Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (vrrp)
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 Charter 
 Last Modified: 28-Oct-97
 
 Current Status: Active Working Group
 
 Chair(s):
     Bob Hinden <hinden@ipsilon.com>
 
 Routing Area Director(s): 
     Joel Halpern  <jhalpern@newbridge.com>
 
 Routing Area Advisor: 
     Joel Halpern  <jhalpern@newbridge.com>
 
 Mailing Lists: 
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     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"
      <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: 
 
   Jun 97       Charter Working Group                                          

   Jul 97       Issue new Internet Drafts for IPv4 version of the protocol.    

   Aug 97       Issue Internet Draft for IPv6 version of VRRP.                 

   Aug 97       Review and finalize IPv4 Internet Drafts.                      

   Aug 97       Resolve any intellectual property issues regarding protocol.   

   Sep 97       Submit revised IPv4 Internet Drafts to IESG for proposed 
                standard.                                                      

   Oct 97       Issue VRRP MIB drafts.                                         

   Oct 97       Issue revised draft for IPv6 version of VRRP.                  

   Dec 97       Review and finalize IPv6 Internet Drafts.                      

   Dec 97       Finalize MIB draft and submit to IESG.                         

   Jan 98       Submit revised IPv6 Internet Drafts to IESG for proposed 
                standard.                                                      


 Internet-Drafts:

Posted Revised       I-D Title  <Filename>
------ ------- ------------------------------------------
 Nov 96 Oct 97  <draft-ietf-vrrp-spec-03.txt> 
                Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol                             

 Request For Comments:

  None to date.