RFC 6513: Multicast in MPLS/BGP IP VPNs

In order for IP multicast traffic within a BGP/MPLS IP VPN (Virtual Private Network) to travel from one VPN site to another, special protocols and procedures…

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Outgoing relationships (29 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 4364: BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Normative reference — RFC 3032: MPLS Label Stack Encoding
Normative reference — RFC 4601: Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)
Normative reference — RFC 4875: Extensions to Resource Reservation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) for Point-to-Multipoint TE Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Normative reference — RFC 6514: BGP Encodings and Procedures for Multicast in MPLS/BGP IP VPNs
Normative reference — RFC 5462: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Stack Entry: "EXP" Field Renamed to "Traffic Class" Field
Normative reference — RFC 5331: MPLS Upstream Label Assignment and Context-Specific Label Space
Normative reference — RFC 6388: Label Distribution Protocol Extensions for Point-to-Multipoint and Multipoint-to-Multipoint Label Switched Paths
Normative reference — RFC 4023: Encapsulating MPLS in IP or Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Normative reference — RFC 4915: Multi-Topology (MT) Routing in OSPF
Normative reference — RFC 5332: MPLS Multicast Encapsulations
Normative reference — RFC 4659: BGP-MPLS IP Virtual Private Network (VPN) Extension for IPv6 VPN
Normative reference — RFC 5384: The Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Join Attribute Format
Normative reference — RFC 6511: Non-Penultimate Hop Popping Behavior and Out-of-Band Mapping for RSVP-TE Label Switched Paths
Informative reference — RFC 5226: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Informative reference — RFC 2784: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Informative reference — RFC 2003: IP Encapsulation within IP
Informative reference — RFC 4607: Source-Specific Multicast for IP
Informative reference — RFC 3270: Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Support of Differentiated Services
Informative reference — RFC 2983: Differentiated Services and Tunnels
Informative reference — RFC 2890: Key and Sequence Number Extensions to GRE
Informative reference — RFC 5015: Bidirectional Protocol Independent Multicast (BIDIR-PIM)
Informative reference — RFC 3618: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
Informative reference — RFC 2365: Administratively Scoped IP Multicast
Informative reference — RFC 5059: Bootstrap Router (BSR) Mechanism for Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
Informative reference — RFC 4365: Applicability Statement for BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Informative reference — RFC 4834: Requirements for Multicast in Layer 3 Provider-Provisioned Virtual Private Networks (PPVPNs)
Informative reference — RFC 4797: Use of Provider Edge to Provider Edge (PE-PE) Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) or IP in BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks

Incoming relationships (37 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 7988: Ingress Replication Tunnels in Multicast VPN
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 7582: Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN): Using Bidirectional P-Tunnels
Updated by — RFC 7900: Extranet Multicast in BGP/IP MPLS VPNs
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6514: BGP Encodings and Procedures for Multicast in MPLS/BGP IP VPNs
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9182: A YANG Network Data Model for Layer 3 VPNs
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6625: Wildcards in Multicast VPN Auto-Discovery Routes
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9251: Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Proxies for Ethernet VPN (EVPN)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9572: Updates to EVPN Broadcast, Unknown Unicast, or Multicast (BUM) Procedures
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7524: Inter-Area Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) Segmented Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7716: Global Table Multicast with BGP Multicast VPN (BGP-MVPN) Procedures
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9573: MVPN/EVPN Tunnel Aggregation with Common Labels
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8293: A Framework for Multicast in Network Virtualization over Layer 3
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9574: Optimized Ingress Replication Solution for Ethernet VPNs (EVPNs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6512: Using Multipoint LDP When the Backbone Has No Route to the Root
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8049: YANG Data Model for L3VPN Service Delivery
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6517: Mandatory Features in a Layer 3 Multicast BGP/MPLS VPN Solution
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9026: Multicast VPN Fast Upstream Failover
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9624: EVPN Broadcast, Unknown Unicast, or Multicast (BUM) Using Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9630: Multicast On-Path Telemetry Using In Situ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (IOAM)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9658: Multipoint LDP Extensions for Multi-Topology Routing
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9856: Multicast Source Redundancy in EVPNs
Normatively referenced by — RFC 10018: Multicast and Ethernet VPN with Segment Routing Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) and Ingress Replication
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8085: UDP Usage Guidelines
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8279: Multicast Using Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7117: Multicast in Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9252: BGP Overlay Services Based on Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9181: A Common YANG Data Model for Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6511: Non-Penultimate Hop Popping Behavior and Out-of-Band Mapping for RSVP-TE Label Switched Paths
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8950: Advertising IPv4 Network Layer Reachability Information (NLRI) with an IPv6 Next Hop
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6826: Multipoint LDP In-Band Signaling for Point-to-Multipoint and Multipoint-to-Multipoint Label Switched Paths
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7439: Gap Analysis for Operating IPv6-Only MPLS Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7438: Multipoint LDP (mLDP) In-Band Signaling with Wildcards
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7814: Virtual Subnet: A BGP/MPLS IP VPN-Based Subnet Extension Solution
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9625: EVPN Optimized Inter-Subnet Multicast (OISM) Forwarding
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7289: Carrier-Grade NAT (CGN) Deployment with BGP/MPLS IP VPNs
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9081: Interoperation between Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) and Multicast Source Directory Protocol (MSDP) Source-Active Routes
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9706: TreeDN: Tree-Based Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Live Streaming to Mass Audiences