RFC 4611 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2006

Multicast Source Discovery Protocol Deployment Scenarios

Overview

RFC 4611, “Multicast Source Discovery Protocol Deployment Scenarios”, is a Best Current Practice document published in August 2006 by M. McBride, J. Meylor, D. Meyer. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

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.

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What “Best Current Practice” means

Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.

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