Many IPv6 multicast addresses are well-known to software implementing IPv6, to simplify common routing needs:
| ff02::1 | All nodes. |
| ff02::2 | All routers. |
| ff02::5 | All OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) routers. |
| ff02::6 | All OSPF DRs (OSPF Designated Routers). |
| ff02::9 | All RIP (Routing Information Protocol) routers. |
| ff02::a | All EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) routers. |
| ff02::d | All PIM (Protocol Independent Multicast) routers. |
| ff02::f | UPNP (Universal Plug and Play) devices. |
| ff02::11 | All homenet nodes. |
| ff02::12 | VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol). |
| ff02::16 | All MLDv2-capable routers. |
| ff02::1a | All RPL (Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks) routers (used in Internet of Things (IoT) devices). |
| ff02::fb | Multicast DNS IPv6. |
| ff02::101 | Network time (NTP). |
| ff02::1:2 | All DHCP agents. |
| ff02::1:3 | LLMNR (Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution). |
| ff02:0:0:0:0:1:ff00::/104 | Solicited node address. |
| ff02:0:0:0:0:1-2:ff00::/104 | Node information query. |
| ff05::1:3 | All DHCP server (site). |
| ff05::101 | All NTP server (site). |