RFC 2117 · EXPERIMENTAL · 1997

Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode : Protocol Specification

Overview

RFC 2117, “Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode : Protocol Specification”, is an Experimental document published in June 1997 by D. Estrin, D. Farinacci, A. Helmy, D. Thaler, S. Deering, M. Handley, V. Jacobson, C. Liu, P. Sharma, L. Wei. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2362 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a protocol for efficiently routing to multicast groups that may span wide-area (and inter-domain) internets. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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What “Experimental” means

Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 2362
Other RFCs from 1997

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