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RFC 6226: PIM Group-to-Rendezvous-Point Mapping

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Each Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) router in a PIM domain that supports Any Source Multicast (ASM) maintains Group-to-RP mappings that are used to identify a Rendezvous Point (RP) for a specific multicast group. PIM-SM has defined an algorithm to choose a RP from the Group-to-RP mappings learned using various mechanisms. This algorithm does not consider the PIM mode and the mechanism through which a Group-to-RP mapping was learned. This document defines a standard algorithm to deterministically choose between several Group-to-RP mappings for a specific group. This document first explains the requirements to extend the Group-to-RP mapping algorithm and then proposes the new algorithm. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC6226
Published
May 2011
Authors
B. Joshi; A. Kessler; D. McWalter
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
11
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RFC 4601

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