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RFC 7178: Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL): RBridge Channel Support

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This document specifies a general channel mechanism for sending messages, such as Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) messages, between Routing Bridges (RBridges) and between RBridges and end stations in an RBridge campus through extensions to the Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) protocol.

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Document ID
RFC7178
Published
May 2014
Authors
D. Eastlake 3rd; V. Manral; Y. Li; S. Aldrin; D. Ward
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
21
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Updated by:
RFC 7978

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