Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (vrrp)

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NOTE: This charter is a snapshot of the 55th IETF Meeting in Altanta, Georgia USA. It may now be out-of-date.

Last Modifield: 08/14/2002

Chair(s):
Bob Hinden <hinden@iprg.nokia.com>
Routing Area Director(s):
Bill Fenner <fenner@research.att.com>
Alex Zinin <zinin@psg.com>
Routing Area Advisor:
Alex Zinin <zinin@psg.com>
Mailing Lists:
General Discussion: vrrp@ietf.org
To Subscribe: vrrp-request@ietf.org
In Body: subscribe vrrp
Archive: ftp://ftp.ietf.org/ietf-mail-archive/vrrp/*
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" 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:
JUN 97  Charter Working Group
JUL 97  Issue new Internet Drafts for IPv4 version of the protocol.
AUG 97  Review and finalize IPv4 Internet Drafts.
AUG 97  Resolve any intellectual property issues regarding protocol.
AUG 97  Issue Internet Draft for IPv6 version of VRRP.
SEP 97  Submit revised IPv4 Internet Drafts to IESG for proposed standard.
OCT 97  Issue revised draft for IPv6 version of VRRP.
OCT 97  Issue VRRP MIB drafts.
DEC 97  Finalize MIB draft and submit to IESG.
DEC 97  Review and finalize IPv6 Internet Drafts.
JAN 98  Submit revised IPv6 Internet Drafts to IESG for proposed standard.
Internet-Drafts:
  • - draft-ietf-vrrp-spec-v2-06.txt
  • - draft-ietf-vrrp-ipv6-spec-02.txt
  • Request For Comments:
    RFCStatusTitle
    RFC2338 PS Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
    RFC2787 PS Definitions of Managed Objects for the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol using SNMPv2

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