Whois-RWS
| Network | |
|---|---|
| Net Range | 224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255 |
| CIDR | 224.0.0.0/4
|
| Name | MCAST-NET |
| Handle | NET-224-0-0-0-1 |
| Parent | |
| Net Type | IANA Special Use |
| Origin AS | |
| Organization | Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) |
| Registration Date | 1991-05-22 |
| Last Updated | 2013-08-30 |
| Comments | Addresses starting with a number between 224 and 239 are used for IP multicast. IP multicast is a technology for efficiently sending the same content to multiple destinations. It is commonly used for distributing financial information and video streams, among other things.
A full list of IPv4 multicast assignments can be found at: http://www.iana.org/assignments/multicast-addresses A document describing the policies for assigning multicast addresses can be found at: http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc5771 |
| RESTful Link | https://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-224-0-0-0-1 |
| See Also | Related POC records. |
| See Also | Related organization's POC records. |
| See Also | Related delegations. |