INTERNET-DRAFT                                           Donald Eastlake
Intended status: Proposed Standard                          Mingui Zhang
Updates: 6325, 7177                                               Huawei
                                                           Ayan Banerjee
                                                                   Cisco
                                                          Vishwas Manral
                                                                   Ionos
Expires: December 31, 2015                                  July 1, 2015

                         TRILL: Multi-Topology
              <draft-eastlake-trill-multi-topology-02.txt>



Abstract
   This document specifies extensions to the IETF TRILL (Transparent
   Interconnection of Lots of Links) protocol to support multi-topology
   routing of unicast and multi-destination traffic based on IS-IS
   (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) multi-topology specified
   in RFC 5120. It updates RFC 6325 and RFC 7177.



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Table of Contents

      1. Introduction............................................3
      1.1 Terminology............................................4

      2. Topologies..............................................5
      2.1 Special Topology Zero..................................5
      2.2 Links and Multi-Topology...............................5
      2.3 TRILL Switches and Multi-Topology......................5
      2.4 TRILL Data Packets and Multi-Topology..................6
      2.4.1 Explicit Topology Labeling Support...................6
      2.4.2 Explicit Topology Labels.............................7

      3. TRILL Multi-Topology Adjacency and Routing..............9
      3.1 Adjacency (Updates to RFC 7177)........................9
      3.2 TRILL Switch Nicknames.................................9
      3.3 TRILL Unicast Routing.................................10
      3.4 TRILL Multi-Destination Routing.......................10
      3.4.1 Distribution Trees..................................10
      3.4.2 Multi-Access Links..................................12

      4. Mixed Links............................................13

      5. Other Multi-Topology Considerations....................14
      5.1 Address Learning......................................14
      5.1.1 Data Plane Learning.................................14
      5.1.2 Multi-Topology ESADI................................14
      5.2 Legacy Stubs..........................................14
      5.3 RBridge Channel Messages..............................14
      5.4 Implementations Considerations........................15

      6. Allocation Considerations..............................16
      6.1 IEEE Registration Authority Considerations............16
      6.2 IANA Considerations...................................16

      7. Security Considerations................................17

      Normative References......................................18
      Informative References....................................19
      Acknowledgements..........................................20

      Appendix A: Differences from RFC 5120.....................21

      Authors' Addresses........................................22








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1. Introduction

   This document specifies extensions to the IETF TRILL (Transparent
   Interconnection of Lots of Links) protocol [RFC6325] [RFC7176]
   [RFC7177] to support multi-topology routing for both unicast and
   multi-destination traffic based on IS-IS (Intermediate System to
   Intermediate System, [IS-IS]) multi-topology [RFC5120].
   Implementation and use of multi-topology are optional and use
   requires configuration. It is anticipated that not all TRILL campuses
   will need or use multi-topology.

   Multi-topology creates different topologies or subsets from a single
   physical TRILL campus topology. This is different from Data Labels
   (VLANs and Fine Grained Labels [RFC7172]). Data Labels specify
   communities of end stations and can be viewed as creating virtual
   topologies of end station connectivity. However, in a single topology
   TRILL campus, TRILL Data packets can use any part of the physical
   topology of TRILL switches and links between TRILL switches,
   regardless of the Data Label of that packet's payload. In a multi-
   topology TRILL campus, TRILL data packets in a topology are
   restricted to the physical TRILL switches and links that are in their
   topology but may still use any of the TRILL switches and links in
   their topology regardless of the Data Label of their payload.

   The essence of multi-topology behavior is that a multi-topology
   router classifies packets as to the topology within which they should
   be routed and uses logically different routing tables for different
   topologies.  If routers in the network do not agree on the topology
   classification of packets or links, persistent routing loops can
   occur.

   The multi-topology TRILL extensions can be used for a wide variety of
   purposes, such as maintaining separate routing domains for isolated
   multicast or IPv6 islands, routing a class of traffic so that it
   avoids certain TRILL switches that lack some characteristic needed by
   that traffic, or making a class of traffic avoid certain links due to
   security, reliability, or other concerns.

