RFC 8401: Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) Support via IS-IS
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document defines IS-IS extensions to support multicast forwarding using the Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) architecture.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8401
- Published
- June 2018
- Authors
- L. Ginsberg; T. Przygienda; S. Aldrin; Z. Zhang
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 12
- Also known as
- —
- Updated by:
- RFC 9272
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