{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-trill-directory-assist-mechanisms-12",
  "doc_id": "RFC8171",
  "title": "Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL): Edge Directory Assistance Mechanisms",
  "authors": [
    "D. Eastlake 3rd",
    "L. Dunbar",
    "R. Perlman",
    "Y. Li"
  ],
  "format": [
    "TEXT",
    "HTML"
  ],
  "page_count": "55",
  "pub_status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "source": "Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links",
  "abstract": "This document describes mechanisms for providing directory service to TRILL (Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links) edge switches.  The directory information provided can be used in reducing multi-destination traffic, particularly ARP / Neighbor Discovery (ND) and unknown unicast flooding.  It can also be used to detect traffic with forged source addresses.",
  "pub_date": "June 2017",
  "keywords": [
    "Push",
    "Pull",
    "ESADI",
    "ES-IS"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC8171",
  "errata_url": null
}