   It is possible for a particular topology to not be fully connected
   resulting in two or more islands of that topology. In that case, end
   station connected in that topology to different islands will be
   unable to communicate with each other.

   Multi-topology TRILL supports regions of topology ignorant TRILL
   switches as part of an multi-topology campus; however, such regions
   can only ingress, egress, or transit TRILL Data frames in the special
   base topology zero.





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1.1 Terminology

   The terminology and acronyms of [RFC6325] are used in this document
   along with the following:

      campus - The name for a TRILL network, like "bridged LAN" is a
            name  for a bridged network. It does not have any academic
            implication.

      FGL - Fine-Grained Labeling or Fine-Grained Labeled or Fine-
            Grained Label [RFC7176].

      LSP - [IS-IS] Link State PDU (Protocol Data Unit). For TRILL this
            include L1-LSPs and E-L1FS-LSPs [rfc7180bis].

      MT - Multi-Topology, this document and [RFC5120].

      MT TRILL Switch - A FGL TRILL switch supporting the multi-topology
            feature specified in this document.

      RBridge - "Routing Bridge", an alternative name for a TRILL
            switch.

      TRILL - Transparent Interconnecton of Lots of Links or Tunneled
            Routing in the Link Layer [RFC6325].

      TRILL Switch - A switch implementing the TRILL protocol.

      VL - VLAN Labeling or VLAN Labeled or VLAN Label [RFC7172].

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].



















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2. Topologies

   In TRILL multi-topology, a topology is a subset of the TRILL switches
   and of the links between TRILL switches in a TRILL campus. TRILL Data
   packets are constrained to the subset of switches and links
   corresponding to the packet's topology. TRILL multi-topology is based
   on [RFC5120] IS-IS multi-topology. See Appendix A for differences
   between TRILL multi-topology and [RFC5120].

   The zero topology is special as described in Section 2.1.  Sections
   2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 discuss the topology of links, TRILL switches, and
   TRILL Data packets respectively.



2.1 Special Topology Zero

   The zero topology is special as the default base topology.  All TRILL
   switches and links are considered to be in and MUST support topology
   zero.  Thus, for example, topology zero can be used for general TRILL
   switch access within a campus for management messages, BFD messages
   [RFC7175], RBridge Channel messages [RFC7178], and the like.



2.2 Links and Multi-Topology

   Multi-topology TRILL switches advertise the topologies for which they
   are willing to send and received TRILL Data packets on a port by
   listing those topologies in one or more MT TLVs [RFC5120] appearing
   in every TRILL Hello [RFC7177] they send out that port except that
   they MUST handle topology zero, which it is optional to list.

   A link is only usable for TRILL Data packets in non-zero topology T
   if (1) all TRILL switch ports on the link advertise topology T
   support in their Hellos and (2) if any TRILL switch port on the link
   requires explicit TRILL Data packet topology labeling (see Section
   2.4) every other TRILL switch port on the link is capable of
   generating explicit packet topology labeling.



2.3 TRILL Switches and Multi-Topology

   A TRILL switch advertises the topologies that it supports by listing
   them in one or more MT TLVs [RFC5120] in its LSP except that it MUST
   support topology zero which is optional to list.

   There is no general "MT capability bit". A TRILL switch advertises
   that it is MT capable by advertising in its LSP support for any


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   topology or topologies with the MT TLV, even if it just explicitly
   advertises support for topology zero.



2.4 TRILL Data Packets and Multi-Topology

   Commonly, the topology of a TRILL Data packet is determined from
   either (1) some field or fields present in the packet itself or (2)
   the port on which the packet was received; however optional explicit
   topology labeling of TRILL Data packets is also proved. This can be
   included in the data labeling area of TRILL Data packets as specified
   below.

