Internet DRAFT - draft-ietf-pals-redundancy-spe
draft-ietf-pals-redundancy-spe
Network Working Group J. Dong
Internet-Draft H. Wang
Intended status: Standards Track Huawei Technologies
Expires: May 19, 2016 November 16, 2015
Pseudowire Redundancy on S-PE
draft-ietf-pals-redundancy-spe-03
Abstract
This document describes Multi-Segment Pseudowire (MS-PW) protection
scenarios in which the pseudowire redundancy is provided on the
Switching Provider Edge (S-PE) defined in RFC 5659. Operations of
the S-PEs which provide PW redundancy are specified in this document.
Signaling of the Preferential Forwarding status as defined in RFC
6870 and RFC 6478 is reused. This document does not require any
change to the Terminating Provider Edges (T-PEs) of MS-PW.
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].
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Typical Scenarios of PW Redundancy on S-PE . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1. MS-PW Redundancy on S-PE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2. MS-PW Redundancy on S-PE with S-PE Protection . . . . . . 4
3. S-PE Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Applications of PW Redundancy on S-PE . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.1. Applications in Scenario 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.2. Applications in Scenario 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5. VCCV Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1. Introduction
[RFC6718] describes the framework and requirements for pseudowire
(PW) redundancy, and [RFC6870] specifies Pseudowire (PW) redundancy
mechanism for scenarios where a set of redundant PWs are configured
between Provider Edge (PE) nodes in single-segment pseudowire (SS-PW)
[RFC3985] applications, or between Terminating Provider Edge (T-PE)
nodes in Multi-Segment Pseudowire (MS-PW) [RFC5659] applications.
In some MS-PW scenarios, there are benefits of providing PW
redundancy on Switching Provider Edge (S-PEs), such as reducing the
burden on the access T-PE nodes, and enabling faster protection
switching compared to the end-to-end MS-PW protection mechanisms.
This document describes some scenarios in which PW redundancy is
provided on S-PEs, and specifies the operations of the S-PEs. The
S-PEs connect to the neighboring T-PEs or S-PEs with PW segments.
For the S-PE which provides PW redundancy for MS-PW, there is a
single PW segment on one side, which is called the single-homed side,
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and on the other side there are multiple PW segments, which is called
the multi-homed side. The scenario in which the S-PE has two multi-
homed sides is out of scope. Signaling of the preferential
forwarding status as defined in [RFC6870] and [RFC6478] is reused.
This document does not require any change to the T-PEs of MS-PW.
2. Typical Scenarios of PW Redundancy on S-PE
In some MS-PW deployment scenarios, there are benefits of providing
PW redundancy on S-PEs. This section describes typical scenarios of
PW redundancy on S-PE.
2.1. MS-PW Redundancy on S-PE
+-----+
+---+ +-----+ | | +---+
| | | |------|T-PE2|----| |
| | +-----+ | ..PW-Seg2.......| | |
| | |....PW-Seg1..... | +-----+ | |
|CE1|----|T-PE1|------|S-PE1| |CE2|
| | | | | . | +-----+ | |
| | +-----+ | ..PW-Seg3.......| | |
| | | |------|T-PE3|----| |
+---+ +-----+ | | +---+
+-----+
Figure 1.MS-PW Redundancy on S-PE
As illustrated in Figure 1, Customer Edge (CE) node CE1 is connected
to T-PE1 while CE2 is dual-homed to T-PE2 and T-PE3. T-PE1 is
connected to S-PE1 only, and S-PE1 is connected to both T-PE2 and
T-PE3. The MS-PW is switched on S-PE1, and PW segments PW-Seg2 and
PW-Seg3 provide resiliency on S-PE1 for the failure of T-PE2, T-PE3
or the connected Attachment Circuits (ACs). PW-Seg2 is selected as
the primary PW segment, and PW-Seg3 is the secondary PW segment.
MS-PW redundancy on S-PE is beneficial for the scenario in Figure 1
since T-PE1 as an access node may not support PW redundancy.
