Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)
This specification has been revised 4 times since RFC 2117 (1997). Each document below formally obsoleted the one before it; the versions still in force are listed first.
Revision timeline
Current versions — implement against these
Superseded versions — historical reference only
- RFC 2117Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol SpecificationObsoletedJune 1997experimentalreplaced by RFC2362
- RFC 2362Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol SpecificationObsoletedJune 1998experimentalreplaced by RFC4601, RFC5059
- RFC 4601Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)ObsoletedAugust 2006proposed standardreplaced by RFC7761
This lineage is derived automatically from the “obsoletes” relationships recorded in the public RFC Editor index — no editorial judgement is applied to the ordering. The most recent document in the chain is RFC 7761 (March 2016).