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INTERNET-DRAFT                                              Sami Boutros
Intended Status: Standard Track                                   VMware
                                                             Ali Sajassi
                                                           Cisco Systems
                                                              John Drake
                                                        Juniper Networks
                                                           Jorge Rabadan
                                                                   Nokia
                                                              Sam Aldrin
                                                                  Google



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                     EVPN control plane for Geneve
                 draft-boutros-bess-evpn-geneve-04.txt


Abstract

   This document describes how Ethernet VPN (EVPN) control plane can be
   used with Network Virtualization Overlay over Layer 3 (NVO3) Generic
   Network Virtualization Encapsulation (Geneve) encapsulation for NVO3
   solutions. EVPN control plane can also be used by a Network
   Virtualization Endpoints (NVEs) to express Geneve tunnel option
   TLV(s)supported in transmission and/or reception of Geneve
   encapsulated data packets.

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Table of Contents

   1  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     1.1  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   2. GENEVE extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
     2.1 Ethernet option TLV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   3. BGP Extensions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
     3.1 Geneve Tunnel Option Types sub-TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
   4. Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
   5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
   6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
   7.  Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
   8. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
     8.1 Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
     8.2  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
   Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10















 


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1  Introduction

   The Network Virtualization over Layer 3 (NVO3) solutions for network
   virtualization in data center (DC) environment are based on an IP-
   based underlay. An NVO3 solution provides layer 2 and/or layer 3
   overlay services for virtual networks enabling multi-tenancy and
   workload mobility. The NVO3 working group have been working on
   different dataplane encapsulations. The Generic Network
   Virtualization Encapsulation [GENEVE] have been recently recommended
   to be the proposed standard for network virtualization overlay
   encapsulation.

   This document describes how the EVPN control plane can signal Geneve
   encapsulation type in the BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Extended Community
   defined in [TUNNEL-ENCAP]. In addition, this document defines how to
   communicate the Geneve tunnel option types in a new BGP Tunnel
   Encapsulation Attribute sub-TLV. The Geneve tunnel options are
   encapsulated as TLVs after the Geneve base header in the Geneve
   packet as described in [GENEVE].

   [DT-ENCAP] recommends that a control plane determines how Network
   Virtualization Edge devices (NVEs) use the GENEVE option TLVs when
   sending/receiving packets. In particular, the control plane
   negotiates the subset of option TLVs supported, their order and the
   total number of option TLVs allowed in the packets. This negotiation
   capability allows, for example, interoperability with hardware-based
   NVEs that can process fewer options than software-based NVEs.

   This EVPN control plane extension will allow a Network Virtualization
   Edge (NVE) to express what Geneve option TLV types it is capable to
   receive or to send over the Geneve tunnel to its peers.

   In the datapath, a transmitting NVE MUST NOT encapsulate a packet
   destined to another NVE with any option TLV(s) the receiving NVE is
   not capable of processing.

1.1  Terminology

   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.

   Most of the terminology used in this documents comes from [RFC7432]
   and [NVO3-FRWK].

      NVO3: Network Virtualization Overlay over Layer 3
 


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      GENEVE: Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation.

      NVE: Network Virtualization Edge.

      VNI:  Virtual Network Identifier.

      MAC: Media Access Control.

      OAM: Operations, Administration and Maintenance.

      PE: Provide Edge Node.

      CE: Customer Edge device e.g., host or router or switch.

      EVPN: Ethernet VPN.

      EVI: An EVPN instance spanning the Provider Edge (PE) devices
      participating in that EVPN.

      MAC-VRF: A Virtual Routing and Forwarding table for Media Access
      Control (MAC) addresses on a PE.
2. GENEVE extensions

   This document adds some extensions to the [GENEVE] encapsulation that
   are relevant to the operation of EVPN.

2.1 Ethernet option TLV

   [EVPN-OVERLAY] describes when an ingress NVE uses ingress replication
   to flood unknown unicast traffic to the egress NVEs, the ingress NVE
   needs to indicate to the egress NVE that the Encapsulated packet is a
   BUM traffic type. This is required to avoid transient packet
   duplication in all-active multi-homing scenarios. For GENVE
   encapsulation we need a bit to for this purpose.

   [RFC8317] uses MPLS label for leaf indication of BUM traffic
   originated from a leaf AC in an ingress NVE so that the egress NVEs
   can filter BUM traffic toward their leaf ACs. For GENVE encapsulation
   we need a bit for this purpose.

   Although the default mechanism for split-horizon filtering of BUM
   traffic on an Ethernet segment for IP-based ecnapsulations such as
   VxLAN, GPE, NVGRE, and GENVE, is local-bias as defined in section
   8.3.1 of [EVPN-OVERLAY], there can be an incentive to leverage the
   same split-horizon filtering mechanism of [RFC7432] that uses a 20-
   bit MPLS label so that    a) the a single filtering mechanism is used
   for all encapsulation types and   b) the same PE can participate in a
   mix of MPLS and IP encapsulations. For this purpose a 20-bit label
 


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   field MAY be defined for GENVE encapsulation. The support for this
   label is optional.


