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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] PIM

From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:53:56 -0800
On Jan 19, 2010, at 8:28 AM, Maynard, Chris wrote:

> Lastly, I am currently working off RFC's 4601 and 3973, but these RFC's
> describe only PIMv2.  I don't have any information whatsoever on PIMv1.
> The PIM dissector gives the following link as a source of information
> for PIMv1; however, the link no longer works:
> http://www.mbone.de/training/Module3.pdf.  Does anyone have information
> on PIMv1?  It looks to be very similar to PIMv2 except implemented under
> IGMP; however none of the IGMP RFC's describe it.  As indicated by
> http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/junos72/swconfig72-multic
> ast/download/pim-intro.pdf, "In fact, no current RFC describes PIMv1 at
> all: The drafts have all expired, and PIMv1 was never issued as an
> official RFC."

A bunch of Googling found

	http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-idmr-pim-spec-02

and

	http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-idmr-pim-dm-spec-03

which appears to be at least part of the spec for PIMv1.  I've updated the dissector.