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draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-mpls-tp-oam-conf
MPLS Working Group E. Bellagamba
Internet-Draft
Intended status: Standards Track G. Mirsky
Expires: May 26, 2016 Ericsson
L. Andersson
Huawei Technologies
P. Skoldstrom
Acreo AB
D. Ward
Cisco
J. Drake
Juniper
November 23, 2015
Configuration of Proactive Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
(OAM) Functions for MPLS-based Transport Networks using LSP Ping
draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-mpls-tp-oam-conf-16
Abstract
This specification describes the configuration of proactive MPLS-TP
Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Functions for a
given Label Switched Path (LSP) using a set of TLVs that are carried
by the LSP-Ping protocol.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1. Conventions used in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1.1. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1.2. Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. Theory of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1. MPLS OAM Configuration Operation Overview . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.1. Configuration of BFD Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.2. Configuration of Performance Monitoring . . . . . . . 6
2.1.3. Configuration of Fault Management Signals . . . . . . 6
2.2. MPLS OAM Functions TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2.1. BFD Configuration Sub-TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2.2. Local Discriminator Sub-TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2.3. Negotiation Timer Parameters Sub-TLV . . . . . . . . 11
2.2.4. BFD Authentication Sub-TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.2.5. Traffic Class Sub-TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2.6. Performance Measurement Sub-TLV . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2.7. PM Loss Measurement Sub-TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2.8. PM Delay Measurement Sub-TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2.9. Fault Management Signal Sub-TLV . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.2.10. Source MEP-ID Sub-TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3. Summary of MPLS OAM Configuration Errors . . . . . . . . . . 20
4. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1. TLV and Sub-TLV Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2. MPLS OAM Function Flags Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3. OAM Configuration Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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1. Introduction
The MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) describes a profile of MPLS that
enables operational models typical in transport networks, while
providing additional Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
(OAM), survivability and other maintenance functions not currently
supported by MPLS. [RFC5860] defines the requirements for the OAM
functionality of MPLS-TP.
This document describes the configuration of proactive MPLS-TP OAM
Functions for a given Label Switched Path (LSP) using TLVs carried in
LSP Ping [RFC4379]. In particular it specifies the mechanisms
necessary to establish MPLS-TP OAM entities at the maintenance points
for monitoring and performing measurements on an LSP, as well as
defining information elements and procedures to configure proactive
MPLS-TP OAM functions running between LERs. Initialization and
control of on-demand MPLS-TP OAM functions are expected to be carried
out by directly accessing network nodes via a management interface;
hence configuration and control of on-demand OAM functions are out-
of-scope for this document.
The Transport Profile of MPLS must, by definition [RFC5654], be
capable of operating without a control plane. Therefore there are
several options for configuring MPLS-TP OAM, without a control plane
by either using an NMS or LSP Ping, or with a control plane using
signaling protocols RSVP Traffic engineering (RSVP-TE) [RFC3209] and/
or Targeted LDP [RFC5036].
Proactive MPLS-TP OAM is performed by set of protocols, Bi-
directional Forwarding Detection (BFD) [RFC6428] for Continuity
Check/Connectivity Verification, the delay measurement protocol (DM)
[RFC6374], [RFC6375] for delay and delay variation (jitter)
measurements, and the loss measurement (LM) protocol [RFC6374],
[RFC6375] for packet loss and throughput measurements. Additionally,
there is a number of Fault Management Signals that can be configured
[RFC6427].
BFD is a protocol that provides low-overhead, fast detection of
failures in the path between two forwarding engines, including the
interfaces, data link(s), and, to the extent possible, the forwarding
engines themselves. BFD can be used to detect the continuity and
mis-connection defects of MPLS-TP point-to-point and might also be
extended to support point-to-multipoint label switched paths (LSPs).
The delay and loss measurements protocols [RFC6374] and [RFC6375] use
a simple query/response model for performing both uni- and bi-
directional measurements that allow the originating node to measure
packet loss and delay in forward or forward and reverse directions.
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By timestamping and/or writing current packet counters to the
measurement packets (four times, Transmit and Receive in both
directions), current delays and packet losses can be calculated. By
performing successive delay measurements, the delay and/or inter-
packet delay variation (jitter) can be calculated. Current
throughput can be calculated from the packet loss measurements by
dividing the number of packets sent/received with the time it took to
perform the measurement, given by the timestamp in LM header.
Combined with a packet generator the throughput measurement can be
used to measure the maximum capacity of a particular LSP. It should
be noted that this document does not specify how to configure on-
demand throughput estimates based on saturating the connection as
defined in [RFC6371]. Rather, only how to enable the estimation of
the current throughput based on loss measurements.
1.1. Conventions used in this document
1.1.1. Terminology
BFD - Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
DM - Delay Measurement
FMS - Fault Management Signal
G-ACh - Generic Associated Channel
LSP - Label Switched Path
LM - Loss Measurement
MEP - Maintenance Entity Group End Point
MPLS - Multi-Protocol Label Switching
MPLS-TP - MPLS Transport Profile
NMS - Network management System
PM - Performance Measurement
RSVP-TE - RSVP Traffic Engineering
TC - Traffic Class
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1.1.2. 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 RFC 2119 [RFC2119].
2. Theory of Operations
2.1. MPLS OAM Configuration Operation Overview
The MPLS-TP OAM tool set is described in the [RFC6669].
