@misc{rfc9186, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 9186, howpublished = {RFC 9186}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC9186}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9186}, author = {Greg Mirsky and Ji Xiaoli}, title = {{Fast Failover in Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) Using Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Multipoint Networks}}, pagetotal = 7, year = 2022, month = jan, abstract = {This document specifies how Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for multipoint networks can provide sub-second failover for routers that participate in Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM). An extension to the PIM Hello message used to bootstrap a point-to-multipoint BFD session is also defined in this document.}, }