{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-idmr-pim-sm-specv2-00",
  "doc_id": "RFC2362",
  "title": "Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification",
  "authors": [
    "D. Estrin",
    "D. Farinacci",
    "A. Helmy",
    "D. Thaler",
    "S. Deering",
    "M. Handley",
    "V. Jacobson",
    "C. Liu",
    "P. Sharma",
    "L. Wei"
  ],
  "format": [
    "TEXT",
    "HTML"
  ],
  "page_count": "66",
  "pub_status": "EXPERIMENTAL",
  "status": "EXPERIMENTAL",
  "source": "Inter-Domain Multicast Routing",
  "abstract": "This document describes a protocol for efficiently routing to multicast groups that may span wide-area (and inter-domain) internets.  This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.  It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.",
  "pub_date": "June 1998",
  "keywords": [
    "PIM-SM",
    "Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode",
    "routing",
    "message",
    "type",
    "timers",
    "flags"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [
    "RFC2117"
  ],
  "obsoleted_by": [
    "RFC4601",
    "RFC5059"
  ],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC2362",
  "errata_url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/rfc2362"
}