RFC 6762: Multicast DNS

As networked devices become smaller, more portable, and more ubiquitous, the ability to operate with less configured infrastructure is increasingly important.…

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Outgoing relationships (30 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 3629: UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646
Normative reference — RFC 1034: Domain names - concepts and facilities
Normative reference — RFC 4034: Resource Records for the DNS Security Extensions
Normative reference — RFC 20: ASCII format for network interchange
Normative reference — RFC 5198: Unicode Format for Network Interchange
Normative reference — RFC 6761: Special-Use Domain Names
Normative reference — RFC 6195: Domain Name System (DNS) IANA Considerations
Informative reference — RFC 5226: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Informative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 4033: DNS Security Introduction and Requirements
Informative reference — RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Informative reference — RFC 5890: Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA): Definitions and Document Framework
Informative reference — RFC 2132: DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions
Informative reference — RFC 2136: Dynamic Updates in the Domain Name System (DNS UPDATE)
Informative reference — RFC 2181: Clarifications to the DNS Specification
Informative reference — RFC 6763: DNS-Based Service Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 2535: Domain Name System Security Extensions
Informative reference — RFC 3492: Punycode: A Bootstring encoding of Unicode for Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA)
Informative reference — RFC 3007: Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Dynamic Update
Informative reference — RFC 3927: Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 Link-Local Addresses
Informative reference — RFC 2845: Secret Key Transaction Authentication for DNS (TSIG)
Informative reference — RFC 2671: Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS0)
Informative reference — RFC 2931: DNS Request and Transaction Signatures ( SIG(0)s )
Informative reference — RFC 2930: Secret Key Establishment for DNS (TKEY RR)
Informative reference — RFC 4795: Link-local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR)
Informative reference — RFC 2052: A DNS RR for specifying the location of services (DNS SRV)
Informative reference — RFC 6281: Understanding Apple's Back to My Mac (BTMM) Service
Informative reference — RFC 6760: Requirements for a Protocol to Replace the AppleTalk Name Binding Protocol (NBP)

Incoming relationships (30 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8995: Bootstrapping Remote Secure Key Infrastructure (BRSKI)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7558: Requirements for Scalable DNS-Based Service Discovery (DNS-SD) / Multicast DNS (mDNS) Extensions
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8155: Traversal Using Relays around NAT (TURN) Server Auto Discovery
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8766: Discovery Proxy for Multicast DNS-Based Service Discovery
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8882: DNS-Based Service Discovery (DNS-SD) Privacy and Security Requirements
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6763: DNS-Based Service Discovery
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9499: DNS Terminology
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7707: Network Reconnaissance in IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7788: Home Networking Control Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6760: Requirements for a Protocol to Replace the AppleTalk Name Binding Protocol (NBP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7576: General Gap Analysis for Autonomic Networking
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8244: Special-Use Domain Names Problem Statement
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8765: DNS Push Notifications
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8994: An Autonomic Control Plane (ACP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7605: Recommendations on Using Assigned Transport Port Numbers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8990: GeneRic Autonomic Signaling Protocol (GRASP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9119: Multicast Considerations over IEEE 802 Wireless Media
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9623: Implementing Interfaces to Transport Services
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7123: Security Implications of IPv6 on IPv4 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8117: Current Hostname Practice Considered Harmful
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8764: Apple's DNS Long-Lived Queries Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9526: Simple Provisioning of Public Names for Residential Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9665: Service Registration Protocol for DNS-Based Service Discovery
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8222: Selecting Labels for Use with Conventional DNS and Other Resolution Systems in DNS-Based Service Discovery
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8904: DNS Whitelist (DNSWL) Email Authentication Method Extension
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9704: Establishing Local DNS Authority in Validated Split-Horizon Environments
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9726: Operational Considerations for Use of DNS in Internet of Things (IoT) Devices
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9898: Neighbor Discovery Considerations in IPv6 Deployments
Informatively referenced by — RFC 10029: DNS Multiple QTYPEs