RFC 7740 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016

Simulating Partial Mesh of Multipoint-to-Multipoint Provider Tunnels with Ingress Replication

Overview

RFC 7740, “Simulating Partial Mesh of Multipoint-to-Multipoint Provider Tunnels with Ingress Replication”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2016 by Z. Zhang, Y. Rekhter, A. Dolganow. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

RFC 6513 ("Multicast in MPLS/BGP IP VPNs") describes a method to support bidirectional customer multicast flows using a partial mesh of Multipoint-to-Multipoint (MP2MP) tunnels. This document specifies how a partial mesh of MP2MP tunnels can be simulated using Ingress Replication. This solution enables a service provider to use Ingress Replication to offer transparent bidirectional multicast service to its VPN customers.

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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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