YANG Data Model for FlexE Management
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draft-wang-ccamp-flexe-yang-cm-03
CCAMP Working Group M. Wang
Internet-Draft L. Han
Intended status: Standards Track China Mobile
Expires: 17 November 2022 F. Yang
Huawei Technologies
X. Niu
ZTE
LM. Contreras
Telefonica
X. Liu
IBM Corporation
16 May 2022
YANG Data Model for FlexE Management
draft-wang-ccamp-flexe-yang-cm-03
Abstract
This document defines a service provider targeted YANG data model for
the configuration and management of a Flex Ethernet (FlexE) network,
including FlexE groups. It also supports the configuration of each
FlexE client as an interface. The YANG module in this document
conforms to the Network Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA).
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1. Conventions used in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2.1. FlexE terminology used in this document . . . . . . . 4
2. Requirements of FlexE configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1. Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Hierarchy of YANG Model for FlexE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.1. Tree Diagram of FlexE Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.2. Tree Diagram of FlexE Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. YANG Module of FlexE Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.1. YANG Module of FlexE Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2. YANG Module of FlexE Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7. Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Appendix A. Appendix: FlexE configuration model illustration . . 16
A.1. Configuration Example of the FlexE group . . . . . . . . 16
A.2. Configuration Example of the FlexE client . . . . . . . . 19
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
1. Introduction
From a service provider's point of view, a transport network with
Flex Ethernet (FlexE) support is usually deployed with all FlexE
Groups configured at first, and then FlexE clients are added one by
one at a later stage. This document defines a service provider
targeted YANG data model for the configuration and management of
FlexE, including FlexE groups and FlexE clients. It supports the
configuration of FlexE client as an interface as the data model of
FlexE client is augmented based on the generic interfaces data model
as defined in [RFC8343]. Furthermore, when a FlexE transport network
is used to backhaul 5G mobile services, synchronization channel can
also be imbedded in a FlexE PHY. The specific PHY used for
synchronization channel can be retrieved for management. Other FlexE
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attributes are based on the FlexE 2.1 Implementation Agreement as
specified in [FLEXE].
Note that this document would only focus on the configuration and
maintenance of the FlexE interfaces. Cross connection of FlexE
timeslots in a network node is tentatively out of the scope of this
document.
The YANG modules in this document conforms to the Network Management
Datastore Architecture (NMDA) [RFC8342].
1.1. Conventions used in this document
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
A simplified graphical representation of the data model is used in
this document. The meaning of the symbols in the YANG data tree
presented later in this document is defined in [RFC8340]. They are
provided below for reference.
o Brackets "[" and "]" enclose list keys.
o Abbreviations before data node names: "rw" means configuration
(read-write) and "ro" state data (read-only).
o Symbols after data node names: "?" means an optional node, "!"
means a presence container, and "*" denotes a list and leaf-list
o Parentheses enclose choice and case nodes, and case nodes are also
marked with a colon (":").
o Ellipsis ("...") stands for contents of subtrees that are not
shown.
o Some of the key terms used in this document are listed as follow.
The terminology for describing YANG data models is found in
[RFC7950].
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1.2.1. FlexE terminology used in this document
Most terminologies used in this document are extracted from [FLEXE].
Calendar: The total capacity of a FlexE Group is represented as a
collection of slots. The calendar for a FlexE Group composed of n
PHYs is represented in each PHY as an array of slots (e.g., each
representing 5Gbps of bandwidth), i.e., timeslot-list string.
Ethernet PHY: an entity representing Ethernet Physical Coding
Sublayer (PCS), Physical Media Attachment (PMA), and Physical Media
Dependent (PMD) layers. Each PHY is consisted of one or more FlexE
Instance (e.g., a 400GBASE-R PHY has four FlexE Instances).
FlexE: Flex Ethernet.
FlexE Client: An Ethernet flow based on a MAC data rate that may or
may not correspond to any Ethernet PHY rate.
FlexE Group: A FlexE Group is composed of from 1 to n Ethernet PHYs.
FlexE PHY: 50GBASE-R, 100GBASE-R, 200GBASE-R, 400GBASE-R are defined
as FlexE PHY by OIF FlexE IA.
