RFC 3973: Protocol Independent Multicast - Dense Mode (PIM-DM): Protocol Specification (Revised)

This document specifies Protocol Independent Multicast - Dense Mode (PIM-DM). PIM-DM is a multicast routing protocol that uses the underlying unicast routing…

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Incoming relationships (13 related RFCs)

Updated by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 8736: PIM Message Type Space Extension and Reserved Bits
Updated by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 9436: PIM Message Type Space Extension and Reserved Bits
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9128: YANG Data Model for Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5186: Internet Group Management Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3) / Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) and Multicast Routing Protocol Interaction
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8220: Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) over Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4607: Source-Specific Multicast for IP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5384: The Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Join Attribute Format
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6518: Keying and Authentication for Routing Protocols (KARP) Design Guidelines
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6621: Simplified Multicast Forwarding
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5501: Requirements for Multicast Support in Virtual Private LAN Services
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6754: Protocol Independent Multicast Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) Redirect
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8364: PIM Flooding Mechanism (PFM) and Source Discovery (SD)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9466: PIM Assert Message Packing