LSP Ping, or alternatively RSVP-TE [RFC7487], can be used to simply
enable the different OAM functions, by setting the corresponding
flags in the MPLS OAM Functions TLV (refer to Section 2.2). For a
more detailed configuration, one may include sub-TLVs for the
different OAM functions in order to specify various parameters in
detail.
Typically intermediate nodes simply forward OAM configuration TLVs to
the end-node without any processing or modification. At least one
exception to this is if the FMS sub-TLV (refer to Section 2.2.9 ) is
present. This sub-TLV MUST be examined even by intermediate nodes
that support this extension. The sub-TLV MAY be present if a flag is
set in the MPLS OAM Functions TLV.
2.1.1. Configuration of BFD Sessions
For this specification, BFD MUST run in either one of the two modes:
- Asynchronous mode, where both sides are in active mode
- Unidirectional mode
In the simplest scenario, LSP Ping [RFC5884], or alternatively RSVP-
TE [RFC7487], is used only to bootstrap a BFD session for an LSP,
without any timer negotiation.
Timer negotiation can be performed either in subsequent BFD control
messages (in this case the operation is similar to LSP Ping based
bootstrapping described in [RFC5884]) or directly in the LSP-Ping
configuration messages.
When BFD Control packets are transported in the ACH encapsulation,
they are not protected by any end-to-end checksum, only lower-layers
are providing error detection/correction. A single bit error, e.g. a
flipped bit in the BFD State field could cause the receiving end to
wrongly conclude that the link is down and in turn trigger protection
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switching. To prevent this from happening, the BFD Configuration
sub-TLV (refer to Section 2.2.1) has an Integrity flag that when set
enables BFD Authentication using Keyed SHA1 with an empty key (all
0s) [RFC5880]. This would make every BFD Control packet carry an
SHA1 hash of itself that can be used to detect errors.
If BFD Authentication using a pre-shared key/password is desired
(i.e. authentication and not only error detection), the BFD
Authentication sub-TLV (refer to Section 2.2.4) MUST be included in
the BFD Configuration sub-TLV. The BFD Authentication sub-TLV is
used to specify which authentication method that should be used and
which pre-shared key/ password that should be used for this
particular session. How the key exchange is performed is out of
scope of this document.
2.1.2. Configuration of Performance Monitoring
It is possible to configure Performance Monitoring functionalities
such as Loss, Delay, Delay/Interpacket Delay variation (jitter), and
Throughput as described in [RFC6374].
When configuring Performance Monitoring functionalities, it is
possible to choose either the default configuration, by only setting
the respective flags in the MPLS OAM functions TLV, or a customized
configuration. To customize the configuration, one would set the
respective flags in the MPLS OAM functions TLV and include the
respective Loss and/or Delay sub-TLVs.
By setting the PM Loss flag in the MPLS OAM Functions TLV and
including the PM Loss sub-TLV (refer to Section 2.2.7) one can
configure the measurement interval and loss threshold values for
triggering protection.
Delay measurements are configured by setting the PM Delay flag in the
MPLS OAM Functions TLV and including the PM Delay sub-TLV (refer to
Section 2.2.8) one can configure the measurement interval and the
delay threshold values for triggering protection.
2.1.3. Configuration of Fault Management Signals
To configure Fault Management Signals (FMS) and their refresh time,
the FMS flag in the MPLS OAM Functions TLV MUST be set and the FMS
sub-TLV MUST be included. When configuring FMS, an implementation
can enable the default configuration by setting the FMS flag in the
OAM Function Flags sub-TLV. In order to modify the default
configuration, the MPLS OAM FMS sub-TLV MUST be included.
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If an intermediate point is meant to originate fault management
signal messages, this means that such an intermediate point is
associated with a Server MEP through a co-located MPLS-TP client/
server adaptation function, and the Fault Management subscription
flag in the MPLS OAM FMS sub-TLV has been set as indication of the
request to create the association at each intermediate node of the
client LSP. The corresponding Server MEP needs to be configured by
its own LSP-ping session or, alternatively, via a Network Management
system (NMS) or RSVP-TE.
2.2. MPLS OAM Functions TLV
The MPLS OAM Functions TLV presented in Figure 1 is carried as a TLV
of the MPLS Echo Request/Reply messages [RFC4379].
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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| MPLS OAM Func. Type (TBA1) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| MPLS OAM Function Flags |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
~ sub-TLVs ~
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 1: MPLS OAM Functions TLV format
The MPLS OAM Functions TLV contains MPLS OAM Function Flags field.
The MPLS OAM Function Flags indicates which OAM functions should be
activated as well as OAM function specific sub-TLVs with
configuration parameters for the particular function.
Type: indicates the MPLS OAM Functions TLV Section 4.
Length: the length of the MPLS OAM Function Flags field including the
total length of the sub-TLVs in octets.
MPLS OAM Function Flags: a bitmap numbered from left to right as
shown in the Figure 2. These flags are managed by IANA (refer to
Section 4.2). Flags defined in this document are presented in
Table 2. Undefined flags MUST be set to zero and unknown flags MUST
be ignored. The flags indicate what OAM is being configured and
direct the presence of optional sub-TLVs as set out below.
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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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|C|V|F|L|D|T| Unassigned (MBZ) |R|
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 2: MPLS OAM Function Flags format
Sub-TLVs corresponding to the different flags are as follows. No
meaning should be attached to the order of sub-TLVs.
- If a flag in the MPLS OAM Function Flags is set and the
corresponding sub-TLVs listed below is absent, then this MPLS OAM
function MUST be initialized according to its default settings.
