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Extensions to BIER Tree Engineering (BIER-TE) for Large Multicast Domains and 1:1 Protection
draft-fluechter-bier-bierte-subset-tunneling-00

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Authors Moritz Flüchter , Michael Menth , Toerless Eckert
Last updated 2025-04-24 (Latest revision 2024-10-21)
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Abstract

BIER-TE extends BIER with tree engineering capabilities and can be supported by almost the same hardware. However, a bitstring in BIER- TE hold bits for BFERs and links, which effects that the size of supportable topologies in terms of BFERs is smaller for BIER-TE than for BIER. While for BIER, subsets can be utilized to improve scaling to large multicast domains, this mechanism requires adaptation for BIER-TE. In this document, requirements for BIER-TE subsets are defined, a mechanism is described for how BIER-TE packets can reach their subsets using tunneling, and 1:1 protection for the entire BIER-TE multicast tree is explained. The concept utilizes egress protection for reaching a subset when the ingress BFIR of the subset fails.

Authors

Moritz Flüchter
Michael Menth
Toerless Eckert

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