RFC 4611: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) Deployment Scenarios
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes best current practices for intra-domain and inter-domain deployment of the Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) in conjunction with Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse Mode (PIM-SM). This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC4611
- Published
- August 2006
- Authors
- M. McBride; J. Meylor; D. Meyer
- Status
- BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- ops
- Pages
- 14
- Also known as
- BCP121
Topics
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- RFC 5796Authentication and Confidentiality in Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) Link-Local MessagesCurrent
March 2010
- RFC 8815Deprecating Any-Source Multicast (ASM) for Interdomain MulticastCurrent
August 2020
- RFC 4601Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)Obsoleted
August 2006
- RFC 5060Protocol Independent Multicast MIBCurrent
January 2008
- RFC 5384The Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Join Attribute FormatUpdated
November 2008
- RFC 3618Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)Current
October 2003
- RFC 2362Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol SpecificationObsoleted
June 1998
- RFC 9186Fast Failover in Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) Using Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Multipoint NetworksCurrent
January 2022
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