Default settings of MPLS OAM functions are outside the scope of
this document.
- If any sub-TLV is present without the corresponding flag being
set, the sub-TLV SHOULD be ignored.
- BFD Configuration sub-TLV, which MUST be included if either the
CC, the CV or both MPLS OAM Function flags being set in the MPLS
OAM Functions TLV .
- Performance Monitoring sub-TLV MUST be used to carry PM Loss
sub-TLV and/or PM Delay sub-TLV. If neither one of these sub-TLVs
is present then Performance Monitoring sub-TLV SHOULD NOT be
included. Empty, i.e. no enclosed sub-TLVs, Performance
Monitoring sub-TLV SHOULD be ignored.
- PM Loss sub-TLV MAY be included if the PM/Loss OAM Function flag
is set. If the "PM Loss sub-TLV" is not included, default
configuration values are used. Such sub-TLV MAY also be included
in case the Throughput function flag is set and there is the need
to specify a measurement interval different from the default ones.
In fact, the throughput measurement makes use of the same tool as
the loss measurement, hence the same TLV is used.
- PM Delay sub-TLV MAY be included if the PM/Delay OAM Function
flag is set. If the "PM Delay sub-TLV" is not included, default
configuration values are used.
- FMS sub-TLV, which MAY be included if the FMS OAM Function flag
is set. If the "FMS sub-TLV" is not included, default
configuration values are used.
If all flags in the MPLS OAM Function Flags field have the same value
of zero, that MUST be interpreted as the MPLS OAM Functions TLV not
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present in the MPLS Echo Request. If more than one MPLS OAM
Functions TLV is present in the MPLS Echo request packet, then the
first TLV SHOULD be processed and the rest be ignored. Any parsing
error within nested sub-TLVs that is not specified in Section 3
SHOULD be treated as described in [RFC4379].
2.2.1. BFD Configuration Sub-TLV
The BFD Configuration sub-TLV, depicted in Figure 3, is defined for
BFD OAM specific configuration parameters. The "BFD Configuration
sub-TLV" is carried as a sub-TLV of the "OAM Functions TLV".
This TLV accommodates generic BFD OAM information and carries sub-
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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| BFD Conf. sub-Type (100) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|Vers.|N|S|I|G|U|B| Reserved (set to all 0s) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
~ sub-TLVs ~
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 3: BFD Configuration sub-TLV format
Sub-type: indicates a new sub-type, the BFD Configuration sub-TLV
(value 100).
Length: indicates the length of the Value field in octets.
Version: identifies the BFD protocol version. If a node does not
support a specific BFD version an error must be generated: "OAM
Problem/Unsupported OAM Version".
BFD Negotiation (N): If set timer negotiation/re-negotiation via BFD
Control Messages is enabled, when cleared it is disabled and timer
configuration is achieved using Negotiation Timer Parameters sub-TLV
as described in Section 2.2.3.
Symmetric session (S): If set the BFD session MUST use symmetric
timing values. If cleared the BFD session MAY use any timing values
either negotiated or explicitly configured.
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Integrity (I): If set BFD Authentication MUST be enabled. If the BFD
Configuration sub-TLV does not include a BFD Authentication sub-TLV
the authentication MUST use Keyed SHA1 with an empty pre-shared key
(all 0s). If the egress LSR does not support BFD Authentication an
error MUST be generated: "OAM Problem/BFD Authentication
unsupported". If the Integrity flag is clear, then Authentication
MUST NOT be used.
Encapsulation Capability (G): if set, it shows the capability of
encapsulating BFD messages into G-ACh channel. If both the G bit and
U bit are set, configuration gives precedence to the G bit.
Encapsulation Capability (U): if set, it shows the capability of
encapsulating BFD messages into IP/UDP packets. If both the G bit
and U bit are set, configuration gives precedence to the G bit.
If the egress LSR does not support any of the ingress LSR
Encapsulation Capabilities an error MUST be generated: "OAM Problem/
Unsupported BFD Encapsulation format".
Bidirectional (B): if set, it configures BFD in the Bidirectional
mode. If it is not set it configures BFD in unidirectional mode. In
the second case, the source node does not expect any Discriminator
values back from the destination node.
Reserved: Reserved for future specification and set to 0 on
transmission and ignored when received.
The BFD Configuration sub-TLV MUST include the following sub-TLVs in
the MPLS Echo Request message:
- Local Discriminator sub-TLV, if B flag is set in the MPLS Echo
Request;
- Negotiation Timer Parameters sub-TLV if the N flag is cleared.
The BFD Configuration sub-TLV MUST include the following sub-TLVs in
the MPLS Echo Reply message:
- Local Discriminator sub-TLV;
- Negotiation Timer Parameters sub-TLV if:
- the N and S flags are cleared, or if:
- the N flag is cleared and the S flag is set, and the
Negotiation Timer Parameters sub-TLV received by the egress
contains unsupported values. In this case an updated
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Negotiation Timer Parameters sub-TLV, containing values
supported by the egress node [RFC7419], is returned to the
ingress.
2.2.2. Local Discriminator Sub-TLV
The Local Discriminator sub-TLV is carried as a sub-TLV of the "BFD
Configuration sub-TLV" and is depicted in Figure 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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Locl. Discr. sub-Type (101) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Local Discriminator |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 4: Local Discriminator sub-TLV format
Type: indicates a new type, the "Local Discriminator sub-TLV" (value
101).
