Chapter 4. Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM)

This chapter provides a detailed description of PIM-SM, the predominant multicast routing protocol for interdomain routing.

Specifications

The version numbers (version 1 and version 2) mostly pertain to packet format, and each version is described in several iterations of specifications. For example, version 2, sparse mode, was described in RFC 2117, which then was made obsolete by RFC 2362. The most recent specification of the PIM-SM protocol is draft-ietf-pim-sm-v2-new-04.txt. No current RFC describes PIM version 1; the Internet-Drafts that originally defined version 1 have expired.

PIM Versions

The implementation of PIM by Juniper Networks and Cisco Systems enables configuration of ...

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