Eastlake_RBridge_N48.pdfVIP

RBridges and the IETF TRILL Protocol Donald E. Eastlake 3rd d3e3e3@, +1-508-333-2270 D ecem ber 2009 1 TRILL Protocol CONTENTS ? Introduction ? TRILL Features ? Are RBridges Bridges or Routers? ? Example Network ? How RBridges Work ? TRILL Encapsulation ? Additional Details ? References D ecem ber 2009 2 TRILL Protocol DEFINITIONS ? TRILL – TRansparent Interconnection of Lots of Links ? A standard specified by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) TRILL Working Group co- chaired by ? Donald E. Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches ? Erik Nordmark, Sun Microsystems ? RBridge – Routing Bridge ?