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draft-ietf-lsvr-bgp-spf-01
Network Working Group                                           K. Patel
Internet-Draft                                              Arrcus, Inc.
Intended status: Standards Track                               A. Lindem
Expires: December 2, 2018                                  Cisco Systems
                                                                S. Zandi
                                                                Linkedin
                                                           W. Henderickx
                                                                   Nokia
                                                            May 31, 2018

           Shortest Path Routing Extensions for BGP Protocol
                     draft-ietf-lsvr-bgp-spf-01.txt

Abstract

   Many Massively Scaled Data Centers (MSDCs) have converged on
   simplified layer 3 routing.  Furthermore, requirements for
   operational simplicity have lead many of these MSDCs to converge on
   BGP as their single routing protocol for both their fabric routing
   and their Data Center Interconnect (DCI) routing.  This document
   describes a solution which leverages BGP Link-State distribution and
   the Shortest Path First (SPF) algorithm similar to Internal Gateway
   Protocols (IGPs) such as OSPF.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.1.  BGP Shortest Path First (SPF) Motivation  . . . . . . . .   4
     1.2.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   2.  BGP Peering Models  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     2.1.  BGP Single-Hop Peering on Network Node Connections  . . .   5
     2.2.  BGP Peering Between Directly Connected Network Nodes  . .   5
     2.3.  BGP Peering in Route-Reflector or Controller Topology . .   6
   3.  BGP-LS Shortest Path Routing (SPF) SAFI . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   4.  Extensions to BGP-LS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     4.1.  Node NLRI Usage and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.2.  Link NLRI Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.3.  Prefix NLRI Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     4.4.  BGP-LS Attribute Sequence-Number TLV  . . . . . . . . . .   8
   5.  Decision Process with SPF Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     5.1.  Phase-1 BGP NLRI Selection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     5.2.  Dual Stack Support  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     5.3.  NEXT_HOP Manipulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     5.4.  IPv4/IPv6 Unicast Address Family Interaction  . . . . . .  11
     5.5.  NLRI Advertisement and Convergence  . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     5.6.  Error Handling  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   6.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     7.1.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     7.2.  Contributors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12

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   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     8.2.  Information References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15

1.  Introduction

   Many Massively Scaled Data Centers (MSDCs) have converged on
   simplified layer 3 routing.  Furthermore, requirements for
   operational simplicity have lead many of these MSDCs to converge on
   BGP [RFC4271] as their single routing protocol for both their fabric
   routing and their Data Center Interconnect (DCI) routing.
   Requirements and procedures for using BGP are described in [RFC7938].
   This document describes an alternative solution which leverages BGP-
   LS [RFC7752] and the Shortest Path First algorithm similar to
   Internal Gateway Protocols (IGPs) such as OSPF [RFC2328].

   [RFC4271] defines the Decision Process that is used to select routes
   for subsequent advertisement by applying the policies in the local
   Policy Information Base (PIB) to the routes stored in its Adj-RIBs-
   In.  The output of the Decision Process is the set of routes that are
   announced by a BGP speaker to its peers.  These selected routes are
   stored by a BGP speaker in the speaker's Adj-RIBs-Out according to
   policy.

   [RFC7752] describes a mechanism by which link-state and TE
   information can be collected from networks and shared with external
   components using BGP.  This is achieved by defining NLRI advertised
   within the BGP-LS/BGP-LS-SPF AFI/SAFI.  The BGP-LS extensions defined
   in [RFC7752] makes use of the Decision Process defined in [RFC4271].

   This document augments [RFC7752] by replacing its use of the existing
   Decision Process.  Rather than reusing the BGP-LS SAFI, the BGP-LS-
   SPF SAFI is introduced to insure backward compatibility.  The Phase 1
   and 2 decision functions of the Decision Process are replaced with
   the Shortest Path First (SPF) algorithm also known as the Dijkstra
   algorithm.  The Phase 3 decision function is also simplified since it
   is no longer dependent on the previous phases.  This solution avails
   the benefits of both BGP and SPF-based IGPs.  These include TCP based
   flow-control, no periodic link-state refresh, and completely
   incremental NLRI advertisement.  These advantages can reduce the
   overhead in MSDCs where there is a high degree of Equal Cost Multi-
   Path (ECMPs) and the topology is very stable.  Additionally, using a
   SPF-based computation can support fast convergence and the
   computation of Loop-Free Alternatives (LFAs) [RFC5286] in the event
   of link failures.  Furthermore, a BGP based solution lends itself to
   multiple peering models including those incorporating route-
   reflectors [RFC4456] or controllers.

