RFC 4601, "Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)", August 2006

Note: This RFC has been obsoleted by RFC 7761

Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 5059, RFC 5796, RFC 6226

Errata ID: 1136
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Maren Peasley
Date Reported: 2007-12-21
Held for Document Update by: Adrian Farrel

Section Index says:

Not reproduced here.

It should say:

Due to the number of change recommendations to the index, I am not reproducing the index entries here.  The list of definitions that I was able to determine are given below.  Some definitions are not given and these are marked below.

Address_List	31*
Assert(*,G)	128*
Assert(S,G)	128*
AssertCancel(*,G)	99*
AssertCancel(S,G) 	99*
AssertTimer(*,G,I) 	not listed X
AssertTimer(S,G,I) 	not listed X
AssertTrackingDesired(*,G,I)	93*
AssertTrackingDesired(S,G,I) 	86*
AssertWinner(*,G,I)	100*
AssertWinner(S,G,I)	100*
AssertWinnerMetric(*,G,I)	101*
AssertWinnerMetric(S,G,I)	101*
assert_metric	98*
Assert_Override_Interval	132*
Assert_Time	132*
AT(*,G,I)	129*
AT(S,G,I)	129*
CheckSwitchToSpt(S,G) 	28*
CouldAssert(*,G,I)	93*
CouldAssert(S,G,I)	86*
CouldRegister(S,G)	41*
Default_Hello_Holdtime	not listed X
DirectlyConnected(S) 	27*
DownstreamJPState(*,*,RP,I) 	45* (state of FSM in section 4.5.1)
DownstreamJPState(*,G,I) 	49* (state of FSM in section 4.5.2)
DownstreamJPState(S,G,I) 	53* (state of FSM in section 4.5.3)
DownstreamJPState(S,G,rpt,I)	56* (state of FSM in section 4.5.4)
DR(I)	33*
dr_is_better(a,b,I)	33*
DR_Priority	31*
Effective_Override_Interval(I)	36*
Effective_Propagation_Delay(I)		35*
ET(*,*,RP,I)	128*
ET(*,G,I)	128*
ET(S,G,I)	129*
ET(S,G,rpt,I)	129*
GenID	31*
Hash_Function	not listed X
Hello_Holdtime		131*
Hello_Period	130*
HT(I)	31*
IGMP	6*
immediate_olist(*,*,RP)	22*
immediate_olist(*,G)	22*
immediate_olist(S,G)	22*
infinite_assert_metric()	99*
inherited_olist(S,G)	22*
inherited_olist(S,G,rpt)	22*
I_Am_Assert_Loser(*,G,I)	not listed X
I_Am_Assert_Loser(S,G,I)	not listed X
I_am_DR(I)	33*
I_am_RP(G)	44*
J/P_Holdtime	131*
J/P_Override_Interval(I)	132*
JoinDesired(*,*,RP)	64*
JoinDesired(*,G)	68*
JoinDesired(S,G)	73*
joins(*,*,RP(G))	not listed X
joins(*,*,RP)	23*
joins(*,G)	23*
joins(S,G)	23*
JT(*,*,RP)	129*
JT(*,G)		129*
JT(S,G)		129*
KAT(S,G)	129*
KeepaliveTimer(S,G)	not listed X
Keepalive_Period	134*
lan_delay_enabled(I)	35*
LAN_Prune_Delay	not listed X
local_receiver_exclude(S,G,I)	23*
local_receiver_include(*,G,I)	not listed X
local_receiver_include(S,G,I)	not listed X
lost_assert(*,G)		24*
lost_assert(*,G,I)	100*
lost_assert(S,G)		24*
lost_assert(S,G,I)	100*
lost_assert(S,G,rpt)	24*
lost_assert(S,G,rpt,I)	100*
MBGP	6*
MFIB	6*
MLD	6*
MRIB	6*
MRIB.next_hop(host)	25*
my_assert_metric(*,G,I)	not listed X
my_assert_metric(S,G,I)	98*
NBR(Interface,IP_address)	not listed X
NLT(N,I)	not listed X
OT(S,G,rpt)	77*
Override_Interval(I)	130? (Why is it termed a “variable”?)
packet_arrives_on_rp_tunnel(pkt)	43*
pim_exclude(S,G)	22*
pim_include(*,G)	22*
pim_include(S,G)	22*
PPT(*,*,RP,I)	not listed X
PPT(*,G,I)	not listed X
PPT(S,G,I)	not listed X
PPT(S,G,rpt,I)	not listed X
Propagation_Delay(I)	130? (Why is it termed a “variable”?)
Propagation_delay_default	130*
PruneDesired(S,G,rpt)	79*
prunes(S,G,rpt)		23*
Register-Stop(*,G)	not listed X
Register-Stop(S,G)	not listed X
Register-StopTimer(S,G)	not listed X
Register_Probe_Time	135*
Register_Suppression_Time	135*
RP(G)	not listed X
RPF	6*
RPF’(*,G)	24*
RPF’(S,G)	25*
RPF’(S,G,rpt)	24*
RPF_interface	not listed X
RPF_interface(host)	not listed X
RPFJoinDesired(G)	79*
rpt_assert_metric(G,I)	not listed X
RST(S,G)	135?
SPTbit(S,G)	not listed X
spt_assert_metric(S,I)	98*
SSM	106*
Suppression_Enabled(I)		36*
SwitchToSptDesired(S,G)	28*
TIB	6*
Triggered_Hello_Delay		130*
t_joinsuppress	not listed X
t_override	133*
t_override_default	130*
t_periodic	133*
t_suppressed	133*
Update_SPTbit(S,G,iif)		29*
UpstreamJPState(S,G)		not listed X

Notes:

The locations of the definitions of functions are not given. Given that there are so many functions, it would be useful to have a notation that indicates this. I propose adding a “*” next to the page reference that contains the definition of that function as well as adding an explanatory note to the index, such as:

For function definitions, see the pages marked with an asterisk (*).

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