Sparse Mode

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SM
Pronunciation
/spɑrs moʊd/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Protocol-independent multicast sparse mode ( PIM-SM ) is one of the most widely used multicast routing protocols.
  2. Existing intra-group forwarding state reduction approaches for sparse mode multicast, which aim to remove forwarding states at non-branching routers, are analyzed, and some problems appearing in these schemes are presented.
  3. A multicast forwarding state reduction scheme based on interface format for sparse mode multicast, which aims to minimize storage requirement of multicast forwarding state, is proposed.

Other meanings of SM