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RFC 7880: Seamless Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (S-BFD)

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This document defines Seamless Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (S-BFD), a simplified mechanism for using BFD with a large proportion of negotiation aspects eliminated, thus providing benefits such as quick provisioning, as well as improved control and flexibility for network nodes initiating path monitoring. This document updates RFC 5880.

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Document ID
RFC7880
Published
July 2016
Authors
C. Pignataro; D. Ward; N. Akiya; M. Bhatia; S. Pallagatti
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
24
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Updates:
RFC 5880

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