   If an NVE wants to use local-bias procedure, then it sends the new
   option TLV without ESI-label (e.g., length=4):
     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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |     Option Class=Ethernet     |Type=0        |B|L|R| Len=0x1  |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   If an NVE wants to use ESI-label, then it sends the new option TLV
   with ESI-label (e.g., length=8)

     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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |     Option Class=Ethernet     |Typ=EVPN-OPTION|B|L|R| Len=0x2 |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |       Rsvd  |             Source-ID                           |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


   Where:
        - Option Class is set to Ethernet (new Option Class requested
        to IANA)
        - Type is set to EVPN-OPTION (new type requested to IANA) and
        C bit must be set.
        - B bit is set to 1 for BUM traffic.
        - L bit is set to 1 for Leaf-Indication.
        - Source-ID is a 24-bit value that encodes the ESI-label value
        signaled on the EVPN Autodiscovery per-ES routes, as described
        in [RFC7432] for multi-homing and [RFC8317] for leaf-to-leaf
        BUM filtering. The ESI-label value is encoded in the high-order
        20 bits of the Source-ESI field.

   The egress NVEs that make use of ESIs in the data path (because they
   have a local multi-homed ES or support [RFC8317]) SHOULD advertise
   their Ethernet A-D per-ES routes along with the Geneve tunnel sub-TLV
   and in addition to the ESI-label Extended Community. The ingress NVE
   can then use the Ethernet option-TLV when sending GENEVE packets
   based on the [RFC7432] and [RFC8317] procedures. The egress NVE will
   use the Source-ID field in the received packets to make filtering
   decisions.

   Note that [EVPN-OVERLAY] modifies the [RFC7432] split-horizon
   procedures for NVO3 tunnels using the "local-bias" procedure. "Local-
 


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   bias" relies on tunnel IP source address checks (instead of ESI-
   labels) to determine whether a packet can be forwarded to a local ES.

   While "local-bias" MUST be supported along with GENEVE encapsulation,
   the use of the Ethernet option-TLV is RECOMMENDED to follow the same
   procedures used by EVPN MPLS.

   An ingress NVE using ingress replication to flood BUM traffic MUST
   send B=1 in all the GENEVE packets that encapsulate BUM frames. An
   egress NVE SHOULD determine whether a received packet encapsulates a
   BUM frame based on the B bit. The use of the B bit is only relevant
   to GENEVE packets with Protocol Type 0x6558 (Bridged Ethernet).

3. BGP Extensions


   As per [EVPN-OVERLAY] the BGP Encapsulation extended community
   defined in [TUNNEL-ENCAP] is included with all EVPN routes advertised
   by an egress NVE.

   This document specifies a new BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Type for
   Geneve and a new Geneve tunnel option types sub-TLV as described
   below.

3.1 Geneve Tunnel Option Types sub-TLV


   The Geneve tunnel option types is a new BGP Tunnel Encapsulation
   Attribute Sub-TLV.


                      +-----------------------------------+
                      |      Sub-TLV Type (1 Octet)       |
                      +-----------------------------------+
                      |     Sub-TLV Length (1 or 2 Octets)|
                      +-----------------------------------+
                      |     Sub-TLV Value (Variable)      |
                      |                                   |
                      +-----------------------------------+


        Figure 1: Geneve tunnel option types sub-TLV

     The Sub-TLV Type field contains a value in the range from 192-252.
     To be allocated by IANA.



 


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   Sub-TLV value MUST match exactly the first 4-octets of the option TLV
   format. For instance, if we need to signal support for two option
   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
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |          Option Class         |      Type     |R|R|R| Length  |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |          Option Class         |      Type     |R|R|R| Length  |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Where, an NVE receiving the above sub-TLV, will send GENEVE packets
   to the originator NVE with with only the option TLVs the receiver NVE
   is capable of receiving, and following the same order. Also the high
   order bit in the type, is the critical bit, MUST be set accordingly.

   The above sub-TLV(s) MAY be included with only Ethernet A-D per-ES
   routes.


4. Operation

   The following figure shows an example of an NVO3 deployment with
   EVPN.



