draft-ietf-bfd-seamless-use-case-07.txt | draft-ietf-bfd-seamless-use-case-08.txt | |||
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Network Working Group S. Aldrin | Network Working Group S. Aldrin | |||
Internet-Draft Google, Inc | Internet-Draft Google, Inc | |||
Intended status: Informational C. Pignataro | Intended status: Informational C. Pignataro | |||
Expires: November 5, 2016 Cisco | Expires: November 7, 2016 Cisco | |||
G. Mirsky | G. Mirsky | |||
Ericsson | Ericsson | |||
N. Kumar | N. Kumar | |||
Cisco | Cisco | |||
May 4, 2016 | May 6, 2016 | |||
Seamless Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (S-BFD) Use Cases | Seamless Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (S-BFD) Use Cases | |||
draft-ietf-bfd-seamless-use-case-07 | draft-ietf-bfd-seamless-use-case-08 | |||
Abstract | Abstract | |||
This document describes various use cases for a Seamless | This document describes various use cases for a Seamless | |||
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (S-BFD), and provides requirements | Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (S-BFD), and provides requirements | |||
such that protocol mechanisms allow for a simplified detection of | such that protocol mechanisms allow for a simplified detection of | |||
forwarding failures. | forwarding failures. | |||
These use cases support S-BFD, as a simplified mechanism to use | These use cases support S-BFD, as a simplified mechanism to use | |||
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) with large portions of | Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) with large portions of | |||
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Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
This Internet-Draft will expire on November 5, 2016. | This Internet-Draft will expire on November 7, 2016. | |||
Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
Copyright (c) 2016 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2016 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
(http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | |||
publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
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resiliency in distributed router architectures. The mapping | resiliency in distributed router architectures. The mapping | |||
between BFD discriminators and particular entities (e.g., | between BFD discriminators and particular entities (e.g., | |||
ECMP paths, or Line Cards) is out the scope of the S-BFD | ECMP paths, or Line Cards) is out the scope of the S-BFD | |||
specification. | specification. | |||
REQ#9: The S-BFD protocol MUST provide mechanisms for loop | REQ#9: The S-BFD protocol MUST provide mechanisms for loop | |||
detection and prevention, protecting against malicious | detection and prevention, protecting against malicious | |||
attacks attempting to create packet loops. | attacks attempting to create packet loops. | |||
REQ#10: S-BFD MUST incorporate robust security protections against | REQ#10: S-BFD MUST incorporate robust security protections against | |||
impersonators, malicions actors, and various attacks. The | impersonators, malicions actors, and various active and | |||
simple and accelerated establishment of an S-BFD session | passive attacks. The simple and accelerated establishment | |||
should not negatively affect security. | of an S-BFD session should not negatively affect security. | |||
5. Security Considerations | 5. Security Considerations | |||
This document details the use cases and identifies various associated | This document details the use cases and identifies various associated | |||
requirements. Some of these requirements are security related. The | requirements. Some of these requirements are security related. The | |||
use cases herein described do not expose a system to abuse or to | use cases herein described do not expose a system to abuse or to | |||
additional security risks. Since some negotiation aspects are | additional security risks. Since some negotiation aspects are | |||
eliminated, a misconfiguration can result in S-BFD packets being sent | eliminated, a misconfiguration can result in S-BFD packets being sent | |||
to an incorrect node. If this receiving node runs S-BFD, the packet | to an incorrect node. If this receiving node runs S-BFD, the packet | |||
will be discarted because of the discriminator mismatch. If the node | will be discarted because of the discriminator mismatch. If the node | |||
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