Multicast Extensions to OSPF (mospf)
NOTE: This charter is a snapshot of that in effect at the time of
the 38th IETF Meeting in Memphis, Tennessee. It may now be out-of-date.
Chair(s):
John Moy <jmoy@casc.com>
Routing Area Director(s):
Joel Halpern <jhalpern@newbridge.com>
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Description of Working Group:
This working group will extend the OSPF routing protocol so that it
will be able to efficiently route IP multicast packets. This will produce
a new (multicast) version of the OSPF protocol, which will be as compatible
as possible with the present version (packet formats and most of the algorithms
will hopefully remain unaltered).
Goals and Milestones:
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Done |
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Become familiar with the IGMP protocol as documented in RFC 1112. Survey
existing work on multicast routing, in particular, Steve Deering's paper
``Multicast Routing in Internetworks and Extended LANs''. Identify areas
where OSPF must be extended to support multicast routing. Identify possible
points of contention. |
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Done |
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Review outline of proposed changes to OSPF. Identify any unresolved
issues and, if possible, resolve them. |
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Done |
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The group should have a draft specification. Discuss the specification
and make any necessary changes. Discuss implementation methods, using as
an example, the existing BSD OSPF code, written by Rob Coltun of the University
of Maryland. |
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Done |
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Report on implementations of the new multicast OSPF. Fix any problems
in the specification that were found by the implementations. |
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Done |
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Submit the MOSPF Specification to the IESG as a Proposed Standard. |
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Jun 96 |
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Update MOSPF to reflect current usage, document interoperability between
implementations, and submit to the IESG for consideration as a Draft Standard. |
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Dec 96 |
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Document interoperability between MOSPF and DVMRP, and submit as an
Informational RFC. |
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Dec 96 |
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Submit MOSPF to IESG for consideration as a Standard. |
No Current Internet-Drafts
Request For Comments:
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RFC |
Status |
Title |
|
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RFC1469 |
PS |
IP Multicast over Token-Ring Local Area Networks |
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RFC1584 |
PS |
Multicast Extensions to OSPF |
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RFC1585 |
I |
MOSPF: Analysis and Experience |
Current Meeting Report
The Working Group did not meet (joint session with OSPF).
Slides
None Received
