RFC 6754: Protocol Independent Multicast Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) Redirect

A Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) router uses the Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) procedure to select an upstream interface and router in order to build…

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Outgoing relationships (7 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 4601: Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)
Informative reference — RFC 5905: Network Time Protocol Version 4: Protocol and Algorithms Specification
Informative reference — RFC 5015: Bidirectional Protocol Independent Multicast (BIDIR-PIM)
Informative reference — RFC 3973: Protocol Independent Multicast - Dense Mode (PIM-DM): Protocol Specification (Revised)
Informative reference — RFC 6166: A Registry for PIM Message Types
Informative reference — RFC 6395: An Interface Identifier (ID) Hello Option for PIM

Incoming relationships (2 related RFCs)

Updated by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 8736: PIM Message Type Space Extension and Reserved Bits
Updated by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 9436: PIM Message Type Space Extension and Reserved Bits