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DeNet WG                                                        Q. Xiong
Internet-Draft                                                     J. Yu
Intended status: Standards Track                         ZTE Corporation
Expires: May 4, 2020                                              P. Liu
                                                                  F. Qin
                                                            China Mobile
                                                        November 1, 2019


                           DetNet QoS Policy
                    draft-xiong-detnet-qos-policy-02

Abstract

   This document proposes a Quality of Service (QoS) policy to apply
   Differentiated Services (DiffServ) model for Deterministic Networking
   (DetNet) and defines a DetNet DiffServ mechanism including DetNet IP
   and MPLS encapsulation.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.1.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  DetNet DiffServ Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     2.1.  DetNet Classifiers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     2.2.  DetNet Traffic Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       2.2.1.  Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       2.2.2.  Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     2.3.  DetNet DSCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     2.4.  DetNet PHB  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     2.5.  DetNet Queuing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   3.  DetNet IP DiffServ Consideration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   4.  DetNet MPLS DiffServ Consideration  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   5.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   6.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   7.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     8.1.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     8.2.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8

1.  Introduction

   As defined in [RFC8655], Deterministic Networking (DetNet) provides a
   capability to carry specified unicast or multicast data flows for
   real-time applications with extremely low data loss rates and bounded
   latency.  DetNet and non-DetNet packets may be allowed to transmitted
   in the same network and more than one DetNet flows which has
   different priorities may be forwarded through the DetNet domain.  The
   DetNet Class of Service (CoS) should be taken into consideration to
   provide Quality of Service (QoS) for DetNet services.

   As discussed in [I-D.ietf-detnet-mpls] and [I-D.ietf-detnet-ip],
   Differentiated Services (DiffServ) can provide traffic forwarding
   treatment for DetNet networks.  The DiffServ architecture as
   specified in [RFC2475] defined a model that traffic entering a
   DiffServ domain is classified and conditioned at the boundaries and
   marked with a DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) defined in [RFC2474].  The
   DSCP is used at transit nodes to select the Per Hop Behavior (PHB)
   that determines the scheduling treatment.  And [RFC3270] provide a
   solution to support DiffServ for traffic marked with Traffic Class
   (TC) [RFC5462] transported over an MPLS network.




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   This document proposes a QoS policy to apply DiffServ model for
   DetNet networks and defines a DetNet DiffServ mechanism including
   DetNet IP and MPLS encapsulation.

1.1.  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].

1.2.  Terminology

   The terminology is defined as [RFC8655], [RFC3270], [RFC2475] and
   [RFC2474].

2.  DetNet DiffServ Overview

   The DetNet network needs to be capable of supporting differentiated
   services dividing to one or more contiguous DiffServ domains.  The
   key components within a DiffServ domain including traffic
   classification and conditioning functions, and PHB-based forwarding.
   The customers may specify packet classification policy, traffic
   profiles and actions to DetNet flows which are in-profile or out-of-
   profile at the boundary.  The DiffServ domains may support different
   PHB groups internally and different codepoint->PHB mappings at the
   transit nodes.  The DetNet DiffServ process for packets is as
   Figure 1 shown.


                   +---------+
                   |  Meter  |-----------------------------------+
            +----->| (DetNet |------------------+                |
            |      | Profile)|--+               |                |
            |      +---------+  |               |                |
            |                   V               V                V
DetNet+------------+     +----------+     +------------+     +---------+
Flow  | Classifier |     |  Marker  |     |Shaper/Order|     | Queuing |
=====>| (DetNet    |====>| (DetNet  |====>|  Dropper/  |====>| (DetNet |
      |  BA/MF)    |     |  DSCP)   |     | Scheduler/ |     |  PHB)   |
      +------------+     +----------+     +------------+     +---------+

        Figure 1: Overview of a DetNet DiffServ mechanism









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2.1.  DetNet Classifiers

   As defined in [RFC2475], packet classifiers select packets in a
   traffic stream based on the information of packet header including
   two types of classifiers, the BA (Behavior Aggregate) and MF (Multi-
   Field) Classifier.  The difference is that the BA classifies packets
   based on the CoS field and the latter one based on more other header
   fields.

   In DetNet DiffServ model, BA and MF can be applied for packets
   classification.  After classification, the flows can be seperated
   from DetNet and non-DetNet.  As specified in [I-D.ietf-detnet-ip], no
   DetNet specific encapsulation is defined to support DetNet IP flow
   identification and DetNet service delivery.  So the DetNet IP
   classifiers is the same as defined in [RFC2474] and [RFC2475].  As
   defined in [I-D.ietf-detnet-mpls], DetNet service Label (S-Label) is
   used to identify a DetNet flow and forwarding labels (F-Labels) are
   used to provide LSP-based connectivity in DetNet MPLS header.  The
   S-Label and F-Labels can be used in combination with MPLS TC filed in
   MF classifier.  And DetNet MPLS BA classifier select packets based on
   the MPLS TC field only as defined in [RFC5462].

