Network Working Group                                           H. Zhang
Internet-Draft                                                 L. Fourie
Intended Status: Proposed Standard                                Huawei
                                                               R. Parker
                                                       Affirmed Networks
                                                                M. Zarny
                                                           Goldman Sachs

Expires: September 25, 2014                               March 24, 2014


                          Service Chain Header
                         draft-zhang-sfc-sch-00


Abstract


   This document describes a service chaining header format and
   encapsulation mechanism that is used to facilitate the forwarding of
   data packets along the service function chain path. This header also
   allows for the transport of metadata to support various service chain
   related functionality.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   2.  Conventions used in this document  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   3.  Terminology  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   4.  Service Chain Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
     4.1 Header Format  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
     4.2 Mandatory Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
     4.3 Optional Metadata Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
     4.4 Header Associated Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
   5. SCH Encapsulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     5.1 SCH in Overlay GRE Encapsulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     5.2 SCH in MAC Encapsulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
   6.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
   7.  IANA and IEEE Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
   8.  References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
     8.1  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
     8.2  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
   9.  Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     9.1 OAM Operation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     9.2 Service Function Selector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     9.3 Target Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     9.4 OAM Service Function Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
   Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14













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1.  Introduction

   Service chaining is a traffic steering technology for applying an
   ordered set of network service functions to traffic flows between two
   endpoints. Network service functions may include NAT, firewall,
   server load balancing, WAN optimization, and others, many of which
   can operate up to OSI Layer 7, and run on hardware appliances or
   virtual machines.

   Service function chaining is an enabling technology for providing
   more agile service delivery required by cloud computing and network
   functions virtualization. (See [SFC-PS] and [SFC-ARCH] for more
   detailed discussions on service chaining.)

   In order to support service function chaining, a mechanism is needed
   to carry service function chain (SFC) path and optional metadata
   information across various SFC entities. Ideally, the mechanism
   imposes minimal network overhead, works over various transport
   technologies at different OSI layers, and can accommodate future
   services. Given the likelihood of innovation in existing and future
   service functions and the impossibility of predicting what form every
   type of metadata will take, the mechanism should allow for the
   flexibility of carrying different types and lengths of metadata for
   different usage scenarios, and accommodate the addition of new types
   of service metadata. (See [SFC-META] for metadata considerations for
   service function chains.)

   It is acknowledged that either out-of-band or inband mechanism or a
   combination of both may be utilized to transfer metadata in service
   function chains. This document describes only an inband mechanism.

   This document proposes the use of the Service Chain Header (SCH),
   which comprises a fixed-length mandatory portion used for steering
   purposes and an optional variable-length TLV (Type-Length-Value)
   approach to carry inband metadata between service function chaining
   entities.



2.  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 [RFC2119].


3.  Terminology




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   Most of the terminologies used in this document are from [SFC-ARCH],
   [SFC-FWK] and [SFC-META], and are summarized here for convenience:

   Service Function (SF): A network function that provides a value-added
      service to packet flows. A service function can act at any OSI
      layer. Service functions include: firewall, DPI (Deep Packet
      Inspection), NAT, HTTP Header Enrichment function, TCP optimizer,
      load-balancer, etc.

   SF Chain: An ordered list of Service Function instances. See SF Map.

   SF Chain Identifier: Identifies an SF Chain (SF Map Index).

   SFC-enabled domain: Denotes a network (or a region thereof) that
      implements SFC.

   SF Identifier: A unique identifier that unambiguously identifies an
      SF within an SFC-enabled domain. SF Identifiers are assigned,
      configured and managed by the administrative entity that operates
      the SFC-enabled domain. SF identifiers can be structured as
      strings, or in other formats. SF Identifiers are not required to
      be globally unique nor be exposed to or used by another SF-enabled
      domain.

   Service Function Forwarder (SFF): Provides service layer forwarding.
      An SFF receives frames/packets from an SFC Network Forwarder and
      forwards the traffic to the associated SF(s) using information
      contained in the SCH.

   SFC Network Forwarder (SNF): Forwards traffic flows along the SFPs
      they belong to based on the information contained in the SFC
      encapsulation.

   SF Map: Refers to an ordered list of SF identifiers. Each SF Map is
      identified with a unique identifier called SF Map Index. This is
      referred to as a service function chain in this document.

   SF Locator: An SF Node identifier used to reach the said SF node. A
      locator is typically an IP address or a FQDN.