Length: indicates the length of the Value field in octets . (4)
Local Discriminator: A nonzero discriminator value that is unique in
the context of the transmitting system that generates it. It is used
to demultiplex multiple BFD sessions between the same pair of
systems.
2.2.3. Negotiation Timer Parameters Sub-TLV
The Negotiation Timer Parameters sub-TLV is carried as a sub-TLV of
the BFD Configuration sub-TLV and is depicted in Figure 5.
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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Nego. Timer sub-type (102) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Acceptable Min. Asynchronous TX interval |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Acceptable Min. Asynchronous RX interval |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Required Echo TX Interval |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 5: Negotiation Timer Parameters sub-TLV format
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Sub-type: indicates a new sub-type, the Negotiation Timer Parameters
sub-TLV (value 102).
Length: indicates the length of the Value field in octets (12).
Acceptable Min. Asynchronous TX interval: in case of S (symmetric)
flag set in the BFD Configuration sub-TLV, defined in Section 2.2.1,
it expresses the desired time interval (in microseconds) at which the
ingress LER intends to both transmit and receive BFD periodic control
packets. If the receiving edge LSR cannot support such value, it
SHOULD reply with an interval greater than the one proposed.
In case of S (symmetric) flag cleared in the BFD Configuration sub-
TLV, this field expresses the desired time interval (in microseconds)
at which a edge LSR intends to transmit BFD periodic control packets
in its transmitting direction.
Acceptable Min. Asynchronous RX interval: in case of S (symmetric)
flag set in the BFD Configuration sub-TLV, Figure 3, this field MUST
be equal to Acceptable Min. Asynchronous TX interval and has no
additional meaning respect to the one described for "Acceptable Min.
Asynchronous TX interval".
In case of S (symmetric) flag cleared in the BFD Configuration sub-
TLV, it expresses the minimum time interval (in microseconds) at
which edge LSRs can receive BFD periodic control packets. In case
this value is greater than the value of Acceptable Min. Asynchronous
TX interval received from the other edge LSR, such edge LSR MUST
adopt the interval expressed in this Acceptable Min. Asynchronous RX
interval.
Required Echo TX Interval: the minimum interval (in microseconds)
between received BFD Echo packets that this system is capable of
supporting, less any jitter applied by the sender as described in
[RFC5880] sect. 6.8.9. This value is also an indication for the
receiving system of the minimum interval between transmitted BFD Echo
packets. If this value is zero, the transmitting system does not
support the receipt of BFD Echo packets. If the receiving system
cannot support this value the "Unsupported BFD TX Echo rate interval"
error MUST be generated. By default the value is set to 0.
2.2.4. BFD Authentication Sub-TLV
The "BFD Authentication sub-TLV" is carried as a sub-TLV of the "BFD
Configuration sub-TLV" and is depicted in Figure 6.
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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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| BFD Auth. sub-type (103) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Auth Type | Auth Key ID | Reserved (0s) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 6: BFD Authentication sub-TLV format
Sub-type: indicates a new type, the BFD Authentication sub-TLV (value
103).
Length: indicates the length of the Value field in octets (4).
Auth Type: indicates which type of authentication to use. The same
values as are defined in section 4.1 of [RFC5880] are used. Simple
Password SHOULD NOT be used if other authentication types are
available.
Auth Key ID: indicates which authentication key or password
(depending on Auth Type) should be used. How the key exchange is
performed is out of scope of this document. If the egress LSR does
not support this Auth Key ID an "OAM Problem/Mismatch of BFD
Authentication Key ID" error MUST be generated.
Reserved: Reserved for future specification and set to 0 on
transmission and ignored when received.
An implementation MAY change mode of authentication if an operator
re-evaluates the security situation in and around the administrative
domain. If BFD Authentication sub-TLV used for a BFD session in Up
state, then the Sender of the MPLS LSP Echo Request SHOULD ensure
that old and new modes of authentication, i.e. combination of
Auth.Type and Auth. Key ID, are used to send and receive BFD control
packets, until the Sender can confirm that its peer has switched to
the new authentication.
2.2.5. Traffic Class Sub-TLV
The Traffic Class sub-TLV is carried as a sub-TLV of the "BFD
Configuration sub-TLV" and "Fault Management Signal sub-TLV"
Section 2.2.9 and is depicted in Figure 7.
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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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Traffic Class sub-Type (104) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| TC | Reserved (set to all 0s) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 7: Traffic Class sub-TLV format
Type: indicates a new type, the "Traffic Class sub-TLV" (value 104).
Length: indicates the length of the Value field in octets . (4)
TC: Identifies the Traffic Class (TC) [RFC5462] for periodic
continuity monitoring messages or packets with fault management
information.
If the TC sub-TLV is present, then the sender of any periodic
continuity monitoring messages or packets with fault management
information on the LSP, with a FEC that corresponds to the FEC for
which fault detection is being performed, MUST use the value
contained in the TC field of the sub-TLV as the value of the TC field
in the top label stack entry of the MPLS label stack. If the TC sub-
TLV is absent from either "BFD Configuration sub-TLV" or "Fault
Management Signal sub-TLV", then selection of the TC value is local
decision.
2.2.6. Performance Measurement Sub-TLV
If the MPLS OAM Functions TLV has any of the L (Loss), D (Delay) and
T (Throughput) flag set, the Performance Measurement sub-TLV MUST be
present. Failure to include the correct sub-TLVs MUST result in an
"OAM Problem/ Configuration Error" error being generated.