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   Support for Multiple Topology Routing (MTR) as described in [RFC4915]
   is an area for further study dependent on deployment requirements.

1.1.  BGP Shortest Path First (SPF) Motivation

   Given that [RFC7938] already describes how BGP could be used as the
   sole routing protocol in an MSDC, one might question the motivation
   for defining an alternate BGP deployment model when a mature solution
   exists.  For both alternatives, BGP offers the operational benefits
   of a single routing protocol.  However, BGP SPF offers some unique
   advantages above and beyond standard BGP distance-vector routing.

   A primary advantage is that all BGP speakers in the BGP SPF routing
   domain will have a complete view of the topology.  This will allow
   support for ECMP, IP fast-reroute (e.g., Loop-Free Alternatives),
   Shared Risk Link Groups (SRLGs), and other routing enhancements
   without advertisement of addition BGP paths or other extensions.  In
   short, the advantages of an IGP such as OSPF [RFC2328] are availed in
   BGP.

   With the simplified BGP decision process as defined in Section 5.1,
   NLRI changes can be disseminated throughout the BGP routing domain
   much more rapidly (equivalent to IGPs with the proper
   implementation).

   Another primary advantage is a potential reduction in NLRI
   advertisement.  With standard BGP distance-vector routing, a single
   link failure may impact 100s or 1000s prefixes and result in the
   withdrawal or re-advertisement of the attendant NLRI.  With BGP SPF,
   only the BGP speakers corresponding to the link NLRI need withdraw
   the corresponding BGP-LS Link NLRI.  This advantage will contribute
   to both faster convergence and better scaling.

   With controller and route-reflector peering models, BGP SPF
   advertisement and distributed computation require a minimal number of
   sessions and copies of the NLRI since only the latest version of the
   NLRI from the originator is required.  Given that verification of the
   adjacencies is done outside of BGP (see Section 2), each BGP speaker
   will only need as many sessions and copies of the NLRI as required
   for redundancy (e.g., one for the SPF computation and another for
   backup).  Functions such as Optimized Route Reflection (ORR) are
   supported without extension by virtue of the primary advantages.
   Additionally, a controller could inject topology that is learned
   outside the BGP routing domain.

   Given that controllers are already consuming BGP-LS NLRI [RFC7752],
   reusing for the BGP-LS SPF leverages the existing controller
   implementations.

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   Another potential advantage of BGP SPF is that both IPv6 and IPv4 can
   be supported in the same address family using the same topology.
   Although not described in this version of the document, multi-
   topology extensions can be used to support separate IPv4, IPv6,
   unicast, and multicast topologies while sharing the same NLRI.

   Finally, the BGP SPF topology can be used as an underlay for other
   BGP address families (using the existing model) and realize all the
   above advantages.  A simplified peering model using IPv6 link-local
   addresses as next-hops can be deployed similar to [RFC5549].

1.2.  Requirements Language

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
   "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP
   14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
   capitals, as shown here.

2.  BGP Peering Models

   Depending on the requirements, scaling, and capabilities of the BGP
   speakers, various peering models are supported.  The only requirement
   is that all BGP speakers in the BGP SPF routing domain receive link-
   state NLRI on a timely basis, run an SPF calculation, and update
   their data plane appropriately.  The content of the Link NLRI is
   described in Section 4.2.

2.1.  BGP Single-Hop Peering on Network Node Connections

   The simplest peering model is the one described in section 5.2.1 of
   [RFC7938].  In this model, EBGP single-hop sessions are established
   over direct point-to-point links interconnecting the SPF domain
   nodes.  For the purposes of BGP SPF, Link NLRI is only advertised if
   a single-hop BGP session has been established and the Link-State/SPF
   address family capability has been exchanged [RFC4790] on the
   corresponding session.  If the session goes down, the corresponding
   Link NLRI will be withdrawn.

