IETF BESS WG Update

Jeffrey Chong from Juniper Networks provides an update on the IETF BESS (BGP Enabled Services) Working Group, detailing its function in defining and extending network services based on the BGP protocol, particularly for IP VPN and Layer 2 VPN. He outlines past work, focusing on the evolution from VPLS to EVPN, highlighting features like all-active multi-homing and various EVPN extensions, and discusses intersubnet IP unicast forwarding and multicast VPN (MVPN). The presentation also covers ongoing work within the BESS Working Group, addressing topics such as EVPN multi-homing, BFD, Geneva, seamless interop, optimized intersubnet multicast, and other drafts related to multicast signaling and IPv4/IPv6 implementations. The presentation concludes by emphasizing the importance of operator input in developing solutions for real-world networking problems. A brief Q&A session follows, addressing concerns about DF election processes and redundancy.