The Performance Measurement sub-TLV provides the configuration
information mentioned in Section 7 of [RFC6374]. It includes support
for the configuration of quality thresholds and, as described in
[RFC6374], "the crossing of which will trigger warnings or alarms,
and result in reporting and exception notification will be integrated
into the system-wide network management and reporting framework."
In case the values need to be different than the default ones, the
Performance Measurement sub-TLV MAY include the following sub-TLVs:
- PM Loss sub-TLV if the L flag is set in the MPLS OAM Functions
TLV;
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- PM Delay sub-TLV if the D flag is set in the MPLS OAM Functions
TLV.
The Performance Measurement sub-TLV depicted in Figure 8 is carried
as a sub-TLV of the MPLS OAM Functions 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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Perf Monitoring Type (200) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| PM Configuration Flags |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
~ sub-TLVs ~
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 8: Performance Measurement sub-TLV format
Sub-type: indicates a new sub-type, the Performance Management sub-
TLV" (value 200).
Length: indicates the length of the Value field in octets, including
PM Configuration Flags and optional sub-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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|D|L|J|Y|K|C| Reserved (set to all 0s) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 9: Performance Measurement sub-TLV format
PM Configuration Flags, format is presented in Figure 9, for the
specific function description please refer to [RFC6374]:
- D: Delay inferred/direct (0=INFERRED, 1=DIRECT). If the egress
LSR does not support specified mode an "OAM Problem/Unsupported
Delay Mode" error MUST be generated.
- L: Loss inferred/direct (0=INFERRED, 1=DIRECT). If the egress
LSR does not support specified mode an "OAM Problem/Unsupported
Loss Mode" error MUST be generated.
- J: Delay variation/jitter (1=ACTIVE, 0=NOT ACTIVE). If the
egress LSR does not support Delay variation measurements and the J
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flag is set, an "OAM Problem/Delay variation unsupported" error
MUST be generated.
- Y: Dyadic (1=ACTIVE, 0=NOT ACTIVE). If the egress LSR does not
support Dyadic mode and the Y flag is set, an "OAM Problem/Dyadic
mode unsupported" error MUST be generated.
- K: Loopback (1=ACTIVE, 0=NOT ACTIVE). If the egress LSR does
not support Loopback mode and the K flag is set, an "OAM Problem/
Loopback mode unsupported" error MUST be generated.
- C: Combined (1=ACTIVE, 0=NOT ACTIVE). If the egress LSR does
not support Combined mode and the C flag is set, an "OAM Problem/
Combined mode unsupported" error MUST be generated.
Reserved: Reserved for future specification and set to 0 on
transmission and ignored when received.
2.2.7. PM Loss Measurement Sub-TLV
The PM Loss Measurement sub-TLV depicted in Figure 10 is carried as a
sub-TLV of the Performance Measurement sub-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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| PM Loss sub-type (201) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| OTF |T|B| Reserved (set to all 0s) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Measurement Interval |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Test Interval |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Loss Threshold |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 10: PM Loss Measurement sub-TLV format
Sub-type: indicates a new sub-type, the PM Loss Measurement sub-TLV
(value 201).
Length: indicates the length of the Value field in octets (16).
OTF: Origin Timestamp Format of the Origin Timestamp field described
in [RFC6374]. By default it is set to IEEE 1588 version 1. If the
egress LSR cannot support this value an "OAM Problem/Unsupported
Timestamp Format" error MUST be generated.
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Configuration Flags, please refer to [RFC6374] for further details:
- T: Traffic-class-specific measurement indicator. Set to 1 when
the measurement operation is scoped to packets of a particular
traffic class (DSCP value), and 0 otherwise. When set to 1, the
DS field of the message indicates the measured traffic class. By
default it is set to 1.
- B: Octet (byte) count. When set to 1, indicates that the
Counter 1-4 fields represent octet counts. When set to 0,
indicates that the Counter 1-4 fields represent packet counts. By
default it is set to 0.
Reserved: Reserved for future specification and set to 0 on
transmission and ignored when received.
Measurement Interval: the time interval (in milliseconds) at which
Loss Measurement query messages MUST be sent on both directions. If
the edge LSR receiving the Path message cannot support such value, it
SHOULD reply with a higher interval. By default it is set to (100)
as per [RFC6375].
Test Interval: test messages interval in milliseconds as described in
[RFC6374]. By default it is set to (10) as per [RFC6375].
Loss Threshold: the threshold value of measured lost packets per
measurement over which action(s) SHOULD be triggered.
2.2.8. PM Delay Measurement Sub-TLV
The "PM Delay Measurement sub-TLV" depicted in Figure 11 is carried
as a sub-TLV of the Performance Monitoring sub-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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| PM Delay Type (202) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| OTF |T|B| Reserved (set to all 0s) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Measurement Interval |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Test Interval |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Delay Threshold |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 11: PM Delay Measurement sub-TLV format
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Sub-type: indicates a new sub-type, the "PM Delay Measurement sub-
TLV" (value 202).
Length: indicates the length of the Value field in octets (16).
OTF: Origin Timestamp Format of the Origin Timestamp field described
in [RFC6374]. By default it is set to IEEE 1588 version 1. If the
egress LSR cannot support this value, an "OAM Problem/Unsupported
Timestamp Format" error MUST be generated.
Configuration Flags, please refer to [RFC6374] for further details:
- T: Traffic-class-specific measurement indicator. Set to 1 when
the measurement operation is scoped to packets of a particular
traffic class (DSCP value), and 0 otherwise. When set to 1, the
DS field of the message indicates the measured traffic class. By
default it is set to 1.
