Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV) Capability Advertisement for MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP)
RFC 7189

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                         G. Mirsky
Request for Comments: 7189                                      Ericsson
Category: Standards Track                                     March 2014
ISSN: 2070-1721

            Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV)
     Capability Advertisement for MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP)

Abstract

   This document specifies how signaling and selection processes for
   Pseudowire (PW) Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV) are
   modified to ensure backward compatibility and allow use of proactive
   Connectivity Verification (CV), Continuity Check (CC), and Remote
   Defect Indication (RDI) over MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) PWs.
   This document introduces four new CV types and, to accommodate them,
   a new VCCV Extended CV parameter for PW Interface Parameters Sub-TLV
   is defined.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.1.  Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
       1.1.1.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
       1.1.2.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  MPLS-TP CC-CV on Pseudowires  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     2.1.  VCCV Extended CV Advertisement Sub-TLV  . . . . . . . . .   3
     2.2.  MPLS-TP CC-CV Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     2.3.  MPLS-TP CC-CV Type Operation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     2.4.  CV Type Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   3.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.1.  VCCV Extended CV Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   4.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   5.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   6.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     6.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     6.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7

1.  Introduction

   Proactive Connectivity Verification (CV), Continuity Check (CC), and
   Remote Defect Indication (RDI) for the MPLS Transport Profile
   [RFC6428] are applicable to all constructs of the MPLS-TP, including
   pseudowires (PWs).  If the control plane is used to operate and
   manage PWs then the procedures defined in [RFC5085] and [RFC5885]
   should be used to select the proper type of Control Channel and the
   corresponding type of Connectivity Verification.  This document
   specifies how signaling and selection processes are modified to
   ensure backward compatibility and allow use of proactive CV-CC-RDI
   over MPLS-TP PWs.

1.1.  Conventions Used in This Document

1.1.1.  Terminology

   BFD: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

   CC: Continuity Check

   CV: Connectivity Verification

   PE: Provider Edge

   VCCV: Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification

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1.1.2.  Requirements Language

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",