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RFC 3569: An Overview of Source-Specific Multicast (SSM)

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The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) and issues related to its deployment. It discusses how the SSM service model addresses the challenges faced in inter-domain multicast deployment, changes needed to routing protocols and applications to deploy SSM and interoperability issues with current multicast service models. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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Document ID
RFC3569
Published
July 2003
Authors
S. Bhattacharyya
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
14
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