RFC 3618: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
The Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) describes a mechanism to connect multiple IP Version 4 Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse-Mode (PIM-SM) domains together. Each PIM-SM domain uses its own independent Rendezvous Point (RP) and does not have to depend on RPs in other domains. This document reflects existing MSDP implementations.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC3618
- Published
- October 2003
- Authors
- B. Fenner; D. Meyer
- Status
- EXPERIMENTAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 19
- Also known as
- —
Topics
Related documents
Ranked automatically by shared keywords, IETF area and stream — not by editorial selection.
- RFC 4610Anycast-RP Using Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)Current
August 2006
- RFC 5059Bootstrap Router (BSR) Mechanism for Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)Updated
January 2008
- RFC 3956Embedding the Rendezvous Point (RP) Address in an IPv6 Multicast AddressUpdated
November 2004
- RFC 8815Deprecating Any-Source Multicast (ASM) for Interdomain MulticastCurrent
August 2020
- RFC 2932IPv4 Multicast Routing MIBObsoleted
October 2000
- RFC 4601Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)Obsoleted
August 2006
- RFC 4607Source-Specific Multicast for IPCurrent
August 2006
- RFC 2362Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol SpecificationObsoleted
June 1998
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