Network Working Group Dimitri Papadimitriou
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MEF Ethernet Traffic Parameters
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Abstract
This document described the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) - specific
Ethernet Traffic Parameters as described in MEF.10 when using
Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Resource
ReSerVation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) signaling.
Conventions used in this document
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC-2119 [1].
Moreover, the reader is assumed to be familiar with the terminology
MEF.10 as well as [RFC3471] and [RFC3473].
1. Introduction
Per [RFC3471], GMPLS allows the inclusion of technology specific
parameters in signaling. Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC and FLOWSPEC specific
objects are introduced in this document that describes Metro Ethernet
Forum (MEF) Ethernet traffic parameters as specified in [MEF.10].
These traffic parameters MUST be used when L2SC is specified in the
LSP Switching Type field of a Generalized Label Request (see
[RFC3471]) and the LSP encoding type is Ethernet.
For Ethernet Private Line (EPL) services [MEF.6], these traffic
parameters are applicable non-discriminately to all EVCs crossing a
given port.
For Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) services [MEF.6], these
traffic parameters are applicable per Ethernet Virtual Connection
(EVC) with single of multiple Class of Service (CoS), independently
of its associated (set of) VLAN ID (VID). Association between EVC and
VIDs is detailed in [MEF.10]. The format and encoding of the (set of)
VIDs are documented in a companion document [MEF-SRV].
2. Overview
The Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC/FLOWSPEC object includes the Ethernet link
type (switching granularity) of the requested LSP, and the MTU value
for the LSP.
As the Bandwidth Profile defines the set of traffic parameters
applicable to a sequence of Service Frames, these objects MAY also
include several bandwidth profile parameters such as:
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- Committed Rate: defines the rate at which traffic commits to
be sent to the Ethernet LSP. The Committed Rate is described in
terms of the CIR (Committed Information Rate) and CBS (Committed
Burst Size) traffic parameters.
CIR is defined as the average rate (in bytes per unit of time)
up to which the network is committed to transfer frames and
meets performance objectives.
CBS defines a limit on the maximum number of information units
(e.g. bytes) available for a burst of frames sent at the
interface speed to remain CIR-conformant.
- Excess Rate: defines the extent by which the traffic sent on a
Ethernet LSP exceeds the committed rate. The Excess Rate is
described in terms of the EIR (Excess Information Rate) and EBS
(Excess Burst Size) traffic parameters.
EIR is defined as the average rate (in bytes per unit of time),
in excess of the CIR, up to which the network may transfer
frames without any performance objectives.
EBS defines a limit on the maximum number of information units
(e.g. bytes) available for a burst of frames sent at the
interface speed to remain EIR-conformant.
- The color mode (CM) parameter indicates whether the "color-
aware" or "color-blind" property is employed by the bandwidth
profile.
- The coupling flag (CF) parameter allows the choice between two
modes of operations of the rate enforcement algorithm.
3. Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC object
The Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC object (Class-Num = 12, Class-Type = TBA by
IANA) has the following format:
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 (12)| C-Type (6) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Switching Granularity | MTU |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
~ TLVs ~
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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Switching Granularity (SG): 16 bits
This field indicates the type of link that comprises the
requested Ethernet LSP.
The permitted Ethernet Link Type values:
Value Switching Granularity
----- ---------------------
1 Ethernet Port (for port-based service)
2 Ethernet Frame (for EVC-based service)
Value 0 is reserved. Values 1 through 127 are assigned by IANA via
IETF Standards Track RFC action.
Values 128 through 255 are reserved for vendor specific usage.
MTU: 16 bits
This is a two-octet value indicating the MTU in octets.
The MTU MUST NOT take a value smaller than 46 bytes for Ethernet
v2 and 38 bytes for IEEE 802.3.
TLV:
The Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC object MUST include at least one TLV
and MAY include one or more than one TLV.
Each TLV has the following format:
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Type | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
~ Value ~
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Length: 16 bits
Indicates the total length of the TLV, i.e., 4 + the length
of the value field in octets. A value field whose length is
not a multiple of four MUST be zero-padded (with trailing
zeros) so that the TLV is four-octet aligned.
