Bootstrap Router Mechanism for Protocol Independent Multicast
RFC 5059, “Bootstrap Router Mechanism for Protocol Independent Multicast”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2008 by N. Bhaskar, A. Gall, J. Lingard, S. Venaas. It updates RFC 4601. It obsoletes RFC 2362. It has since been updated by RFC 8736, RFC 9436. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies the Bootstrap Router (BSR) mechanism for the class of multicast routing protocols in the PIM (Protocol Independent Multicast) family that use the concept of a Rendezvous Point as a means for receivers to discover the sources that send to a particular multicast group. BSR is one way that a multicast router can learn the set of group-to-RP mappings required in order to function. The mechanism is dynamic, largely self-configuring, and robust to router failure. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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