- B: Octet (byte) count. When set to 1, indicates that the
Counter 1-4 fields represent octet counts. When set to 0,
indicates that the Counter 1-4 fields represent packet counts. By
default it is set to 0.
Reserved: Reserved for future specification and set to 0 on
transmission and ignored when received.
Measurement Interval: the time interval (in milliseconds) at which
Delay Measurement query messages MUST be sent on both directions. If
the edge LSR receiving the Path message cannot support such value, it
can reply with a higher interval. By default it is set to (1000) as
per [RFC6375].
Test Interval: test messages interval (in milliseconds) as described
in [RFC6374]. By default it is set to (10) as per [RFC6375].
Delay Threshold: the threshold value of measured two-way delay (in
milliseconds) over which action(s) SHOULD be triggered.
2.2.9. Fault Management Signal Sub-TLV
The FMS sub-TLV depicted in Figure 12 is carried as a sub-TLV of the
MPLS OAM Configuration sub-TLV. When both working and protection
paths are configured, both LSPs SHOULD be configured with identical
settings of the E flag, T flag, and the refresh timer. An
implementation MAY configure the working and protection LSPs with
different settings of these fields in case of 1:N protection.
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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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| FMS sub-type (300) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|E|S|T| Reserved | Refresh Timer |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
~ sub-TLVs ~
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 12: Fault Management Signal sub-TLV format
Sub-type: indicates a new sub-type, the FMS sub-TLV (value 300).
Length: indicates the length of the Value field in octets.
FMS Signal Flags are used to enable the FMS signals at end point MEPs
and the Server MEPs of the links over which the LSP is forwarded. In
this document only the S flag pertains to Server MEPs.
The following flags are defined:
- E: Enable Alarm Indication Signal (AIS) and Lock Report (LKR)
signaling as described in [RFC6427]. Default value is 1
(enabled). If the egress MEP does not support FMS signal
generation, an "OAM Problem/Fault management signaling
unsupported" error MUST be generated.
- S: Indicate to a server MEP that it should transmit AIS and LKR
signals on the client LSP. Default value is 0 (disabled). If a
Server MEP which is capable of generating FMS messages is for some
reason unable to do so for the LSP being signaled, an "OAM
Problem/Unable to create fault management association" error MUST
be generated.
- T: Set timer value, enabled the configuration of a specific
timer value. Default value is 0 (disabled).
- Remaining bits: Reserved for future specification and set to 0.
Refresh Timer: indicates the refresh timer of fault indication
messages, in seconds. The value MUST be between 1 to 20 seconds as
specified for the Refresh Timer field in [RFC6427]. If the edge LSR
receiving the Path message cannot support the value it SHOULD reply
with a higher timer value.
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FMS sub-TLV MAY include Traffic Class sub-TLV Section 2.2.5. If TC
sub-TLV is present, the value of the TC field MUST be used as the
value of the TC field of an MPLS label stack entry for FMS messages.
If the TC sub-TLV is absent, then selection of the TC value is local
decision.
2.2.10. Source MEP-ID Sub-TLV
The Source MEP-ID sub-TLV depicted in Figure 13 is carried as a sub-
TLV of the MPLS OAM Functions TLV.
Note that support of ITU IDs is out-of-scope.
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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Source MEP-ID sub-type (400) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Source Node ID |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Tunnel ID | LSP ID |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 13: Source MEP-ID sub-TLV format
Sub-type: indicates a new sub-type, the Source MEP-ID sub-TLV (value
400).
Length: indicates the length of the Value field in octets (8).
Source Node ID: 32-bit node identifier as defined in [RFC6370].
Tunnel ID: a 16-bit unsigned integer unique to the node as defined in
[RFC6370].
LSP ID: a 16-bit unsigned integer unique within the Tunnel_ID as
defined in [RFC6370].
3. Summary of MPLS OAM Configuration Errors
This is the summary of Return Codes [RFC4379] defined in this
document:
- If an egress LSR does not support the specified BFD version, an
error MUST be generated: "OAM Problem/Unsupported BFD Version".
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- If an egress LSR does not support the specified BFD
Encapsulation format, an error MUST be generated: "OAM Problem/
Unsupported BFD Encapsulation format".
- If an egress LSR does not support BFD Authentication, and it is
requested, an error MUST be generated: "OAM Problem/BFD
Authentication unsupported".
- If an egress LSR does not support the specified BFD
Authentication Type, an error MUST be generated: "OAM Problem/
Unsupported BFD Authentication Type".
- If an egress LSR is not able to use the specified Authentication
Key ID, an error MUST be generated: "OAM Problem/Mismatch of BFD
Authentication Key ID".
- If an egress LSR does not support the specified Timestamp
Format, an error MUST be generated: "OAM Problem/Unsupported
Timestamp Format".
- If an egress LSR does not support specified Delay mode, an "OAM
Problem/Unsupported Delay Mode" error MUST be generated.
- If an egress LSR does not support specified Loss mode, an "OAM
Problem/Unsupported Loss Mode" error MUST be generated.
- If an egress LSR does not support Delay variation measurements,
and it is requested, an "OAM Problem/Delay variation unsupported"
error MUST be generated.
- If an egress LSR does not support Dyadic mode, and it is
requested, an "OAM Problem/Dyadic mode unsupported" error MUST be
generated.
- If an egress LSR does not support Loopback mode, and it is
requested, an "OAM Problem/Loopback mode unsupported" error MUST
be generated.
