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RSVP-TE Recovery Extension for data plane initiated reversion, protection timer and SNC options signalling
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draft-takacs-ccamp-revertive-ps-07
Network Working Group                                          A. Takacs
Internet-Draft                                               F. Fondelli
Intended status: Standards Track                             B. Tremblay
Expires: April 25, 2013                                         Ericsson
                                                                  Z. Ali
                                                           Cisco Systems
                                                        October 22, 2012

    RSVP-TE Recovery Extension for data plane initiated reversion, 
             protection timer and SNC options signalling
                 draft-takacs-ccamp-revertive-ps-07

Abstract

   RSVP-TE recovery extensions are specified in [RFC4872] and
   [RFC4873].  Currently recovery signalling does not support the
   request for revertive protection, recovery timers values, and
   sub-network connection (SNC) protection options. This document 
   extends the PROTECTION Object format allowing sub-TLVs, and 
   defines three sub-TLVs to carry wait-to-restore and hold-off 
   intervals and SNC protection options.

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   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   2.  Updated PROTECTION Object format and sub-TLVs  . . . . . . . .  6
   3.  Error handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
   4.  IANA Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
   5.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
   6.  References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
   Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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1.  Introduction

   Generalised MPLS (GMPLS) extends MPLS to include support for
   different switching technologies [RFC3471].  These switching
   technologies provide several protection schemes [RFC4426][RFC4427]
   (e.g. 1+1, 1:N, M:N).  Many characteristics of those protection
   schemes are common disregard of the switching technology (e.g.  TDM,
   LSC, etc).  GMPLS RSVP-TE signalling has been extended to support the
   various protection schemes and establish connections (Label Switched
   Paths (LSPs)) configuring its specific protection characteristics
   [RFC4426][RFC4872].

   Currently RSVP-TE extensions do not address the configuration of
   protection switching timers.  It also does not provide information on
   the protection switching operation mode (i.e., revertive or non-
   revertive) and sub-network connection (SNC) protection options.

   The Hold-off time (HOFF) is defined as the time between the reporting
   of signal fail or degrade, and the initialization of the recovery
   switching operation [RFC4427].  This timer is useful to limit the
   number of switch actions when multiple layers of recovery are being
   used, or in case of 1+1 unidirectional protection scheme [G.808.1] to
   prevent too early switching due to the differential delay 
   between the short and long path.

   The Wait-to-Restore time (WTR) is defined as a period of time that
   must elapse after a recovered fault before an LSP can be used again
   to transport the normal traffic and/or to select the normal traffic
   from the LSP [RFC4427].  The WTR time is fundamental in revertive
   mode of operation, to prevent frequent operation of the protection
   switch due to an intermittent defect [G.808.1].

   Reversion refers to the process of moving normal traffic back to the
   original working LSP after the failure is cleared and the path is
   repaired [RFC4426][RFC4427][RFC4872].  In transport networks
   reversion is desirable since the protection path may not be optimal
   from a routing and resource consumption point of view, additionally,
   moving traffic back to the working LSP allows the protection
   resources to be used to protect other LSPs.  On the other hand,
   reversion requires that the working resources remain allocated during
   failure.  The operator needs to have the choice between revertive and
   non-revertive protection to balance the pros and cons in a given
   situation.

   WTR and HOFF timers and SNC protection options must be accurately
   configured at both ends of the LSP.  Operators may need to tune WTR
   and HOFF timers on a per LSP basis to ensure best protection
   switching performance (e.g., account for differential delays between

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   worker and protection paths).  Currently these values are either pre-
   configured to a default value (and so may be suboptimal for some of
   the LSPs) or need to be manually set/tuned after the connections have
   been established.  Since these parameters are important for recovery
   in transport networks, it is desirable that GMPLS RSVP-TE protection
   signalling carries the necessary information.

   This document extends the PROTECTION Object format allowing sub-TLVs,
   and defines three sub-TLVs to carry WTR and HOFF timer values and SNC
   protection options.

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2.  Updated PROTECTION Object format and sub-TLVs

   In [RFC4872] and [RFC4873] the PROTECTION object is specified to
   support end-to-end and segment recovery.  In order to ease addition
   of protection attributes the PROTECTION Object is extended to carry
   sub-TLVs.  The new format updates the PROTECTION Object format of
   C-Type 2.  The updated format is depicted below.  IANA is requested
   to maintain the TLV space for the PROTECTION Object.

   We retained C-Type to ensure that nodes not capable of interpreting
   the new format (sub-TLVs) will still be able to process the object
   without being required to generate an error; while nodes recognising
   the new format will process the TLVs accordingly.  The processed sub-
   TLV MUST be included in the PROTECTION Object sent in the Resv
   message upstream, to ensure that the sender can maintain a consistent
   view of the actual protection configuration of the LSP.

