RFC 2362 · EXPERIMENTAL · 1998

Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode : Protocol Specification

Overview

RFC 2362, “Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode : Protocol Specification”, is an Experimental document published in June 1998 by D. Estrin, D. Farinacci, A. Helmy, D. Thaler, S. Deering, M. Handley, V. Jacobson, C. Liu, P. Sharma, L. Wei. It obsoletes RFC 2117. It has been obsoleted by RFC 4601, RFC 5059 — 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. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.

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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
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2117
Obsoleted by
RFC 4601 RFC 5059
Other RFCs from 1998

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