Network Working Group L. Berger Request for Comments: 2380 FORE Systems Category: Standards Track August 1998 RSVP over ATM Implementation Requirements Status of this Memo This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998). All Rights Reserved. Abstract This memo presents specific implementation requirements for running RSVP over ATM switched virtual circuits (SVCs). It presents requirements that ensure interoperability between multiple implementations and conformance to the RSVP and Integrated Services specifications. A separate document [5] provides specific guidelines for running over today's ATM networks. The general problem is discussed in [9]. Integrated Services to ATM service mappings are covered in [6]. The full set of documents present the background and information needed to implement Integrated Services and RSVP over ATM. Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................. 2 1.1 Terms .................................................... 2 1.2 Assumptions .............................................. 3 2. General RSVP Session Support ................................. 4 2.1 RSVP Message VC Usage .................................... 4 2.2 VC Initiation ............................................ 4 2.3 VC Teardown .............................................. 5 2.4 Dynamic QoS .............................................. 6 2.5 Encapsulation ............................................ 6 3. Multicast RSVP Session Support ............................... 7 3.1 Data VC Management for Heterogeneous Sessions ............ 7 3.2 Multicast End-Point Identification ....................... 8 3.3 Multicast Data Distribution .............................. 9 3.4 Receiver Transitions ..................................... 11 Berger Standards Track