Multicast Source Proxy Option
draft-yli-idmr-source-proxy-00
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| Author | Yunzhou Li | ||
| Last updated | 1999-05-14 | ||
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Abstract
This memo introduces a multicast source proxy option to the IP header of multicast data in anticipation to improve the scalability of dense-mode multicast protocols. In case of many-to-many multicast applications, this option will enable downstream routers to aggregate (S,G) states consistently. This option will also allow to dynamically re-root subset of multicast distribution tree as required. This option will enable an MOSPF domain to function as a transit domain. For each aggregation source network S/mask, this option allows internal MOSPF routers to create a default state (S/mask, *), whose forwarding decision maps to (ASBR, *). All multicast data for group without internal membership will be forwarded in accordance with the default state.
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