2. Requirements of FlexE configuration
In following sections, the requirements are summarized according to
the descriptions in OIF FlexE Implementation Agreement and ITU-T
FlexE related standards e.g. [ITU-T_G.8023]. FlexE YANG data model
targets to provide the configurations of the functions, as well as to
report the real states and verify the consistency between the
configuration and the real states. The requirements of FlexE groups
and FlexE clients are summarized and illustrated as follows.
2.1. Requirements
Requirements of the FlexE group include,
R-Group-01 The model SHALL support the management of the FlexE group,
consisting of one or more Ethernet PHY(s).
R-Group-02 The model SHOULD be able to verify that the collection of
Ethernet PHY(s) included in a FlexE group have the same
characteristics (e.g. number of PHYs, timeslots of PHYs, etc.) at the
local FlexE shims. If inconsistency exists, notifications (e.g.
errors) SHOULD be invoked.
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Requirements of the FlexE client include,
R-Client-01 The model SHALL support to assign required calendar slots
to transport the FlexE clients. The assigned calendar slots MAY be
in different FlexE timeslots with different ETH PHYs.
R-Client-02 The model SHALL support to add FlexE client(s) into or
remove FlexE client(s) from the FlexE group, without affecting the
other existing FlexE clients whose size and calendar slot assignments
are not changed.
3. Hierarchy of YANG Model for FlexE
This section describes the hierarchy of the YANG modules for the
FlexE management.
Configuration management of FlexE group includes:
* flexe-groups specifies management configuration of all FlexE
groups
* flexe-phys specifies management configuration of a list of PHYs in
a specific FlexE group
Configuration management of a FlexE client includes:
* flexe-client specifies the FlexE slots used for the FlexE Client
in FlexE group
3.1. Tree Diagram of FlexE Group
A simplified YANG tree diagram [RFC8340] representing the data model
is typically used by YANG modules. This document uses the same tree
diagram syntax as described in [RFC8340].
A tree diagram of FlexE group is depicted as the following:
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module: ietf-flexe
+--rw flexe
+--rw flexe-groups
+--rw flexe-group* [index]
+--rw index uint32
+--rw group-num uint32
+--rw negotiation-mode negotiation-mode-type
+--ro total-bandwidth string
+--ro free-bandwidth? string
+--ro sync-phy-number uint32
+--rw flexe-phys
+--rw flexe-phy-list* [port-name]
+--rw port-name if:interface-ref
+--rw phy-number uint32
+--ro free-timeslot-list string
+--ro used-timeslot-list string
3.2. Tree Diagram of FlexE Client
A tree diagram of FlexE client is depicted as the following:
augment /if:interfaces/if:interface:
+--rw flexe-client
+--rw client-index uint32
+--rw group-index leafref
+--rw client-num uint32
+--rw timeslot-lists
+--rw timeslot-list* [port-name]
+--rw port-name if:interface-ref
+--rw time-slot string
4. YANG Module of FlexE Management
The following YANG data module augments the interface container
defined in [RFC8343] for a FlexE group interface. It imports iana-
if-type [RFC7224] and ietf-interfaces [RFC8343].
