Protocol Independent Multicast (pim) ------------------------------------ Charter Last Modified: 2006-07-17 Current Status: Active Working Group Chair(s): Tom Pusateri Mike McBride Routing Area Director(s): Ross Callon Bill Fenner Routing Area Advisor: Bill Fenner Mailing Lists: General Discussion:pim@ietf.org To Subscribe: http://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/pim/ Archive: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/pim/index.html Description of Working Group: The Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Working Group is chartered to standardize and promote the Protocol Independent Multicast Version 2 (PIMv2), Sparse Mode and Dense Mode, as a scalable, efficient and robust multicast routing protocol, capable of supporting thousands of groups, different types of multicast applications, and all major underlying layer-2 subnetwork technologies. The working group will decide if there is a need for any follow on work or version 3 of the protocol. This working group will act as a consultant to any PIM-over-Foo proposals, including but not limited to PIM-over-ATM, using PIM for multiprotocol label switching, and PIM-over-UDLR links. Documents: 1) PIM-SM v2 specification (standards track) This document is a specification for Sparse Mode Protocol Independent Multicast. 2) PIM-DM v2 speficication (standards track) This document is a specification for Dense Mode Protocol Independent Multicast. 3) PIM MIB (standards track) This document contains the MIB definitions for PIMv2. Goals and Milestones: Done Hold the first Working Group meeting and discuss the charter and the state of progress on the chartered items. Done Update the PIM-DM version 2 Internet-draft. Go to WG last call. Submision to IESG for considerations as proposed standard. Done Resubmit the latest PIM-SM version 2 specification to IESG for consideration as a proposed standard RFC Done Submit PIM-SM Applicability Statements Done Submit PIMv2 MIB to IESG for consideration as proposed standard. Done Submit updated PIM-SM and PIM-DM internet-drafts, clarifying any inconsistencies or ambiguities in the previous drafts. Done Submit PIM-SM version 2 and PIM-DM version 2 specifications to IESG for consideration as Draft Standards. Mar 2005 Submit PIMv2 MIB to IESG for consideration as draft standard. Internet-Drafts: Posted Revised I-D Title ------ ------- -------------------------------------------- Mar 2000 Oct 2005 Bi-directional Protocol Independent Multicast (BIDIR-PIM) Feb 2001 Jun 2006 Bootstrap Router (BSR) Mechanism for PIM Jun 2002 Apr 2006 Protocol Independent Multicast MIB Aug 2006 Aug 2006 PIM Bootstrap Router MIB Oct 2006 Oct 2006 Security Issues in PIM-SM Link-local Messages Oct 2006 Oct 2006 Last-hop Threats to Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Request For Comments: RFC Stat Published Title ------- -- ----------- ------------------------------------ RFC3973 E Jan 2005 Protocol Independent Multicast - Dense Mode (PIM-DM): Protocol Specification (Revised) RFC4610 PS Aug 2006 Anycast-RP Using Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) RFC4601 PS Aug 2006 Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised) RFC4602 I Aug 2006 Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) IETF Proposed Standard Requirements Analysis