- If an egress LSR does not support Combined mode, and it is
requested, an "OAM Problem/Combined mode unsupported" error MUST
be generated.
- If an egress LSR does not support Fault Monitoring Signals, and
it is requested, an "OAM Problem/Fault management signaling
unsupported" error MUST be generated.
- If an intermediate server MEP supports Fault Monitoring Signals
but is unable to create an association, when requested to do so,
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an "OAM Problem/Unable to create fault management association"
error MUST be generated.
Ingress LSR MAY combine multiple MPLS OAM configuration TLVs and sub-
TLVs into single MPLS echo request. In case an egress LSR doesn't
support any of the requested modes it MUST set the return code to
report the first unsupported mode in the list of TLVs and sub-TLVs.
And if any of the requested OAM configuration is not supported the
egress LSR SHOULD NOT process OAM Configuration TLVs and sub-TLVs
listed in the MPLS echo request.
4. IANA Considerations
4.1. TLV and Sub-TLV Allocation
IANA maintains the Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label
Switched Paths (LSPs) Ping Parameters registry, and within that
registry a sub-registry for TLVs and sub-TLVs.
IANA is requested to allocate a new MPLS OAM Functions TLV from the
standards action range (0-16383) and sub-TLVs as follows from sub-
registry presented in Table 1, called "Sub-TLVs for TLV [TBA1]".
Registration procedures for Sub-TLVs from ranges 0-16383 and
32768-49161 are by Standards Action, and from ranges 16384-31743 and
49162-64511 are through Specification Required (Experimental RFC
Needed).
+------+----------+---------------------------------+---------------+
| Type | Sub-type | Value Field | Reference |
+------+----------+---------------------------------+---------------+
| TBA1 | | MPLS OAM Functions | This document |
| | 100 | BFD Configuration | This document |
| | 101 | BFD Local Discriminator | This document |
| | 102 | BFD Negotiation Timer | This document |
| | | Parameters | |
| | 103 | BFD Authentication | This document |
| | 104 | Traffic Class | This document |
| | 200 | Performance Measurement | This document |
| | 201 | PM Loss Measurement | This document |
| | 202 | PM Delay Measurement | This document |
| | 300 | Fault Management Signal | This document |
| | 400 | Source MEP-ID | This document |
+------+----------+---------------------------------+---------------+
Table 1: IANA TLV Type Allocation
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4.2. MPLS OAM Function Flags Allocation
IANA is requested to create a new registry called the "MPLS OAM
Function Flags" registry . Assignments of bit positions 0 through 31
are via Standards Action. The new registry to be populated as
follows.
+------------+--------------------+---------------------------------+
| Bit | MPLS OAM Function | Description |
| Position | Flag | |
+------------+--------------------+---------------------------------+
| 0 | C | Continuity Check (CC) |
| 1 | V | Connectivity Verification (CV) |
| 2 | F | Fault Management Signal (FMS) |
| 3 | L | Performance Measurement/Loss |
| | | (PM/Loss) |
| 4 | D | Performance Measurement/Delay |
| | | (PM/Delay) |
| 5 | T | Throughput Measurement |
| 6-30 | | Unassigned (Must be zero) |
| 31 | | Reserved |
+------------+--------------------+---------------------------------+
Table 2: MPLS OAM Function Flags
4.3. OAM Configuration Errors
IANA maintains a registry "Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Label Switched Paths (LSPs) Ping Parameters" registry, and within
that registry a sub-registry "Return Codes".
IANA is requested to assign new Return Codes from the Standards
Action range (0-191) as follows:
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+---------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+
| Error Value | Description | Reference |
| Sub-codes | | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+
| TBA3 | OAM Problem/Unsupported BFD | This document |
| | Version | |
| TBA4 | OAM Problem/Unsupported BFD | This document |
| | Encapsulation format | |
| TBA5 | OAM Problem/Unsupported BFD | This document |
| | Authentication Type | |
| TBA6 | OAM Problem/Mismatch of BFD | This document |
| | Authentication Key ID | |
| TBA7 | OAM Problem/Unsupported Timestamp | This document |
| | Format | |
| TBA8 | OAM Problem/Unsupported Delay | This document |
| | Mode | |
| TBA9 | OAM Problem/Unsupported Loss Mode | This document |
| TBA10 | OAM Problem/Delay variation | This document |
| | unsupported | |
| TBA11 | OAM Problem/Dyadic mode | This document |
| | unsupported | |
| TBA12 | OAM Problem/Loopback mode | This document |
| | unsupported | |
| TBA13 | OAM Problem/Combined mode | This document |
| | unsupported | |
| TBA14 | OAM Problem/Fault management | This document |
| | signaling unsupported | |
| TBA15 | OAM Problem/Unable to create | This document |
| | fault management association | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+
Table 3: IANA Return Codes Allocation
5. Security Considerations
The signaling of OAM related parameters and the automatic
establishment of OAM entities introduces additional security
considerations to those discussed in [RFC4379]. In particular, a
network element could be overloaded if an attacker were to request
high frequency liveliness monitoring of a large number of LSPs,
targeting a single network element. Implementations must be made
cognizant of available OAM resources and MAY refuse new OAM
configurations that would overload a node. Additionally, policies to
manage OAM resources may be used to provide some fairness in OAM
resource distribution among monitored LSPs.
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Security of OAM protocols configured with extensions to LSP Ping
described in this document are discussed in [RFC5880], [RFC5884],
[RFC6374], [RFC6427], and [RFC6428].