   Legacy Node: Refers to any node that is not an SF Node nor an SFC
      Boundary Node. This node can be located within an SFC-enabled
      domain or outside an SFC-enabled domain.

   SF Proxy Node: A Network Element along the data path, to enforce SFC
      functions on behalf of legacy SF nodes.

   SFC Boundary Node (or Boundary Node): Denotes a node that connects



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      one SFC-enabled domain to a node either located in another SFC-
      enabled domain or in a domain that is SFC-unaware.

   SFC Egress Node (or Egress Node): Denotes an SFC Boundary Node that
      handles traffic which leaves the SFC-enabled domain the Egress
      Node belongs to.

   SFC Ingress Node (or Ingress Node): Denotes an SFC Boundary Node that
      handles the traffic entering the SFC-enabled domain the Ingress
      Node belongs to.

   SF Node: Denotes any node within an SFC-enabled domain that embeds
      one or multiple SFs.

   Service Instance (SI): Denotes an instantiation of a service function
      on a service node, such as a FW instance. A service function can
      have multiple service instances running on the same SF node with
      each service instance having its own service profile.

   SFC Classifier (or Classifier): An entity that classifies frames or
      packets for service chaining according to classification rules
      defined in an SFC Policy Table. Frames/packets are then marked
      with the corresponding SF Chain Identifier. SFC Classifier can be
      embedded in an SFC Boundary (Ingress) Node or SF proxy node in
      which case the Classifier will do the encapsulation after getting
      the L2/L3 frame/packet from a Legacy SN. The SFC Classifier can
      also run on an independent (physical or virtual) platform.

   Metadata: Provides contextual information about the data packets
      which traverse a service chain. Metadata can be used to convey
      contextual information not available at one location in the
      network to another location in the network where that information
      is not readily available. While primarily intended for consumption
      by SF(s), metadata MAY also be interpreted by other SFC entities.


4.  Service Chain Header
4.1 Header Format

   The Service Chain Header (SCH) consists of a mandatory fixed length
   part followed by a number of optional variable length metadata as
   shown in Figure 1. The mandatory fields carry "SFC path" information,
   which is used to steer the frames or packets through an ordered set
   of service function instances along the service function chain. The
   optional variable length fields carry application/service/content
   related metadata information which can be used by any SFC entities.
   The optional fields are formatted as Type-Length-Value structures. If
   any field in the header is not in use, the value of that field MUST



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   be set to zero.


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Ver |O|R|R|R|R|Metadata Length|        Protocol Type          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               Path Identifier                 |    SF Index   |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                    Optional Metadata TLVs                     |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

                      Figure 1: Service Chain Header

4.2 Mandatory Fields

   Ver: Represents the Service Chain Header version. This field is 3
      bits long, and the current version is 0.

   O bit: Indicates that this frame/packet is an operations and
      management (OAM) packet. SF nodes MUST examine the payload and
      take appropriate action (i.e. return status information). OAM
      message specifics and handling details are outside the scope of
      this document.

   R bits: Reserved bits for future extensions. These bits MUST be set
      to zero on transmit, and ignored on receive.

   Metadata length: The total length of all of the optional Metadata
      TLVs, in 4 octet units.

   Protocol type: The 2-octet IEEE EtherType of the packet or frame
      immediately following the entire SCH header [ETYPES].

   Path Identifier: Identifies a fully instantiated service function
      path. It represents a sequence of network locators, one for each
      service function that is to be invoked. Participating SFC entities
      MUST use this identifier when selecting the next hop for the
      packet or frame. The path identifier can also be used for
      diagnostics and trouble-shooting associated with a service chain.

   Service Function Index: An index to each service function instance
      associated with the service path. The service path index can be
      used to handle loop detection, flow reentry into a previous SF
      node of the SFC requiring another different service instance
      treatment, etc.  The first service function instance in the path
      is identified with service index 1.



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4.3 Optional Metadata Fields

   Optional metadata are added after the fixed part of the SCH. Each
   option is of variable length and has a minimum length of four octets.
   An optional 3-octet Organizational Unique Identifier (OUI) may be
   provided to differentiate multiple private number spaces for the Type
   field. If the OUI is not provided, the Type is assumed to be a
   registered globally unique type. Any SFC entities MAY add, modify, or
   remove metadata TLVs.

   The Appendix provides some examples of potential metadata TLV types
   and usage for reference.