Besides, with PW redundancy on S-PE, the number of PW segments
required between T-PE1 and S-PE1 is only half of the number of PW
segments needed when end-to-end MS-PW redundancy is used. In
addition, in this scenario PW redundancy on S-PE could provide faster
protection switching, compared with end-to-end protection switching
of MS-PW.
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2.2. MS-PW Redundancy on S-PE with S-PE Protection
+---+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+
| | | | | | | |
| | |......PW1-Seg1......PW1-Seg2........|
| | | . . | | |
|CE1|----|T-PE1|------|S-PE1|-----------|T-PE2|
| | | . | | . | PW1-Seg3 | | +---+
| | + . + | ......... ......|----| |
| | | . | | | . .| | | |
+---+ +---.-+ +-----+ . . +-----+ | |
|. . . |CE2|
|. .. | |
|. +-----+ . . +-----+ | |
|. | | . .| |----| |
|...PW2-Seg1.......... ......| +---+
| | . | PW2-Seg2 | |
----------|S-PE2|-----------|T-PE3|
| . | | |
| .....PW2-Seg3........|
| | | |
+-----+ +-----+
Figure 2. MS-PW Redundancy on S-PE with S-PE protection
As illustrated in Figure 2, CE1 is connected to T-PE1 while CE2 is
dual-homed to T-PE2 and T-PE3. T-PE1 is connected to both S-PE1 and
S-PE2, and both S-PE1 and S-PE2 are connected to both T-PE2 and
T-PE3. There are two MS-PWs which are switched at S-PE1 and S-PE2
respectively to provide S-PE node protection. For MS-PW1, S-PE1
provides resiliency using PW1-Seg2 and PW1-Seg3. For MS-PW2, S-PE2
provides resiliency using PW2-Seg2 and PW2-Seg3. MS-PW1 is the
primary MS-PW, and PW1-Seg2 between S-PE1 and T-PE2 is the primary PW
segment. MS-PW2 is the secondary MS-PW.
MS-PW redundancy on S-PE is beneficial for this scenario since it
reduces the number of end-to-end MS-PWs required for both T-PE and
S-PE protection. In addition, PW redundancy on S-PE could provide
faster protection switching, compared with end-to-end protection
switching of MS-PW.
3. S-PE Operations
For an S-PE which provides PW redundancy for MS-PW, it is important
to advertise proper preferential forwarding status to the PW segments
on both sides and perform protection switching according to the
received status information. Note that when PW redundancy for MS-PW
is provided on S-PE, the optional S-PE Bypass Mode as defined in
[RFC6478] MUST NOT be used, otherwise the S-PE will not receive the
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PW status messages originated by T-PEs. This section specifies the
operations of S-PEs on which PW redundancy is provisioned. This
section does not make any change to the T-PEs of MS-PW.
The S-PEs connect to the neighboring T-PEs or other S-PEs on two
sides with PW segments. For the S-PE which provides PW redundancy
for an MS-PW, on one side there is a single PW segment, which is
called the single-homed side, and on the other side there are
multiple PW segments, which is called the multi-homed side. The
scenario in which the S-PE has two multi-homed sides is out of scope.
The S-PE which provides PW redundncy MUST work as a Slave node for
the single-homed side, and MUST work in Independent mode for the
multi-homed side. Consequently, The T-PE on the single-homed side
MUST work in the Master mode, and the T-PEs on the multi-homed side
MUST work in the Independent mode. The Signaling of the Preferential
Forwarding bit as defined in [RFC6870] and [RFC6478] is reused.
