[pim] Re: I-D Action: draft-ietf-pim-gaap-20.txt

Hi,

In "6.1.  Allocating Group Addresses" is the group name string
supposed to be passed to the hash function with or without the 
null character?

Regards, Linus


On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 03:59:43PM -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> Internet-Draft draft-ietf-pim-gaap-20.txt is now available. It is a work item
> of the Protocols for IP Multicast (PIM) WG of the IETF.
> 
>    Title:   Group Address Allocation Protocol (GAAP)
>    Authors: Dino Farinacci
>             Mike McBride
>    Name:    draft-ietf-pim-gaap-20.txt
>    Pages:   29
>    Dates:   2026-08-14
> 
> Abstract:
> 
>    This document describes a design for a lightweight decentralized
>    multicast group address allocation protocol (named GAAP and
>    pronounced "gap" as in "mind the gap").  The base allocation protocol
>    requires no centralized service and minimal configuration, although
>    deployments using encryption or administrative scoping may require
>    configuration.  The protocol runs among group participants which need
>    a unique group address to send and receive multicast packets.
>    Tailored for IPv4 and IPv6 networks, this design offers a simple,
>    lightweight option rather than extending an existing protocol.
> 
> The IETF datatracker status page for this Internet-Draft is:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-pim-gaap/
> 
> There is also an HTMLized version available at:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-pim-gaap-20
> 
> A diff from the previous version is available at:
> https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=draft-ietf-pim-gaap-20
> 
> Internet-Drafts are also available by rsync at:
> rsync.ietf.org::internet-drafts
> 
> 
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