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Type: 16 bits
Defined values are:
Type Length Format Description
--------------------------------------------------
128 TBD Reserved Reserved
129 24 see below Ethernet Bandwidth
Profile [MEF10]
Value 0 is reserved. Values 1 through 127 are assigned by
IANA via IETF Standards Track RFC Action.
Values 128 through 255 are reserved for vendor specific
usage.
3.1 Ethernet Bandwidth Profile TLV
Type 129 TLV indicates the Ethernet Bandwidth Profile. It defines
an upper bound on the volume of the expected service frames belonging
to a particular Ethernet service instance. The Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC
object MAY include more than one Ethernet Bandwidth Profile TLV.
The Type 129 TLV has the following format:
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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Profile | Index | Reserved |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| CIR |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| CBS |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| EIR |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| EBS |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Profile: 8 bits (this field is to be registered by IANA)
This field is defined as a vector of binary flags. The following
flags are defined:
Flag 1 (bit 0): coupling flag (CF)
Flag 2 (bit 1): color mode (CM)
Where bit 0 is the low order bit. Other flags are reserved,
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they SHOULD be set to zero when sent, and SHOULD be ignored when
received.
A flag is set to one to indicate that the corresponding metering
is requested.
The Flag 1 allows the choice between two modes of operations of
the rate enforcement algorithm.
The Flag 2 indicates whether the color-aware or color-blind
property is employed by the bandwidth profile. When Flag 2 is set
to 0 (1), the bandwidth profile algorithm is said to be in
color blind (color aware) mode.
Index: 8 bits
The index field is used to reference bandwidth allocated for a
given class of service (CoS) in case a multiple CoS LSP is being
requested. The index field value MUST correspond to at least one
of the index value included in the extended ClassType object ([DS-
TE], [MCOS]).
A given index value j can be associated to at most N ClassType
values CTi (i =< N) of the extended ClassType object. This applies
in case a set of one or more CTi maps a single BW profile
(shared). An example of value setting consists then in assigning
an arbitrary value (between 0x10 and 0x77) associated to set of
CTi.
As a particular case, a given index value j can be associated to a
single CTi (1:1 correspondence). An example of index value setting
consists then in allocating the CTi value to the index field
itself (i.e. 0x00,...,0x07). This applies in case a single CTi
maps a single BW profile or multiple BW profiles (dedicated). In
the former case (single BW profile), the Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC
object includes a single Ethernet Bandwidth Profile TLV. In the
second case, the Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC includes a set of more than
one Ethernet Bandwidth Profile TLVs (whose respective index value
is associated to a single CTi value).
Note that the current specification allow for combining shared and
dedicated BW profiles to the same LSP. That is, an Ethernet
SENDER_TSPEC MAY include multiple Ethernet Bandwidth Profile TLVs
whose respective index can be associated on a 1:1 basis to a
single CTi or to a set of multiple CTi.
In the extended classtype object [MCOS], in each of its subobject,
the CTi values SHOULD correspond 1:1 to MEF CE VLAN-CoS. In each
of its subobject, the BW requested per CTi field MAY be used for
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bandwidth accounting purposes.
By default, the value of the index field MUST be set to 0.
Reserved: 16 bits
These bits SHOULD be set to zero when sent and MUST be ignored
when received.
CIR (Committed Information Rate): 32 bits
The value of the CIR is in units of bytes per second. The CIR is
encoded as a 32-bit IEEE single-precision floating-point number
(see [RFC1832]).
The CIR value MUST be greater than or equal to 0.
CBS (Committed Burst Size): 32 bits
The value of the CBS is in units of bytes. The CBS is encoded
as a 32-bit IEEE single-precision floating-point number (see
[RFC1832]).
When CIR is strictly greater than 0 (CIR > 0), the CBS MUST be
greater than or equal to the maximum frame size.
EIR (Excess Information Rate): 32 bits
The value of the EIR is in units of bytes per second. The EIR
is encoded as a 32-bit IEEE single-precision floating-point
number (see [RFC1832]).