2.2.  BGP Peering Between Directly Connected Network Nodes

   In this model, BGP speakers peer with all directly connected network
   nodes but the sessions may be multi-hop and the direct connection
   discovery and liveliness detection for those connections are
   independent of the BGP protocol.  How this is accomplished is outside
   the scope of this document.  Consequently, there will be a single
   session even if there are multiple direct connections between BGP
   speakers.  For the purposes of BGP SPF, Link NLRI is advertised as

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   long as a BGP session has been established, the Link-State/SPF
   address family capability has been exchanged [RFC4790] and the
   corresponding link is considered is up and considered operational.

2.3.  BGP Peering in Route-Reflector or Controller Topology

   In this model, BGP speakers peer solely with one or more Route
   Reflectors [RFC4456] or controllers.  As in the previous model,
   direct connection discovery and liveliness detection for those
   connections are done outside the BGP protocol.  More specifically,
   the Liveliness detection is done using BFD protocol described in
   [RFC5880].  For the purposes of BGP SPF, Link NLRI is advertised as
   long as the corresponding link is up and considered operational.

3.  BGP-LS Shortest Path Routing (SPF) SAFI

   In order to replace the Phase 1 and 2 decision functions of the
   existing Decision Process with an SPF-based Decision Process and
   streamline the Phase 3 decision functions in a backward compatible
   manner, this draft introduces the BGP-LS-SFP SAFI for BGP-LS SPF
   operation.  The BGP-LS-SPF (AF 16388 / SAFI TBD1) [RFC4790] is
   allocated by IANA as specified in the Section 6.  A BGP speaker using
   the BGP-LS SPF extensions described herein MUST exchange the AFI/SAFI
   using Multiprotocol Extensions Capability Code [RFC4760] with other
   BGP speakers in the SPF routing domain.

4.  Extensions to BGP-LS

   [RFC7752] describes a mechanism by which link-state and TE
   information can be collected from networks and shared with external
   components using BGP protocol.  It describes both the definition of
   BGP-LS NLRI that describes links, nodes, and prefixes comprising IGP
   link-state information and the definition of a BGP path attribute
   (BGP-LS attribute) that carries link, node, and prefix properties and
   attributes, such as the link and prefix metric or auxiliary Router-
   IDs of nodes, etc.

   The BGP protocol will be used in the Protocol-ID field specified in
   table 1 of [I-D.ietf-idr-bgpls-segment-routing-epe].  The local and
   remote node descriptors for all NLRI will be the BGP Router-ID (TLV
   516) and either the AS Number (TLV 512) [RFC7752] or the BGP
   Confederation Member (TLV 517)
   [I-D.ietf-idr-bgpls-segment-routing-epe].  However, if the BGP
   Router-ID is known to be unique within the BGP Routing domain, it can
   be used as the sole descriptor.

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4.1.  Node NLRI Usage and Modifications

   The SPF capability is a new Node Attribute TLV that will be added to
   those defined in table 7 of [RFC7752].  The new attribute TLV will
   only be applicable when BGP is specified in the Node NLRI Protocol ID
   field.  The TBD TLV type will be defined by IANA.  The new Node
   Attribute TLV will contain a single-octet SPF algorithm as defined in
   [I-D.ietf-ospf-segment-routing-extensions].

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |              Type             |             Length            |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      | SPF Algorithm |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   The SPF Algorithm may take the following values:

   0 - Normal Shortest Path First (SPF) algorithm based on link
       metric. This is the standard shortest path algorithm as
       computed by the IGP protocol.  Consistent with the deployed
       practice for link-state protocols, Algorithm 0 permits any
       node to overwrite the SPF path with a different path based on
       its local policy.
   1 - Strict Shortest Path First (SPF) algorithm based on link
       metric. The algorithm is identical to Algorithm 0 but Algorithm
       1 requires that all nodes along the path will honor the SPF
       routing decision.  Local policy at the node claiming support for
       Algorithm 1 MUST NOT alter the SPF paths computed by Algorithm 1.

