Coordinated Multicast Trees (CMT) for Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL)
RFC 7783
| Document | Type |
RFC - Proposed Standard
(February 2016; No errata)
Updates RFC 6325
Was draft-ietf-trill-cmt (trill WG)
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| Last updated | 2016-02-25 | ||
| Replaces | draft-tissa-trill-cmt | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
| Formats | plain text pdf html bibtex | ||
| Reviews | |||
| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | Donald Eastlake | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2015-03-26) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 7783 (Proposed Standard) | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
| Telechat date | |||
| Responsible AD | Alia Atlas | ||
| Send notices to | (None) | ||
| IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
| IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack | ||
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) T. Senevirathne
Request for Comments: 7783 Consultant
Updates: 6325 J. Pathangi
Category: Standards Track Dell
ISSN: 2070-1721 J. Hudson
Brocade
February 2016
Coordinated Multicast Trees (CMT)
for Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL)
Abstract
TRILL (Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links) facilitates
loop-free connectivity to non-TRILL networks via a choice of an
Appointed Forwarder for a set of VLANs. Appointed Forwarders provide
VLAN-based load sharing with an active-standby model. High-
performance applications require an active-active load-sharing model.
The active-active load-sharing model can be accomplished by
representing any given non-TRILL network with a single virtual
RBridge (also referred to as a virtual Routing Bridge or virtual
TRILL switch). Virtual representation of the non-TRILL network with
a single RBridge poses serious challenges in multi-destination RPF
(Reverse Path Forwarding) check calculations. This document
specifies required enhancements to build Coordinated Multicast Trees
(CMT) within the TRILL campus to solve related RPF issues. CMT,
which only requires a software upgrade, provides flexibility to
RBridges in selecting a desired path of association to a given TRILL
multi-destination distribution tree. This document updates RFC 6325.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7783.
Senevirathne, et al. Standards Track [Page 1]
RFC 7783 Coordinated Multicast Trees for TRILL February 2016
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
1.1. Scope and Applicability ....................................4
2. Conventions Used in This Document ...............................5
2.1. Acronyms and Phrases .......................................5
3. The Affinity Sub-TLV ............................................6
4. Multicast Tree Construction and Use of Affinity Sub-TLV .........6
4.1. Update to RFC 6325 .........................................7
4.2. Announcing Virtual RBridge Nickname ........................8
4.3. Affinity Sub-TLV Capability ................................8
5. Theory of Operation .............................................8
5.1. Distribution Tree Assignment ...............................8
5.2. Affinity Sub-TLV Advertisement .............................9
5.3. Affinity Sub-TLV Conflict Resolution .......................9
5.4. Ingress Multi-Destination Forwarding ......................10
5.4.1. Forwarding when n < k ..............................10
5.5. Egress Multi-Destination Forwarding .......................11
5.5.1. Traffic Arriving on an Assigned Tree to RBk-RBv ....11
5.5.2. Traffic Arriving on Other Trees ....................11
5.6. Failure Scenarios .........................................11
5.6.1. Edge RBridge RBk Failure ...........................11
5.7. Backward Compatibility ....................................12
6. Security Considerations ........................................13
7. IANA Considerations ............................................13
8. References .....................................................14
8.1. Normative References ......................................14
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