Network Working Group D. Estrin Request for Comments: 2362 USC Obsoletes: 2117 D. Farinacci Category: Experimental 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 1998 Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification Status of this Memo This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998). All Rights Reserved. Estrin, et. al. Experimental