   When computing the SPF for a given BGP routing domain, only BGP nodes
   advertising the SPF capability attribute will be included the
   Shortest Path Tree (SPT).

4.2.  Link NLRI Usage

   The criteria for advertisement of Link NLRI are discussed in
   Section 2.

   Link NLRI is advertised with local and remote node descriptors as
   described above and unique link identifiers dependent on the
   addressing.  For IPv4 links, the links local IPv4 (TLV 259) and
   remote IPv4 (TLV 260) addresses will be used.  For IPv6 links, the
   local IPv6 (TLV 261) and remote IPv6 (TLV 262) addresses will be
   used.  For unnumbered links, the link local/remote identifiers (TLV
   258) will be used.  For links supporting having both IPv4 and IPv6

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   addresses, both sets of descriptors may be included in the same Link
   NLRI.  The link identifiers are described in table 5 of [RFC7752].

   The link IGP metric attribute TLV (TLV 1095) as well as any others
   required for non-SPF purposes SHOULD be advertised.  Algorithms such
   as setting the metric inversely to the link speed as done in the OSPF
   MIB [RFC4750] MAY be supported.  However, this is beyond the scope of
   this document.

4.3.  Prefix NLRI Usage

   Prefix NLRI is advertised with a local node descriptor as described
   above and the prefix and length used as the descriptors (TLV 265) as
   described in [RFC7752].  The prefix metric attribute TLV (TLV 1155)
   as well as any others required for non-SPF purposes SHOULD be
   advertised.  For loopback prefixes, the metric should be 0.  For non-
   loopback prefixes, the setting of the metric is a local matter and
   beyond the scope of this document.

4.4.  BGP-LS Attribute Sequence-Number TLV

   A new BGP-LS Attribute TLV to BGP-LS NLRI types is defined to assure
   the most recent version of a given NLRI is used in the SPF
   computation.  The TBD TLV type will be defined by IANA.  The new BGP-
   LS Attribute TLV will contain an 8-octet sequence number.  The usage
   of the Sequence Number TLV is described in Section 5.1.

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |              Type             |             Length            |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                Sequence Number (High-Order 32 Bits)           |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                Sequence Number (Low-Order 32 Bits)            |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Sequence Number

   The 64-bit strictly increasing sequence number is incremented for
   every version of BGP-LS NLRI originated.  BGP speakers implementing
   this specification MUST use available mechanisms to preserve the
   sequence number's strictly increasing property for the deployed life
   of the BGP speaker (including cold restarts).  One mechanism for
   accomplishing this would be to use the high-order 32 bits of the
   sequence number as a wrap/boot count that is incremented anytime the
   BGP router loses its sequence number state or the low-order 32 bits
   wrap.

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   When incrementing the sequence number for each self-originated NLRI,
   the sequence number should be treated as an unsigned 64-bit value.
   If the lower-order 32-bit value wraps, the higher-order 32-bit value
   should be incremented and saved in non-volatile storage.  If by some
   chance the BGP Speaker is deployed long enough that there is a
   possibility that the 64-bit sequence number may wrap or a BGP Speaker
   completely loses its sequence number state (e.g., the BGP speaker
   hardware is replaced or experiences a cold-start), the phase 1
   decision function (see Section 5.1) rules will insure convergence,
   albeit, not immediately.

5.  Decision Process with SPF Algorithm

   The Decision Process described in [RFC4271] takes place in three
   distinct phases.  The Phase 1 decision function of the Decision
   Process is responsible for calculating the degree of preference for
   each route received from a BGP speaker's peer.  The Phase 2 decision
   function is invoked on completion of the Phase 1 decision function
   and is responsible for choosing the best route out of all those
   available for each distinct destination, and for installing each
   chosen route into the Loc-RIB.  The combination of the Phase 1 and 2
   decision functions is characterized as a Path Vector algorithm.

