RFC 5303 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2008

Three-Way Handshake for IS-IS Point-to-Point Adjacencies

Overview

RFC 5303, “Three-Way Handshake for IS-IS Point-to-Point Adjacencies”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2008 by D. Katz, R. Saluja, D. Eastlake 3rd. It obsoletes RFC 3373. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The IS-IS routing protocol (Intermediate System to Intermediate System, 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 a 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 to the Internet community in order to allow interoperable implementations to be built by other vendors. [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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 3373
Other RFCs from 2008

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