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RFC 6807

Population Count Extensions to Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), December 2012

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Status:

EXPERIMENTAL

Authors:

D. Farinacci
G. Shepherd
S. Venaas
Y. Cai

Stream:

IETF

Source:

pim (rtg)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6807

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Abstract

This specification defines a method for providing multicast distribution-tree accounting data. Simple extensions to the Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) protocol allow a rough approximation of tree-based data in a scalable fashion. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.


For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.