Re: [pim] PIM graceful restart (non-stop forwarding) capability

Yes, as of now if does not have GR mechanism. The genid feature does
enable us to recreate the "most" of state machine quickly, it does not
gives rules for NON_STOP forwarding.

Also, GENID itself does not ensure proper rebuilding of the
state-machine completely.
It also does not ensure NLT does not expire , Joins do get timed out
(although it is rare) and it does not take into account the assert
state machine.

I had raised this concern some time back, and I think there is a need
to analyse this issue.

Thanks.

On 8/22/07, Srikanth Rao <srikanth@force10networks.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> How do PIM routers know about the graceful-restart capability of their
> peers? In BGP, OSPF and other protocols, this capability is advertised
> upfront when the adjacencies are formed. So that when their neighbor
> liveliness is lost, they hold on to the routes to support the non stop
> forwarding of traffic.
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> In PIM, a new GenID in the Hello message indicates that the router
> restarted. But that doesn't necessarily mean that router is capable of doing
> non stop forwarding. So, in other words, when a PIM speaker detects that its
> neighbor has gone down (or restarting), what is the criterion on which it
> holds on to the updates from its neighbor in non-stop forwarding mode? Is
> there any standardized option or mechanism for this? If this has been
> already discussed, can someone point me to the discussion?
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> Thanks
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> Srikanth
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