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Compressed SID (C-SID) for SRv6 SFC
draft-lh-spring-srv6-sfc-csid-03

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draft-lh-spring-srv6-sfc-csid-03
SPRING Working Group                                          C. Li, Ed.
Internet-Draft                                                    Huawei
Intended status: Standards Track                                W. Cheng
Expires: 14 March 2025                                      China Mobile
                                                           H. Huang, Ed.
                                                                  Huawei
                                                       10 September 2024

                  Compressed SID (C-SID) for SRv6 SFC
                    draft-lh-spring-srv6-sfc-csid-03

Abstract

   In SRv6, an SRv6 SID is a 128-bit value.  When too many 128-bit SRv6
   SIDs are included in an SRH, the introduced overhead will affect the
   transmission efficiency of payload.  In order to address this
   problem, Compressed SID(C-SID) is proposed.  This document defines
   new behaviors for service segments with REPLACE-C-SID and NEXT-C-SID
   flavors to enable compressed SRv6 service programming.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.1.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     1.2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   2.  SR Proxy Behaviors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     2.1.  Static SR Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       2.1.1.  Static Proxy for Inner Type Ethernet  . . . . . . . .   4
       2.1.2.  Static Proxy for Inner Type IPv4  . . . . . . . . . .   6
       2.1.3.  Static Proxy for Inner Type IPv6  . . . . . . . . . .   7
     2.2.  Dynamic SR Proxy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       2.2.1.  Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type Ethernet . . . . . . . .   8
       2.2.2.  Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type IPv4 . . . . . . . . . .   9
       2.2.3.  Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type IPv6 . . . . . . . . . .  11
     2.3.  Shared Memory SR Proxy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     2.4.  Masquerading SR Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       2.4.1.  SRv6 Masquerading Proxy Pseudocode  . . . . . . . . .  13
       2.4.2.  Destination NAT Flavor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
       2.4.3.  Cache Flavor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   3.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   4.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   5.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     5.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     5.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
   Appendix A.  Complete Pseudocodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
     A.1.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type
            Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
     A.2.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type
            Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
     A.3.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type
            IPv4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
     A.4.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type IPv4  .  21
     A.5.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type
            IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
     A.6.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type IPv6  .  24
     A.7.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type
            Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
     A.8.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type
            Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
     A.9.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type
            IPv4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
     A.10. NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type
            IPv4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30

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     A.11. REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type
            IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
     A.12. NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type
            IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
     A.13. REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for SRv6 Masquerading Proxy  . . . .  33
     A.14. REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for SRv6 De-masquerading Proxy . . .  35
     A.15. NEXT-C-SID Flavor for SRv6 Masquerading Proxy . . . . . .  35
     A.16. NEXT-C-SID Flavor for SRv6 De-masquerading Proxy  . . . .  37
     A.17. REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Destination NAT Flavor . . . . .  37
     A.18. NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Destination NAT Flavor  . . . . . .  38
   Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39

1.  Introduction

   Segment Routing [RFC8402] is a source routing paradigm to support
   steering packets through a programmed path at the ingress node.
   Currently, two data planes are defined for Segment Routing: MPLS and
   IPv6.  When IPv6 data plane is used in Segment Routing, it is called
   SRv6 [RFC8754] . [RFC8754] defines a new extension header in IPv6,
   called Segment Routing Header (SRH), to support SRv6.  To support
   SRv6 network programming, [RFC8986] defines a framework to build a
   network program with topological and service segments carried in a
   Segment Routing header (SRH) [RFC8754].

   A Service Function Chain (SFC) [RFC7665] defines an ordered set of
   abstract service functions and ordering constraints that must be
   applied to packets and/or frames and/or flows.

   A service function chain can be implemented by SRv6 by using a
   sequence of SRv6 SIDs including service segments defined in
   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   However, when too many 128-bit SRv6 SIDs are included in an SRH, the
   overhead of the SRH will affect the transmission efficiency of the
   payload.  [I-D.ietf-spring-compression-requirement] points out the
   problem of long SRv6 SID lists reduce payload efficiency.  To
   mitigate such overhead, [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression]
   defines new flavors for basic SR endpoint behaviors defined in
   [RFC8986].  Using the new flavored behavior SID, a 128-bit SRv6 SID
   can be compressed to be an 32-bit or 16-bit Compressed SID (C-SID),
   which reduces a lot of size of the SRv6 header.

   To enable SRv6 SID lists compression for service function chaining
   (SFC), this document defines new behaviors of service segments with
   flavors defined in [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression].

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1.1.  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.

1.2.  Terminology

   This document leverages the terms defined in [RFC8402], [RFC8754],
   [RFC8986], [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] and
   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].  The reader is assumed to
   be familiar with this terminology.  This document does not introduce
   any new terms.

2.  SR Proxy Behaviors

   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming] defines several SRv6
   endpoint behaviors for service proxy segments.  A service proxy
   segment ID is represented as an 128-bit value just like other SIDs
   defined in [RFC8986].  This section defines some new behaviors of
   those service proxy segments by combining the existing service proxy
   segment behaviors with C-SID flavors, such as REPLACE-C-SID flavor
   and NEXT-C-SID flavor.

