RFC 1122:Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Commun...
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... permanent or transient. Permanent multicast addresses are allocated by the Internet Assigned Number Authority [INTRO:6], while transient addresses ...
... Address Mask Reply does not give the receiver authority and MUST NOT be used as the basis for issuing Address Mask Replies. ...



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