Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
2017-10-31
2024-12-24
BIER Next Protocol Identifiers
IETF Review
0
Reserved
1
MPLS packet with downstream-assigned label at top of stack
2
MPLS packet with upstream-assigned label at top of stack
3
Ethernet frame
4
IPv4 packet
5
OAM packet
6
IPv6 packet
7
Payload is VXLAN encapsulated (no IP/UDP header)
8
Payload is NVGRE encapsulated (no IP header)
9
Payload is GENEVE encapsulated (no IP/UDP header)
10-62
Unassigned
63
Reserved
BIER Algorithm
0-127
Standards Action
128-239
Specification Required
240-254
Private or Experimental Use
Les Ginsberg, Chris Hopps
0
No BIER specific algorithm is used
1-239
Unassigned
240-254
Reserved for Private or Experimental Use
255
Reserved