In order that the configuration of OAM functionality can be achieved
securely through the techniques described in this document, security
mechanisms must already be in place and operational for LSP Ping.
Thus the exchange of security parameters (such as keys) for use in
securing OAM is outside the scope of this document and is assumed to
use an off-line mechanism or an established secure key-exchange
protocol.
Additional discussion of security for MPLS protocols can be found in
[RFC5920].
6. Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Nobo Akiya, David Allan and Adrian
Farrel for their thorough reviews and insightful comments.
7. References
7.1. 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>.
[RFC4379] Kompella, K. and G. Swallow, "Detecting Multi-Protocol
Label Switched (MPLS) Data Plane Failures", RFC 4379,
DOI 10.17487/RFC4379, February 2006,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4379>.
[RFC5654] Niven-Jenkins, B., Ed., Brungard, D., Ed., Betts, M., Ed.,
Sprecher, N., and S. Ueno, "Requirements of an MPLS
Transport Profile", RFC 5654, DOI 10.17487/RFC5654,
September 2009, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5654>.
[RFC5880] Katz, D. and D. Ward, "Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
(BFD)", RFC 5880, DOI 10.17487/RFC5880, June 2010,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5880>.
[RFC5884] Aggarwal, R., Kompella, K., Nadeau, T., and G. Swallow,
"Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for MPLS Label
Switched Paths (LSPs)", RFC 5884, DOI 10.17487/RFC5884,
June 2010, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5884>.
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[RFC6370] Bocci, M., Swallow, G., and E. Gray, "MPLS Transport
Profile (MPLS-TP) Identifiers", RFC 6370,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6370, September 2011,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6370>.
[RFC6374] Frost, D. and S. Bryant, "Packet Loss and Delay
Measurement for MPLS Networks", RFC 6374,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6374, September 2011,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6374>.
[RFC6427] Swallow, G., Ed., Fulignoli, A., Ed., Vigoureux, M., Ed.,
Boutros, S., and D. Ward, "MPLS Fault Management
Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)",
RFC 6427, DOI 10.17487/RFC6427, November 2011,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6427>.
[RFC6428] Allan, D., Ed., Swallow Ed., G., and J. Drake Ed.,
"Proactive Connectivity Verification, Continuity Check,
and Remote Defect Indication for the MPLS Transport
Profile", RFC 6428, DOI 10.17487/RFC6428, November 2011,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6428>.
7.2. Informative References
[RFC3209] Awduche, D., Berger, L., Gan, D., Li, T., Srinivasan, V.,
and G. Swallow, "RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP
Tunnels", RFC 3209, DOI 10.17487/RFC3209, December 2001,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3209>.
[RFC5036] Andersson, L., Ed., Minei, I., Ed., and B. Thomas, Ed.,
"LDP Specification", RFC 5036, DOI 10.17487/RFC5036,
October 2007, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5036>.
[RFC5462] Andersson, L. and R. Asati, "Multiprotocol Label Switching
(MPLS) Label Stack Entry: "EXP" Field Renamed to "Traffic
Class" Field", RFC 5462, DOI 10.17487/RFC5462, February
2009, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5462>.
[RFC5860] Vigoureux, M., Ed., Ward, D., Ed., and M. Betts, Ed.,
"Requirements for Operations, Administration, and
Maintenance (OAM) in MPLS Transport Networks", RFC 5860,
DOI 10.17487/RFC5860, May 2010,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5860>.
[RFC5920] Fang, L., Ed., "Security Framework for MPLS and GMPLS
Networks", RFC 5920, DOI 10.17487/RFC5920, July 2010,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5920>.
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[RFC6371] Busi, I., Ed. and D. Allan, Ed., "Operations,
Administration, and Maintenance Framework for MPLS-Based
Transport Networks", RFC 6371, DOI 10.17487/RFC6371,
September 2011, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6371>.
[RFC6375] Frost, D., Ed. and S. Bryant, Ed., "A Packet Loss and
Delay Measurement Profile for MPLS-Based Transport
Networks", RFC 6375, DOI 10.17487/RFC6375, September 2011,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6375>.
[RFC6669] Sprecher, N. and L. Fang, "An Overview of the Operations,
Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Toolset for MPLS-
Based Transport Networks", RFC 6669, DOI 10.17487/RFC6669,
July 2012, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6669>.
[RFC7419] Akiya, N., Binderberger, M., and G. Mirsky, "Common
Interval Support in Bidirectional Forwarding Detection",
RFC 7419, DOI 10.17487/RFC7419, December 2014,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7419>.
[RFC7487] Bellagamba, E., Takacs, A., Mirsky, G., Andersson, L.,
Skoldstrom, P., and D. Ward, "Configuration of Proactive
Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)
Functions for MPLS-Based Transport Networks Using RSVP-
TE", RFC 7487, DOI 10.17487/RFC7487, March 2015,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7487>.
Authors' Addresses
Elisa Bellagamba
Email: elisa.bellagamba@gmail.com
Gregory Mirsky
Ericsson
Email: Gregory.Mirsky@ericsson.com
Loa Andersson
Huawei Technologies
Email: loa@mail01.huawei.com
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Pontus Skoldstrom
Acreo AB
Electrum 236
Kista 164 40
Sweden
Phone: +46 8 6327731
Email: pontus.skoldstrom@acreo.se
Dave Ward
Cisco
Email: dward@cisco.com
John Drake
Juniper
Email: jdrake@juniper.net
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