Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (bfd)
| Document | Date | Status | IPR | AD/Shepherd | |
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| Active Internet-Drafts (5 hits) | |||||
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52 pages
draft-ietf-bfd-rfc5880bis-01
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) |
2026-06-19 |
I-D Exists
WG Document Dec 2026 |
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10 pages
draft-ietf-bfd-rfc5881bis-01
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for IPv4 and IPv6 (Single Hop) |
2026-06-23
New
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I-D Exists
WG Document Dec 2026 |
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21 pages
draft-ietf-bfd-rfc5882-bis-01
Generic Application of Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) |
2026-07-03
New
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I-D Exists
WG Document Dec 2026 |
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8 pages
draft-ietf-bfd-rfc5883-bis-01
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Multihop Paths |
2026-07-03
New
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I-D Exists
WG Document Dec 2026 |
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18 pages
draft-ietf-bfd-rfc5884-bis-00
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs) |
2026-06-18 |
I-D Exists
WG Document Dec 2026 |
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| Expired Internet-Drafts (3 hits) | |||||
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13 pages
draft-ietf-bfd-generic-crypto-auth-06
BFD Generic Cryptographic Authentication |
2014-04-17 |
Expired
Waiting for Implementation : Proposed Standard |
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8 pages
draft-ietf-bfd-hmac-sha-05
Authenticating BFD using HMAC-SHA-2 procedures |
2014-07-31 |
Expired
Waiting for Implementation : Proposed Standard |
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23 pages
draft-ietf-bfd-mpls-mib-07
BFD Management Information Base (MIB) extensions for MPLS and MPLS-TP Networks |
2015-12-01 |
Expired
WG Document : Proposed Standard |
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| RFCs (24 hits) | |||||
| 49 pages | 2010-06 |
Proposed Standard RFC
Updated by rfc7419, rfc7880, rfc8562, rfc9747 |
1 |
Adrian Farrel
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| 7 pages | 2010-06 | Proposed Standard RFC | 2 |
Ross Callon
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| 17 pages | 2010-06 | Proposed Standard RFC | 2 |
Ross Callon
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6 pages
RFC 5883
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Multihop Paths |
2010-06 | Proposed Standard RFC | 2 |
Ross Callon
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| 12 pages | 2010-06 |
Proposed Standard RFC
Updated by rfc7726 |
3 |
Ross Callon
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| 11 pages | 2014-02 | Proposed Standard RFC |
Adrian Farrel
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11 pages
RFC 7330
Definitions of Textual Conventions (TCs) for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Management |
2014-08 | Proposed Standard RFC |
Adrian Farrel
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| 39 pages | 2014-08 | Proposed Standard RFC |
Adrian Farrel
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8 pages
RFC 7419
Common Interval Support in Bidirectional Forwarding Detection |
2014-12 | Informational RFC |
Adrian Farrel
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7 pages
RFC 7726
Clarifying Procedures for Establishing BFD Sessions for MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs) |
2016-01 | Proposed Standard RFC |
Alvaro Retana
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24 pages
RFC 7880
Seamless Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (S-BFD) |
2016-07 | Proposed Standard RFC |
Alvaro Retana
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8 pages
RFC 7881
Seamless Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (S-BFD) for IPv4, IPv6, and MPLS |
2016-07 | Proposed Standard RFC |
Alvaro Retana
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15 pages
RFC 7882
Seamless Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (S-BFD) Use Cases |
2016-07 | Informational RFC |
Alvaro Retana
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23 pages
RFC 8562
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Multipoint Networks |
2019-04 |
Proposed Standard RFC
Updated by rfc9780 |
Martin Vigoureux
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20 pages
RFC 8563
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Multipoint Active Tails |
2019-04 | Proposed Standard RFC |
Martin Vigoureux
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| 9 pages | 2020-12 | Informational RFC |
Martin Vigoureux
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64 pages
RFC 9127
YANG Data Model for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) |
2021-10 |
Proposed Standard RFC
Updated by rfc9314 |
Martin Vigoureux
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58 pages
RFC 9314
YANG Data Model for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) |