   The main difference between behaviors are the forwarding
   instructions.  Therefore, when C-SID compression mechanism applies to
   SR Proxy behaviors, the pseudo code of the new behaviors can be
   generated by updating the forwarding instructions of C-SID to SR
   proxy forwarding instructions.  The following sections define the
   details of the pseudo code of new behaviors.

2.1.  Static SR Proxy

2.1.1.  Static Proxy for Inner Type Ethernet

2.1.1.1.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for Ethernet traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.2.1
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   R10 and R21 that are both replaced as follows.

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   P01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
   P02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   P03.   }
   P04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P05.   Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission via
            interface IFACE-OUT.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.1.

   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.1.2.1
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   When processing an Ethernet frame received on the interface IFACE-IN
   and with a destination MAC address that is neither a broadcast
   address nor matches the address of IFACE-IN, as per Section 6.1.2.1
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

2.1.1.2.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for Ethernet traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.1.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   N08 of that and line S15 of Section 4.1 of [RFC8986] that are both
   replaced as follows.

   Q01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
   Q02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   Q03.   }
   Q04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q05.   Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission via
            interface IFACE-OUT.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.2.

   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.1.2.1
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   When processing an Ethernet frame received on the interface IFACE-IN
   and with a destination MAC address that is neither a broadcast
   address nor matches the address of IFACE-IN, as per Section 6.1.2.1
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

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2.1.2.  Static Proxy for Inner Type IPv4

2.1.2.1.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for IPv4 traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.2.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   R10 and R21 that are both replaced as follows.

   P01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {
   P02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   P03.   }
   P04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P05.   Submit the packet to the IPv4 module for transmission on
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.3.

   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.1.2.2
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   When processing an IPv4 packet received on the interface IFACE-IN and
   with a destination address that does not match any address of IFACE-
   IN, as per Section 6.1.2.2 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

2.1.2.2.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for IPv4 traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.1.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   N08 of that and line S15 of Section 4.1 of [RFC8986] that are both
   replaced as follows.

   Q01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {
   Q02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   Q03.   }
   Q04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q05.   Submit the packet to the IPv4 module for transmission on
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.4.

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   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.1.2.2
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   When processing an IPv4 packet received on the interface IFACE-IN and
   with a destination address that does not match any address of IFACE-
   IN, as per Section 6.1.2.2 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

2.1.3.  Static Proxy for Inner Type IPv6

2.1.3.1.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for IPv6 traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.2.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   R10 and R21 that are both replaced as follows.

   P01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   P02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   P03.   }
   P04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P05.   Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.5.

   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.1.2.3
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   When processing an IPv6 packet received on the interface IFACE-IN and
   with a destination address that does not match any address of IFACE-
   IN, as per Section 6.1.2.3 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

2.1.3.2.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for IPv6 traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.1.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   N08 of that and line S15 of Section 4.1 of [RFC8986] that are both
   replaced as follows.

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   Q01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   Q02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   Q03.   }
   Q04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q05.   Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.6.

   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.1.2.3
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   When processing an IPv6 packet received on the interface IFACE-IN and
   with a destination address that does not match any address of IFACE-
   IN, as per Section 6.1.2.3 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

2.2.  Dynamic SR Proxy

2.2.1.  Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type Ethernet

2.2.1.1.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for Ethernet traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.2.1
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   R10 and R21 that are both replaced as follows.

   P01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
   P02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   P03.   }
   P04.   Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
               the interface IFACE-IN.
   P05.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P06.   Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission via
            interface IFACE-OUT.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.7.

   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.2.2
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

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   When processing an Ethernet frame received on the interface IFACE-IN
   and with a destination MAC address that is neither a broadcast
   address nor matches the address of IFACE-IN, as per Section 6.2.2 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

2.2.1.2.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for Ethernet traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.1.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   N08 of that and line S15 of Section 4.1 of [RFC8986] that are both
   replaced as follows.

   Q01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
   Q02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   Q03.   }
   Q04.   Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
               the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q05.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q06.   Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission via
            interface IFACE-OUT.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.8.

   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.2.2
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   When processing an Ethernet frame received on the interface IFACE-IN
   and with a destination MAC address that is neither a broadcast
   address nor matches the address of IFACE-IN, as per Section 6.2.2 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

2.2.2.  Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type IPv4

2.2.2.1.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for IPv4 traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.2.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   R10 and R21 that are both replaced as follows.

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   P01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {
   P02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   P03.   }
   P04.   Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
               the interface IFACE-IN.
   P05.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P06.   Submit the frame to the IPv4 module for transmission via
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.9.

   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.2.2
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   When processing an IPv4 packet received on the interface IFACE-IN and
   with a destination address that does not match any address of IFACE-
   IN, as per Section 6.2.2 of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

2.2.2.2.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for IPv4 traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.1.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   N08 of that and line S15 of Section 4.1 of [RFC8986] that are both
   replaced as follows.

   Q01. If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {
   Q02.   Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
           the new destination.
   Q03. }
   Q04. Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
           the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q05. Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q06. Submit the frame to the IPv4 module for transmission via
         interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.10.

   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.2.2
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   When processing an IPv4 packet received on the interface IFACE-IN and
   with a destination address that does not match any address of IFACE-
   IN, as per Section 6.2.2 of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

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2.2.3.  Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type IPv6

2.2.3.1.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for IPv6 traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.2.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   R10 and R21 that are both replaced as follows.

