Table 1-4 Description of commonly-used IPv6 multicast Addresses
Scope IPv6 Multicast
Address
Description
Node/interface-local
scope
FF01:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Indicates all node (interface) addresses.
FF01:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 Indicates all router addresses.
Link-local scope FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Indicates all node addresses.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 Indicates all router addresses.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:3 Indicates the undefined address.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:4 Indicates the Distance Vector Multicast
Routing Protocol (DVMRP) routers.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:5 Indicates OSPF IGP routers.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:6 Indicates OSPF IGP designated routers.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:7 Indicates ST routers.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:8 Indicates ST hosts.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:9 Indicates RIP routers.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:A Indicates EIGRP routers.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:B Indicates mobile agents.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:D Indicates all PIM routers.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:E Indicates RSVP encapsulation.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:1:1 Indicates the link name.
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:1:2 Indicates all DHCP agents.
FF02:0:0:0:0:1:FFXX:X
XXX
Indicates the solicited node address.
XX:XXXX indicates the last 24 bits of
the IPv6 address of a node.
Site-local scope FF05:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 Indicates all router addresses.
FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:3 Indicates all DHCP severs.
FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:4 Indicates all DHCP relays.
FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:1000 to
FF05:0:0:0:0:0:1:13FF
Indicates the service location.
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