RFC 6834 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2013 THU · 30 JUL 2026

Locator/ID Separation Protocol Map-Versioning

By L. Iannone, D. Saucez, O. Bonaventure · Published January 2013 · DOI 10.17487/RFC6834

Overview

RFC 6834, “Locator/ID Separation Protocol Map-Versioning”, is an Experimental document published in January 2013 by L. Iannone, D. Saucez, O. Bonaventure. It has been obsoleted by RFC 9302 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the LISP (Locator/ID Separation Protocol) Map-Versioning mechanism, which provides in-packet information about Endpoint ID to Routing Locator (EID-to-RLOC) mappings used to encapsulate LISP data packets. The proposed approach is based on associating a version number to EID-to-RLOC mappings and the transport of such a version number in the LISP-specific header of LISP-encapsulated packets. LISP Map-Versioning is particularly useful to inform communicating Ingress Tunnel Routers (ITRs) and Egress Tunnel Routers (ETRs) about modifications of the mappings used to encapsulate packets. The mechanism is transparent to implementations not supporting this feature, since in the LISP- specific header and in the Map Records, bits used for Map-Versioning can be safely ignored by ITRs and ETRs that do not support the mechanism. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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Obsoleted by: RFC 9302

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