   P01. If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   P02.   Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
           the new destination.
   P03. }
   P04. Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
           the interface IFACE-IN.
   P05. Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P06. Submit the frame to the IPv6 module for transmission via
         interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.11.

   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.2.2
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   When processing an IPv6 packet received on the interface IFACE-IN and
   with a destination address that does not match any address of IFACE-
   IN, as per Section 6.2.2 of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

2.2.3.2.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for IPv6 traffic, the procedure described in Section 4.1.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   N08 of that and line S15 of Section 4.1 of [RFC8986] that are both
   replaced as follows.

   Q01. If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   Q02.   Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
           the new destination.
   Q03. }
   Q04. Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
           the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q05. Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q06. Submit the frame to the IPv6 module for transmission via
         interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

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   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.12.

   The upper-layer header processing is unchanged as per Section 6.2.2
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

   When processing an IPv6 packet received on the interface IFACE-IN and
   with a destination address that does not match any address of IFACE-
   IN, as per Section 6.2.2 of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming].

2.3.  Shared Memory SR Proxy

   This document does not define new flavors for shared proxy behavior
   as it is just an SR endpoint behavior.

2.4.  Masquerading SR Proxy

   As per [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming], when forwarding
   packets to SR-unaware SFs, masquerading SR proxy sets the destination
   address of the IPv6 header as segment list[0] which is the original
   final destination address.  When receiving the traffic returning from
   the service, de-masquerading sets the destination address as segment
   list[Segment Left].

   To be consistent with the behavior of masquerading proxy, it's
   required that any segment list containing one or more masquerading
   proxy C-SID MUST NOT apply any compression encoding to the last
   segment (segment list[0]).

   Note: The service receiving an IPv6 packet from the proxy uses the
   destination address (copied from last segment) as final destination
   and could apply certain actions based on that.  In order to process
   and forward packets correctly, it is required that the last segment
   not be compressed.

   To be consistent with the behavior of masquerading proxy, when
   processing an IPv6 packet matching a FIB entry locally instantiated
   as an SRv6 masquerading C-SID, it's required that the updated
   destination address MUST be cached in the proxy by adding a dynamic
   caching mechanism similar to the one described in Section 6.2 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming] in case that segment
   list[Segment Left] is a compressed SID.

   When processing an IPv6 packet received on the interface IFACE-IN and
   with a destination address that does not match any address of IFACE-
   IN, the destination address MUST be recovered from CACHE in case that
   segment list[Segment Left] could be a C-SID container.

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2.4.1.  SRv6 Masquerading Proxy Pseudocode

2.4.1.1.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 masquerading proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor, the procedure described in Figure 23 from Section 4.2.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   R10 and R21 that are both replaced as follows.

   P01. Copy the IPv6 Destination Address in a CACHE entry associated
         with the interface IFACE-IN.
   P02. Copy Segment List[0] from the SRH to the Destination Address
         of the IPv6 header.
   P03. Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
         interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.13.

   *De-masquerading*: When processing an IPv6 packet received on the
   interface IFACE-IN and with a destination address that does not match
   any address of IFACE-IN, the procedure described in Figure 24 from
   Section 6.4.1 of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming] is executed
   except for line S10 that is replaced as follows.

   D01. Retrieve the CACHE entry associated with IFACE-IN.
   D02. If the CACHE entry is not empty {
   D03.    Destination Address of the IPv6 header is set to CACHE.
   D04. }

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.14.

2.4.1.2.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 masquerading proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID
   flavor, the procedure described in Section 4.1.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression] is executed except for line
   N08 of that and line S15 of Section 4.1 of [RFC8986] that are both
   replaced as follows.

   Q01. Copy the IPv6 Destination Address in a CACHE entry associated
         with the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q02. Copy Segment List[0] from the SRH to the Destination Address
         of the IPv6 header.
   Q03. Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
         interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

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   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.15}.

   *De-masquerading*: When processing an IPv6 packet received on the
   interface IFACE-IN and with a destination address that does not match
   any address of IFACE-IN, the procedure described in Section 6.4.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming] is executed except for line
   S10 that is replaced as follows.

   E01. Retrieve the CACHE entry associated with IFACE-IN.
   E02. If the CACHE entry is not empty {
   E03.    Destination Address of the IPv6 header is set to CACHE.
   E04. }

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.16.

2.4.2.  Destination NAT Flavor

2.4.2.1.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor

   The Destination NAT flavor of the SRv6 masquerading proxy with the
   REPLACE-C-SID is executed except for line S09.1 and S10 in
   Section 6.4.2 of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming] replaced as
   follows.

   P01. Copy the Destination Address of the IPv6 header to the
         Segment List[0] entry of the SRH.
   P02. Retrieve the CACHE entry associated with IFACE-IN.
   P03. If the CACHE entry is not empty {
   P04.    Destination Address of the IPv6 header is set to CACHE.
   P05. }

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.17.

2.4.2.2.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor

   The Destination NAT flavor of the SRv6 masquerading proxy with the
   NEXT-C-SID is executed except for line S09.1 and S10 in Section 6.4.2
   of [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming] replaced as follows.

