Subject: RFC 8384 on Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) Smart Endnodes

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Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 23:33:53 -0700 (PDT)

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        RFC 8384

        Title:      Transparent Interconnection of Lots of 
                    Links (TRILL) Smart Endnodes 
        Author:     R. Perlman, 
                    F. Hu,
                    D. Eastlake 3rd, 
                    T. Liao
        Status:     Standards Track
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       July 2018
        Mailbox:    [email-masked], 
                    [email-masked], 
                    [email-masked],
                    [email-masked]
        Pages:      17
        Characters: 37374
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:   None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-trill-smart-endnodes-11.txt

        URL:        https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8384

        DOI:        10.17487/RFC8384

This document addresses the problem of the size and freshness of the
endnode learning table in edge Routing Bridges (RBridges), by
allowing endnodes to volunteer for endnode learning and
encapsulation/decapsulation.  Such an endnode is known as a "Smart              
Endnode".  Only the attached edge RBridge can distinguish a "Smart              
Endnode" from a "normal endnode".  The Smart Endnode uses the
nickname of the attached edge RBridge, so this solution does not
consume extra nicknames.  The solution also enables endnodes that are
Fine-Grained Label (FGL) aware.

This document is a product of the Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard.

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