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Internet Engineering Task Force D. Katz Internet Engineering Task Force D. Katz
Internet-Draft Juniper Networks Internet-Draft Juniper Networks
Intended status: Standards Track D. Ward Intended status: Standards Track D. Ward
Expires: June 22, 2018 Cisco Systems Expires: July 20, 2018 Cisco Systems
S. Pallagatti, Ed. S. Pallagatti, Ed.
Individual contributor Individual contributor
G. Mirsky, Ed. G. Mirsky, Ed.
ZTE Corp. ZTE Corp.
December 19, 2017 January 16, 2018
BFD for Multipoint Networks BFD for Multipoint Networks
draft-ietf-bfd-multipoint-12 draft-ietf-bfd-multipoint-13
Abstract Abstract
This document describes extensions to the Bidirectional Forwarding This document describes extensions to the Bidirectional Forwarding
Detection (BFD) protocol for its use in multipoint and multicast Detection (BFD) protocol for its use in multipoint and multicast
networks. Comments on this draft should be directed to rtg- networks. Comments on this draft should be directed to rtg-
bfd@ietf.org. bfd@ietf.org.
Requirements Language Requirements Language
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Table of Contents Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Protocol Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4. Protocol Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.1. Multipoint BFD Control Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.1. Multipoint BFD Control Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.2. Session Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.2. Session Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.3. Session Failure Semantics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.3. Session Failure Semantics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.4. State Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.4. State Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.4.1. New State Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.4.1. New State Variable Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.4.2. State Variable Initialization and Maintenance . . . . 6 4.4.2. State Variable Initialization and Maintenance . . . . 6
4.5. State Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4.5. State Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.6. Session Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4.6. Session Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.7. Discriminators and Packet Demultiplexing . . . . . . . . 7 4.7. Discriminators and Packet Demultiplexing . . . . . . . . 7
4.8. Packet consumption on tails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4.8. Packet consumption on tails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.9. Bringing Up and Shutting Down Multipoint BFD Service . . 8 4.9. Bringing Up and Shutting Down Multipoint BFD Service . . 8
4.10. Timer Manipulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4.10. Timer Manipulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.11. Detection Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4.11. Detection Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.12. State Maintenance for Down/AdminDown Sessions . . . . . . 9 4.12. State Maintenance for Down/AdminDown Sessions . . . . . . 9
4.12.1. MultipointHead Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4.12.1. MultipointHead Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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If a MultipointTail session fails, it means that the tail definitely If a MultipointTail session fails, it means that the tail definitely
has lost contact with the head (or the head has been administratively has lost contact with the head (or the head has been administratively
disabled) and the tail should take appropriate action. disabled) and the tail should take appropriate action.
4.4. State Variables 4.4. State Variables
Multipoint BFD introduces some new state variables, and modifies the Multipoint BFD introduces some new state variables, and modifies the
usage of a few existing ones. usage of a few existing ones.
4.4.1. New State Variables 4.4.1. New State Variable Values
A number of state variables and their values are added to the base A number values of the state variable are added to the base BFD
BFD [RFC5880] and base S-BFD [RFC7880] specifications in support of [RFC5880] and base S-BFD [RFC7880] specifications in support of
Multipoint BFD. Multipoint BFD.
bfd.SessionType bfd.SessionType
The type of this session as defined in [RFC7880]. Newly added The type of this session as defined in [RFC7880]. Newly added
values are: values are:
PointToPoint: Classic point-to-point BFD. PointToPoint: Classic point-to-point BFD.
MultipointHead: A session on the head responsible for the MultipointHead: A session on the head responsible for the
periodic transmission of multipoint BFD Control packets periodic transmission of multipoint BFD Control packets
along the multipoint path. along the multipoint path.
MultipointTail: A multipoint session on a tail. MultipointTail: A multipoint session on a tail.
This variable MUST be initialized to the appropriate type when This variable MUST be initialized to the appropriate type when
the session is created, according to the rules in Section 4.13 the session is created, according to the rules in Section 4.13
bfd.SilentTail
Always set to 1, a tail will never transmit any BFD Control
packets to the head under any circumstances. Setting to 0 is
outside the scope of this document.
This variable is only pertinent when bfd.SessionType is
MultipointTail.
4.4.2. State Variable Initialization and Maintenance 4.4.2. State Variable Initialization and Maintenance
Some state variables defined in section 6.8.1 of the [RFC5880] needs Some state variables defined in section 6.8.1 of the [RFC5880] needs
to be initialized or manipulated differently depending on the session to be initialized or manipulated differently depending on the session
type. type.
bfd.RequiredMinRxInterval bfd.RequiredMinRxInterval
This variable MUST be set to 0 for session type MultipointHead. This variable MUST be set to 0 for session type MultipointHead.
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The following procedure replaces section 6.8.7 of [RFC5880]. The following procedure replaces section 6.8.7 of [RFC5880].
BFD Control packets MUST be transmitted periodically at the rate BFD Control packets MUST be transmitted periodically at the rate
determined according to [RFC5880] section 6.8.2, except as specified determined according to [RFC5880] section 6.8.2, except as specified
in this section. in this section.
A system MUST NOT transmit any BFD Control packets if bfd.RemoteDiscr A system MUST NOT transmit any BFD Control packets if bfd.RemoteDiscr
is zero and the system is taking the Passive role. is zero and the system is taking the Passive role.
A system MUST NOT transmit any BFD Control packets if bfd.SilentTail A system MUST NOT transmit any BFD Control packets if bfd.SessionType
is 1. is MultipointTail.
A system MUST NOT periodically transmit BFD Control packets if Demand A system MUST NOT periodically transmit BFD Control packets if Demand
mode is active on the remote system (bfd.RemoteDemandMode is 1, mode is active on the remote system (bfd.RemoteDemandMode is 1,
bfd.SessionState is Up, and bfd.RemoteSessionState is Up) and a Poll bfd.SessionState is Up, and bfd.RemoteSessionState is Up) and a Poll
Sequence is not being transmitted. Sequence is not being transmitted.
A system MUST NOT periodically transmit BFD Control packets if A system MUST NOT periodically transmit BFD Control packets if
bfd.RemoteMinRxInterval is zero. bfd.RemoteMinRxInterval is zero.
If bfd.SessionType is MultipointHead, the transmit interval MUST be If bfd.SessionType is MultipointHead, the transmit interval MUST be
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