4.1. YANG Module of FlexE Group
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<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-flexe@2022-05-16.yang"
module ietf-flexe {
yang-version 1.1;
namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-flexe";
prefix "flexe";
import iana-if-type {
prefix ianaift;
}
import ietf-interfaces {
prefix if;
reference
"RFC8343: A YANG Data Model for Interface Management";
}
organization "IETF CCAMP Working Group";
contact
"WG Web: http://tools.ietf.org/wg/ccamp/
WG List: <mailto:ccamp@ietf.org>
Author: Minxue Wang
<mailto: wangminxue@chinamobile.com>
Author: Liuyan Han
<mailto: hanliuyan@chinamobile.com>
Author: Fan Yang
<mailto:shirley.yangfan@huawei.com>
Author: Xiaobing Niu
<mailto: niu.xiaobing@zte.com.cn>
Author: Luis M. Contreras
<mailto:luismiguel.contrerasmurillo@telefonica.com>
Author: Xufeng Liu
<mailto:xufeng.liu.ietf@gmail.com>";
description
"This YANG module defines a data model for the configuration
of a FlexE network.";
revision "2022-05-16" {
description "the third version";
reference
"draft-wang-ccamp-flexe-yang-cm-03: YANG Data Model for FlexE
Management";
}
typedef negotiation-mode-type {
type enumeration {
enum "dynamic" {
value 1;
description
"Dynamic mode.";
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}
enum "static" {
value 2;
description
"Static mode.";
}
}
description
"Negotiation mode of a FlexE group.";
}
container flexe {
description
"Specify FlexE configuration information.";
container flexe-groups {
description
"List of FlexE groups.";
list flexe-group {
key "index";
description
"Configure FlexE group.";
leaf index {
type uint32 {
range "1..65535";
}
description
"FlexE group index.";
}
leaf group-num {
type uint32 {
range "1..1048574";
}
mandatory true;
description
"FlexE group number, as specified in OIF FlexE 2.1.";
}
leaf negotiation-mode {
type negotiation-mode-type;
mandatory true;
description
"FlexE group calendar negotiation mode, the default
value is 'dynamic'.";
}
leaf total-bandwidth {
type string {
length "1..9";
}
config false;
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mandatory true;
description
"FlexE group total bandwidth in Gbit/s, such as 10.";
}
leaf free-bandwidth {
type string {
length "1..9";
}
config false;
description
"FlexE group free bandwidth in Gbit/s, such as 100.";
}
leaf sync-phy-number {
type uint32 {
range "1..254";
}
config false;
mandatory true;
description
"The FlexE PHY number used for synchronization management
channel in a FlexE group, which is one of the PHY number
value in a FlexE group.";
}
container flexe-phys {
description
"List of physical port information in a FlexE Group.";
list flexe-phy {
key "port-name";
description
"FlexE PHY port name.";
leaf port-name {
type if:interface-ref;
description
"Physical port name. ";
}
leaf phy-number {
type uint32 {
range "1..254";
}
mandatory true;
description
"Number of a FlexE physical port. The PHY number of
a 100G port is an integer ranging from 1 to 254.
The PHY number of a 50G port is an integer ranging
from 1 to 126.";
}
leaf free-timeslot-list {
type string {
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length "1..199";
}
config false;
mandatory true;
description
"Free timeslots of a FlexE PHY. The string
consists of one or more numbers separated by
commas (,) or hyphens (-), e.g.'1-5' indicates
1,2,3,4,5 timeslots, '0,5,7-10' indicates
0,5,7,8,9,10 timeslots.";
}
leaf used-timeslot-list {
type string {
length "1..199";
}
config false;
mandatory true;
description
"Used timeslots of a FlexE PHY. The string
consists of one or more numbers separated by
commas (,) or hyphens (-), e.g.'1-5' indicates
1,2,3,4,5 timeslots, '0,5,7-10' indicates
0,5,7,8,9,10 timeslots.";
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
<CODE ENDS>
4.2. YANG Module of FlexE Client
<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-flexe@2022-05-16.yang"
module ietf-flexe {
yang-version 1.1;
namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-flexe";
prefix "flexe";
import iana-if-type {
prefix ianaift;
}
import ietf-interfaces {
prefix if;
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reference
"RFC8343: A YANG Data Model for Interface Management";
}
organization "IETF CCAMP Working Group";
contact
"WG Web: http://tools.ietf.org/wg/ccamp/
WG List: <mailto:ccamp@ietf.org>
Author: Minxue Wang
<mailto: wangminxue@chinamobile.com>
Author: Liuyan Han
<mailto: hanliuyan@chinamobile.com>
Author: Fan Yang
<mailto:shirley.yangfan@huawei.com>
Author: Xiaobing Niu
<mailto: niu.xiaobing@zte.com.cn>
Author: Luis M. Contreras
<mailto:luismiguel.contrerasmurillo@telefonica.com>
Author: Xufeng Liu
<mailto:xufeng.liu.ietf@gmail.com>";
description
"This YANG module defines a data model for the configuration
of a FlexE client.";
revision "2022-05-16" {
description "the third version";
reference
