RFC 3373 · INFORMATIONAL · 2002

Three-Way Handshake for Intermediate System to Intermediate System Point-to-Point Adjacencies

Overview

RFC 3373, “Three-Way Handshake for Intermediate System to Intermediate System Point-to-Point Adjacencies”, is an Informational document published in September 2002 by D. Katz, R. Saluja. It has been obsoleted by RFC 5303 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The IS-IS routing protocol (ISO 10589) requires reliable protocols at the link layer for point-to-point links. As a result, it does not use a three-way handshake when establishing adjacencies on point-to-point media. This paper defines an backward-compatible extension to the protocol that provides for a three-way handshake. It is fully interoperable with systems that do not support the extension. Additionally, the extension allows the robust operation of more than 256 point-to-point links on a single router. This extension has been implemented by multiple router vendors; this paper is provided as information to the Internet community in order to allow interoperable implementations to be built by other vendors.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Obsoleted by
RFC 5303
Other RFCs from 2002

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