RFC 2961 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2001

RSVP Refresh Overhead Reduction Extensions

Overview

RFC 2961, “RSVP Refresh Overhead Reduction Extensions”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2001 by L. Berger, D. Gan, G. Swallow, P. Pan, F. Tommasi, S. Molendini. It has since been updated by RFC 5063. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a number of mechanisms that can be used to reduce processing overhead requirements of refresh messages, eliminate the state synchronization latency incurred when an RSVP (Resource ReserVation Protocol) message is lost and, when desired, refreshing state without the transmission of whole refresh messages. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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