Re: [lisp] Comparing LISP multicast with draft-ghanwani-nvo3-app-mcast-framework-01.txt

[Dino Farinacci <[e-mail]>]

> RFC 6831 (LISP for Multicast) states: 
> "The fundamental multicast forwarding model is to encapsulate a multicast packet into another multicast packet"

Right, the fundamental model so we have the most efficient form of multicast delivery.

> So LISP assumes that the underlay network supports some sort of IP multicast scheme. 

No, LISP does not, just this RFC does. If you look at the other LISP multicast related RFCs, you will see that you can encapsulate multicast packets inside of unicast packets.

And you can use PIM signaling specified in RFC 6831 to instruct an ETR to encapsulate in unicast.

> In NVO3 environment, especially in data center environment, the underlay network may not necessarily support IP multicast. draft-ghanwani-nvo3-app-mcast-framework-01 describes various mechanisms for forwarding tenant multicast traffic without the underlay network supporting the multicast protocols. 

Right, see draft-farinacci-lisp-signal-free-multicast-01. It can simplify the control-plane as well as encapsulate in either unicast or multicast.

Dino

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> Linda 
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> Name:		draft-ghanwani-nvo3-app-mcast-framework
> Revision:	01
> Title:		Framework of Supporting Applications Specific Multicast in NVO3
> Document date:	2014-12-08
> Group:		Individual Submission
> Pages:		16
> URL:            http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ghanwani-nvo3-app-mcast-framework-01.txt
> Status:         https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ghanwani-nvo3-app-mcast-framework/
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> Diff:           http://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-ghanwani-nvo3-app-mcast-framework-01
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> Abstract:
>   This draft discusses the framework of supporting applications
>   specific multicast traffic, i.e. the non ARP/ND related
>   multicast/broadcast traffic, in a network that uses Network
>   Virtualization using Overlays over Layer 3 (NVO3). It describes the
>   various mechanisms and considerations that can be used for
>   delivering those application specific multicast traffic in networks
>   that use NVO3.
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