   Examples of fields that may sometimes used to determine topology are
   values or ranges of values of the payload VLAN or Fine Grained Label
   [RFC7172], packet priority, IP version (IPv6 versus IPv4) or IP
   protocol, Ethertype, unicast versus multi-destination payload, IP
   Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) bits, or the like.

   "Multi-topology" does not apply to TRILL IS-IS packets or to link
   level control frames. Those message are link local and can be thought
   of as being outside all topologies. "Multi-topology" only applies to
   TRILL Data packets.



2.4.1 Explicit Topology Labeling Support

   Support of the explicit topology label is optional even for MT TRILL
   switches.  Support could depend on port hardware and is indicated by
   a two-bit capability field in the Port TRILL Version sub-TLV
   [RFC7176] appearing in the Port Capabilities TLV in Hellos. If there
   is no Port TRILL Capabilities sub-TLV in a Hello, then it is assumed
   that explicit topology labeling is not supported on that port. See
   the table below for the meaning of values of the Explicit Topology
   capability field:

      Value   Meaning
      -----   -------
       0   No support. Cannot send TRILL Data packets with an explicit
           topology label and should treat as erroneous and discard any
           data packet received with a topology label.
       1   Capable of inserting an explicit topology label in data
           packets sent and tolerant of such labels in received data
           packets. Such a port is capable of determining TRILL Data
           packet topology without an explicit lable for all of the
           topologies it supports and thus does not require such a label
           in received TRILL Data packets. On receiving a packet whose
           explicit topology label differs from the ports topology


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           determination for that packet, the TRILL switch MUST discard
           the packet.
2/3 Requires an explicit topology label in received TRILL Data packets
           except for topology zero. Any TRILL Data packets received
           without such a label is classified as being in topology zero.
           Also capable of inserting an explicit topology label in TRILL
           Data packets sent.  (Values 2 and 3 are treated the same,
           which is the same as saying that if the 2 bit is on, the 1
           bit is ignored.)

   A TRILL switch advertising in a Hello on Port P support for topology
   T but not advertising in those Hellos that it requires explicit
   topology labeling is assumed to have the ability and configuration to
   correctly classify TRILL Data packets into topology T by examination
   of those TRILL Data packets or by using the fact that they are
   arriving at port P.

   When a TRILL switch transmits a TRILL Data packet onto a link, if any
   other TRILL switch on that link requires explicit topology labeling,
   an explicit topology label MUST be included. If a label is not so
   required but all other TRILL switches on that link support explicit
   topology labeling, then such a label MAY be included.



2.4.2 Explicit Topology Labels

   The TRILL MT label is structured as follows:

     0                   1                   2                   3
     0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  TRILL-MT Ethertype TBD       | RESV  |         MT-ID         |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

                         Figure 1. TRILL MT Label

   where RESV is a 4-bit reserved field that MUST be sent as zero and
   ignored on receipt and MT-ID is the 12-bit topology of the TRILL Data
   packet using the topology number space of the MT TLV [RFC5120]. With
   the addition of the TRILL MT label, the four standardized content
   varieties for the TRILL Data packet data labeling area (the area
   after the Inner.MacSA and before the payload) are as show below.
   {PRI, D} is a 3-bit priority and a drop eligibility indicator bit
   [rfc7180bis].  All MT TRILL switches MUST support FGL and thus MUST
   support all four data labeling area contents shown below.






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   1. C-VLAN [RFC6325]

                           1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |  0x8100                       | PRI |D|  VLAN ID              |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   2. FGL [RFC7172]

                           1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |  0x893B                       | PRI |D|  FGL High Part        |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |  0x893B                       | PRI |D|  FGL Low Part         |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   3. MT C-VLAN [this document]

                           1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |  TRILL-MT Ethertype TBD       | RESV  |  MT-ID                |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |  0x8100                       | PRI |D|  VLAN ID              |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   4. MT FGL [this document] [RFC7172]

                           1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |  TRILL-MT Ethertype TBD       | RESV  |  MT-ID                |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |  0x893B                       | PRI |D|  FGL High Part        |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |  0x893B                       | PRI |D|  FGL Low Part         |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Inclusion of S-VLAN or other stacked tags is beyond the scope of this
   document but, as stated in [RFC6325], is an obvious extension.










