Term |
Definition |
|---|---|
BIER |
Bit Index Explicit Replication. |
G-BIER |
Generalized Bit Index Explicit Replication |
BIERv6 |
Bit Index Explicit Replication IPv6 Encapsulation. |
BFER |
Bit forwarding egress router. |
BFIR |
Bit forwarding ingress router. |
BFR |
Bit forwarding router, which supports BIER/BIERv6. |
BIERv6 domain |
BIERv6 domain, which is a multicast network consisting of BFRs. |
BIERv6 sub-domain |
Sub-domain of a BIERv6 domain. A BIERv6 domain can be divided into multiple BIERv6 sub-domains. |
BFR-ID |
ID of a BFR. |
(C-S, C-G) |
PIM routing entry. C, S, and G are short for customer, multicast source, and multicast group, respectively. (C-S, C-G) multicast traffic is sent to all hosts that have joined the C-G multicast group and request data sent from the multicast source address C-S. |
(C-*, C-G) |
PIM routing entry. The asterisk (*) indicates any source, and C and G are short for customer and multicast group. (C-*, C-G) multicast traffic is sent to all hosts that have joined the C-G multicast group and have no requirements for a specific multicast source address. |
Acronym and Abbreviation |
Full Name |
|---|---|
BIER |
Bit Index Explicit Replication |
BIERv6 |
Bit Index Explicit Replication IPv6 encapsulation |
G-BIER |
Generalized Bit Index Explicit Replication encapsulation |
BFER |
Bit Forwarding Egress Router |
BFIR |
Bit Forwarding Ingress Router |
BFR |
Bit Forwarding Router |
BFR-ID |
BFR-identifier |
BIFT |
Bit index forwarding table |
BIRT |
Bit index routing table |
I-PMSI |
Inclusive-Provider Multicast Service Interface |
PMSI |
Provider Multicast Service Interface |
PTA |
PMSI tunnel attribute |
S-PMSI |
Selective-Provider Multicast Service Interface |
MPRA |
Multicast Policy Reserved Address |
MSID |
Multicast Service Identifier |