2022-09 | Proposed Standard RFC |
John Scudder
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16 pages
RFC 9468
Unsolicited Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Sessionless Applications |
2023-08 | Proposed Standard RFC |
John Scudder
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12 pages
RFC 9747
Unaffiliated Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Echo |
2025-03 | Proposed Standard RFC |
Éric Vyncke
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14 pages
RFC 9764
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Encapsulated in Large Packets |
2025-04 | Proposed Standard RFC |
Éric Vyncke
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19 pages
RFC 9978
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Stability |
2026-06
New
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Experimental RFC |
Ketan Talaulikar
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20 pages
RFC 9985
Optimizing Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Authentication |
2026-06 | Experimental RFC |
Ketan Talaulikar
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29 pages
RFC 9986
Meticulous Keyed ISAAC for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Optimized Authentication |
2026-06 | Experimental RFC |
Ketan Talaulikar
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| Related Internet-Drafts and RFCs (18 hits) | |||||
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21 pages
draft-ietf-bess-evpn-bfd-13
EVPN Network Layer Fault Management |
2026-03-27 |
I-D Exists
Waiting for Implementation : Proposed Standard Reviews: genart Early rtgdir Early Mar 2026 |
Matthew Bocci |
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9 pages
draft-ietf-bier-bfd-11
BIER BFD |
2026-03-23 |
I-D Exists
In WG Last Call Reviews: rtgdir IETF Last Call secdir IETF Last Call |
Donald E. Eastlake 3rd |
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32 pages
draft-ietf-idr-bgp-bfd-strict-mode-18
BGP BFD Strict-Mode |
2026-06-26
New
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I-D Exists
WG Document |
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12 pages
draft-ietf-pce-pcep-bfd-parameters-02
PCEP Extensions to support BFD parameters |
2026-02-24 |
I-D Exists
WG Document |
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21 pages
draft-ietf-rtgwg-vrrp-bfd-p2p-03
Fast failure detection in VRRP with Point to Point BFD |
2026-02-27 |
I-D Exists
WG Document Reviews: secdir Early rtgdir Early opsdir Early |
2 |
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6 pages
draft-ietf-rtgwg-vrrp-p2mp-bfd-14
Applicability of Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Multi-point Networks in Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) |
2026-02-27 |
I-D Exists
WG Document Reviews: secdir Early rtgdir Early opsdir Early |
3 |
Xiao Min |
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7 pages
draft-jiang-bfd-multi-hop-unaffiliate-04
Multiple Hop Unaffiliate BFD |
2026-04-25 | I-D Exists |
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11 pages
draft-li-bfd-rcp-00
BFD Considerations for Redundant Control Planes |
2026-07-04
New
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I-D Exists |
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10 pages
draft-li-bgp-sr-policy-bfd-extension-00
BGP SR Policy Extensions for BFD Configuration |
2026-02-13 | I-D Exists |
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11 pages
draft-li-idr-bgp-sr-policy-bfd-extension-01
BGP SR Policy Extensions for BFD Configuration |
2026-02-15 | I-D Exists |
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6 pages
draft-li-ippm-stamp-bfd-tlv-00
A STAMP Extension for Carrying Bidirectional Forwarding Detection Control Messages |
2026-07-04
New
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I-D Exists |
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23 pages
draft-lin-bfd-path-consistency-over-sr-06
BFD Path Consistency over SR |
2026-01-22 | I-D Exists |
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14 pages
draft-liu-spring-bfd-srv6-policy-encap-06
Encapsulation of BFD for SRv6 Policy |
2026-03-17 | I-D Exists |
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6 pages
draft-melegassi-coherence-bfd-00
Coherence-BFD: Sub-Second Coherence Detection Using Bidirectional Forwarding Detection Patterns |
2026-05-26 | I-D Exists |
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21 pages
draft-nser-vrrp-sbfd-02
Fast failure detection in VRRP with S-BFD |
2026-04-14 | I-D Exists |
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14 pages
draft-palanivelan-bfd-v2-gr-13
A Record of Discussions of Graceful Restart Extensions for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) |
2011-11-17 | I-D Exists (IESG: Dead) Historic |
Adrian Farrel
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9 pages
draft-yang-bfd-sbfd-proxy-03
S-BFD Proxy |
2026-03-17 | I-D Exists |
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8 pages
draft-zhou-rift-bfd-00
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Routing in Fat Trees (RIFT) |
2026-02-25 | I-D Exists |
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