The S-PE MUST pass the Preferential Forwarding status received from
the single-homed side unchanged to all the PW segments on the multi-
homed side. The S-PE MUST advertise the Standby Preferential
Forwarding status to the single-homed side if it receives Standby
status from all the PW segments on the multi-homed side, and it MUST
advertise the Active Preferential Forwarding status to the single-
homed side if it receives Active status from any of the PW segments
on the multi-homed side. For the single-homed side, the active PW
segment is determined by the T-PE on this side, which works as the
Master node. On the multi-homed side, since both the S-PE and T-PEs
work in the Independent mode, the PW segment which has both local and
remote Up/Down status and Preferential Forwarding status as Up and
Active MUST be selected for traffic forwarding. When a switchover
happens on the S-PE, if the S-PE supports the SP-PE TLV processing as
defined in [RFC6073], it SHOULD advertise the updated SP-PE TLVs by
sending a Label Mapping message to the T-PEs.
4. Applications of PW Redundancy on S-PE
4.1. Applications in Scenario 1
For the scenario in Figure 1, assume the AC from CE2 to T-PE2 is
active. In normal operation, S-PE1 would receive the Active
Preferential Forwarding status bit on the single-homed side from
T-PE1, then it would advertise the Active Preferential Forwarding
status bit on both PW-Seg2 and PW-Seg3. T-PE2 and T-PE3 would
advertise the Active and Standby Preferential Forwarding status bit
to S-PE1 respectively, reflecting the forwarding state of the two ACs
connected to CE2. By matching the local and remote Up/Down status
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and Preferential Forwarding status, PW-Seg2 would be used for traffic
forwarding.
On failure of the AC between CE2 and T-PE2, the forwarding state of
AC on T-PE3 is changed to Active. T-PE3 then advertises the Active
Preferential Forwarding status to S-PE1, and T-PE2 would advertise a
PW status Notification message to S-PE1, indicating that the AC
between CE2 and T-PE2 is down. S-PE1 would perform the switchover
according to the updated local and remote Preferential Forwarding
status and the status of "Pseudowire forwarding", and select PW-Seg3
as the new PW Segment for traffic forwarding. Since S-PE1 still
connects to an Active PW segment on the multi-homed side, it will not
advertise any change of the PW status to T-PE1. If S-PE1 supports
the SP-PE TLV processing as defined in [RFC6073], it would advertise
the updated SP-PE TLVs by sending a Label Mapping message to T-PE1.
4.2. Applications in Scenario 2
For the scenario of Figure 2, assume the AC from CE2 to T-PE2 is
active. T-PE1 works in Master mode and it would advertise the Active
and Standby Preferential Forwarding status bit to S-PE1 and S-PE2
respectively according to configuration. According to the received
Preferential Forwarding status bit, S-PE1 would advertise the Active
Preferential Forwarding status bit to both T-PE2 and T-PE3, and S-PE2
would advertise the Standby Preferential Forwarding status bit to
both T-PE2 and T-PE3. T-PE2 would advertise the Active Preferential
Forwarding status bit to both S-PE1 and S-PE2, and T-PE3 would
advertise the Standby Preferential Forwarding status bit to both
S-PE1 and S-PE2, reflecting the forwarding state of the two ACs
connected to CE2. By matching the local and remote Up/Down Status
and Preferential Forwarding status, PW1-Seg2 from S-PE1 to T-PE2
would be used for traffic forwarding. Since S-PE1 connects to the
Active PW segment on the multi-homed side, it would advertise the
Active Preferential Forwarding status bit to T-PE1, and S-PE2 would
advertise the Standby Preferential Forwarding status bit to T-PE1
since it does not have any Active PW segment on the multi-homed side.
On failure of the AC between CE2 and T-PE2, the forwarding state of
AC on T-PE3 is changed to Active. T-PE3 would then advertise the
Active Preferential Forwarding status bit to both S-PE1 and S-PE2,
and T-PE2 would advertise a PW status Notification message to both
S-PE1 and S-PE2, indicating that the AC between CE2 and T-PE2 is
down. S-PE1 would perform the switchover according to the updated
local and remote Preferential Forwarding status and the status of
"Pseudowire forwarding", and select PW1-Seg3 for traffic forwarding.