   The SPF based Decision process replaces the BGP best-path Decision
   process described in [RFC4271].  This process starts with selecting
   only those Node NLRI whose SPF capability TLV matches with the local
   BGP speaker's SPF capability TLV value.  Since Link-State NLRI always
   contains the local descriptor [RFC7752], it will only be originated
   by a single BGP speaker in the BGP routing domain.  These selected
   Node NLRI and their Link/Prefix NLRI are used to build a directed
   graph during the SPF computation.  The best paths for BGP prefixes
   are installed as a result of the SPF process.

   When BGP-LS-SPF NLRI is received, all that is required is to
   determine whether it is the best-path by examining the Node-ID and
   sequence number as described in Section 5.1.  If the received best-
   path NLRI had changed, it will be advertised to other BGP-LS-SPF
   peers.  If the attributes have changed (other than the sequence
   number), a BGP SPF calculation will be scheduled.  However, a changed
   NLRI MAY be advertised to other peers almost immediately and
   propagation of changes can approach IGP convergence times.  To
   accomplish this, the MinRouteAdvertisementIntervalTimer and
   MinRouteAdvertisementIntervalTimer [RFC4271] are not applicable to
   the BGP-LS-SPF SAFI.

   The Phase 3 decision function of the Decision Process [RFC4271] is
   also simplified since under normal SPF operation, a BGP speaker would
   advertise the NLRI selected for the SPF to all BGP peers with the

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   BGP-LS/BGP-LS-SPF AFI/SAFI.  Application of policy would not be
   prevented however its usage to best-path process would be limited as
   the SPF relies solely on link metrics.

5.1.  Phase-1 BGP NLRI Selection

   The rules for NLRI selection are greatly simplified from [RFC4271].

   1.  If the NLRI is received from the BGP speaker originating the NLRI
       (as determined by the comparing BGP Router ID in the NLRI Node
       identifiers with the BGP speaker Router ID), then it is preferred
       over the same NLRI from non-originators.  This rule will assure
       that stale NLRI is updated even if a BGP-LS router loses its
       sequence number state due to a cold-start.

   2.  If the Sequence-Number TLV is present in the BGP-LS Attribute,
       then the NLRI with the most recent, i.e., highest sequence number
       is selected.  BGP-LS NLRI with a Sequence-Number TLV will be
       considered more recent than NLRI without a BGP-LS Attribute or a
       BGP-LS Attribute that doesn't include the Sequence-Number TLV.

   3.  The final tie-breaker is the NLRI from the BGP Speaker with the
       numerically largest BGP Router ID.

   The modified SPF Decision Process performs an SPF calculation rooted
   at the BGP speaker using the metrics from Link and Prefix NLRI
   Attribute TLVs [RFC7752].  As a result, any attributes that would
   influence the Decision process defined in [RFC4271] like ORIGIN,
   MULTI_EXIT_DISC, and LOCAL_PREF attributes are ignored by the SPF
   algorithm.  Furthermore, the NEXT_HOP attribute value is preserved
   but otherwise ignored during the SPF or best-path.

5.2.  Dual Stack Support

   The SPF-based decision process operates on Node, Link, and Prefix
   NLRIs that support both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.  Whether to run a
   single SPF instance or multiple SPF instances for separate AFs is a
   matter of a local implementation.  Normally, IPv4 next-hops are
   calculated for IPv4 prefixes and IPv6 next-hops are calculated for
   IPv6 prefixes.  However, an interesting use-case is deployment of
   [RFC5549] where IPv6 next-hops are calculated for both IPv4 and IPv6
   prefixes.  As stated in Section 1, support for Multiple Topology
   Routing (MTR) is an area for future study.

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5.3.  NEXT_HOP Manipulation

   A BGP speaker that supports SPF extensions MAY interact with peers
   that don't support SPF extensions.  If the BGP-LS address family is
   advertised to a peer not supporting the SPF extensions described
   herein, then the BGP speaker MUST conform to the NEXT_HOP rules
   specified in [RFC4271] when announcing the Link-State address family
   routes to those peers.

