SCTP-PF: A Quick Failover Algorithm for the Stream Control Transmission Protocol

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 23
Abstract: The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) supports multihoming. However, when the failover operation specified in RFC 4960 is followed, there can be significant delay and performance degradation in the data transfer path failover. This document specifies a quick failover algorithm and introduces the SCTP Potentially Failed (SCTP-PF) destination state in SCTP Path Management. This document also specifies a dormant state operation of SCTP that is required to be followed by an SCTP-PF implementation, but it may equally well be applied by a standard SCTP implementation, as described in RFC 4960. Additionally, this document introduces an alternative switchback operation mode called "Primary Path Switchover" that will be beneficial in certain situations. This mode of operation applies to both a standard SCTP implementation and an SCTP-PF implementation. The procedures defined in the document require only minimal modifications to the specification in RFC 4960. The procedures are sender-side only and do not impact the SCTP receiver.
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC7829
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC7829
Author(s): Yoshifumi Nishida
Preethi Natarajan
Armando L. Caro
Paul D. Amer
Karen Nielsen
Keyword(s): SCTP, Failover, Multihoming, Potentially Failed

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IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4960 [Superseded*]

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10.1007-BF03219970 — CARO05 EXTERNAL
10.1016-j.comcom.2009.05.001 — NATARAJAN09 EXTERNAL
10.1109-CCNC08.2007.131 EXTERNAL
10.1109-MILCOM.2004.1493253 — CARO04 EXTERNAL
10.1109-TNET.2006.882843 — IYENGAR06 EXTERNAL
Jungmaier, A., Rathgeb, E., and M. Tuexen, "On the use of SCTP in failover scenarios", World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 2002. EXTERNAL
Caro, A., Iyengar, J., Amer, P., Heinz, G., and R. Stewart, "A Two-level Threshold Recovery Mechanism for SCTP", Tech report, CIS Dept., University of Delaware, July 2002. EXTERNAL
Grinnemo, K-J. and A. Brunstrom, "Performance of SCTP- controlled failovers in M3UA-based SIGTRAN networks", Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference, April 2004. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 3873 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6458 [Active*]

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