Bit Indexed Explicit Replication (bier)

Document Date Status IPR AD/Shepherd
Active Internet-Drafts (7 hits)
9 pages 2026-03-23
I-D Exists
In WG Last Call
Reviews: rtgdir IETF Last Call secdir IETF Last Call
Donald E. Eastlake 3rd
11 pages
draft-ietf-bier-bgp-ls-bier-ext-21
BGP Link-State extensions for BIER
2026-01-06
I-D Exists
In WG Last Call 		1
Gyan Mishra
10 pages
draft-ietf-bier-bierin6-13
Supporting BIER in IPv6 Networks (BIERin6)
2026-02-23
I-D Exists
WG Consensus: Waiting for Write-Up : Proposed Standard 		2
vinayaka guntanakkala
45 pages
draft-ietf-bier-frr-12
A Framework for Fast Reroute with Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER-FRR)
2026-03-02
I-D Exists
WG Document : Informational
Reviews: intdir rtgdir IETF Last Call secdir IETF Last Call genart IETF Last Call 		3 Gunter Van de Velde
Zheng Zhang
11 pages
draft-ietf-bier-ospfv3-extensions-09
OSPFv3 Extensions for BIER
2026-01-21
I-D Exists
WG Document : Proposed Standard
Reviews: secdir IETF Last Call rtgdir IETF Last Call genart IETF Last Call 		Gunter Van de Velde
Huaimo Chen
15 pages 2026-04-20
I-D Exists
WG Consensus: Waiting for Write-Up 		2
Huaimo Chen
12 pages
draft-ietf-bier-source-protection-10
BIER (Bit Index Explicit Replication) Redundant Ingress Router Failover
2026-03-29
I-D Exists
WG Document
Active with the IESG Internet-Drafts (3 hits)
10 pages
draft-ietf-bier-oam-requirements-21
Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) Requirements for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) Layer
2025-11-23
RFC Ed Queue : AUTH48 AUTH48 160
Submitted to IESG for Publication : Informational
Reviews: rtgdir IETF Last Call tsvart IETF Last Call genart IETF Last Call opsdir IETF Last Call secdir IETF Last Call
Jul 2025 		Gunter Van de Velde
Hooman Bidgoli
9 pages
draft-ietf-bier-php-16
BIER Penultimate Hop Popping
2024-12-04
RFC Ed Queue : MISSREF 523
Submitted to IESG for Publication : Proposed Standard
Reviews: genart IETF Last Call opsdir IETF Last Call secdir IETF Last Call rtgdir IETF Last Call 		1 Gunter Van de Velde
Xiao Min
38 pages
draft-ietf-bier-ping-23
Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) Ping and Trace
2026-05-12
New
IESG Evaluation::External Party 50
Submitted to IESG for Publication : Proposed Standard
Reviews: intdir opsdir genart IETF Last Call tsvart IETF Last Call secdir IETF Last Call rtgdir Early secdir Early intdir Early
Action Holders: Mankamana Prasad Mishra 50, Greg Shepherd 50, Zheng Zhang 50, Tony Przygienda 50 		1 Gunter Van de Velde
Mankamana Prasad Mishra
Expired Internet-Drafts (20 hits)
19 pages
draft-ietf-bier-bier-yang-10
YANG Data Model for BIER Protocol
2025-02-11
Expired
WG Document
Dec 2025
9 pages
draft-ietf-bier-entropy-staged-dc-clos-04
Use of BIER Entropy for Data Center Clos Networks
2020-10-27
Expired
WG Document 		1
7 pages 2020-09-28
Expired
WG Document
13 pages
draft-ietf-bier-lsr-non-mpls-extensions-04
LSR Extensions for BIER non-MPLS Encapsulation
2025-08-19
Expired
Waiting for WG Chair Go-Ahead
Huaimo Chen
17 pages
draft-ietf-bier-mld-08
BIER Ingress Multicast Flow Overlay using Multicast Listener Discovery Protocols
2023-07-02
Expired
WG Document : Experimental
Jul 2025
Mankamana Prasad Mishra
9 pages
draft-ietf-bier-mldp-signaling-over-bier-04
M-LDP Signaling Through BIER Core
2025-02-05
Expired
WG Document
Nabeel Cocker
7 pages
draft-ietf-bier-mtud-00
BIER MTU Discovery
2019-02-27
Expired
WG Document
15 pages 2024-02-06
Expired
WG Document 		1
17 pages
draft-ietf-bier-multicast-http-response-06
Applicability of BIER Multicast Overlay for Adaptive Streaming Services
2021-07-10
Expired