   Q01. Copy the Destination Address of the IPv6 header to the
         Segment List[0] entry of the SRH.
   Q02. Retrieve the CACHE entry associated with IFACE-IN.
   Q03. If the CACHE entry is not empty {
   Q04.    Destination Address of the IPv6 header is set to CACHE.
   Q05. }

   A rendering of the complete pseudocode is provided in Appendix A.18.

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2.4.3.  Cache Flavor

   The caching flavor of the SRv6 masquerading proxy with C-SID is
   enabled as per Section 6.4.3 of
   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming] without any modification.

3.  Security Considerations

   The security requirements and mechanisms described in [RFC8402] and
   [RFC8754] also apply to this document.

   This document does not introduce any new security considerations.

4.  IANA Considerations

   TBD

5.  References

5.1.  Normative References

   [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/rfc/rfc2119>.

   [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/rfc/rfc8174>.

   [RFC8402]  Filsfils, C., Ed., Previdi, S., Ed., Ginsberg, L.,
              Decraene, B., Litkowski, S., and R. Shakir, "Segment
              Routing Architecture", RFC 8402, DOI 10.17487/RFC8402,
              July 2018, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8402>.

   [RFC8754]  Filsfils, C., Ed., Dukes, D., Ed., Previdi, S., Leddy, J.,
              Matsushima, S., and D. Voyer, "IPv6 Segment Routing Header
              (SRH)", RFC 8754, DOI 10.17487/RFC8754, March 2020,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8754>.

   [RFC8986]  Filsfils, C., Ed., Camarillo, P., Ed., Leddy, J., Voyer,
              D., Matsushima, S., and Z. Li, "Segment Routing over IPv6
              (SRv6) Network Programming", RFC 8986,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8986, February 2021,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8986>.

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   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-srh-compression]
              Cheng, W., Filsfils, C., Li, Z., Decraene, B., and F.
              Clad, "Compressed SRv6 Segment List Encoding", Work in
              Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-spring-srv6-srh-
              compression-18, 22 July 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-spring-
              srv6-srh-compression-18>.

   [I-D.ietf-spring-sr-service-programming]
              Clad, F., Xu, X., Filsfils, C., Bernier, D., Li, C.,
              Decraene, B., Ma, S., Yadlapalli, C., Henderickx, W., and
              S. Salsano, "Service Programming with Segment Routing",
              Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-spring-sr-
              service-programming-10, 23 August 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-spring-
              sr-service-programming-10>.

5.2.  Informative References

   [RFC7665]  Halpern, J., Ed. and C. Pignataro, Ed., "Service Function
              Chaining (SFC) Architecture", RFC 7665,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC7665, October 2015,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7665>.

   [I-D.ietf-spring-compression-requirement]
              Cheng, W., Xie, C., Bonica, R., Dukes, D., Li, C., Peng,
              S., and W. Henderickx, "Compressed SRv6 SID List
              Requirements", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-
              ietf-spring-compression-requirement-03, 3 April 2023,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-spring-
              compression-requirement-03>.

Appendix A.  Complete Pseudocodes

A.1.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type Ethernet

   When processing the SRH of a packet matching a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for Ethernet traffic:

   S01. When an SRH is processed {
   S02.   If (Segments Left == 0 and (DA.Arg.Index == 0 or
              Segment List[0][DA.Arg.Index-1] == 0)) {
   S03.     Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
              header in the packet, whose type is identified by
              the Next Header field in the routing header.
   S04.   }
   S05.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {

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   S06.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address,
              Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
              interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   S07.   }
   S08.   max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
   R01.   If (DA.Arg.Index != 0) {
   R02.     If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry)) {
   R03.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
                Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
                Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
                interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   R04.     }
   R05.     Decrement DA.Arg.Index by 1.
   R06.     If (Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] == 0) {
   R07.       Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   R08.       Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   R09.       Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left]
   P01.       If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
   P02.         Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for
                   transmission to the new destination.
   P03.       }
   P04.       Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P05.       Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission
                via interface IFACE-OUT.
   R11.     }
   R12.   } Else {
   R13.     If((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)){
   R14.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
                Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
                Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
                interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   R15.     }
   R16.     Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   R17.     Set DA.Arg.Index to (128/LNFL - 1).
   R18.   }
   R19.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   R20.   Write Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] into the bits
            [LBL..LBL+LNFL-1] of the Destination Address of the IPv6
            header.
   P01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
   P02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   P03.   }
   P04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P05.   Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission via
            interface IFACE-OUT.
   S16. }

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A.2.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type Ethernet

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for Ethernet traffic:

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   N01. If (DA.Argument != 0) {
   N02.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   N03.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
              with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
              interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   N04.   }
   N05.   Copy the value of DA.Argument into the bits [LBL..(LBL+AL-1)]
            of the Destination Address.
   N06.   Set the bits [(LBL+AL)..127] of the Destination Address to
            zero.
   N07.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   Q01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
   Q02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   Q03.   }
   Q04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q05.   Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission via
              interface IFACE-OUT.
   N09. }
   S02. If (Segments Left == 0) {
   S03.   Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
            header in the packet, whose type is identified by
            the Next Header field in the routing header.
   S04. }
   S05. If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   S06.   Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S07. }
   S08. max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
   S09. If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)) {
   S10.   Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered)
            and Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S11. }
   S12. Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   S13. Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   S14. Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left].
   Q01. If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
   Q02.   Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
            the new destination.
   Q03. }
   Q04. Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q05. Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission via
           interface IFACE-OUT.

