@techreport{ietf-bier-entropy-staged-dc-clos-04, number = {draft-ietf-bier-entropy-staged-dc-clos-04}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bier-entropy-staged-dc-clos/04/}, author = {Jingrong Xie and Xiaohu Xu and Gang Yan and Mike McBride}, title = {{Use of BIER Entropy for Data Center Clos Networks}}, pagetotal = 9, year = 2020, month = oct, day = 27, abstract = {Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) introduces a new multicast- specific BIER Header. BIER can be applied to the Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) data plane or Non-MPLS data plane. Entropy is a technique used in BIER to support load-balancing. This document examines and describes how BIER Entropy is to be applied to Data Center Clos networks for path selection.}, }