Re: BFD for routes learned trough Route-servers in IXPs

[Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>]

On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 4:55 PM Randy Bush <randy () psg com> wrote:
> > > > So, I was searching on how to solve that and I found a draft (8th release)
> > > > with the intention to solve that...
> > > > https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-idr-rs-bfd-08
> > > >
> > > > If understood correctly, the effective implementation of it will depend on
> > > > new code on any BGP engine that will want to do that check.
> > > > It is kind of frustrating... At least 10 years after the release of RFC
> > > > until the refresh os every router involved in IXPs in the world.
> > >
> > > you have a better (== easier to implement and deploy) signaling path?
> > >
> > > the draft passed wglc in 1948.  it is awaiting two implementations, as
> > > is the wont of the idr wg.
> >
> > I think you also mean to say: "this is actually still a DRAFT and not
> > an RFC, so really no BGP implementor is beholden to this document,
> > unless they have coin bearing customers who wish to see this feature
> > implemented"
>
> if i had meant to say that, i probably would have.  no one on this
> thread has called it anything other than a draft, so i am quite unsure
> what your point is; and i will not put words in your mouth.

I think the OP said:
" At least 10 years after the release of RFC
> > > > until the refresh os every router involved in IXPs in the world."

it's not an rfc yet.

> sadly, these years, vendors do not seem to care a lot about drafts,
> rfcs, ...  anything which sells.

sure :(