@misc{rfc6559, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 6559, howpublished = {RFC 6559}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC6559}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6559}, author = {Dino Farinacci and IJsbrand Wijnands and Stig Venaas and Maria Napierala}, title = {{A Reliable Transport Mechanism for PIM}}, pagetotal = 29, year = 2012, month = mar, abstract = {This document defines a reliable transport mechanism for the PIM protocol for transmission of Join/Prune messages. This eliminates the need for periodic Join/Prune message transmission and processing. The reliable transport mechanism can use either TCP or SCTP as the transport protocol. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.}, }