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3. TRILL Multi-Topology Adjacency and Routing

   Routing calculations in IS-IS are based on adjacency. Section 3.1
   specifies multi-topology updates to the TRILL adjacency
   specification.  Section 3.2 describes the handling of nicknames.
   Sections 3.3 and 3.4 specify how unicast and multi-destination TRILL
   multi-topology routing differ from the TRILL base protocol.



3.1 Adjacency (Updates to RFC 7177)

   There is no change in the determination or announement of adjacency
   for topology zero as specified in [RFC7177].  When an adjacency
   reaches the Report state as specified in [RFC7177], the adjacency is
   announced for topology zero in LSPs using the Extended Intermediate
   System Reachability TLV (#22).

   Adjacency is announced for non-zero topologies in LSPs using the MT
   Reachable Intermediate Systems TLV as specified in [RFC5120]. The
   ports on a TRILL link are reported as adjacent for non-zero topology
   T if and only if that adjacency is in the Report state [RFC7177] and
   the two conditions listed in Section 2.2 are true, namely:

   1. All the ports on the link are announcing support of topology T.

   2. If any port announces that it requires explicit topology labeling
      (Explicit Topology capability field value 2 or 3), all other ports
      advertise that they are capable of producing such labeling
      (Explicit Topology capability field value of 1, 2, or 3).



3.2 TRILL Switch Nicknames

   TRILL switches are usually identified within the TRILL protocol (for
   example in the TRILL Header) by nicknames [RFC6325] [rfc7180bis].
   Such nicknames can be viewed as simply 16-bit abbreviation for a
   TRILL switch's (or pseudo-node's) 7-byte IS-IS ID. A TRILL switch or
   pseudo-node can have more than one nickname, each of which identifies
   it.

   Nicknames are common across all topologies, just as IS-IS IDs are.
   Nicknames are determined as specified in [RFC6325] and [rfc7180bis]
   using only the Nickname sub-TLVs appearing in Router Capabilities
   TLVs (#242) advertised by TRILL switches. In particular, the nickname
   allocation algorithm ignores Nickname sub-TLVs that appear in MT
   Router Capability TLVs (#144). (However, nickname sub-TLVs that
   appear in MT Router Capability TLVs with a non-zero topology do
   affect the choice of distribution tree roots as described in Section


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   3.4.1.)

   To minimize transient inconsistencies, all Nickname sub-TLVs
   advertised by a TRILL switch for a particular nickname, whether in
   Router Capability or MT Router Capability TLVs, SHOULD appear in the
   same LSP. If that is not the case, then all LSPs in which they do
   occur should be flooded as an atomic action.



3.3 TRILL Unicast Routing

   TRILL Data packets being TRILL unicast (those with TRILL Header M bit
   = 0) are routed based on the egress nickname using logically separate
   forwarding tables per topology where each such table has been
   calculated based on least cost routing within the particular
   topology.  Thus, the next hop when forwarding TRILL Data packets is
   determined by a lookup logically based on {topology, egress
   nickname}.



3.4 TRILL Multi-Destination Routing

   TRILL sends multi-destination data packets (those packets with TRILL
   Header M bit = 1) over a distribution tree. Trees are designated by
   nicknames that appear in the "egress nickname" field of multi-
   destination TRILL Data packets. To constrain multi-destination
   packets to a topology and still distribute them properly requires the
   use of a distribution tree constrained to that topology. Handling
   such TRILL Data packets and distribution trees in MT is as described
   in the subsections below.



