Internet-Draft Advertise Link No March 2024
Chen, et al. Expires 29 September 2024 [Page]
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Network Working Group
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draft-chen-lsr-adv-lkno-04
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Authors:
H. Chen
Futurewei
D. Eastlake
Futurewei
A. Wang
China Telecom
G. Mishra
Verizon Inc.
Y. Liu
China Mobile
Y. Fan
Casa Systems
L. Liu
Fujitsu
X. Liu
Alef Edge

IGP Extensions for Advertising Link Numbers

Abstract

This document describes OSPF and IS-IS extensions for distributing the link numbers assigned to the links originating at a node.

Requirements Language

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 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

When the links originating at each node in a network are numbered from 1 to the number of the such links for that node, an efficient stateless multicast along an explicit P2MP path can be achieved through using the link numbers of the links on the path to represent the path.

This document proposes OSPF and IS-IS extensions for distributing the link numbers assigned to the links originating at a node which will support such multicast. After a controller such as PCE as a controller has the link numbers of the links originating at every node, for an explicit P2MP path, the controller can send the ingress the path represented by the link numbers of the links on the path.

1.1. Terminology

LSA:
Link State Advertisement.
OSPF:
Open Shortest Path First.
LSP:
Link State Protocol data unit.
IS-IS:
Intermediate System to Intermediate System.
MT:
Multi-Topology.
TE:
Traffic Engineering.

2. Extensions to OSPFv2

This section describes extensions to OSPFv2 for distributing the link numbers assigned to the links of a node.

[RFC7684] defines the OSPFv2 Extended Link TLV to advertise the information about a link. Multiple Link TLVs for the links of a router are included in the OSPFv2 Extended Link Opaque LSA of the router. The OSPFv2 Extended Link TLV has the following format:

Type:
1.
Length:
Variable, dependent on Sub-TLVs.
Link Type, Link ID and Link Data:
They are defined in Section A.4.2 of [RFC2328].
Reserved:
MUST be set to 0 on transmission and MUST be ignored on reception.

Under the OSPFv2 Extended Link TLV for a link, a Link Number Sub-TLV is defined for distributing the link number assigned to the link by the router originating the LSA. A Link Number Sub-TLV is included in the Link TLV for a link of Link Type Point-to-Point, Broadcast (i.e., link to LAN or Transit Network), or stub (i.e., link to stub network). The Link Number Sub-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 (TBD1)          |             Length            |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |         Link Number           |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 2: Link Number Sub-TLV
Type:
TBD1. (Note this is the Sub-TLV Type, not the Link Type.)
Length:
2.
Link Number:
A 2-octet field carrying the link number assigned to the link when the Link Type of the link in the OSPFv2 Extended Link TLV containing this Sub-TLV is 1 (i.e., Point-to-Point connection to another router), 2 (i.e., connection to a Transit Network or LAN), or 3 (i.e., connection to a stub network).

3. Extensions to OSPFv3

This section describes extensions to OSPFv3 for distributing the link numbers assigned to the links of a node.

[RFC8362] defines the OSPFv3 Extended Router LSA, which may include multiple Router-Link TLVs.

   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
  +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
  |              LS Age         |1|0|1|             0x21          |
  +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
  |                        Link State ID                          |
  +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
  |                      Advertising Router                       |
  +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
  |                      LS Sequence Number                       |
  +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
  |        LS Checksum          |             Length              |
  +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
  |  0  |N|x|V|E|B|                  Options                      |
  +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
  |                              TLVs                             |
  :                                                               :
  +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 3: Extended Router-LSA

A Router-Link TLV defines a single router link.

Under the Router-Link TLV for a link, a Link Number Sub-TLV is defined. This Sub-TLV has the same format as the Link Number Sub-TLV defined above for the OSPFv2 Extended Link TLV.

The Router-Link TLV for a link may include a Link Number Sub-TLV for distributing the link number assigned to the link by the router originating the LSA.

4. Extensions to IS-IS

This section describes extensions to IS-IS for distributing the link numbers assigned to the links of a node.

The Extended IS Reachability TLV (Type 22) defined in [RFC5305] may contain Sub-TLVs (such as those for TE (Traffic Engineering)) that apply to a link/interface to a neighbor. To encode multiple links or interfaces to neighbors, the structure inside TLV is repeated.

