RFC 8279: Multicast Using Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)

This document specifies a new architecture for the forwarding of multicast data packets. It provides optimal forwarding of multicast packets through a…

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Outgoing relationships (4 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 3443: Time To Live (TTL) Processing in Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Networks
Informative reference — RFC 6513: Multicast in MPLS/BGP IP VPNs
Informative reference — RFC 6514: BGP Encodings and Procedures for Multicast in MPLS/BGP IP VPNs

Incoming relationships (12 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 9262: Tree Engineering for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER-TE)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9624: EVPN Broadcast, Unknown Unicast, or Multicast (BUM) Using Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9272: Underlay Path Calculation Algorithm and Constraints for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9793: BGP Extensions for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9974: Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Requirements for the Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) Layer
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9572: Updates to EVPN Broadcast, Unknown Unicast, or Multicast (BUM) Procedures
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9522: Overview and Principles of Internet Traffic Engineering
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9573: MVPN/EVPN Tunnel Aggregation with Common Labels
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9789: MPLS Network Actions (MNAs) Framework
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9913: Reliable and Available Wireless (RAW) Technologies
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9689: Use Cases for a PCE as a Central Controller (PCECC)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9706: TreeDN: Tree-Based Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Live Streaming to Mass Audiences