"draft-wang-ccamp-flexe-yang-cm-03: YANG Data Model for FlexE
Management";
}
augment "/if:interfaces/if:interface" {
when "if:type = 'ianaift:flexEclient'" {
description "Applies to FlexE client interfaces";
}
description
"Augment interface model with FlexE client interface specific
configuration nodes. Each flexe client interface represents a
FlexE client configured in a device.";
container flexe-client {
description
"FlexE client.";
leaf client-index {
type uint32 {
range "1..65535";
}
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mandatory true;
description
"FlexE client index.";
}
leaf group-index {
type leafref {
path "/flexe:flexe/flexe:flexe-groups"
+ "/flexe:flexe-group/flexe:index";
}
mandatory true;
description
"A local FlexE group index configured for a client on one
equipment for the sake of simplicity on configuration and
management.";
}
leaf client-num {
type uint32 {
range "1..65534";
}
mandatory true;
description
"FlexE Client number.";
}
container timeslot-lists {
description
"List of binding timeslots.";
list timeslot-list {
key "port-name";
description
"Configure binding timeslots.";
leaf port-name {
type if:interface-ref;
description
"FlexE physical port name.";
}
leaf time-slot {
type string {
length "1..199";
}
mandatory true;
description
"Timeslot allocated for a FlexE client. The string
consists of one or more numbers separated by
commas (,) or hyphens (-), e.g.'1-5' indicates
1,2,3,4,5 timeslots, '0,5,7-10' indicates
0,5,7,8,9,10 timeslots.";
}
}
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}
}
}
}
<CODE ENDS>
5. Security Considerations
The YANG module specified in this document defines a schema for data
that is designed to be accessed via network management protocols such
as NETCONF [RFC6241] or RESTCONF [RFC8040]. The lowest NETCONF layer
is the secure transport layer, and the mandatory-to-implement secure
transport is Secure Shell (SSH) [RFC6242]. The lowest RESTCONF layer
is HTTPS, and the mandatory-to-implement secure transport is TLS
[RFC8446].
The NETCONF access control model [RFC8341] provides the means to
restrict access for particular NETCONF or RESTCONF users to a
preconfigured subset of all available NETCONF or RESTCONF protocol
operations and content.
There are a number of data nodes defined in the YANG data modules in
this document are writable, and the involved subtrees that are
sensitive include:
* /flexe/flexe-groups/flexe-group
* /flexe/flexe-groups/flexe-group/flexe-phys/flexe-phy-list
* /flexe-client/timeslot-lists
Write operations (e.g., edit-config) to these data nodes without
proper protection can have a negative effect on network operations.
Specifically, an inappropriate configuration of them may cause an
interrupt of a FlexE client flow, drop of all Ethernet frames of a
FlexE client, or even break down of a whole FlexE group interface.
6. IANA Considerations
It is proposed that IANA should assign new URIs from the "IETF XML
Registry" [RFC3688] as follows:
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URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-flexe
Registrant Contact: The IESG
XML: N/A; the requested URI is an XML namespace
URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-interfaces-flexe-client
Registrant Contact: The IESG
XML: N/A; the requested URI is an XML namespace
It is proposed that IANA register the following YANG module in the
"YANG Module Names" registry:
Name: ietf-flexe
Namespace:
Prefix: flexe
Reference: this document
It is proposed that IANA register the following YANG module in the
"YANG Module Names" registry:
Name: ietf-interfaces-flexe-client
Namespace: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-interfaces-flexe-client
Prefix: flexecl
Reference: this document
It is proposed that IANA register a new IANAifType TBD for the
interface type of Flex Ethernet client in the "IANA Interface Type
YANG Module" [RFC7224].
7. Acknowledgement
The authors would like to thank Weiqiang Cheng and Yuanlong Jiang for
their valuable suggestions.
8. References
8.1. Normative References
[FLEXE] OIF, "Flex Ethernet 2.1 Implementation Agreement", , July
2019.
[ITU-T_G.8023]
ITU-T, "ITU-T G.8023: Characteristics of equipment
functional blocks supporting Ethernet physical layer and
Flex Ethernet interfaces;
11/2018", https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-G.8023, November
2018.
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[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>.
[RFC3688] Mealling, M., "The IETF XML Registry", BCP 81, RFC 3688,
DOI 10.17487/RFC3688, January 2004,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3688>.
[RFC6241] Enns, R., Ed., Bjorklund, M., Ed., Schoenwaelder, J., Ed.,
and A. Bierman, Ed., "Network Configuration Protocol
(NETCONF)", RFC 6241, DOI 10.17487/RFC6241, June 2011,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6241>.
