Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (vrrp)
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Charter
Last Modified: 2006-10-26
Current Status: Active Working Group
Chair(s):
Radia Perlman <
[email protected]>
Mukesh Gupta <
[email protected]>
Routing Area Director(s):
Ross Callon <
[email protected]>
Bill Fenner <
[email protected]>
Routing Area Advisor:
Bill Fenner <
[email protected]>
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Description of Working Group:
The purpose of this working group is to define and develop a standard
virtual router redundancy protocol for IPv4 and IPv6. A virtual
router redundancy protocol is a protocol which allows several
routers on a multiaccess link to utilize the same virtual IP address.
One router will be elected as a master with the other routers acting as
backups in case of the failure of the master router. The primary
motivation to using a virtual router redundancy protocol is that host
systems may be configured (manually or via DHCP) with a single default
gateway, rather than running an active routing protocol. The protocol
should also support the ability to load share traffic when both routers
are up.
The goals of this working group are:
1. Define and develop a standard virtual router redundancy protocol
for IPv4 and IPv6.
2. Develop VRRP MIB(s).
3. Separate specifications will be developed for IPv4 and IPv6.
4. Determine whether static (configuration based) load sharing is
adequate or if some amount of dynamic load sharing is required.
5. Working group will examine security issues to determine what
security threats it is appropriate for the VRRP protocol to
handle and include the appropriate mechanisms in the VRRP protocol.
6. The internet draft "Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol"
(draft-hinden-vrrp-00.txt) will be use as the basis of virtual
router redundancy protocol. The working group will also consider
other Internet-Drafts related to this topic allowing for issues
regarding change control, security, running code, etc.
7. Intellectual property issues regarding the technology to
develop a virtual router redundancy protocol will be identified
and addressed.
Goals and Milestones:
Done Charter Working Group
Done Issue new Internet Drafts for IPv4 version of the protocol.
Done Review and finalize IPv4 Internet Drafts.
Done Issue Internet Draft for IPv6 version of VRRP.
Done Submit revised IPv4 Internet Drafts to IESG for proposed
standard.
Done Issue VRRP MIB drafts.
Done Issue revised draft for IPv6 version of VRRP.
Done Finalize MIB draft and submit to IESG.
Done Resolve open issues with authentication methods
Done Issue VRRPv3 (VRRP for IPv6) MIB drafts
Done Submit updated version of VRRP (IPv4) for Draft Standard
Done Decide on the VRRP MIB draft (unified or separated MIBs)
Done Resolve ND vs VMACs issue with VRRPv3
Done Submit MIB for VRRPv3 for Proposed Standard
Done Submit VRRP for IPv6 (VRRPv3) for Proposed Standard
Nov 2004 Review the WG goals and future potential
Internet-Drafts:
Posted Revised I-D Title <Filename>
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Oct 2001 Oct 2004 <draft-ietf-vrrp-ipv6-spec-07.txt>
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol for IPv6
Oct 2003 Dec 2006 <draft-ietf-vrrp-unified-mib-06.txt>
Definitions of Managed Objects for the VRRP over IPv4 and IPv6
Request For Comments:
RFC Stat Published Title
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RFC2338 PS May 1998 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
RFC2787 PS Apr 2000 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Virtual Router
Redundancy Protocol using SNMPv2
RFC3768Standard Apr 2004 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