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A.3.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type IPv4

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for IPv4 traffic:

   S01. When an SRH is processed {
   S02.   If (Segments Left == 0 and (DA.Arg.Index == 0 or
              Segment List[0][DA.Arg.Index-1] == 0)) {
   S03.     Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
              header in the packet, whose type is identified by
              the Next Header field in the routing header.
   S04.   }
   S05.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   S06.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address,
              Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
              interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   S07.   }
   S08.   max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
   R01.   If (DA.Arg.Index != 0) {
   R02.     If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry)) {
   R03.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
                Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
                Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
                interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   R04.     }
   R05.     Decrement DA.Arg.Index by 1.
   R06.     If (Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] == 0) {
   R07.       Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   R08.       Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   R09.       Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left]
   P01.       If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {
   P02.         Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission
                  to the new destination.
   P03.       }
   P04.       Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P05.       Submit the packet to the IPv4 module for transmission on
                interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
   R11.     }
   R12.   } Else {
   R13.     If((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)){
   R14.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
                Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
                Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
                interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   R15.     }
   R16.     Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   R17.     Set DA.Arg.Index to (128/LNFL - 1).

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   R18.   }
   R19.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   R20.   Write Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] into the bits
            [LBL..LBL+LNFL-1] of the Destination Address of the IPv6
            header.
   P01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {
   P02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   P03.   }
   P04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P05.   Submit the packet to the IPv4 module for transmission on
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
   S16. }

A.4.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type IPv4

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for IPv4 traffic:

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   N01. If (DA.Argument != 0) {
   N02.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   N03.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
              with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
              interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   N04.   }
   N05.   Copy the value of DA.Argument into the bits [LBL..(LBL+AL-1)]
            of the Destination Address.
   N06.   Set the bits [(LBL+AL)..127] of the Destination Address to
            zero.
   N07.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   Q01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {
   Q02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   Q03.   }
   Q04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q05.   Submit the packet to the IPv4 module for transmission on
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
   N09. }
   S02. If (Segments Left == 0) {
   S03.   Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
            header in the packet, whose type is identified by
            the Next Header field in the routing header.
   S04. }
   S05. If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   S06.   Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S07. }
   S08. max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
   S09. If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)) {
   S10.   Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered)
            and Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S11. }
   S12. Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   S13. Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   S14. Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left].
   Q01. If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {
   Q02.   Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
            the new destination.
   Q03. }
   Q04. Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q05. Submit the packet to the IPv4 module for transmission on
          interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

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A.5.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type IPv6

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for IPv6 traffic:

   S01. When an SRH is processed {
   S02.   If (Segments Left == 0 and (DA.Arg.Index == 0 or
              Segment List[0][DA.Arg.Index-1] == 0)) {
   S03.     Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
              header in the packet, whose type is identified by
              the Next Header field in the routing header.
   S04.   }
   S05.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   S06.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address,
              Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
              interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   S07.   }
   S08.   max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
   R01.   If (DA.Arg.Index != 0) {
   R02.     If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry)) {
   R03.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
                Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
                Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
                interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   R04.     }
   R05.     Decrement DA.Arg.Index by 1.
   R06.     If (Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] == 0) {
   R07.       Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   R08.       Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   R09.       Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left]
   P01.     If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   P02.       Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
                the new destination.
   P03.     }
   P04.     Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P05.     Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
   R11.     }
   R12.   } Else {
   R13.     If((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)){
   R14.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
                Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
                Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
                interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   R15.     }
   R16.     Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   R17.     Set DA.Arg.Index to (128/LNFL - 1).

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   R18.   }
   R19.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   R20.   Write Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] into the bits
            [LBL..LBL+LNFL-1] of the Destination Address of the IPv6
            header.
   P01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   P02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   P03.   }
   P04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P05.   Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
   S16. }

A.6.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Static Proxy for Inner Type IPv6

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 static proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for IPv6 traffic:

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   N01. If (DA.Argument != 0) {
   N02.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   N03.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
              with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
              interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   N04.   }
   N05.   Copy the value of DA.Argument into the bits [LBL..(LBL+AL-1)]
            of the Destination Address.
   N06.   Set the bits [(LBL+AL)..127] of the Destination Address to
            zero.
   N07.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   Q01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   Q02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   Q03.   }
   Q04.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q05.   Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
   N09. }
   S02. If (Segments Left == 0) {
   S03.   Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
            header in the packet, whose type is identified by
            the Next Header field in the routing header.
   S04. }
   S05. If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   S06.   Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S07. }
   S08. max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
   S09. If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)) {
   S10.   Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered)
            and Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S11. }
   S12. Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   S13. Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   S14. Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left].
   Q01. If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   Q02.   Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
           the new destination.
   Q03. }
   Q04. Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q05. Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
          interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

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A.7.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type Ethernet

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for Ethernet traffic:

 S01. When an SRH is processed {
 S02.   If (Segments Left == 0 and (DA.Arg.Index == 0 or
            Segment List[0][DA.Arg.Index-1] == 0)) {
 S03.     Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
            header in the packet, whose type is identified by
            the Next Header field in the routing header.
 S04.   }
 S05.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
 S06.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address,
            Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
            interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
 S07.   }
 S08.   max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
 R01.   If (DA.Arg.Index != 0) {
 R02.     If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry)) {
 R03.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
              Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
              Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
              interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
 R04.     }
 R05.     Decrement DA.Arg.Index by 1.
 R06.     If (Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] == 0) {
 R07.       Decrement Segments Left by 1.
 R08.       Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
 R09.       Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left]
 P01.       If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
 P02.         Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
                the new destination.
 P03.       }
 P04.       Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
                 the interface IFACE-IN.
 P05.       Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
 P06.       Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission via
          interface IFACE-OUT.
 R11.     }
 R12.   } Else {
 R13.     If((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)){
 R14.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
              Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
              Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
              interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
 R15.     }

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 R16.     Decrement Segments Left by 1.
 R17.     Set DA.Arg.Index to (128/LNFL - 1).
 R18.   }
 R19.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
 R20.   Write Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] into the bits
          [LBL..LBL+LNFL-1] of the Destination Address of the IPv6
          header.
 P01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
 P02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
            the new destination.
 P03.   }
 P04.   Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
             the interface IFACE-IN.
 P05.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
 P06.   Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission via
          interface IFACE-OUT.
 S16. }

A.8.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type Ethernet

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for Ethernet traffic:

   N01. If (DA.Argument != 0) {
   N02.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   N03.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
              with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
              interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   N04.   }
   N05.   Copy the value of DA.Argument into the bits [LBL..(LBL+AL-1)]
            of the Destination Address.
   N06.   Set the bits [(LBL+AL)..127] of the Destination Address to
            zero.
   N07.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   Q01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
   Q02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   Q03.   }
   Q04.   Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
               the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q05.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q06.   Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission via
            interface IFACE-OUT.
   N09. }
   S02. If (Segments Left == 0) {
   S03.   Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
            header in the packet, whose type is identified by

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            the Next Header field in the routing header.
   S04. }
   S05. If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   S06.   Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S07. }
   S08. max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
   S09. If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)) {
   S10.   Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered)
            and Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S11. }
   S12. Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   S13. Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   S14. Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left].
   Q01. If (Upper-layer header type != 143 (Ethernet)) {
   Q02.   Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
           the new destination.
   Q03. }
   Q04. Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
           the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q05. Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q06. Submit the frame to the Ethernet module for transmission via
          interface IFACE-OUT.

A.9.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type IPv4

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for IPv4 traffic:

 S01. When an SRH is processed {
 S02.   If (Segments Left == 0 and (DA.Arg.Index == 0 or
            Segment List[0][DA.Arg.Index-1] == 0)) {
 S03.     Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
            header in the packet, whose type is identified by
            the Next Header field in the routing header.
 S04.   }
 S05.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
 S06.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address,
            Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
            interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
 S07.   }
 S08.   max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
 R01.   If (DA.Arg.Index != 0) {
 R02.     If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry)) {

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 R03.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
              Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
              Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
              interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
 R04.     }
 R05.     Decrement DA.Arg.Index by 1.
 R06.     If (Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] == 0) {
 R07.       Decrement Segments Left by 1.
 R08.       Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
 R09.       Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left]
 P01.       If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {
 P02.        Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
                the new destination.
 P03.       }
 P04.       Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
                 the interface IFACE-IN.
 P05.       Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
 P06.       Submit the frame to the IPv4 module for transmission via
              interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
 R11.     }
 R12.   } Else {
 R13.     If((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)){
 R14.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
              Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
              Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
              interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
 R15.     }
 R16.     Decrement Segments Left by 1.
 R17.     Set DA.Arg.Index to (128/LNFL - 1).
 R18.   }
 R19.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
 R20.   Write Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] into the bits
          [LBL..LBL+LNFL-1] of the Destination Address of the IPv6
          header.
 P01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {
 P02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
            the new destination.
 P03.   }
 P04.   Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
             the interface IFACE-IN.
 P05.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
 P06.   Submit the frame to the IPv4 module for transmission via
          interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
 S16. }

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A.10.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type IPv4

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for IPv4 traffic:

   N01. If (DA.Argument != 0) {
   N02.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   N03.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
              with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
              interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   N04.   }
   N05.   Copy the value of DA.Argument into the bits [LBL..(LBL+AL-1)]
            of the Destination Address.
   N06.   Set the bits [(LBL+AL)..127] of the Destination Address to
            zero.
   N07.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   Q01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {
   Q02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
             the new destination.
   Q03.   }
   Q04.   Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
             the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q05.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q06.   Submit the frame to the IPv4 module for transmission via
             interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
   N09. }
   S02. If (Segments Left == 0) {
   S03.   Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
            header in the packet, whose type is identified by
            the Next Header field in the routing header.
   S04. }
   S05. If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   S06.   Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S07. }
   S08. max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
   S09. If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)) {
   S10.   Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered)
            and Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S11. }
   S12. Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   S13. Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   S14. Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left].
   Q01. If (Upper-layer header type != 4 (IPv4)) {

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   Q02.   Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
           the new destination.
   Q03. }
   Q04. Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
           the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q05. Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q06. Submit the frame to the IPv4 module for transmission via
         interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

A.11.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type IPv6

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor for IPv6 traffic:

   S01. When an SRH is processed {
   S02.   If (Segments Left == 0 and (DA.Arg.Index == 0 or
              Segment List[0][DA.Arg.Index-1] == 0)) {
   S03.     Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
              header in the packet, whose type is identified by
              the Next Header field in the routing header.
   S04.   }
   S05.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   S06.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address,
              Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
              interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   S07.   }
   S08.   max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
   R01.   If (DA.Arg.Index != 0) {
   R02.     If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry)) {
   R03.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
                Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
                Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
                interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   R04.     }
   R05.     Decrement DA.Arg.Index by 1.
   R06.     If (Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] == 0) {
   R07.       Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   R08.       Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   R09.       Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left]
   P01.       If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   P02.       Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
              the new destination.
   P03.       }
   P04.     Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
               the interface IFACE-IN.
   P05.     Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P06.     Submit the frame to the IPv6 module for transmission via

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              interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
   R11.     }
   R12.   } Else {
   R13.     If((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)){
   R14.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
                Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
                Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
                interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
   R15.     }
   R16.     Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   R17.     Set DA.Arg.Index to (128/LNFL - 1).
   R18.   }
   R19.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   R20.   Write Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] into the bits
            [LBL..LBL+LNFL-1] of the Destination Address of the IPv6
            header.
   P01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   P02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
             the new destination.
   P03.   }
   P04.   Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
             the interface IFACE-IN.
   P05.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   P06.   Submit the frame to the IPv6 module for transmission via
             interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
   S16. }

A.12.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Dynamic Proxy for Inner Type IPv6

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 dynamic proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID flavor
   for IPv6 traffic:

   N01. If (DA.Argument != 0) {
   N02.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   N03.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
              with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
              interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   N04.   }
   N05.   Copy the value of DA.Argument into the bits [LBL..(LBL+AL-1)]
            of the Destination Address.
   N06.   Set the bits [(LBL+AL)..127] of the Destination Address to
            zero.
   N07.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   Q01.   If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   Q02.     Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
             the new destination.
   Q03.   }

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   Q04.   Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
             the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q05.   Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q06.   Submit the frame to the IPv6 module for transmission via
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
   N09. }
   S02. If (Segments Left == 0) {
   S03.   Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
            header in the packet, whose type is identified by
            the Next Header field in the routing header.
   S04. }
   S05. If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   S06.   Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S07. }
   S08. max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
   S09. If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)) {
   S10.   Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered)
            and Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S11. }
   S12. Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   S13. Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   S14. Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left].
   Q01. If (Upper-layer header type != 41 (IPv6)) {
   Q02.   Resubmit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to
           the new destination.
   Q03. }
   Q04. Copy the IPv6 encapsulation in a CACHE entry associated with
           the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q05. Perform IPv6 decapsulation.
   Q06. Submit the frame to the IPv6 module for transmission via
         interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

A.13.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for SRv6 Masquerading Proxy

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 masquerading proxy SID with the REPLACE-C-SID
   flavor:

S01. When an SRH is processed {
S02.   If (Segments Left == 0 and (DA.Arg.Index == 0 or
           Segment List[0][DA.Arg.Index-1] == 0)) {
S03.     Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
           header in the packet, whose type is identified by
           the Next Header field in the routing header.

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S04.   }
S05.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
S06.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address,
           Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
           interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
S07.   }
S08.   max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
R01.   If (DA.Arg.Index != 0) {
R02.     If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry)) {
R03.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
             Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
             Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
             interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
R04.     }
R05.     Decrement DA.Arg.Index by 1.
R06.     If (Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] == 0) {
R07.       Decrement Segments Left by 1.
R08.       Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
R09.       Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left]
P01.       Copy the IPv6 Destination Address in a CACHE entry associated
           with the interface IFACE-IN.
P02.       Copy Segment List[0] from the SRH to the Destination Address
             of the IPv6 header.
P03.       Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
             interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
R11.     }
R12.   } Else {
R13.     If((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)){
R14.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address,
             Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
             Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
             interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
R15.     }
R16.     Decrement Segments Left by 1.
R17.     Set DA.Arg.Index to (128/LNFL - 1).
R18.   }
R19.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
R20.   Write Segment List[Segments Left][DA.Arg.Index] into the bits
         [LBL..LBL+LNFL-1] of the Destination Address of the IPv6
         header.
P01.   Copy the IPv6 Destination Address in a CACHE entry associated
        with the interface IFACE-IN.
P02.   Copy Segment List[0] from the SRH to the Destination Address
        of the IPv6 header.
P03.   Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
        interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
S16. }

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A.14.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for SRv6 De-masquerading Proxy

   When processing an IPv6 packet received on the interface IFACE-IN and
   with a destination address that does not match any address of IFACE-
   IN:

S01. When an SRH is processed {
S02.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
S03.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address,
         Code 0 (hop limit exceeded in transit),
         Interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
S04.   }
S05.   If (Segments Left != 0) {
S06.     max_last_entry = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
S07.     If ((Last Entry > max_last_entry) or
             (Segments Left > Last Entry)) {
S08.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem message to the Source Address,
           Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
           Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
           Interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
S09.     }
D01.     Retrieve the CACHE entry associated with IFACE-IN.
D02.     If the CACHE entry is not empty {
D03.        Destination Address of the IPv6 header is set to CACHE.
D04.     }
S11.   }
S12.   Decrement Hop Limit by 1.
S13.   Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to the
       next destination.
S14. }

A.15.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for SRv6 Masquerading Proxy