3.4.1 Distribution Trees

   General provisions for distribution trees and how those trees are
   determined are as specified in [RFC6325], [rfc7180bis], and
   [RFC7172]. The distribution trees for topology zero are determined as
   specified in those references and are the same as they would be with
   topology-ignorant TRILL switches.

   The TRILL distribution tree construction and packet handling for some
   non-zero topology T are determine as specified in [RFC6325],
   [rfc7180bis], and [RFC7172] with the following changes:

      o  As specified in [RFC5120], only links usable with topology T
         TRILL Data frames are considered when building a distribution
         tree for topology T. As a result, such trees are automatically


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         limited to and separately span every internally connected
         island of topology T.  In other words, if non-zero topology T
         consists of disjoint islands, distribution tree construction
         for topology T is local to each such island.

      o  Only the Nickname sub-TLV, Trees sub-TLV, Tree Identifiers sub-
         TLV, and Trees Used sub-TLV occurring in an MT Router
         Capabilities TLV (#144) specifying topology T are used in
         determining the tree root(s), if any, for topology T.

         +  There may be non-zero topologies with no multi-destination
            traffic. For example, if only known destination unicast IPv6
            TRILL Data packets were in topology T and all multi-
            destination IPv6 TRILL Data packets were in some other
            topology, there would be no need for a distribution tree for
            topology T.  For this reasons, a Number of Trees to Compute
            of zero in the Trees sub-TLV for the TRILL switch holding
            the highest priority to be a tree root for a non-zero
            topology T is honored and causes no distribution trees to be
            calculated for non-zero topology T. This is different from
            the base topology zero where, as specified in [RFC6325], a
            zero Number of Trees to Compute causes one tree to be
            computed.

      o  Nicknames are allocated as described in Section 3.2.  If a
         TRILL switch advertising that it provides topology T service
         holds nickname N, the priority of N to be a tree root is given
         by the tree root priority field of the Nickname sub-TLV that
         has N in its nickname field and occurs in a topology T MT
         Router Capabilities TLV advertised by that TRILL switch. If no
         such Nickname sub-TLV can be found, the priority of N to be a
         tree root is the default for an FGL TRILL switch as specified
         in [RFC7172].

         +  There could be multiple topology T Nickname sub-TLVs for N
            being advertised for a particular RBridge or pseudo-node,
            due to transient conditions or errors. In that case, the one
            in the lowest numbered LSP fragment is used and if there are
            multiple in that fragment, the one with the smallest offset
            from the beginning of the LSP is used.

      o  Tree pruning for topology T uses only the Interested VLANs and
         Interested Labels sub-TLVs [RFC7176] advertised in MT Router
         Capabilities TLVs for topology T.

   An MT TRILL switch MUST have logically separate routing tables per
   topology for the forwarding of multi-destination traffic.





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3.4.2 Multi-Access Links

   Multi-destination TRILL Data packets are forwarded on broadcast
   (multi-access) links in such a way as to be received by all other
   TRILL switch ports on the link. For example, on Ethernet links they
   are sent with a multicast Outer.MacDA [RFC6325]. Care must be taken
   that a TRILL Data packet in a non-zero topology is only forwarded by
   an MT TRILL switch.

   For this reason, a non-zero topology TRILL Data packet MUST NOT be
   forwarded onto a link unless the link meets the requirements
   specified in Section 2.2 for use in that topology even if there are
   one or more MT TRILL switch ports on the link.







































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4. Mixed Links

   A link might have any combination of MT, FGL, or even VL TRILL
   switches on it [RFC7172]. DRB (Designated RBridge) election and
   Forwarder appointment on the link work as previously specified in
   [RFC6439] and [RFC7177]. It is up to the network manager to configure
   and manage the TRILL switches on a link so that the desired switch is
   DRB and the desired switch is the Appointed Forwarder for the
   appropriate VLANs.