   All BGP peers that support SPF extensions would locally compute the
   Loc-RIB next-hops as a result of the SPF process.  Consequently, the
   NEXT_HOP attribute is always ignored on receipt.  However, BGP
   speakers SHOULD set the NEXT_HOP address according to the NEXT_HOP
   attribute rules specified in [RFC4271].

5.4.  IPv4/IPv6 Unicast Address Family Interaction

   While the BGP-LS SPF address family and the IPv4/IPv6 unicast address
   families install routes into the same device routing tables, they
   will operate independently much the same as OSPF and IS-IS would
   operate today (i.e., "Ships-in-the-Night" mode).  There will be no
   implicit route redistribution between the BGP address families.
   However, implementation specific redistribution mechanisms SHOULD be
   made available with the restriction that redistribution of BGP-LS SPF
   routes into the IPv4 address family applies only to IPv4 routes and
   redistribution of BGP-LS SPF route into the IPv6 address family
   applies only to IPv6 routes.

   Given the fact that SPF algorithms are based on the assumption that
   all routers in the routing domain calculate the precisely the same
   SPF tree and install the same set of routers, it is RECOMMENDED that
   BGP-LS SPF IPv4/IPv6 routes be given priority by default when
   installed into their respective RIBs.  In common implementations the
   prioritization is governed by route preference or administrative
   distance with lower being more preferred.

5.5.  NLRI Advertisement and Convergence

   A local failure will prevent a link from being used in the SPF
   calculation due to the IGP bi-directional connectivity requirement.
   Consequently, local link failures should always be given priority
   over updates (e.g., withdrawing all routes learned on a session) in
   order to ensure the highest priority propagation and optimal
   convergence.

   Delaying the withdrawal of non-local routes is an area for further
   study as more IGP-like mechanisms would be required to prevent usage
   of stale NLRI.

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5.6.  Error Handling

   When a BGP speaker receives a BGP Update containing a malformed SPF
   Capability TLV in the Node NLRI BGP-LS Attribute [RFC7752], it MUST
   ignore the received TLV and the Node NLRI and not pass it to other
   BGP peers as specified in [RFC7606].  When discarding a Node NLRI
   with malformed TLV, a BGP speaker SHOULD log an error for further
   analysis.

6.  IANA Considerations

   This document defines an AFI/SAFI for BGP-LS SPF operation and
   requests IANA to assign the BGP-LS/BGP-LS-SPF (AFI 16388 / SAFI TBD1)
   as described in [RFC4750].

   This document also defines two attribute TLV for BGP LS NLRI.  We
   request IANA to assign TLVs for the SPF capability and the Sequence
   Number from the "BGP-LS Node Descriptor, Link Descriptor, Prefix
   Descriptor, and Attribute TLVs" Registry.

7.  Security Considerations

   This extension to BGP does not change the underlying security issues
   inherent in the existing [RFC4724] and [RFC4271].

7.1.  Acknowledgements

   The authors would like to thank Sue Hares, Jorge Rabadan, and Boris
   Hassanov for the review and comments.

7.2.  Contributors

   In addition to the authors listed on the front page, the following
   co-authors have contributed to the document.

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     Derek Yeung
     Arrcus, Inc.
     derek@arrcus.com

     Gunter Van De Velde
     Nokia
     gunter.van_de_velde@nokia.com

     Abhay Roy
     Cisco Systems
     akr@cisco.com

     Venu Venugopal
     Cisco Systems
     venuv@cisco.com

8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

   [I-D.ietf-idr-bgpls-segment-routing-epe]
              Previdi, S., Filsfils, C., Patel, K., Ray, S., and J.
              Dong, "BGP-LS extensions for Segment Routing BGP Egress
              Peer Engineering", draft-ietf-idr-bgpls-segment-routing-
              epe-14 (work in progress), December 2017.

   [I-D.ietf-ospf-segment-routing-extensions]
              Psenak, P., Previdi, S., Filsfils, C., Gredler, H.,
              Shakir, R., Henderickx, W., and J. Tantsura, "OSPF
              Extensions for Segment Routing", draft-ietf-ospf-segment-
              routing-extensions-25 (work in progress), April 2018.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997, <https://www.rfc-
              editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [RFC4271]  Rekhter, Y., Ed., Li, T., Ed., and S. Hares, Ed., "A
              Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)", RFC 4271,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC4271, January 2006, <https://www.rfc-
              editor.org/info/rfc4271>.

