Multipoint seamless bi-directional forwarding detection
Multipoint seamless Bi-directional Forwarding Detection (BFD) may be provided. First, a discriminator and data identifying a headend device may be received by a node from the headend device. The discriminator may be received over a point-to-multipoint pseudowire between the node and the headend device. Next, the node may start a reflector session in response to receiving the discriminator. The reflector session may correspond to the discriminator and the data identifying the headend device. The reflector session may then receive a control packet from the headend device and determine that the control packet includes the discriminator. The control packet may be received over the point-to-multipoint pseudowire. Next, the reflector session on the node may send a reply packet to the headend device in response to determining that the control packet includes the discriminator. The reply packet may be sent over a unicast pseudowire between the node and the headend device.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a node from a headend device, a discriminator and data identifying the headend device;
starting, by the node, a reflector session in response to receiving the discriminator, the reflector session corresponding to the discriminator and the data identifying the headend device;
receiving, by the reflector session on the node, a control packet from the headend device;
determining, by the reflector session on the node, that the control packet includes data corresponding to the discriminator; and
sending, by the reflector session on the node, a reply packet to the headend device in response to determining that the control packet includes the discriminator.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving, by the node from the headend device, comprises receiving by the node comprising a Remote Physical Layer (R-PHY) node.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving, by the node from the headend device, comprises receiving from the headend device comprising a Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP)) core.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the discriminator comprises receiving the discriminator over a point-to-multipoint pseudowire between the node and the headend device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the discriminator comprises receiving the discriminator over a point-to-multipoint pseudowire between the node and the headend device wherein the point-to-multipoint pseudowire corresponds to the discriminator.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the control packet comprises receiving the control packet over a point-to-multipoint pseudowire between the node and the headend device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the control packet comprises receiving the control packet over a point-to-multipoint pseudowire between the node and the headend device wherein the point-to-multipoint pseudowire corresponds to the discriminator.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the reply packet to the headend device comprises sending the reply packet over a unicast pseudowire between the node and the headend device wherein the unicast pseudowire corresponds to the data identifying the headend device.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning, by the headend device, the discriminator to the node.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning, by the headend device, the discriminator to the node wherein the discriminator includes a bitmask.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning, by the headend device, the discriminator to the node wherein the discriminator corresponds to a subset of a plurality of nodes serviced by the headend device, the node being in the subset of the plurality of nodes serviced by the headend device.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning, by the headend device, the discriminator to the node wherein the discriminator is unique to the node wherein the node is one of a plurality of nodes serviced by the headend device.
13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the headend device, the reply packet from the node; and
determining, by the headend device, that there is continuity between the node and the headend device in response to the headend device receiving the reply packet.
14. A system comprising:
a memory storage; and
a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
receive, from a headend device, a discriminator and data identifying the headend device;
start a reflector session in response to receiving the discriminator, the reflector session corresponding to the discriminator and the data identifying the headend device;
receive, by the reflector session, a control packet from the headend device;
determine, by the reflector session, that the control packet includes data corresponding to the discriminator; and
send, by the reflector session, a reply packet to the headend device in response to determining that the control packet includes the discriminator.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processing unit being operative to receive the discriminator comprises the processing unit being operative to receive the discriminator over a point-to-multipoint pseudowire wherein the point-to-multipoint pseudowire corresponds to the discriminator.
16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processing unit being operative to receive the control packet comprises the processing unit being operative to receive the control packet over a point-to-multipoint pseudowire wherein the point-to-multipoint pseudowire corresponds to the discriminator.
17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processing unit being operative to send the reply packet to the headend device comprises the processing unit being operative to send the reply packet over a unicast pseudowire wherein the unicast pseudowire corresponds to the data identifying the headend device.
18. A computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions which when executed perform a method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
receiving, by a node from a headend device, a discriminator and data identifying the headend device;
starting, by the node, a reflector session in response to receiving the discriminator, the reflector session corresponding to the discriminator and the data identifying the headend device;
receiving, by the reflector session on the node, a control packet from the headend device;
and
sending, by the reflector session on the node, a reply packet to the headend device in response to determining that the control packet includes the discriminator.
19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein receiving the control packet comprises receiving the control packet over a point-to-multipoint pseudowire between the node and the headend device wherein the point-to-multipoint pseudowire corresponds to the discriminator.
20. The computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein sending the reply packet to the headend device comprises sending the reply packet over a unicast pseudowire between the node and the headend device wherein the unicast pseudowire corresponds to the data identifying the headend device.