1. RSVP-TE Extensions for P2MP-based BIER

Publication: IETF Individual Draft

Publication History: 2018-03

Publication URL: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-xie-mpls-rsvp-bier-extension-00

Description:

Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) is a new architecture that provides optimal multicast forwarding without requiring intermediate routers to maintain any per-flow state by using a multicast-specific BIER header. This document describes extensions to Resource Reservation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) for the set up of Traffic Engineered (TE) point-to-multipoint (P2MP) Label Switched Paths (LSPs) with BIER infomation, which is called P2MP based BIER in [I-D.xie-bier-mvpn-mpls-p2mp].

2. Multipoint LDP Extension for P2MP-based BIER

Publication: IETF Individual Draft

Publication History: 2018-03

Publication URL: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-xie-mpls-ldp-bier-extension-00

Description:

Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) is a new architecture that provides optimal multicast forwarding without requiring intermediate routers to maintain any per-flow state by using a multicast-specific BIER header. An extension to the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) defined in [RFC5036] for the setup of point-to-multipoint (P2MP) is described in [RFC6388] is called mLDP, and is used for multicast- specific tree building. This document describes mLDP extensions to setup a P2MP with BIER information, which is called P2MP based BIER in [I-D.xie-bier-mvpn-mpls-p2mp].