The EIR value MUST be greater than or equal to 0.
EBS (Excess Burst Size): 32 bits
The value of the EBS is in units of bytes. The EBS is encoded
as a 32-bit IEEE single-precision floating-point number (see
[RFC1832]).
When EIR is strictly greater than 0 (EIR > 0), the EBS MUST be
greater than or equal to the maximum frame size.
4. Ethernet FLOWSPEC format
The Ethernet FLOWSPEC object (Class-Num = 12, Class-Type = TBA by
IANA) has the same format as the Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC object.
5. ADSPEC considerations
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There is no ADSPEC associated with the Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC object.
Either the ADSPEC is omitted or an Int-serv ADSPEC with the Default
General Characterization Parameters and Guaranteed Service fragment
is used, see [RFC2210].
6. Processing
The Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC object carries the traffic specification
generated by the RSVP session sender. The Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC
object SHOULD be forwarded and delivered unchanged to both
intermediate and egress nodes.
The Ethernet FLOWSPEC object carries reservation request information
generated by receivers. As with any FLOWSPEC object, the information
content of the Ethernet FLOWSPEC object flows upstream toward the
ingress node.
Intermediate and egress nodes MUST verify that the node itself and
the interfaces on which the LSP will be established can support the
requested Switching Granularity, MTU and values included in sub-
object TLVs. If the requested value(s) can not be supported, the
receiver node MUST generate a PathErr message with a "Traffic
Control Error/Service unsupported" indication (see [RFC2205]).
In addition, if the MTU field is received with a value smaller than
the minimum transfer unit size of the Ethernet frame (e.g. 46 bytes
for Ethernet v2, 38 bytes for IEEE 802.3), the node MUST generate a
PathErr message with a "Traffic Control Error/ Bad Tspec value"
indication (see [RFC2205]).
Error processing of the Extended ClassType object follows rules
defined in [MCOS]. Moreover, an LSR receiving a Path message with the
extended-classtype object, which recognizes the object and the
particular Class-Type but does detect a mismatch in the index values,
MUST send a PathErr towards the sender with the error code 'extended-
classtype Error' and an error value of 'Class-Type mismatch'.
7. Security Considerations
This document introduces no new security considerations to either
[RFC3473].
GMPLS security is described in section 11 of [RFC3471] and refers to
[RFC3209] for RSVP-TE.
8. IANA Considerations
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Two values have been defined by IANA for this document:
Two RSVP C-Types in registry:
http://www.iana.org/assignments/rsvp-parameters
- An Ethernet SENDER_TSPEC object: Class = 12, C-Type = TBA (see
Section 3).
- An Ethernet FLOWSPEC object: Class = 9, C-Type = TBA (see
Section 4).
9. References
9.1. Normative References
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC2205] Braden, R., Zhang, L., Berson, S., Herzog, S., and S.
Jamin, "Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) --
Version 1 Functional Specification", RFC 2205,
September 1997.
[RFC2210] Wroclawski, J., "The Use of RSVP with IETF Integrated
Services", RFC 2210, September 1997.
[RFC3209] Awduche, D., Berger, L., Gan, D., Li, T., Srinivasan,
V., and G. Swallow, "RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for
LSP Tunnels", RFC 3209, December 2001.
[RFC3471] Berger, L., "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label
Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Functional Description",
RFC 3471, January 2003.
[RFC3473] Berger, L., "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label
Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Resource ReserVation
Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) Extensions",
RFC 3473, January 2003.
9.2. Informative References
[MEF.10] MEF Technical Specification, "Ethernet Services
Attributes Phase 1", MEF 10, November 2004.
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[MCOS] I.Minei et al., "Extensions for Differentiated
Services-aware Traffic Engineered LSPs", draft-minei-
diffserv-te-multi-class, Work in progress, June 2006.
10. Acknowledgments
Many thanks to Adrian Farrel for his comments.
11. Author's Addresses
Dimitri Papadimitriou
Alcatel
Copernicuslaan 50
B-2018 Antwerpen, Belgium
Phone: +32 3 2408491
EMail: dimitri.papadimitriou@alcatel.be
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