   When processing an IPv6 packet that matches a FIB entry locally
   instantiated as an SRv6 masquerading proxy SID with the NEXT-C-SID
   flavor:

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   N01. If (DA.Argument != 0) {
   N02.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   N03.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
              with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
              interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   N04.   }
   N05.   Copy the value of DA.Argument into the bits [LBL..(LBL+AL-1)]
            of the Destination Address.
   N06.   Set the bits [(LBL+AL)..127] of the Destination Address to
            zero.
   N07.   Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   Q01.    Copy the IPv6 Destination Address in a CACHE entry associated
            with the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q02.    Copy Segment List[0] from the SRH to the Destination Address
            of the IPv6 header.
   Q03.    Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
            interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.
   N09. }
   S02. If (Segments Left == 0) {
   S03.   Stop processing the SRH, and proceed to process the next
            header in the packet, whose type is identified by
            the Next Header field in the routing header.
   S04. }
   S05. If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
   S06.   Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Hop limit exceeded in transit),
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S07. }
   S08. max_LE = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
   S09. If ((Last Entry > max_LE) or (Segments Left > Last Entry+1)) {
   S10.   Send an ICMP Parameter Problem to the Source Address
            with Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered)
            and Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
            interrupt packet processing, and discard the packet.
   S11. }
   S12. Decrement IPv6 Hop Limit by 1.
   S13. Decrement Segments Left by 1.
   S14. Update IPv6 DA with Segment List[Segments Left].
   Q01. Copy the IPv6 Destination Address in a CACHE entry associated
         with the interface IFACE-IN.
   Q02. Copy Segment List[0] from the SRH to the Destination Address
         of the IPv6 header.
   Q03. Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission on
         interface IFACE-OUT via NH-ADDR.

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A.16.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for SRv6 De-masquerading Proxy

   When processing an IPv6 packet received on the interface IFACE-IN and
   with a destination address that does not match any address of IFACE-
   IN:

S01. When an SRH is processed {
S02.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
S03.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address,
         Code 0 (hop limit exceeded in transit),
         Interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
S04.   }
S05.   If (Segments Left != 0) {
S06.     max_last_entry = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
S07.     If ((Last Entry > max_last_entry) or
             (Segments Left > Last Entry)) {
S08.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem message to the Source Address,
           Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
           Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
           Interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
S09.     }
E01.     Retrieve the CACHE entry associated with IFACE-IN.
E02.     If the CACHE entry is not empty {
E03.        Destination Address of the IPv6 header is set to CACHE.
E04.     }
S11.   }
S12.   Decrement Hop Limit by 1.
S13.   Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to the
       next destination.
S14. }

A.17.  REPLACE-C-SID Flavor for Destination NAT Flavor

   The Destination NAT flavor of the SRv6 masquerading proxy with the
   REPLACE-C-SID is executed:

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S01. When an SRH is processed {
S02.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
S03.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address,
         Code 0 (hop limit exceeded in transit),
         Interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
S04.   }
S05.   If (Segments Left != 0) {
S06.     max_last_entry = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
S07.     If ((Last Entry > max_last_entry) or
             (Segments Left > Last Entry)) {
S08.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem message to the Source Address,
           Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
           Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
           Interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
S09.     }
P01.      Copy the Destination Address of the IPv6 header to the
           Segment List[0] entry of the SRH.
P02.      Retrieve the CACHE entry associated with IFACE-IN.
P03.      If the CACHE entry is not empty {
P04.         Destination Address of the IPv6 header is set to CACHE.
P05.      }
S11.   }
S12.   Decrement Hop Limit by 1.
S13.   Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to the
       next destination.
S14. }

A.18.  NEXT-C-SID Flavor for Destination NAT Flavor

   The Destination NAT flavor of the SRv6 masquerading proxy with the
   NEXT-C-SID is executed:

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S01. When an SRH is processed {
S02.   If (IPv6 Hop Limit <= 1) {
S03.     Send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the Source Address,
         Code 0 (hop limit exceeded in transit),
         Interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
S04.   }
S05.   If (Segments Left != 0) {
S06.     max_last_entry = (Hdr Ext Len / 2) - 1
S07.     If ((Last Entry > max_last_entry) or
             (Segments Left > Last Entry)) {
S08.       Send an ICMP Parameter Problem message to the Source Address,
           Code 0 (Erroneous header field encountered),
           Pointer set to the Segments Left field,
           Interrupt packet processing and discard the packet.
S09.     }
Q01.      Copy the Destination Address of the IPv6 header to the
           Segment List[0] entry of the SRH.
Q02.      Retrieve the CACHE entry associated with IFACE-IN.
Q03.      If the CACHE entry is not empty {
Q04.         Destination Address of the IPv6 header is set to CACHE.
Q05.      }
S11.   }
S12.   Decrement Hop Limit by 1.
S13.   Submit the packet to the IPv6 module for transmission to the
       next destination.
S14. }

Acknowledgements

   TBD.

Authors' Addresses

   Cheng Li (editor)
   Huawei
   China
   Email: c.l@huawei.com

   Weiqiang Cheng
   China Mobile
   China
   Email: chengweiqiang@chinamobile.com

   Hongyi Huang (editor)
   Huawei
   China

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   Email: hongyi.huang@huawei.com

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