Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) Transparent Transport over MPLS
RFC 8385
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) M. Umair
Request for Comments: 8385 Cisco
Category: Informational S. Kingston Smiler
ISSN: 2070-1721 PALC Networks
D. Eastlake 3rd
Huawei
L. Yong
Independent
June 2018
Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL)
Transparent Transport over MPLS
Abstract
This document specifies methods to interconnect multiple TRILL
(Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links) sites with an
intervening MPLS network using existing TRILL and VPLS (Virtual
Private LAN Service) standards. This document addresses two
problems: 1) providing connection between more than two TRILL sites
that are separated by an MPLS provider network and 2) providing a
single logical virtualized TRILL network for different tenants that
are separated by an MPLS provider network.
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.
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Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 7841.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
1.1. Terminology ................................................3
2. TRILL-over-MPLS Model ...........................................5
3. VPLS Model ......................................................5
3.1. Entities in the VPLS Model .................................6
3.2. TRILL Adjacency for VPLS Model .............................7
3.3. MPLS Encapsulation for VPLS Model ..........................7
3.4. Loop-Free Provider PSN/MPLS ................................7
3.5. Frame Processing ...........................................7
4. VPTS Model ......................................................7
4.1. Entities in the VPTS Model .................................9
4.1.1. TRILL Intermediate Router (TIR) ....................10
4.1.2. Virtual TRILL Switch/Service Domain (VTSD) .........10
4.2. TRILL Adjacency for VPTS Model ............................10
4.3. MPLS Encapsulation for VPTS Model .........................10
4.4. Loop-Free Provider PSN/MPLS ...............................11
4.5. Frame Processing ..........................................11
4.5.1. Multi-destination Frame Processing .................11
4.5.2. Unicast Frame Processing ...........................11
5. VPTS Model versus VPLS Model ...................................11
6. Packet Processing between Pseudowires ..........................12
7. Efficiency Considerations ......................................12
8. Security Considerations ........................................12
9. IANA Considerations ............................................13
10. References ....................................................13
10.1. Normative References ....................................13
10.2. Informative References ..................................14
Acknowledgements ..................................................15
Authors' Addresses ................................................16
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