Multicast VPN Using Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
RFC 8556

Received changes through RFC Editor sync (created alias RFC 8556, changed title to 'Multicast VPN Using Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)', changed abstract to 'The Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) specifications require the use of multicast tunnels ("P-tunnels") that traverse a service provider's backbone network.  The P-tunnels are used for carrying multicast traffic across the backbone.  A variety of P-tunnel types are supported.  Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) is a new architecture that provides optimal multicast forwarding through a "multicast domain", without requiring intermediate routers to maintain any per-flow state or to engage in an explicit tree-building protocol.  This document specifies the protocol and procedures that allow MVPN to use BIER as the method of carrying multicast traffic over a service provider's backbone network.', changed standardization level to Proposed Standard, changed state to RFC, added RFC published event at 2019-04-08, changed IESG state to RFC Published)