[RFC6242] Wasserman, M., "Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure
Shell (SSH)", RFC 6242, DOI 10.17487/RFC6242, June 2011,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6242>.
[RFC7224] Bjorklund, M., "IANA Interface Type YANG Module",
RFC 7224, DOI 10.17487/RFC7224, May 2014,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7224>.
[RFC7950] Bjorklund, M., Ed., "The YANG 1.1 Data Modeling Language",
RFC 7950, DOI 10.17487/RFC7950, August 2016,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7950>.
[RFC8040] Bierman, A., Bjorklund, M., and K. Watsen, "RESTCONF
Protocol", RFC 8040, DOI 10.17487/RFC8040, January 2017,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8040>.
[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>.
[RFC8341] Bierman, A. and M. Bjorklund, "Network Configuration
Access Control Model", STD 91, RFC 8341,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8341, March 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8341>.
[RFC8342] Bjorklund, M., Schoenwaelder, J., Shafer, P., Watsen, K.,
and R. Wilton, "Network Management Datastore Architecture
(NMDA)", RFC 8342, DOI 10.17487/RFC8342, March 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8342>.
[RFC8343] Bjorklund, M., "A YANG Data Model for Interface
Management", RFC 8343, DOI 10.17487/RFC8343, March 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8343>.
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[RFC8446] Rescorla, E., "The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol
Version 1.3", RFC 8446, DOI 10.17487/RFC8446, August 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8446>.
8.2. Informative References
[RFC8340] Bjorklund, M. and L. Berger, Ed., "YANG Tree Diagrams",
BCP 215, RFC 8340, DOI 10.17487/RFC8340, March 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8340>.
Appendix A. Appendix: FlexE configuration model illustration
A FlexE group must be configured first before any client signals are
carried over it. The initial configuration commands could be from
external management system, SDN controller etc.
Currently, the FlexE configuration model shows the necessary
parameters about the FlexE group and the FlexE client. That is the
base model for further augments or extensions.
In this section, more details about parameters in the model are
elaborated, and some examples are illustrated based on following
figure.
+--------+ +---------+
| | 1 FlexE group 1 | |
FlexE client1-| +----------------------+ |-FlexE client1
| FlexE | 2 2 | FlexeE |
FlexE client2-| mux +----------------------+ demux |-FlexE client2
| | 3 3 | |
| +----------------------+ |
| | 4 4 | |
| +----------------------+ |
+--------+ +---------+
Figure 1
A.1. Configuration Example of the FlexE group
The FlexE group YANG tree is shown in section 4. More explanations
for the flexe-group data node include,
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a. The leaf index provides an index to the FlexE group. The value
of the index may be generated by local network device or network
management system, so the values in FlexE mux and demux may be
different.
b. The leaf group-num is transported between FlexE mux and FlexE
demux.
c. The leaf negotiation-mode includes dynamic mode and static mode,
and the default value is dynamic mode. For the dynamic mode, the
calendar slot information for the FlexE client is only sent to
the FlexE mux. While for the static mode, the calendar slot
information for the FlexE client is configured both to the FlexE
mux and demux.
d. The leaf sync-phy-number is used for the synchronization
management channel.
e. The list flexe-phys includes all the PHYs bonded in a FlexE
group. Each of the PHYs is identified by the port-name and phy-
number in the group. Both ends of each PHY in the FlexE group
should use the same PHY number.
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<flexe-group>
<index>20221</index>
<group-num>2222</group-num>
<negotiation-mode>static</negotiation-mode>
<flexe-phys>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>ifa001</port-name>
<phy-number>1</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>ifa002</port-name>
<phy-number>2</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>ifa003</port-name>
<phy-number>3</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>ifa004</port-name>
<phy-number>4</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
</flexe-phys>
</flexe-group>
Figure 2
While in the FlexE demux, part of the configuration for FlexE group
is shown as follows,
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<flexe-group>
<index>3001</index>
<group-num>2222</group-num>
<negotiation-mode>static</negotiation-mode>
<flexe-phys>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>ifb001</port-name>
<phy-number>1</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>ifb002</port-name>
<phy-number>2</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>ifb003</port-name>
<phy-number>3</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>ifb004</port-name>
<phy-number>4</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
</flexe-phys>
</flexe-group>
Figure 3
Based on the configuration above, the running states in the FlexE
device can be gotten by using NETCONF Get command. To FlexE group,
the running states include total-bandwidth and free-bandwidth of the
FlexE group, and free-timeslot-list and used-timeslot-list of each
PHY in the FlexE group.
