RFC 9465
PIM Null-Register Packing, September 2023
- File formats:
- Also available: XML file for editing
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Authors:
- V. Kamath
R. Chokkanathapuram Sundaram
R. Banthia
A. Gopal - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- pim (rtg)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9465
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Abstract
In PIM Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) networks, PIM Null-Register messages are sent by the Designated Router (DR) to the Rendezvous Point (RP) to signal the presence of multicast sources in the network. There are periodic PIM Null-Registers sent from the DR to the RP to keep the state alive at the RP as long as the source is active. The PIM Null-Register message carries information about a single multicast source and group.
This document defines a standard to send information about multiple multicast sources and groups in a single PIM message. This document refers to the new messages as the "PIM Packed Null-Register message" and "PIM Packed Register-Stop message".
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.