   Frames ingressed by MT TRILL switches can potentially be in any
   topology recognized by the switch and permitted on the ingress port.
   Frames ingressed by VL or FGL TRILL switches can only be in the base
   zero topology. Because FGL and VL TRILL switches do not understand
   topologies, all occurrences of the following sub-TLVs MUST occur only
   in MT Port Capability TLVs with a zero MT-ID. Any occurrence of these
   sub-TVLs in an MT Port Capability TLV with a nonzero MT-ID is
   ignored.

         Special VLANs and Flags Sub-TLV
         Enabled-VLANs Sub-TLV
         Appointed Forwarders Sub-TLV
         VLANs Appointed Sub-TLV

   Native frames cannot be explicitly labeled (see Section 2.4) as to
   their topology.


























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5. Other Multi-Topology Considerations



5.1 Address Learning

   The learning of end station MAC addresses is per topology as well as
   per label (VLAN or FGL). The same MAC address can occur for different
   end stations that differ only in topology.



5.1.1 Data Plane Learning

   End station MAC addresses learned from ingressing native frames or
   egressing TRILL Data packets are, for MT TRILL switches, qualified by
   topology, that is, either the topology into which that TRILL switch
   classified the ingressed native frame or the topology that the
   egressed TRILL Data frame was in.



5.1.2 Multi-Topology ESADI

   In an MT TRILL switch, ESADI [RFC7357] operates per label (VLAN or
   FGL) per topology.  Since ESADI messages appear, to transit TRILL
   switches, like normal multi-destination TRILL Data packets, ESADI
   link state databases are per topology as well as per label and local
   to each area of multi-destination TRILL data connectivity for that
   topology.



5.2 Legacy Stubs

   Areas of topology ignorant TRILL switches can be connected to and
   become part of an MT TRILL campus but will only be able to ingress,
   transit, or egress topology zero TRILL Data packets.



5.3 RBridge Channel Messages

   RBridge Channel messages [RFC7178], such as BFD over TRILL [RFC7175]
   appear, to transit TRILL switches, like normal multi-destination
   TRILL Data packets. Thus, they have a topology and are constrained by
   topology like other TRILL Data packets. In general, when sent for
   network management purposes, they are sent in topology zero.




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5.4 Implementations Considerations

   MT is an optional TRILL switch capability.

   Experience with the actual deployment of Layer 3 IS-IS MT [RFC5120]
   indicates that a single router handling more than eight topologies is
   rare.  There may be many more than eight distinct topologies in a
   routed area, such as a TRILL campus, but in that case many of these
   topologies will be handled by disjoint sets of routers and/or links.

   Based on this deployment experience, a TRILL switch capable of
   handling 8 or more topologies can be considered a full implementation
   while a TRILL switch capable of handling 4 topologies can be
   considered a minimal implementation but still useful under some
   circumstances.





































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6. Allocation Considerations

   IEEE Registration Authority and IANA considerations are given below.



6.1 IEEE Registration Authority Considerations

   The IEEE Registration Authority will be requested to allocate a new
   Ethertype for TRILL-MT (see Section 2.4).



6.2 IANA Considerations

   IANA will allocate a field of two adjacent bits TBD from bits 14
   through 31 of the Capabilities bits of the Port TRILL Version Sub-TLV
   for the Explicit Topology capability field.


































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7. Security Considerations

   Multiple topologies are sometimes used for the isolation or security
   of traffic. For example, if some links was more likely than others to
   be subject to adversarial observation it might be desirable to
   classify certain sensitive traffic in a topology that excluded those
   links.

   Delivery of data originating in one topology outside of that topology
   is generally a security policy violation to be avoided at all
   reasonable costs.

   For general TRILL security considerations, see [RFC6325].







































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Normative References

   [IS-IS] - ISO/IEC 10589:2002, Second Edition, "Intermediate System to
         Intermediate System Intra-Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for
         use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the
         Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", 2002.

   [RFC2119] - Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
         Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [RFC5120] - Przygienda, T., Shen, N., and N. Sheth, "M-ISIS: Multi
         Topology (MT) Routing in Intermediate System to Intermediate
         Systems (IS-ISs)", RFC 5120, February 2008.

