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[Jon Crowcroft <>]

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 Bill Fenner typed:

 >>>As far as I know, there is no PIM-SM/MGPD public domain software
 >>>implementation that we could deploy

it would be nice if the zebra folks would do a pim - their code is
less encumbered than gated...
 
 >>I haven't tried it yet, but I was under the impression that gated had
 >>both PIM-SM and MBGP working.  However, yet another problem arises: many
 >>campuses have deployed PIMv1, and gated implements PIMv2.  There's no
 >>published document describing PIMv1; I have a stashed copy of an old spec
 >>which might or might not reflect what Cisco does.  Lip service says that
 >>it's not worth implementing PIMv1 since the rest of the world can just
 >>upgrade to IOS12; reality might say something else.
 >>
 >>  Bill

 cheers

   jon