RFC 9696

Routing in Fat Trees (RIFT) Applicability and Operational Considerations, April 2025

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Status:
INFORMATIONAL
Authors:
Y. Wei, Ed.
Z. Zhang
D. Afanasiev
P. Thubert
T. Przygienda
Stream:
IETF
Source:
rift (rtg)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9696

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Abstract

This document discusses the properties, applicability, and operational considerations of Routing in Fat Trees (RIFT) in different network scenarios with the intention of providing a rough guide on how RIFT can be deployed to simplify routing operations in Clos topologies and their variations.


For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




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