The Multi-Topology (MT) Intermediate Systems TLV (Type 222) defined in [RFC5120] may contain Sub-TLVs (such as those for TE) that apply to a link/interface. It is aligned with the Extended IS Reachability TLV (Type 22) but has an additional two bytes in front at the beginning of the TLV for MT-ID.

A Link Number Sub-TLV is defined and used in the Extended IS Reachability TLV (Type 22) and/or MT Intermediate Systems TLV (Type 222) to advertise the link numbers assigned to the links of a node.

The Link Number Sub-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 (TBD3)  |    Length     |         Link Number           |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 5: IS-IS Link Number Sub-TLV
Type:
TBD3.
Length:
2.
Link Number:
A 2-octet field carrying the link number assigned to the link.

5. Security Considerations

TBD.

6. IANA Considerations

Under "OSPFv2 Extended Link TLV Sub-TLVs registry" as defined in [RFC7684], IANA is requested to assign a registry value for Link Number Sub-TLV as follows:

  +==============+======================+=====================+
  |  Value       |  Description         |    reference        |
  +==============+======================+=====================+
  |  TBD1        |  Link Number         |    This document    |
  +--------------+----------------------+---------------------+

Under "OSPFv3 Extended-LSA Sub-TLVs registry" as defined in [RFC8362], IANA is requested to assign a registry value for Link Number Sub-TLV as follows:

  +==============+======================+=====================+
  |  Value       |  Description         |    reference        |
  +==============+======================+=====================+
  |  TBD2        |  Link Number         |    This document    |
  +--------------+----------------------+---------------------+

Under "Sub-TLVs for TLVs 22, 23, 25, 141, 222, and 223" for IS-IS TLV Codepoints, IANA is requested to assign a codepoint for Link Number Sub-TLV as follows:

+============+===================+==+==+==+===+===+===+=============+
|Sub-TLV Type|Sub-TLV Name       |22|23|25|141|222|223|reference    |
+============+===================+==+==+==+===+===+===+=============+
| TBD3       |Link Number        |y |n |n | n | y | n |This document|
+------------+-------------------+--+--+--+---+---+---+-------------+

7. Acknowledgements

TBD.

8. References

8.1. Normative References

[RFC2119]
Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.
[RFC2328]
Moy, J., "OSPF Version 2", STD 54, RFC 2328, DOI 10.17487/RFC2328, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2328>.
[RFC5120]
Przygienda, T., Shen, N., and N. Sheth, "M-ISIS: Multi Topology (MT) Routing in Intermediate System to Intermediate Systems (IS-ISs)", RFC 5120, DOI 10.17487/RFC5120, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5120>.
[RFC5226]
Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", RFC 5226, DOI 10.17487/RFC5226, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5226>.
[RFC5305]
Li, T. and H. Smit, "IS-IS Extensions for Traffic Engineering", RFC 5305, DOI 10.17487/RFC5305, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5305>.
[RFC7684]
Psenak, P., Gredler, H., Shakir, R., Henderickx, W., Tantsura, J., and A. Lindem, "OSPFv2 Prefix/Link Attribute Advertisement", RFC 7684, DOI 10.17487/RFC7684, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7684>.
[RFC8174]
Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.
[RFC8362]
Lindem, A., Roy, A., Goethals, D., Reddy Vallem, V., and F. Baker, "OSPFv3 Link State Advertisement (LSA) Extensibility", RFC 8362, DOI 10.17487/RFC8362, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8362>.

8.2. Informative References

[RFC5250]
Berger, L., Bryskin, I., Zinin, A., and R. Coltun, "The OSPF Opaque LSA Option", RFC 5250, DOI 10.17487/RFC5250, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5250>.

Authors' Addresses

Huaimo Chen
Futurewei
Boston, MA,
United States of America
Donald E. Eastlake 3rd
Futurewei
2386 Panoramic Circle
Apopka, FL, 32703
United States of America
Aijun Wang
China Telecom
Beiqijia Town, Changping District
Beijing
102209
China
Gyan S. Mishra
Verizon Inc.
13101 Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
United States of America
Phone: 301 502-1347
Yisong Liu
China Mobile
Yanhe Fan
Casa Systems
United States of America
Lei Liu
Fujitsu
United States of America
Xufeng Liu
Alef Edge
United States of America