A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8380 Title: Directory-Assisted Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) Encapsulation Author: L. Dunbar, D. Eastlake 3rd, R. Perlman Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: May 2018 Mailbox: linda.dunbar@huawei.com, d3e3e3@gmail.com, Radia@alum.mit.edu Pages: 10 Characters: 23882 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-trill-directory-assisted-encap-11.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8380 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8380 This document describes how data center networks can benefit from non-RBridge nodes performing TRILL (Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links) encapsulation with assistance from a directory service. This document is a product of the Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links Working Group of the IETF. This is now a Proposed Standard. STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet Standards Track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Official Internet Protocol Standards (https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC