RFC 8939 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2020

Deterministic Networking Data Plane: IP

Overview

RFC 8939, “Deterministic Networking Data Plane: IP”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2020 by B. Varga, J. Farkas, L. Berger, D. Fedyk, S. Bryant. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies the Deterministic Networking (DetNet) data plane operation for IP hosts and routers that provide DetNet service to IP-encapsulated data. No DetNet-specific encapsulation is defined to support IP flows; instead, the existing IP-layer and higher-layer protocol header information is used to support flow identification and DetNet service delivery. This document builds on the DetNet architecture (RFC 8655) and data plane framework (RFC 8938).

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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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