   Figure 2 shows the format of the TLV:

      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |I|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|      Type     |    Length     |   Value       |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Reserved    |                  OUI (optional)               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                            Value (optional)                   |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

                       Figure 2: TLV format


   I bit: I=1 indicates that the optional OUI word (8-bit Reserved and
      24-bit OUI) is present in this TLV. I=0 indicates that the the
      optional OUI word is not present.

   R bits: Reserved bits for future extensions. These bits MUST be set
      to zero on transmit and ignored on receive.

   Type: The type of the TLV, interpreted globally or per the OUI if
      present. A maximum of 256 types may be expressed within any
      particular number space.

   Length: The total length of the TLV in 4-octet units. A maximum
      length of 1024 octets may be expressed.

   OUI: The 24-bit Organizational Unique Identifier [IEEE-OUI], present
      only if the I bit is set.

   Value: Usage of the the 8-bit value in the first word is purely
      optional and may be useful for certain types of metadata, allowing
      registered types to fit into one 32-bit word and OUI-based types



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      to fit into two 32-bit words. When the 8-bit value is
      insufficient, additional words for the value are added to the end
      of the TLV. The existence of optional value words is inferred from
      the value of the Length field and the value of the I bit.

4.4 Header Associated Operations

   The Service Chain Header is processed by SFC-aware entities. These
   entities include but are not limited to the SFC classifiers, SF
   nodes, SF forwarding nodes, SFC boundary nodes, and SF proxy nodes.
   The SCH can be used  by any SFC entities. Its use between the SFF and
   SF is optional and in many cases will be implementation dependent.
   The typical SFF behavior is simplified due to the presence of the
   metadata length field in the fixed portion of the header.

   These entities can perform the following operations related to the
   SCH:

   1. Insertion of the Service Chain Header. This occurs at the start of
      a service chain. An SFC classifier determines which frames/packets
      are associated with which service chain. The classifier performs
      this task by matching the incoming frames/packets against certain
      flow descriptors and assigning them to specific chains. The
      service classifier MUST then insert appropriate SCH in the
      frames/packets of a flow that has been assigned to a service
      chain.

   2. Removal of the Service Chain Header. This occurs at the end of the
      service path. The last Service Network Forwarder (SNF) in the
      service path MUST remove the SCH from the frames/packets and then
      forward them to their final destination using its existing
      transport mechanism. This MUST also be performed by an SF Proxy
      Node if it is the last forwarding node.

   3. Service Path Selection. The Service Network Forwarder (SNF) uses
      the Service Chain Identification information in the SCH to steer
      the traffic flow along the SFC path.

   4. Service Function Instance Selection. The Service Function
      Forwarder (SFF) uses the Service Chain Identification information
      in the SCH to locate the service instance and forward the traffic
      flow to the service instance. The mapping of the Service Chain
      Identification to a service instance can be established through
      the management/control plane, which is out of scope of this
      document.

   5. Service Treatment. The Service Node could use the Service Chain
      Identification information as well as service metadata in the SCH



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      to locate the service instance associated with the service chain
      and apply appropriate service treatment.


5. SCH Encapsulation

   The SFC classifier adds the SCH to the original frame or packet, and
   then adds the transport header used to forward the frame/packet
   through the service chain.

   The SCH is independent of the underlying transport used. It can be
   encapsulated inside any transport mechanism. The following examples
   illustrate how the SCH can be encapsulated in typical transport
   mechanisms.


5.1 SCH in Overlay GRE Encapsulation

   The SCH can be encapsulated in a GRE header as follows:
        +-----------------------------+
        | Outer MAC Header            |
        +-----------------------------+
        | Outer IP Header (proto=47)  |
        +-----------------------------+
        | GRE Header (proto=SCH)      |
        +-----------------------------+
        | SCH (proto=GRE Payload Type)|
        +-----------------------------+
        | GRE Payload                 |
        +-----------------------------+

        Figure 3: SCH Encapsulation in GRE Header

   Set GRE Protocol = SCH Ethertype

   SCH inserted between the GRE header and GRE Payload


5.2 SCH in MAC Encapsulation

   The SCH can be encapsulated in a MAC header as follows:

        +-----------------------------+
        | MAC Header (etype=SCH)      |
        +-----------------------------+
        | SCH (proto=MAC Payload Type)|
        +-----------------------------+
        | MAC Payload                 |



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        +-----------------------------+

        Figure 4: SCH Encapsulation in MAC Header

   Set MAC Ethertype = SCH Ethertype

   SCH inserted between the MAC header and MAC Payload


6.  Security Considerations

   Although the SCH can be modified or spoofed by an unauthorized party,
   various options are available to avoid this.