In WG Last Call 		1
6 pages
draft-ietf-bier-non-mpls-bift-encoding-04
An Optional Encoding of the BIFT-id Field in the non-MPLS BIER Encapsulation
2021-05-30
Expired
WG Document
9 pages
draft-ietf-bier-path-mtu-discovery-18
Path Maximum Transmission Unit Discovery (PMTUD) for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) Layer
2025-05-05
Expired
WG Consensus: Waiting for Write-Up 		1
Hooman Bidgoli
13 pages
draft-ietf-bier-pim-signaling-13
PIM Signaling Through BIER Core
2025-03-03
Expired
WG Document : Proposed Standard 		2 Alvaro Retana
Nabeel Cocker
9 pages
draft-ietf-bier-pmmm-oam-16
Performance Measurement (PM) with Marking Method in Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) Layer
2024-11-07
Expired
WG Document : Proposed Standard 		2 Andrew Alston
Suneesh Babu
13 pages
draft-ietf-bier-problem-statement-00
Bit Indexed Explicit Replication (BIER) Problem Statement
2016-04-03
Expired
WG Document
8 pages
draft-ietf-bier-te-isis-10
IS-IS Extensions for BIER-TE
2024-03-28
Expired
WG Document 		1
14 pages
draft-ietf-bier-te-ospf-10
OSPF Extensions for BIER-TE
2024-02-01
Expired
WG Document 		1
6 pages
draft-ietf-bier-te-ospfv3-08
OSPFv3 Extensions for BIER-TE
2024-03-28
Expired
WG Document 		1
19 pages
draft-ietf-bier-te-yang-09
A YANG data model for Tree Engineering for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER-TE)
2025-08-15
Expired
WG Document
12 pages
draft-ietf-bier-tether-08
Tethering A BIER Router To A BIER Incapable Router
2024-12-03
Expired
WG Document : Proposed Standard
Reviews: rtgdir opsdir IETF Last Call secdir IETF Last Call genart IETF Last Call 		1 Gunter Van de Velde
Ran Chen
17 pages 2020-09-10
Expired
WG Consensus: Waiting for Write-Up
Dec 2025 		1
Suneesh Babu
RFCs (9 hits)
43 pages
RFC 8279
Multicast Using Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
2017-11
Proposed Standard RFC 		Alia Atlas
24 pages
RFC 8296
Encapsulation for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) in MPLS and Non-MPLS Networks Errata
2018-01
Proposed Standard RFC 		Alia Atlas
12 pages
RFC 8401
Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) Support via IS-IS Errata
2018-06
Proposed Standard RFC
Updated by rfc9272 		Alvaro Retana
12 pages
RFC 8444
OSPFv2 Extensions for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
2018-11
Proposed Standard RFC
Updated by rfc9272 		Alvaro Retana
17 pages
RFC 8556
Multicast VPN Using Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
2019-04
Proposed Standard RFC 		Alvaro Retana
43 pages
RFC 9262
Tree Engineering for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER-TE)
2022-10
Proposed Standard RFC 		Alvaro Retana
6 pages
RFC 9272
Underlay Path Calculation Algorithm and Constraints for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
2022-09
Proposed Standard RFC 		Alvaro Retana
13 pages
RFC 9624
EVPN Broadcast, Unknown Unicast, or Multicast (BUM) Using Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
2024-08
Proposed Standard RFC 		Andrew Alston
12 pages
RFC 9793
BGP Extensions for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) Errata
2025-06
Proposed Standard RFC 		Gunter Van de Velde
Related Internet-Drafts and RFCs (3 hits)
12 pages
draft-cz-bier-bgp-ls-bier-te-ext-06
BGP-LS extensions for BIER-TE
2026-01-27
I-D Exists
13 pages
draft-li-bier-scalable-data-plane-00
Scalable Data Plane Architecture for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
2026-02-28
I-D Exists
7 pages
draft-zzhang-bier-optimized-use-in-aidc-01
Optimized Use of BIER in AIML Data Centers
2026-03-16
I-D Exists
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