RFC 9780
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Multipoint Networks over Point-to-Multipoint MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs), May 2025
- File formats:
- Also available: XML file for editing
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Updates:
- RFC 8562
- Authors:
- G. Mirsky
G. Mishra
D. Eastlake 3rd - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- mpls (rtg)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9780
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Abstract
This document describes procedures for using Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for multipoint networks to detect data plane failures in point-to-multipoint MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs) and Segment Routing (SR) point-to-multipoint policies with an SR over MPLS (SR-MPLS) data plane.
Furthermore, this document updates RFC 8562 by recommending the use of an IPv6 address from the Dummy IPv6 Prefix address block 100:0:0:1::/64 and discouraging the use of an IPv4 loopback address mapped to IPv6.
In addition, this document describes the applicability of LSP Ping (as an in-band solution) and the control plane (as an out-of-band solution) to bootstrap a BFD session. The document also describes the behavior of the active tail for head notification.
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.