Dynamic Flooding on Dense Graphs
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Internet Engineering Task Force                               T. Li, Ed.
Internet-Draft                                           Arista Networks
Intended status: Standards Track                          P. Psenak, Ed.
Expires: December 6, 2019                                    L. Ginsberg
                                                     Cisco Systems, Inc.
                                                                 H. Chen
                                                               Futurewei
                                                           T. Przygienda
                                                  Juniper Networks, Inc.
                                                               D. Cooper
                                                             CenturyLink
                                                                L. Jalil
                                                                 Verizon
                                                              S. Dontula
                                                                     ATT
                                                            June 4, 2019

                    Dynamic Flooding on Dense Graphs
                   draft-ietf-lsr-dynamic-flooding-03

Abstract

   Routing with link state protocols in dense network topologies can
   result in sub-optimal convergence times due to the overhead
   associated with flooding.  This can be addressed by decreasing the
   flooding topology so that it is less dense.

   This document discusses the problem in some depth and an
   architectural solution.  Specific protocol changes for IS-IS, OSPFv2,
   and OSPFv3 are described in this document.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.1.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   2.  Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   3.  Solution Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   4.  Dynamic Flooding  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     4.1.  Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.2.  Leader election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     4.3.  Computing the Flooding Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     4.4.  Topologies on Complete Bipartite Graphs . . . . . . . . .   9
       4.4.1.  A Minimal Flooding Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
       4.4.2.  Xia Topologies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
       4.4.3.  Optimization  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     4.5.  Encoding the Flooding Topology  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     4.6.  Advertising the Local Edges Enabled for Flooding  . . . .  11
   5.  Protocol Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     5.1.  IS-IS TLVs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       5.1.1.  IS-IS Area Leader Sub-TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       5.1.2.  IS-IS Dynamic Flooding Sub-TLV  . . . . . . . . . . .  13
       5.1.3.  IS-IS Area Node IDs TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
       5.1.4.  IS-IS Flooding Path TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
       5.1.5.  IS-IS Flooding Request TLV  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       5.1.6.  IS-IS LEEF Advertisement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
     5.2.  OSPF LSAs and TLVs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
       5.2.1.  OSPF Area Leader Sub-TLV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18