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Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification



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Network Working Group                                       D.  Estrin
Request for Comments: 2117                                         USC
Category: Experimental                                    D. Farinacci
                                                                 CISCO
                                                              A. Helmy
                                                                   USC
                                                             D. Thaler
                                                                 UMICH
                                                            S. Deering
                                                                 XEROX
                                                            M. Handley
                                                                   UCL
                                                           V. Jacobson
                                                                   LBL
                                                                C. Liu
                                                                   USC
                                                             P. Sharma
                                                                   USC
                                                                L. Wei
                                                                 CISCO
                                                             June 1997



     Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol
                             Specification

Status of This Memo

   This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
   community.  This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any
   kind.  Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
   Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Acknowledgements

   The author list has been reordered to reflect the involvement in
   detailed editorial work on this specification document.  The first
   four authors are the primary editors and are listed alphabetically.
   The rest of the authors, also listed alphabetically, participated in
   all aspects of the architectural and detailed design but managed to
   get away without hacking the latex!









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