RFC 9978 on Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Stability

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        RFC 9978

        Title:      Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Stability
        Author:     A. Mishra,
                    M. Jethanandani,
                    A. Saxena,
                    S. Pallagatti,
                    M. Chen
        Status:     Experimental
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       June 2026
        Mailbox:    mishra.ashesh@outlook.com,
                    mjethanandani@gmail.com,
                    ankurpsaxena@gmail.com,
                    santosh.pallagatti@gmail.com,
                    mach.chen@outlook.com
        Pages:      19

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-bfd-stability-21

        URL:        https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9978

        DOI:        10.17487/RFC9978

This document describes extensions to the Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) protocol to measure BFD Stability. Specifically, it describes a mechanism for the detection of BFD packet loss.

This document is a product of the Bidirectional Forwarding Detection Working Group of the IETF.

EXPERIMENTAL: This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the
Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any
kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
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