@techreport{mueller-dkextension-01, number = {draft-mueller-dkextension-01}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-mueller-dkextension/01/}, author = {Sebastian Müller}, title = {{Direct Knowledge Extension to Distance Vector Routing}}, pagetotal = 8, year = 2025, month = sep, day = 30, abstract = {Naive Distance Vector-based routing protocols like the Routing Information Protocol {[}RFC\_1058{]} suffer from a phenomena called the "count to infinity problem" in the event of a network topology change. This Internet Draft extends a naive Distance Vector routing implementation with a simple flag that allows the network to recover quickly and reliably, with no chance of routing loops to occur. Discussion Venues This note is to be removed before publishing as an RFC. Source for this draft and an issue tracker can be found at https://github.com/Sebastianmueller22/network-protocol.}, }