                                 +--------------+
                                 |              |
                 +---------+     |     WAN      |    +---------+
         +----+  |         |   +----+        +----+  |         |  +----+
         |NVE1|--|         |   |ASBR|        |ASBR|  |         |--|NVE3|
         +----+  |IP Fabric|---| 1  |        |  2 |--|IP Fabric|  +----+
         +----+  |         |   +----+        +----+  |         |  +----+
         |NVE2|--|         |     |              |    |         |--|NVE4|
         +----+  +---------+     +--------------+    +---------+  +----+

         |<------ DC 1 ----->                        <---- DC2  ------>|

                 Figure 2: Data Center Interconnect with ASBR

   iBGP sessions are established between NVE1, NVE2, ASBR1, possibly via
   a BGP route-reflector. Similarly, iBGP sessions are established
   between NVE3, NVE4, ASBR2.

   eBGP sessions are established among ASBR1 and ASBR2.

 


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   All NVEs and ASBRs are enabled for the EVPN SAFI and exchange EVPN
   routes.  For inter-AS option B, the ASBRs re-advertise these routes
   with NEXT_HOP attribute set to their IP addresses as per [RFC4271].

   NVE1 sets the BGP Encapsulation extended community defined in all
   EVPN routes advertised. NVE1 sets the BGP Tunnel Encapsulation
   Attribute Tunnel Type to Geneve tunnel encapsulation, and sets the
   Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute Tunnel sub-TLV for the Geneve tunnel
   option types with all the Geneve option types it can transmit and
   receive.

   All other NVE(s) learn what Geneve option types are supported by NVE1
   through the EVPN control plane. In the datapath, NVE2, NVE3 and NVE4
   only encapsulate overlay packets with the Geneve option TLV(s) that
   NVE1 is capable of receiving.

   A PE advertises the BGP Encapsulation extended community defined in
   [RFC5512] if it supports any of the encapsulations defined in [EVPN-
   OVERLAY]. A PE advertises the BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
   defined in [TUNNEL-ENCAP] if it supports Geneve encapsulation.

5. Security Considerations

   The mechanisms in this document use EVPN control plane as defined in
   [RFC7432]. Security considerations described in [RFC7432] are equally
   applicable.

   This document uses IP-based tunnel technologies to support data plane
   transport. Security considerations described in [RFC7432] and in
   [EVPN-OVERLAY] are equally applicable.

6. IANA Considerations

   IANA is requested to allocate the following:

    BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
      Tunnel Type:

      XX     Geneve Encapsulation

   BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute Sub-TLVs a Code point from the
   range of 192-252 for Geneve tunnel option types sub-TLV.

   IANA is requested to assign a new option class from the "Geneve
   Option Class" registry for the Ethernet option TLV.


      Option Class    Description
 


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      ------------    ---------------
         XXXX         Ethernet option

7.  Acknowledgements

   The authors wish to thank T. Sridhar, for his input, feedback, and
   helpful suggestions.

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, March
   1997, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [RFC7432]  Sajassi, A., Ed., Aggarwal, R., Bitar, N., Isaac, A.,
   Uttaro, J., Drake, J., and W. Henderickx, "BGP MPLS-Based Ethernet
   VPN", RFC 7432, DOI 10.17487/RFC7432, February 2015, <http://www.rfc-
   editor.org/info/rfc7432>.

   [RFC8317] Sajassi, et al. "Ethernet-Tree (E-Tree) Support in Ethernet
   VPN (EVPN) and Provider Backbone Bridging EVPN (PBB-EVPN)", RFC 8317,
   January 2018, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8317>.

   [RFC4271] Rekhter, Y., Ed., Li, T., Ed., and S. Hares, Ed., "A Border
   Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)", RFC 4271, January 2006, <http://www.rfc-
   editor.org/info/rfc4271>.

   [RFC5226]  Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an
   IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 5226, May 2008,
   <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5226>.

   [GENEVE] Gross, et al. "Geneve: Generic Network Virtualization
   Encapsulation", draft-ietf-nvo3-geneve-05, work in progress,
   September, 2017.

   [DT-ENCAP] Boutros, et al. "NVO3 Encapsulation Considerations",
   draft-ietf-nvo3-encap-01, work in progress, October, 2017.

   [TUNNEL-ENCAP] Rosen et al., "The BGP Tunnel Encapsulation
   Attribute", draft-ietf-idr-tunnel-encaps-07, work in progress, July,
   2017.

   [EVPN-OVERLAY] Sajassi-Drake et al., "A Network Virtualization
   Overlay Solution using EVPN", draft-ietf-bess-evpn-overlay-10.txt,
   work in progress, December, 2017

 


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8.2  Informative References

   [NVO3-FRWK] Lasserre et al., "Framework for DC Network
   Virtualization", RFC 7365, October 2014.




Authors' Addresses


   Sami Boutros
   VMware, Inc.
   Email: boutross@vmware.com

   Ali Sajassi
   Cisco
   Email: sajassi@cisco.com

   John Drake
   Juniper Networks
   Email: jdrake@juniper.net

   Jorge Rabadan
   Nokia
   Email: jorge.rabadan@nokia.com

   Sam Aldrin
   Google
   Email: aldrin.ietf@gmail.com





















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