Concluded WG Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (vrrp)

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WG Name Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
Acronym vrrp
Area Routing Area (rtg)
State Concluded
Charter charter-ietf-vrrp-03 Approved
Document dependencies
Personnel Chairs Mukesh Gupta, Radia Perlman
Area Director Adrian Farrel
Mailing list Address vrrp@ietf.org
To subscribe vrrp-request@ietf.org
Archive https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/vrrp

Final Charter for Working Group

The purpose of this working group is to define and develop a standard
virtual router redundancy protocol for IPv4 and IPv6. A virtual
router redundancy protocol is a protocol which allows several
routers on a multiaccess link to utilize the same virtual IP address.
One router will be elected as a master with the other routers acting as
backups in case of the failure of the master router. The primary
motivation to using a virtual router redundancy protocol is that host
systems may be configured (manually or via DHCP) with a single default
gateway, rather than running an active routing protocol. The protocol
should also support the ability to load share traffic when both routers
are up.

The goals of this working group are:

  1. Define and develop a standard virtual router redundancy protocol
    for IPv4 and IPv6.

  2. Develop VRRP MIB(s).

  3. Separate specifications will be developed for IPv4 and IPv6.

  4. Determine whether static (configuration based) load sharing is
    adequate or if some amount of dynamic load sharing is required.

  5. Working group will examine security issues to determine what
    security threats it is appropriate for the VRRP protocol to
    handle and include the appropriate mechanisms in the VRRP protocol.

    1. The internet draft "Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol"
      (draft-hinden-vrrp-00.txt) will be use as the basis of virtual
      router redundancy protocol. The working group will also consider
      other Internet-Drafts related to this topic allowing for issues
      regarding change control, security, running code, etc.

    2. Intellectual property issues regarding the technology to
      develop a virtual router redundancy protocol will be identified
      and addressed.

Milestones

Date Milestone Associated documents
Nov 2004 Review the WG goals and future potential

Done milestones

Date Milestone Associated documents
Done Submit VRRP for IPv6 (VRRPv3) for Proposed Standard
Done Submit MIB for VRRPv3 for Proposed Standard
Done Resolve ND vs VMACs issue with VRRPv3
Done Decide on the VRRP MIB draft (unified or separated MIBs)
Done Submit updated version of VRRP (IPv4) for Draft Standard
Done Issue VRRPv3 (VRRP for IPv6) MIB drafts
Done Resolve open issues with authentication methods
Done Finalize MIB draft and submit to IESG.
Done Issue VRRP MIB drafts.
Done Issue revised draft for IPv6 version of VRRP.
Done Submit revised IPv4 Internet Drafts to IESG for proposed standard.
Done Issue Internet Draft for IPv6 version of VRRP.
Done Review and finalize IPv4 Internet Drafts.
Done Issue new Internet Drafts for IPv4 version of the protocol.
Done Charter Working Group