A.2. Configuration Example of the FlexE client
he FlexE client YANG tree is shown in section 4. More explanations
for the flexe-client data node include,
a. The leaf client-index provides an index to the FlexE client. The
value of the client-index may be configured by the network device
or network management system or controller, and the values in
FlexE mux and demux may be different.
b. The leafref group-index references the FlexE group with the
specific group index. It means that the FlexE group should be
created before configuring the FlexE client, and the FlexE client
will be transported by the specific FlexE group.
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c. The leaf client-num is used to indicate the FlexE client. The
value of the client-num should be configured by the network
management system or controller, and the values in FlexE mux and
demux should be the same.
d. The container timeslot-lists shows all the calendar slots
assigned to the FlexE client. In the list timeslot-list, the
total assignment of slots in each PHY, which is indicated by the
leaf port-name, are indicated by the slots in the leaf time-slot.
For example, two FlexE clients are configured to be transported by
the FlexE group in section 4.1.
The bandwidth of the first FlexE client is 10Gb/s, and the assigned
calendar slots include two 5G slots.
The bandwidth of the second FlexE client is 200Gb/s, and the assigned
calendar slots include 40 5G slots, exactly located in two 100G PHYs.
This configuration shows the capability of FlexE bonding.
Part of the configuration for the first and second FlexE client in
FlexE mux is shown as follows,
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<flexe-client>
<client-index>6001</client-index>
<group-index>20221</group-index>
<client-num>1001</client-num>
<timeslot-lists>
<timeslot-list>
<port-num>ifa001</port-num>
<time-slot>1-2</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
</timeslot-lists>
</flexe-client>
<flexe-client>
<client-index>6002</client-index>
<group-index>20221</group-index>
<client-num>1002</client-num>
<timeslot-lists>
<timeslot-list>
<port-num>ifa002</port-num>
<time-slot>1-20</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
<timeslot-list>
<port-num>ifa003</port-num>
<time-slot>1-20</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
</timeslot-lists>
</flexe-client>
Figure 4
Part of the configuration for the first and second FlexE client in
FlexE demux is shown as follows,
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<flexe-client>
<client-index>7001</client-index>
<group-index>3001</group-index>
<client-num>1001</client-num>
<timeslot-lists>
<timeslot-list>
<port-num>ifb001</port-num>
<time-slot>1-2</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
</timeslot-lists>
</flexe-client>
<flexe-client>
<client-index>7002</client-index>
<group-index>3001</group-index>
<client-num>1002</client-num>
<timeslot-lists>
<timeslot-list>
<port-num>ifb002</port-num>
<time-slot>1-20</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
<timeslot-list>
<port-num>ifb003</port-num>
<time-slot>1-20</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
</timeslot-lists>
</flexe-client>
Figure 5
Authors' Addresses
Minxue Wang
China Mobile
No.32 Xuanwumen west street
Beijing, 100053
China
Email: wangminxue@chinamobile.com
Liuyan Han
China Mobile
No.32 Xuanwumen west street
Beijing, 100053
China
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Email: hanliuyan@chinamobile.com
Fan Yang
Huawei Technologies
Huawei Campus, No. 156 Beiqing Rd.
Beijing
100095
China
Email: shirley.yangfan@huawei.com
Xiaobing Niu
ZTE
ZTE, No.5 Anding Road.
Beijing
100029
China
Email: niu.xiaobing@zte.com.cn
Luis M. Contreras
Telefonica
Ronda de la Comunicacion, s/n
Sur-3 building, 3rd floor
28050 Madrid
Spain
Email: luismiguel.contrerasmurillo@telefonica.com
URI: http://lmcontreras.com/
Xufeng Liu
IBM Corporation
2300 Dulles Station Blvd.
Herndon, VA 20171,
United States of America
Email: xufeng.liu.ietf@gmail.com
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