PIM-HELLO-OPTIONS The Protocol Independent Multicast routing protocol (PIM) specified in [RFC2362] uses an extensible Hello packet format. Hello packet options may be assigned First Come First Serve, as described in [RFC2434]. First Come First Serve assignments expire in one year; permanent assignments require a specification ("Specification Required" as described in [RFC2434]). The current assigned values for these parameters are listed here. Value Length Name References ----- ------ ---- ---------- 1 2 Hold Time [RFC2362] 2-16 - Reserved [RFC2362] 17 16 Label Parameters (renew 8/01) [Farinacci] 18 - Deprecated 19 4 DR Priority (renew 8/01) [Fenner] 20 4 Generation ID (renew 8/01) [Fenner] 21 4 State-Refresh (renew 8/01) [Kouvelas] 22 0 Bidirectional Capable (renew 8/01) [Kouvelas] 23 1 VCI Capability (renew 8/01) [Farinacci] REFERENCES ---------- [RFC2362] Estrin, D. et al, "Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification", RFC 2362, June 1998. [RFC2434] Alvestrand, H. and T. Narten, "Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", RFC 2434, October 1998. PEOPLE ------ [Farinacci] Dino Farinacci, , August 2000. [Fenner] Bill Fenner, , August 2000. [Kouvelas] Isidor Kouvelas, , August 2000. []