2.2.  DetNet Traffic Conditioners

   As mentioned in [RFC8655], DetNet flows can be shaped or scheduled.
   The rate limiting of DetNet traffic and the starvation avoiding of
   non-DetNet traffic, e.g., at the ingress of the DetNet domain must be
   applied by traffic policing and shaping functions.  As [RFC2475]
   defined, the traffic conditioner may contain four elements: meter,
   marker, shaper and dropper.  Traffic conditioning performs metering,
   shaping, policing and/or re-marking to ensure the traffic which
   entering the DiffServ domain conforms to the service provisioning
   policy.

   In DetNet, the traffic policing and conditioning SHOULD include
   meter, marker, shaper, dropper, scheduler and order.  A meter with a
   DetNet Profile is used to measure the DetNet flows selected by a
   DetNet classifier and the result of the meter with respect to a
   packet may be used to trigger a DetNet action including a marking,
   shaping, dropping, scheduling or ordering.  A marker is used to set
   the Cos field of a DetNet packet to a DetNet DSCP (section 2.3),
   mapping the marked packet to a DetNet PHB.  A Shaper may apply
   specific shaping algorithms implemented by DetNet network, e.g.,
   credit-based shaper [IEEE802.1Qav].  A dropper is used to discard
   some of the non-DetNet packets to provide the QoS of the DetNet flows
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2.2.1.  Scheduler

   As decribed in [RFC8655], the DetNet flows can be scheduled to
   achieve time-based synchronization for scheduled traffic.  This
   document proposes a new type of action for DetNet traffic
   conditioning named Scheduler action.  A scheduler may apply specific
   scheduling and related Queuing algorithms implemented by DetNet
   network, e.g., Time-gated queues [IEEE802.1Qbv] and Cyclic Queuing
   and Forwarding [IEEE802.1Qch].

2.2.2.  Order

   As defined in [I-D.ietf-detnet-mpls], DetNet control word (d-CW)
   containing sequencing information for packet replication and
   duplicate elimination purposes.  Sequence Number is different packet-
   by-packet.  Based on Detnet MPLS date plane encapsulation, this
   document proposes a new type of action for DetNet traffic
   conditioning named order action which used to reorder the packets
   within a DetNet flow that are received out of order.

2.3.  DetNet DSCP

   The DetNet DSCP carried in CoS field in IP header and TC field in
   MPLS header may be uesd to mark packets at ingress nodes and select a
   DetNet PHB (section 2.4) at transit nodes.  DetNet DSCP MUST be
   defined to one or more particular values, which MUST be unique for
   codepoints in the standard space.

   [Ed.note: We need to define one or more DetNet DSCP values and
   related DetNet PHB for DetNet-specific treatment.]

2.4.  DetNet PHB

   As specified in [RFC2475], per-hop behaviors are defined to permit a
   reasonably granular means of allocating buffer and bandwidth
   resources at each node among competing traffic streams.  PHB groups
   will usually share a common constraint such as a packet scheduling or
   buffer management policy.  According to [RFC4594], Default Forwarding
   (DF) PHB, Assured Forwarding (AF) PHBs, Expedited Forwarding (EF) PHB
   and Class Selector (CS) PHBs have been defined to provide forwarding
   treatment.  These PHBs can be used to forward DetNet flows based on
   the requirement.

   This document defines a new type of Deterministic Networking (DN) PHB
   which is intended for traffic requiring extremely low data loss rates
   and bounded latency for DetNet.  The DN PHB may include a set of PHB
   classes, e.g., DN1,DN2,etc.  And the number of the class is the same
   with the DetNet DSCP values.  The DSCP in IP header and TC in MPLS



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   header should be mapped to DN PHB with the relevant PHB specification
   which may be completed in future discussion.

2.5.  DetNet Queuing

   As discussed in [RFC8655],the nodes in DetNet network shall queue
   each received packets to one of the potential transmission ports and
   provide storage for queued packets, awaiting to submit these for
   transmission.  A port provides one or more queues corresponding to
   the number of traffic classes.  The queuing mechanism should be
   configured and implemented to DetNet nodes.

   As defined in [RFC4594], Priority Queuing (PQ) was defined to queue
   the packets in priority sequence and Rate Queuing (RQ)selects packets
   according to the specified rate including Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ)
   and Weighted Round Robin (WRR).  Active Queue Management (AQM) also
   be defined to use packet dropping or marking to manage the depth of a
   queue.