   [RFC6325] - Perlman, R., Eastlake 3rd, D., Dutt, D., Gai, S., and A.
         Ghanwani, "Routing Bridges (RBridges): Base Protocol
         Specification", RFC 6325, July 2011.

   [RFC7172] - Eastlake 3rd, D., Zhang, M., Agarwal, P., Perlman, R.,
         and D. Dutt, "Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links
         (TRILL): Fine-Grained Labeling", RFC 7172, May 2014.

   [RFC7176] - Eastlake 3rd, D., Senevirathne, T., Ghanwani, A., Dutt,
         D., and A. Banerjee, "Transparent Interconnection of Lots of
         Links (TRILL) Use of IS-IS", RFC 7176, May 2014.

   [RFC7177] - Eastlake 3rd, D., Perlman, R., Ghanwani, A., Yang, H.,
         and V. Manral, "Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links
         (TRILL): Adjacency", RFC 7177, May 2014.

   [RFC7178] - Eastlake 3rd, D., Manral, V., Li, Y., Aldrin, S., and D.
         Ward, "Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL):
         RBridge Channel Support", RFC 7178, May 2014.

   [RFC7357] - Hhai, H., Hu, F., Perlman, R., Eastlake 3rd, D., and O.
         Stokes, "Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL):
         End Station Address Distribution Information (ESADI) Protocol",
         RFC 7357, DOI 10.17487/RFC7357, September 2014,
         <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7357>.

   [rfc7180bis] - Eastlake 3rd, D., Zhang, M., Perlman, R., Banerjee,
         A., Ghanwani, A., and S. Gupta, "Transparent Interconnection of
         Lots of Links (TRILL): Clarifications, Corrections, and
         Updates", draft-ietf-trill-rfc7180bis, work in progress.








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Informative References

   [RFC6439] - Perlman, R., Eastlake, D., Li, Y., Banerjee, A., and F.
         Hu, "Routing Bridges (RBridges): Appointed Forwarders", RFC
         6439, November 2011.

   [RFC7175] - Manral, V., Eastlake 3rd, D., Ward, D., and A. Banerjee,
         "Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL):
         Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Support", RFC 7175,
         May 2014.










































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Acknowledgements

   The comments and suggestions of the following are gratefully
   acknowledged:

      TBD

   The document was prepared in raw nroff. All macros used were defined
   within the source file.











































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Appendix A: Differences from RFC 5120

   This document differs from RFC 5120 as follows:

   1. [RFC5120] provides for unicast multi-topology. This document
      extends that to cover multi-destination TRILL data distribution
      (see Section 3.4).

   2. [RFC5120] assumes the topology of data packets is always
      determined implicitly, that is, based on the port over which the
      packets are received or pre-existing fields within the packet.
      This document supports implicit determination but extends this for
      TRILL by providing for optional explicit topology labeling of
      TRILL Data packets (see Section 2.4).

   3. [RFC5120] makes support of the default topology zero optional for
      MT routers and links. For simplicity and ease in network
      management, this document requires all TRILL switches and links
      between TRILL switches to support topology zero (see Section 2.1).

































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Authors' Addresses

   Donald Eastlake 3rd
   Huawei Technologies
   155 Beaver Street
   Milford, MA 01757 USA

   Phone: +1-508-333-2270
   Email: d3e3e3@gmail.com


   Mingui Zhang
   Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
   HuaWei Building, No.3 Xinxi Rd., Shang-Di
   Information Industry Base, Hai-Dian District,
   Beijing, 100085 P.R. China

   Email: zhangmingui@huawei.com


   Ayan Banerjee
   Cisco

   Email: ayabaner@cisco.com


   Vishwas Manral
   Ionos Corp.
   4100 Moorpark Ave.
   San Jose, CA 95117 USA

   EMail: vishwas@ionosnetworks.com




















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