    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
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |            Length             | Class-Num(37) |   C-Type(2)   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |S|P|N|O| Reserved  | LSP Flags |      Reserved     | Link Flags|
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |I|R|   Reserved    | Seg.Flags |           Reserved            |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                                                               |
   ~                           sub-TLVs                            ~
   |                                                               |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   This document specifies three new sub-TLVs.

   WTR - Wait-to-Restore time sub-TLV specifies the WTR time.  If the
   WTR field is 0 the protection switching operation mode is non-
   revertive, otherwise revertive operation with the signalled timer (in
   milliseconds) is requested.  The value 0xffffffff is reserved, and
   refers to a locally pre-configured WTR value.

    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 (1) (IANA)     |           Length              |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                              WTR                              |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

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   HOFF - Hold-off time sub-TLV specifies the HOFF time.  The values are
   in milliseconds.  The value 0xffffffff is reserved, and refers to a
   locally pre-configured HOFF value.

    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 (2) (IANA)     |           Length              |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                             HOFF                              |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   SNC protection options sub-TLV specifies attributes of the SNC
   protection.

    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 (3) (IANA)     |           Length              |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |mode |                       Reserved                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Mode field (3 bits): The mode values are defined as follows:

   SNC Protection Mode                             Value
   -------------------                             -----

   Reserved                                        0x0

   SNC/N                                           0x1
   (Sub Network Connection protection
    with Non-intrusive monitoring)

   SNC/I                                           0x2
   (Sub Network Connection protection
    with Inherent monitoring)

   SNC/S                                           0x3
   (Sub Network Connection protection
    with Sub-layer monitoring)

   Reserved field (29 bits): This field is reserved for future use.  It
   MUST be set to 0 when sent and MUST be ignored when received.

   In the case of end-to-end protection the PROTECTION Object is
   inserted at the top level in the Path message, the WTR, HOFF and SNC

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   options sub-TLVs correspond to the end-to-end protection.  In the
   case when a segment of the LSP is to be protected and the WTR and
   HOFF timers and SNC protection optoins for the protection segment are
   to be set by signalling, explicit segment recovery control has to be
   used, i.e., the PROTECTION Object with the desired timers set must be
   inserted in the appropriate Secondary Explicit Route Object (SERO).

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3.  Error handling

   In the case a specific configuration of the timers or SNC option is 
   not supported the corresponding error should be generated and sent 
   in the PathErr message: "Routing Problem/Unsupported WTR value" or 
   "Routing Problem/Unsupported HOFF value" or "Routing Problem/
   Unsupported SNC protection mode".

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4.  IANA Considerations

4.1. New TLV space for the PROTECTION object

   A new TLV space needs to be opened and maintained for the PROTECTION
   Object in the "Class Names, Class Numbers, and Class Types "
   Registry.

4.3. New RSVP error sub-code 

   For Error Code = 24 "Routing Problem" (see [RFC3209]) the following 
   sub-codes are defined.

      Sub-code                          Value
      --------                          -----

      Unsupported WTR value             To be assigned by IANA 
                                        (suggest value: 80)

      Unsupported HOFF value            To be assigned by IANA 
                                        (suggest value: 81)

      Unsupported SNC protection mode   To be assigned by IANA 
                                        (suggest value: 82)

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5.  Security Considerations

   This document introduces no new security issues.  The considerations
   in [RFC4872] and [RFC4873] apply.

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6.  References

   [G.808.1]  "Generic protection switching -- Linear trail and
              subnetwork protection", ITU-T Recommendation G.808.1,
              March 2006.

   [IEEE-PBBTE]
              "IEEE 802.1Qay Draft Standard for Provider Backbone
              Bridging Traffic Engineering",  work in progress.

   [RFC3471]  "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)
              Signaling Functional Description", RFC 3471, January 2003.

   [RFC4426]  "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)
              Recovery Functional Specification", RFC 4426, March 2006.

   [RFC4427]  "Recovery (Protection and Restoration) Terminology for
              Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)",
              RFC 4427, March 2006.

   [RFC4872]  "RSVP-TE Extensions in Support of End-to-End Generalized
              Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Recovery",
              RFC 4872, May 2007.

   [RFC4873]  "GMPLS Segment Recovery", RFC 4873, May 2007.

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Authors' Addresses

   Attila Takacs
   Ericsson
   Laborc u. 1.
   Budapest,   1037
   Hungary

   Email: attila.takacs@ericsson.com

   Francesco Fondelli
   Ericsson
   Via Negrone
   Genova,   16153
   Italy

   Email: francesco.fondelli.ericsson.com

   Benoit Tremblay
   Ericsson
   8400 Decarie.
   Montreal, Quebec  H4P 2N2
   Canada

   Email: benoit.c.tremblay@ericsson.com

   Zafar Ali
   Cisco Systems

   Email: zali@cisco.com

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