rfc-6807

Population Count Extensions to Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)

D. Farinacci, G. Shepherd, S. Venaas, Y. Cai

date2012-12 streamIETF areartg wgpim statusEXPERIMENTAL pages15 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6807 doi10.17487/RFC6807

This specification defines a method for providing multicast distribution-tree accounting data. Simple extensions to the Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) protocol allow a rough approximation of tree-based data in a scalable fashion. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.