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RFC 9696: Routing in Fat Trees (RIFT) Applicability and Operational Considerations

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This document discusses the properties, applicability, and operational considerations of Routing in Fat Trees (RIFT) in different network scenarios with the intention of providing a rough guide on how RIFT can be deployed to simplify routing operations in Clos topologies and their variations.

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Document ID
RFC9696
Published
April 2025
Authors
Y. Wei; Z. Zhang; D. Afanasiev; P. Thubert; T. Przygienda
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
33
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