   [RFC7606]  Chen, E., Ed., Scudder, J., Ed., Mohapatra, P., and K.
              Patel, "Revised Error Handling for BGP UPDATE Messages",
              RFC 7606, DOI 10.17487/RFC7606, August 2015,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7606>.

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   [RFC7752]  Gredler, H., Ed., Medved, J., Previdi, S., Farrel, A., and
              S. Ray, "North-Bound Distribution of Link-State and
              Traffic Engineering (TE) Information Using BGP", RFC 7752,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC7752, March 2016, <https://www.rfc-
              editor.org/info/rfc7752>.

   [RFC7938]  Lapukhov, P., Premji, A., and J. Mitchell, Ed., "Use of
              BGP for Routing in Large-Scale Data Centers", RFC 7938,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC7938, August 2016, <https://www.rfc-
              editor.org/info/rfc7938>.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
              2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
              May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.

8.2.  Information References

   [RFC2328]  Moy, J., "OSPF Version 2", STD 54, RFC 2328,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2328, April 1998, <https://www.rfc-
              editor.org/info/rfc2328>.

   [RFC4456]  Bates, T., Chen, E., and R. Chandra, "BGP Route
              Reflection: An Alternative to Full Mesh Internal BGP
              (IBGP)", RFC 4456, DOI 10.17487/RFC4456, April 2006,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4456>.

   [RFC4724]  Sangli, S., Chen, E., Fernando, R., Scudder, J., and Y.
              Rekhter, "Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP", RFC 4724,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC4724, January 2007, <https://www.rfc-
              editor.org/info/rfc4724>.

   [RFC4750]  Joyal, D., Ed., Galecki, P., Ed., Giacalone, S., Ed.,
              Coltun, R., and F. Baker, "OSPF Version 2 Management
              Information Base", RFC 4750, DOI 10.17487/RFC4750,
              December 2006, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4750>.

   [RFC4760]  Bates, T., Chandra, R., Katz, D., and Y. Rekhter,
              "Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4", RFC 4760,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC4760, January 2007, <https://www.rfc-
              editor.org/info/rfc4760>.

   [RFC4790]  Newman, C., Duerst, M., and A. Gulbrandsen, "Internet
              Application Protocol Collation Registry", RFC 4790,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC4790, March 2007, <https://www.rfc-
              editor.org/info/rfc4790>.

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   [RFC4915]  Psenak, P., Mirtorabi, S., Roy, A., Nguyen, L., and P.
              Pillay-Esnault, "Multi-Topology (MT) Routing in OSPF",
              RFC 4915, DOI 10.17487/RFC4915, June 2007,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4915>.

   [RFC5286]  Atlas, A., Ed. and A. Zinin, Ed., "Basic Specification for
              IP Fast Reroute: Loop-Free Alternates", RFC 5286,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC5286, September 2008, <https://www.rfc-
              editor.org/info/rfc5286>.

   [RFC5549]  Le Faucheur, F. and E. Rosen, "Advertising IPv4 Network
              Layer Reachability Information with an IPv6 Next Hop",
              RFC 5549, DOI 10.17487/RFC5549, May 2009,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5549>.

   [RFC5880]  Katz, D. and D. Ward, "Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
              (BFD)", RFC 5880, DOI 10.17487/RFC5880, June 2010,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5880>.

Authors' Addresses

   Keyur Patel
   Arrcus, Inc.

   Email: keyur@arrcus.com

   Acee Lindem
   Cisco Systems
   301 Midenhall Way
   Cary, NC  27513
   USA

   Email: acee@cisco.com

   Shawn Zandi
   Linkedin
   222 2nd Street
   San Francisco, CA  94105
   USA

   Email: szandi@linkedin.com

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   Wim Henderickx
   Nokia
   Antwerp
   Belgium

   Email: wim.henderickx@nokia.com

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