   Existing security protocols RFC 6071 [RFC6071] may be used to encrypt
   the content of a packet that includes the SCH. It should be noted
   that encryption and decryption of the SCH will impose a performance
   penalty. Existing security protocols that provide authenticity and
   authorization (e.g., RFC 2119 [RFC6071]) can be used.

   If possible, the SCH should be used in a controlled network with
   trusted devices, for example, a data center or a Gi-LAN network, thus
   reducing the risk of unauthorized header manipulation.


7.  IANA and IEEE Considerations

   Non-OUI TLV types shall be assigned by IANA.

   An EtherType assignment for the SCH will be requested from IEEE.


8.  References

8.1  Normative References

   [RFC2784]  Farinacci, D., Li, T., Hanks, S., Meyer, D., and P.
              Traina, "Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)", RFC 2784,
              March 2000.

   [RFC0781]  Su, Z., "Specification of the Internet Protocol (IP)
              timestamp option", RFC 781, May 1981.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [RFC6071]  Frankel, S. and S. Krishnan, "IP Security (IPsec) and
              Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Document Roadmap", RFC 6071,



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              February 2011.

   [ETYPES]   The IEEE Registration Authority, "IEEE 802 Numbers", 2012,
              <http://www.iana.org/assignments/ieee-802-numbers/ieee-
              802-numbers.xml>.

   [IEEE-OUI] IEEE Standard 802-2001


8.2  Informative References

   [SFC-ARCH] Quinn, P. et al, Service Function Chaining (SFC)
              Architecture <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-
              quinn-sfc-arch/>.

   [SFC-FWK] Boucadair, M. et al, Service Function Chaining: Framework &
              Architecture, 2014,
              <http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-boucadair-sfc-
              framework/>.

   [SFC-META] Rijsman, B. and J. Moisand, Metadata Considerations
              <http://http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-rijsman-sfc-
              metadata-considerations/>.

   [SFC-PS] Quinn, P., Ed. and T. Nadeau, Ed., "Service Function
              Chaining Problem Statement", 2014,
              <http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-sfc-problem-
              statement/>.























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9.  Appendix

   The Appendix gives some examples of potential metadata TLV types and
   usage. It is out of scope of the document to define the list of types
   and usage. For exemplary purposes only, the formats assume globally
   registered types (i.e., the OUI word is not present).

9.1 OAM Operation

   The OAM Operation TLV allows a service function to specify an action
   to be taken by a downstream service function as a result of its
   service processing.

       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
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |0|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|      Type=1   |    Length=1   |    Action     |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Service actions could include the following:

        1 = drop packet
        2 = redirect flow
        3 = mirror flow
        4 = terminate connection


9.2 Service Function Selector

   The Service Function Identifier TLV allows a service function to
   select a specific service function to be used on a downstream service
   node.

       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
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |0|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|    Type=2   |      Length=2   |   Reserved    |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                  Service Function Identifier                  |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


9.3 Target Address

   The Target Address TLV allows an original destination IP address to
   be transported across the service chain to the last service function
   which restores that IP address to the destination IP address of the
   original packet.



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       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
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |0|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|    Type=3     |    Length=3   |   Reserved    |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                  Service Function Identifier                  |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                     Target IPv4 Address                       |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

9.4 OAM Service Function Trace

   The OAM Service Function List TLV supports OAM functionality and is
   used to obtain a list of service functions that have been traversed
   by the packet. Each service function adds its service function
   identifier to this list if the OAM Operation TLV indicates an SF
   Identifier.

      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
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |0|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|    Type=4     |    Length     |    Reserved   |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                  Service Function Identifiers                 |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                              ...                              |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


Authors' Addresses


   Hong (Cathy) Zhang
   Huawei US R&D

   EMail: cathy.h.zhang@huawei.com


   Louis Fourie
   Huawei US R&D

   EMail: louis.fourie@huawei.com


   Ron Parker
   Affirmed Networks

   EMail: ron_parker@affirmednetworks.com



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   Myo Zarny
   Goldman Sachs

   EMail: myo.zarny@gs.com















































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