RFC 6559 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2012

A Reliable Transport Mechanism for PIM

Overview

RFC 6559, “A Reliable Transport Mechanism for PIM”, is an Experimental document published in March 2012 by D. Farinacci, IJ. Wijnands, S. Venaas, M. Napierala. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines a reliable transport mechanism for the PIM protocol for transmission of Join/Prune messages. This eliminates the need for periodic Join/Prune message transmission and processing. The reliable transport mechanism can use either TCP or SCTP as the transport protocol. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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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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