Technical Summary
TRILL supports multi-access LAN (Local Area Network) links where a
single link can have multiple end stations and TRILL switches
attached. Where multiple TRILL switches are attached to a link,
native traffic to and from end stations on that link is handled by a
subset of those TRILL switches called "Appointed Forwarders", with
the intent that native traffic in each VLAN be handled by at most one
TRILL switch. This document clarifies and updates the Appointed
Forwarder mechanism. It updates RFC 6325, updates RFC 7177, and
obsoletes RFC 6439.
Working Group Summary
WG has discussed this for 2 years.
The consensus seemed reasonable.
Document Quality
There are no existing implementations, but Huawei plans to implement this draft.
Personnel
Document shephered: Susan Hares
Responsible AD: Alia Atlas