Avoid Unnecessary Upstream Traffic in BIDIR-PIM
draft-zzhang-pim-bidir-rp-prune-graft-00
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| Author | Weesan Lee | ||
| Last updated | 2012-04-26 (Latest revision 2011-10-24) | ||
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Abstract
In a BIDIR-PIM network, data packets could be forwarded from the source to the RP and then get dropped there because there is no receiver on the other side of the distribution tree. This document specifies a way to prune the unnecessary traffic with minimum additional states and procedures.
Authors
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