SPRING Working Group                                            S. Hegde
Internet-Draft                                          K. Vairavakkalai
Intended status: Standards Track                               R. Bonica
Expires: July 12, 2021                                  Juniper Networks
                                                         January 8, 2021


                     The SRv6 END.DTM Segment Type
                  draft-bonica-spring-srv6-end-dtm-00

Abstract

   This document describes a new SRv6 segment type, called END.DTM.  The
   END.DTM segment type supports inter-working between SRv6 and SR-MPLS.
   Like any segment type, END.DTM contains a function and arguments.
   The function causes the processing SRv6 node to remove an SRv6 header
   and impose an SR-MPLS label stack.  The arguments determine MPLS-
   label stack contents.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   3.  Use-case  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   4.  Processing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   5.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   7.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     8.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6

1.  Overview

   Segment Routing (SR) [RFC8402] allows source nodes to steer packets
   through SR paths.  It can be implemented over IPv6 [RFC8200] or MPLS
   [RFC3031].  When SR is implemented over IPv6, it is called SRv6
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-network-programming].  When SR is implemented
   over MPLS, it is called SR-MPLS [RFC8660].

   This document describes a new SRv6 segment type, called END.DTM.  The
   END.DTM segment type supports inter-working between SRv6 and SR-MPLS.
   Like any segment type, END.DTM contains a function and arguments.
   The function causes the processing SRv6 node to:

   o  Remove an SRv6 header (i.e., an IPv6 header and its extensions).

   o  Impose an SR-MPLS label stack.

   The arguments determine MPLS-label stack contents and Transport Class
   of the MPLS Tunnel.

2.  Requirements Language

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







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3.  Use-case

        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
       |Node 1| --- |Node 2| --- |Node 3| --- |Node 4| --- |Node 5|
        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------

                       Seg. A     Seg. B       Seg. C       Seg. D

        <-----------SRv6 Part ----------><-------SR-MPLS Part------>

                        Figure 1: END.DTM Use-case

   Figure 1 depicts an inter-working SR path.  The SR path originates on
   Node 1 and terminates on Node 5.  It contains:

   o  An SRv6 part

   o  An SR-MPLS part

   The SRv6 part includes Nodes 1, 2 and 3.  These nodes MUST be
   SRv6-capable but are NOT REQUIRED to be SR-MPLS capable.  An END.DTM
   segment is instantiated on Node 3.  Therefore, Node 3 MUST be able to
   push an SR-MPLS label stack.  However, it is NOT REQUIRED to process
   incoming MPLS labels.

   The SRv6 part also includes:

   o  Segment A - An END segment that is instantiated on Node 2.

   o  Segment B - An END.DTM segment that is instantiated on Node 3.

   The SR-MPLS part includes Nodes 4 and 5.  These nodes MUST be SR-
   MPLS-capable but are NOT REQUIRED to be SRv6 capable.

   The SR-MPLS part also includes:

   o  Segment C - A prefix segment that is instantiated on Node 4.

   o  Segment D - A prefix segment that is instantiated on Node 5.

   The following paragraphs describe how a packet traverses this inter-
   working SR path:

   Node 1 encapsulates the packet in an SRv6 header.  The SRv6 header
   contains the following Segment Identifiers (SID):

   o  A SID representing Segment A, encoded in the Destination Address
      field of the IPv6 header.



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   o  A SID representing Segment B, encoded in a Segment Routing Header
      (SRH) [RFC8754].

   Node 1 sends the packet to Node 2.  When the packet arrives at Node
   2, The Destination Address field in the IPv6 header represents a
   locally instantiated END SID.  Node 2 processes the packet as
   follows:

   o  Decrement the Segments Left field in the SRH

   o  Copy the next SID from the SRH to the Destination Address field of
      the IPv6 header.

   o  Forward the packet to Node 3.

   When the packet arrives at Node 3, The Destination Address field in
   the IPv6 header represents a locally instantiated END.DTM SID.  Node
   3 processes the packet as follows:

   o  Remove the IPv6 header and its extension headers (including the
      SRH).

   o  Push two SR-MPLS labels, representing Segments D and C.

   o  Forward the packet to Node 4.

   When the packet arrives at Node 4, it is encapsulated in an SR-MPLS
   label stack.  Node 4 processes the packet as described in SR-MPLS
   [RFC8660].

4.  Processing

   The End.DTM SID MUST be the last segment in a SR Policy.  A SID
   instance is associated with:

   o  An SR-MPLS label stack.

   o  An outbound interface.

   When Node N receives a packet destined to S and S is a locally
   instantiated End.DTM SID, Node N executes the following procedure:










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   S01. When an IPv6 Routing Header is processed {
   S02.   If (Segments Left != 0) {
   S03.      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.
   S04.   }
   S05.   Proceed to process the next header in the packet
   S06. }


   When processing the Upper-layer header of a packet matching a FIB
   entry locally instantiated as an End.DTM SID, N executes the following procedure:

   S01. Remove the outer IPv6 Header with all its extension headers
   S02. Push the SR-MPLS label stack that is associated with the END.DTM instance
   S03. Send the packet on the out interface associated with the END.DTM instance

5.  IANA Considerations

   IANA is requested to add the following entry to the "SRv6 Endpoint
   Behaviors" sub-registry of the "Segment Routing Parameters" registry:

              +-------+-----+-------------------+-----------+
              | Value | Hex | Endpoint behavior | Reference |
              +-------+-----+-------------------+-----------+
              | TBD   | TBD | END.DTM           | [This.ID] |
              +-------+-----+-------------------+-----------+

6.  Security Considerations

   Because SR inter-working requires co-operation between inter-working
   domains, this document introduces no security consideration beyond
   those addressed in [RFC8402], [RFC8754] and
   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-network-programming].

7.  Acknowledgements

   TBD

8.  References

8.1.  Normative References








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   [I-D.ietf-spring-srv6-network-programming]
              Filsfils, C., Camarillo, P., Leddy, J., Voyer, D.,
              Matsushima, S., and Z. Li, "SRv6 Network Programming",
              draft-ietf-spring-srv6-network-programming-28 (work in
              progress), December 2020.

   [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>.

   [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>.

   [RFC8200]  Deering, S. and R. Hinden, "Internet Protocol, Version 6
              (IPv6) Specification", STD 86, RFC 8200,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8200, July 2017,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8200>.

   [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/info/rfc8402>.

   [RFC8660]  Bashandy, A., Ed., Filsfils, C., Ed., Previdi, S.,
              Decraene, B., Litkowski, S., and R. Shakir, "Segment
              Routing with the MPLS Data Plane", RFC 8660,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8660, December 2019,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8660>.

   [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/info/rfc8754>.

8.2.  Informative References

   [RFC3031]  Rosen, E., Viswanathan, A., and R. Callon, "Multiprotocol
              Label Switching Architecture", RFC 3031,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC3031, January 2001,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3031>.

Authors' Addresses







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   Shraddha Hegde
   Juniper Networks
   Embassy Business Park
   Bangalore, KA  560093
   India

   Email: shraddha@juniper.net


   Kaliraj Vairavakkalai
   Juniper Networks
   1133 Innovation Way,
   Sunnyvale, California  94089
   USA

   Email: kaliraj@juniper.net


   Ron Bonica
   Juniper Networks
   Herndon, Virginia  20171
   USA

   Email: rbonica@juniper.net



























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