   As per IEEE 802.1 WG, queuing and transmission selection algorithms
   also can be used for queue scheduling in DetNet network.

3.  DetNet IP DiffServ Consideration

   As specified in [I-D.ietf-detnet-ip], no DetNet specific
   encapsulation is defined to support DetNet IP flow identification and
   DetNet service delivery.  So the DetNet IP classification is the same
   as defined in [RFC2474] and [RFC2475].  But the recommended DetNet
   DSCP may be uesd to mark packets to select a DetNet PHB and the
   transit nodes should implement mechanisms performing the PHB.  The
   mapping of DSCP to PHBs MUST be configurable.  Implementations should
   support the recommended codepoint-to-PHB mappings in their default
   configuration.

4.  DetNet MPLS DiffServ Consideration

   As defined in [I-D.ietf-detnet-mpls], DetNet S-Label and F-Labels can
   be used in combination with MPLS TC filed in MF classifier.  The BA
   classifier is the same with the [RFC3270].

   Two types of LSPs including Explicitly TC-encoded-PSC LSP (E-LSP) and
   Label-Only-Inferred-PSC LSP (L-LSP) follows the definition of
   [RFC3270] and can be used to support DetNet explicit routes in MPLS-
   TE LSP.  A E-LSP can be used to support one or more DetNet flows and
   a L-LSP can be established for one flow.  E-LSP and L-LSP can use a
   signaled TC->PHB mapping to forward packets whose corresponding PHBs
   are defined in this document.




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   In DetNet MPLS network, DetNet Layer Two Service is supported in TSN
   over MPLS.  The LSP egressing over egde nodes can use the
   preconfigured PHB->802.1 mapping as defined in [RFC3270].

   As specified in [RFC3270], there may be more than one LSP carrying
   the same flow.  Two or more LSPs can be merged into one LSP at one
   egressing LSR.  It can be used to perform the packet replication
   (PRF) at ingress nodes and the packet elimination (PEF) at the egress
   nodes in DetNet DiffServ model.  The order action which defined in
   this document can be used for packet ordering functionality (POF).

5.  Security Considerations

   TBD.

6.  IANA Considerations

   TBD.

7.  Acknowledgements

   TBD.

8.  References

8.1.  Informative References

   [RFC2475]  Blake, S., Black, D., Carlson, M., Davies, E., Wang, Z.,
              and W. Weiss, "An Architecture for Differentiated
              Services", RFC 2475, DOI 10.17487/RFC2475, December 1998,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2475>.

8.2.  Normative References

   [I-D.ietf-detnet-ip]
              Varga, B., Farkas, J., Berger, L., Fedyk, D., Malis, A.,
              Bryant, S., and J. Korhonen, "DetNet Data Plane: IP",
              draft-ietf-detnet-ip-03 (work in progress), October 2019.

   [I-D.ietf-detnet-mpls]
              Varga, B., Farkas, J., Berger, L., Fedyk, D., Malis, A.,
              Bryant, S., and J. Korhonen, "DetNet Data Plane: MPLS",
              draft-ietf-detnet-mpls-03 (work in progress), October
              2019.







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   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [RFC2474]  Nichols, K., Blake, S., Baker, F., and D. Black,
              "Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS
              Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers", RFC 2474,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2474, December 1998,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2474>.

   [RFC3270]  Le Faucheur, F., Wu, L., Davie, B., Davari, S., Vaananen,
              P., Krishnan, R., Cheval, P., and J. Heinanen, "Multi-
              Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Support of Differentiated
              Services", RFC 3270, DOI 10.17487/RFC3270, May 2002,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3270>.

   [RFC4594]  Babiarz, J., Chan, K., and F. Baker, "Configuration
              Guidelines for DiffServ Service Classes", RFC 4594,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC4594, August 2006,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4594>.

   [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, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5462>.

   [RFC8655]  Finn, N., Thubert, P., Varga, B., and J. Farkas,
              "Deterministic Networking Architecture", RFC 8655,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8655, October 2019,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8655>.

Authors' Addresses

   Quan Xiong
   ZTE Corporation
   No.6 Huashi Park Rd
   Wuhan, Hubei  430223
   China

   Phone: +86 27 83531060
   Email: xiong.quan@zte.com.cn









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   Jinghai Yu
   ZTE Corporation
   50 Software Avenue, YuHuaTai District
   Nanjing, Jiangsu  210012
   China

   Phone: +86 025 26774049
   Email: yu.jinghai@zte.com.cn


   Peng Liu
   China Mobile
   Beijing  100053
   China

   Email: liupengyjy@chinamobile.com


   Fengwei Qin
   China Mobile
   Beijing
   China

   Email: qinfengwei@chinamobile.com



























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