Network-related VM Mobility Issues
draft-ietf-nvo3-vm-mobility-issues-02
Network Working Group Y. Rekhter
Internet Draft Juniper Networks
Category: Standards Track
Expiration Date: June 2014
W. Henderickx
Alcatel-Lucent
R. Shekhar
Juniper Networks
Luyuan Fang
Cisco Systems
Linda Dunbar
Huawei
Ali Sajassi
Cisco Systems
December 2 2013
Network-related VM Mobility Issues
draft-ietf-nvo3-vm-mobility-issues-02.txt
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Abstract
This document describes a set of network-related issues presented by
the desire to support seamless Virtual Machine mobility in the data
center and between data centers. In particular, it looks at the
implications of meeting the requirements for "seamless mobility".
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Table of Contents
1 Specification of requirements ......................... 3
2 Introduction .......................................... 3
2.1 Terminology ........................................... 4
3 Problem Statement ..................................... 7
3.1 Usage of VLAN-IDs ..................................... 7
3.2 Maintaining Connectivity in the Presence of VM Mobility ...8
3.3 Layer 2 Extension ..................................... 8
3.4 Optimal IP Routing .................................... 9
3.5 Preserving Policies ................................... 10
4 IANA Considerations ................................... 10
5 Security Considerations ............................... 10
6 Acknowledgements ...................................... 10
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