RFC 8175

Dynamic Link Exchange Protocol (DLEP), June 2017

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Status:
PROPOSED STANDARD
Authors:
S. Ratliff
S. Jury
D. Satterwhite
R. Taylor
B. Berry
Stream:
IETF
Source:
manet (rtg)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC8175

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Abstract

When routing devices rely on modems to effect communications over wireless links, they need timely and accurate knowledge of the characteristics of the link (speed, state, etc.) in order to make routing decisions. In mobile or other environments where these characteristics change frequently, manual configurations or the inference of state through routing or transport protocols does not allow the router to make the best decisions. This document introduces a new protocol called the Dynamic Link Exchange Protocol (DLEP), which provides a bidirectional, event-driven communication channel between the router and the modem to facilitate communication of changing link characteristics.


For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




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