| MSDP, Multicast Source Discovery Protocol |
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| Protocol suite: | TCP/IP. |
| Type: | Application layer protocol. |
| Port: | 639 (TCP). |
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| Working groups: | msdp, Multicast Source Discovery Protocol. |
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MSDP describes a mechanism to connect multiple PIM Sparse-Mode (PIM-SM) domains together. Each PIM-SM domain uses its own independent RP(s) and does not have to depend on RPs in other domains.
| MAC header | IP header | TCP header | MSDP header | Data ::: |
RFCs:
[RFC 3618] Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP).
[RFC 4608] Source-Specific Protocol Independent Multicast in 232/8.
[RFC 4611] Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) Deployment Scenarios.
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Description | Glossary | RFCs | Publications | Obsolete RFCs |