RFC 5715: A Framework for Loop-Free Convergence

A micro-loop is a packet forwarding loop that may occur transiently among two or more routers in a hop-by-hop packet forwarding paradigm. This framework…

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Outgoing relationships (6 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 3168: The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP
Informative reference — RFC 2475: An Architecture for Differentiated Services
Informative reference — RFC 5036: LDP Specification
Informative reference — RFC 4090: Fast Reroute Extensions to RSVP-TE for LSP Tunnels
Informative reference — RFC 1305: Network Time Protocol (Version 3) Specification, Implementation and Analysis
Informative reference — RFC 5714: IP Fast Reroute Framework

Incoming relationships (12 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6413: Benchmarking Methodology for Link-State IGP Data-Plane Route Convergence
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5714: IP Fast Reroute Framework
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7490: Remote Loop-Free Alternate (LFA) Fast Reroute (FRR)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7812: An Architecture for IP/LDP Fast Reroute Using Maximally Redundant Trees (MRT-FRR)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6976: Framework for Loop-Free Convergence Using the Ordered Forwarding Information Base (oFIB) Approach
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9855: Topology Independent Fast Reroute Using Segment Routing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6571: Loop-Free Alternate (LFA) Applicability in Service Provider (SP) Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9843: IGP Flexible Algorithms: Bandwidth, Delay, Metrics, and Constraints
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9960: Segment Routing Point-to-Multipoint Policy
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8333: Micro-loop Prevention by Introducing a Local Convergence Delay
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6198: Requirements for the Graceful Shutdown of BGP Sessions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9860: Multicast-Only Fast Reroute (MoFRR) Based on Topology Independent Loop-Free Alternate (TI-LFA) Fast Reroute