Network Working Group D. Estrin
Request for Comments: 1940 USC
Category: Informational T. Li
Y. Rekhter
cisco Systems
K. Varadhan
D. Zappala
USC
May 1996
Source Demand Routing:
Packet Format and Forwarding Specification (Version 1).
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
this memo is unlimited.
1. Overview
The purpose of SDRP is to support source-initiated selection of
routes to complement the route selection provided by existing routing
protocols for both inter-domain and intra-domain routes. This
document refers to such source-initiated routes as "SDRP routes".
This document describes the packet format and forwarding procedure
for SDRP. It also describes procedures for ascertaining feasibility
of SDRP routes. Other components not described here are routing
information distribution and route computation. This portion of the
protocol may initially be used with manually configured routes. The
same packet format and processing will be usable with dynamic route
information distribution and computation methods under development.
The packet forwarding protocol specified here makes minimal
assumptions about the distribution and acquisition of routing
information needed to construct the SDRP routes. These minimal
assumptions are believed to be sufficient for the existing Internet.
Future components of the SDRP protocol will extend capabilities in
this area and others in a largely backward-compatible manner.
This version of the packet forwarding protocol sends all packets with
the complete SDRP route in the SDRP header. Future versions will
address route setup and other enhancements and optimizations.
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