Since S-PE1 still has an Active PW segment on the multi-homed side,
it would not advertise any change of the PW status to T-PE1. If
S-PE1 supports the SP-PE TLV processing as defined in [RFC6073], it
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would advertise the updated SP-PE TLVs by sending a Label Mapping
message to T-PE1.
If S-PE1 fails, T-PE1 would notice this through some detection
mechanism and then advertise the Active Preferential Forwarding
status bit to S-PE2, and PW2-Seg1 would be selected by T-PE1 for
traffic forwarding. On receipt of the newly changed Preferential
Forwarding status, S-PE2 would advertise the Active Preferential
Forwarding status to both T-PE2 and T-PE3. T-PE2 and T-PE3 would
also notice the failure of S-PE1 by some detection mechanism. Then
by matching the local and remote Up/Down and Preferential Forwarding
status, PW2-Seg2 would be selected for traffic forwarding.
5. VCCV Considerations
For PW Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV) [RFC5085],
the Control Channel (CC) type 1 "PW ACH" can be used with S-PE
redundancy mechanism. VCCV CC type 2 "Router Alert Label" is not
supported for MS-PW as specified in [RFC6073]. If VCCV CC type 3
"TTL Expiry" is to be used, the PW label TTL MUST be set to the
appropriate value to reach the target PE. The hop count from one
T-PE to the target PE can be obtained either via SP-PE TLVs, through
MS-PW path trace or based on management plane information.
6. IANA Considerations
This document makes no request of IANA.
7. Security Considerations
Since PW redundancy is provided on the S-PE nodes of MS-PWs, it is
important that the security mechanisms as defined in [RFC4447],
[RFC6073] and [RFC6478] are implemented to ensure that the S-PE nodes
and the messages sent and received by the S-PE nodes are not
compromised.
8. Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Mach Chen, Lizhong Jin, Mustapha
Aissaoui, Luca Martini, Matthew Bocci and Stewart Bryant for their
valuable comments and discussions.
9. References
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9.1. 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>.
[RFC4447] Martini, L., Ed., Rosen, E., El-Aawar, N., Smith, T., and
G. Heron, "Pseudowire Setup and Maintenance Using the
Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)", RFC 4447,
DOI 10.17487/RFC4447, April 2006,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4447>.
[RFC6073] Martini, L., Metz, C., Nadeau, T., Bocci, M., and M.
Aissaoui, "Segmented Pseudowire", RFC 6073,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6073, January 2011,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6073>.
[RFC6478] Martini, L., Swallow, G., Heron, G., and M. Bocci,
"Pseudowire Status for Static Pseudowires", RFC 6478,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6478, May 2012,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6478>.
[RFC6870] Muley, P., Ed. and M. Aissaoui, Ed., "Pseudowire
Preferential Forwarding Status Bit", RFC 6870,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6870, February 2013,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6870>.
9.2. Informative References
[RFC3985] Bryant, S., Ed. and P. Pate, Ed., "Pseudo Wire Emulation
Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Architecture", RFC 3985,
DOI 10.17487/RFC3985, March 2005,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3985>.
[RFC5085] Nadeau, T., Ed. and C. Pignataro, Ed., "Pseudowire Virtual
Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV): A Control
Channel for Pseudowires", RFC 5085, DOI 10.17487/RFC5085,
December 2007, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5085>.
[RFC5659] Bocci, M. and S. Bryant, "An Architecture for Multi-
Segment Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge", RFC 5659,
DOI 10.17487/RFC5659, October 2009,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5659>.
[RFC6718] Muley, P., Aissaoui, M., and M. Bocci, "Pseudowire
Redundancy", RFC 6718, DOI 10.17487/RFC6718, August 2012,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6718>.
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Authors' Addresses
Jie Dong
Huawei Technologies
Huawei Building, No.156 Beiqing Rd.
Beijing 100095
China
Email: jie.dong@huawei.com
Haibo Wang
Huawei Technologies
Huawei Building, No.156 Beiqing Rd.
Beijing 100095
China
Email: rainsword.wang@huawei.com
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