Link State Routing                                                M. Fox
Internet-Draft                                                       IBM
Updates: 2328 5340 (if approved)                               A. Lindem
Intended status: Standards Track                           Cisco Systems
Expires: 27 August 2022                                        A. Retana
                                            Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
                                                        23 February 2022


                       Update to OSPF Terminology
                   draft-fox-lsr-ospf-terminology-00

Abstract

   This document updates some OSPF terminology to be in line with
   inclusive language used in the industry.

   This document updates RFC2328 and RFC5340.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Update to RFC2328 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   3.  Update to RFC5340 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   4.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   5.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   7.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     7.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3

.  Introduction

   This document updates some OSPF terminology to be in line with
   inclusive language used in the industry.

   This document updates [RFC2328] and [RFC5340].

.  Update to RFC2328

   The base OSPFv2 specification [RFC2328] defines the synchronization
   of databases as two routers froming a "master/slave relationship".
   All instances of these terms are replaced by leader/follower,
   respectively.

   The Master (MS) bit in the database description packet is renamed the
   Leader (L) bit.

   The operation of OSPFv2 is not modified.

.  Update to RFC5340

   The base OSPFv3 specification [RFC5340] defines the database
   description process between two routers as one being "designated to
   be the master and the other is the slave".  All instances of these
   terms are replaced by leader/follower, respectively.





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   The Master/Slave (MS) bit in the database description packet is
   renamed the Leader (L) bit.

   The operation of OSPFv3 is not modified.

.  Acknowledgements

   TDB

.  IANA Considerations

   IANA is requested to rename bit 0x01 in the "Database Description
   (DD) Packet Flags" registry to "Leader (L-bit)" and to add a
   reference to this document.

.  Security Considerations

   This document updates the terminology used in OSPFv2 [RFC2328] and
   OSPFv3 [RFC5340] without any modification to the specification of the
   protocol.  As such, the security characteristics of OSPF do not
   change.

.  References

7.1.  Normative References

   [RFC2328]  Moy, J., "OSPF Version 2", STD 54, RFC 2328,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2328, April 1998,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2328>.

   [RFC5340]  Coltun, R., Ferguson, D., Moy, J., and A. Lindem, "OSPF
              for IPv6", RFC 5340, DOI 10.17487/RFC5340, July 2008,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5340>.

Authors' Addresses

   Mike Fox
   IBM
   3039 E Cornwallis Rd
   Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
   United States of America

   Email: mjfox@us.ibm.com


   Acee Lindem
   Cisco Systems
   301 Midenhall Way



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   Cary, NC 27513
   United States of America

   Email: acee@cisco.com


   Alvaro Retana
   Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
   2330 Central Expressway
   Santa Clara, CA 95050
   United States of America

   Email: aretana@futurewei.com






































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