:       July 2007
        Mailbox:    gorry at erg.abdn.ac.uk, 
                    mmontpetit at motorola.com
        Pages:      41
        Characters: 102717
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:   None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-ipdvb-ar-06.txt

        URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4947.txt

This document describes the process of binding/associating IPv4/IPv6
addresses with MPEG-2 Transport Streams (TS).  This procedure is known
as Address Resolution (AR) or Neighbor Discovery (ND).  Such address
resolution complements the higher-layer resource discovery tools that
are used to advertise IP sessions.

In MPEG-2 Networks, an IP address must be associated with a Packet ID
(PID) value and a specific Transmission Multiplex.  This document
reviews current methods appropriate to a range of technologies (such
as DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting), ATSC (Advanced Television Systems
Committee), DOCSIS (Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specifications),
and variants).  It also describes the interaction with well-known
protocols for address management including DHCP, ARP, and the ND
protocol.  This memo provides information for the Internet community.

This document is a product of the IP over DVB
Working Group of the IETF.


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