Locator/ID Separation Protocol Alternative Logical Topology
RFC 6836, “Locator/ID Separation Protocol Alternative Logical Topology”, is an Experimental document published in January 2013 by V. Fuller, D. Farinacci, D. Meyer, D. Lewis. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a simple distributed index system to be used by a Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) Ingress Tunnel Router (ITR) or Map-Resolver (MR) to find the Egress Tunnel Router (ETR) that holds the mapping information for a particular Endpoint Identifier (EID). The MR can then query that ETR to obtain the actual mapping information, which consists of a list of Routing Locators (RLOCs) for the EID. Termed the Alternative Logical Topology (ALT), the index is built as an overlay network on the public Internet using the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE). This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
What “Experimental” means
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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- RFC 6835 The Locator/ID Separation Protocol Internet Groper
- RFC 6837 NERD: A Not-so-novel Endpoint ID to Routing Locator Database
- RFC 6834 Locator/ID Separation Protocol Map-Versioning
- RFC 6838 Media Type Specifications and Registration Procedures
- RFC 6833 Locator/ID Separation Protocol Map-Server Interface
- RFC 6839 Additional Media Type Structured Syntax Suffixes
- RFC 6832 Interworking between Locator/ID Separation Protocol and Non- LISP Sites
- RFC 6840 Clarifications and Implementation Notes for DNS Security