BIER Source Protection
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BIER WG Zheng. Zhang
Internet-Draft Greg. Mirsky
Intended status: Informational Quan. Xiong
Expires: January 8, 2020 ZTE Corporation
July 7, 2019
BIER Source Protection
draft-zhang-bier-source-protection-00
Abstract
This document describes the multicast source protection functions in
Bit Index Explicit Replication BIER domain.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Multicast Source Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1. BIER Ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2. BIER BFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1. Introduction
Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) [RFC8279] is an architecture
that provides multicast forwarding through a "BIER domain" without
requiring intermediate routers to maintain any multicast related per-
flow state. BIER also does not require any explicit tree-building
protocol for its operation. A multicast data packet enters a BIER
domain at a "Bit-Forwarding Ingress Router" (BFIR), and leaves the
BIER domain at one or more "Bit-Forwarding Egress Routers" (BFERs).
To protect the source node it may be transmitting to two or more
BFIRs. Based on local policies, BFERs may elect to use the same BFIR
or different BFIRs as the source of the multicast flow. The BFIR and
the path in use are referred to as working while all alternative
available BFIRs and paths that can be used to receive the same
multicast flow are referred to as protection. For a BFER, when
either the working BFIR or the working path fail, the BFER can select
one of protection BFIRs to get the multicast flow. The shorter the
detection time is, the faster the flow recovers.
This document discusses the functions that can be used in failure
detection for multicast source protection.
2. Multicast Source Protection
Two BFIRs independently advertise the source of the multicast flow to
BFERs. The precise type of advertisement depends on the overlay
protocol being used, e.g., MLD, MVPN, EVPN. BFER selects one BFIR as
the UMH (Upstream Multicast Hop). Different BFERs may select the
same BFIR or different BFIRs according to the local policy.
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