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PCE Working Group                                                H. Chen
Internet-Draft                                                 Futurewei
Intended status: Standards Track                                  A. Liu
Expires: 13 July 2024                                              Ciena
                                                                  M. Toy
                                                                 Verizon
                                                                  V. Liu
                                                         10 January 2024


        Extensions to PCEP for Distributing Label Cross Domains
                   draft-chen-pce-label-x-domains-18

Abstract

   This document specifies extensions to PCEP for distributing labels
   crossing domains for an inter-domain Point-to-Point (P2P) or Point-
   to-Multipoint (P2MP) Traffic Engineering (TE) Label Switched Path
   (LSP).

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   4.  Label Distribution  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     4.1.  An Exmaple  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   5.  Extensions to PCEP  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     5.1.  RP Object Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     5.2.  Label Object  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     5.3.  LSP Tunnel Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     5.4.  Request Message Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     5.5.  Reply Message Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   7.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     7.1.  Request Parameter Bit Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   8.  Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   9.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     9.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     9.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11

1.  Introduction

   After a path crossing multiple domains is computed, an inter-domain
   Traffic Engineering (TE) Label Switched Path (LSP) tunnel may be set
   up along the path by a number of tunnel central controllers (TCCs).
   Each of the domains through which the path goes may be controlled by
   a tunnel central controller (TCC), which sets up the segment of the
   TE LSP tunnel in the domain.  When the TCC sets up the segment of the
   TE LSP tunnel in its domain that is not a domain containing the tail
   end of the tunnel, it needs a label and an interface from a
   downstream domain, which is next to it along the path.

   This document specifies extensions to PCEP for distributing a label
   and an interface from a domain to its upstream domain along the path
   for the TE LSP tunnel crossing multiple domains.





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2.  Terminology

   ABR: Area Border Router.  Routers used to connect two IGP areas
   (areas in OSPF or levels in IS-IS).

   ASBR: Autonomous System Border Router.  Routers used to connect
   together ASes via inter-AS links.

   Boundary Node (BN): a boundary node is either an ABR in the context
   of inter-area Traffic Engineering or an ASBR in the context of inter-
   AS Traffic Engineering.

   Entry BN of domain(n): a BN connecting domain(n-1) to domain(n) along
   a determined sequence of domains.

   Exit BN of domain(n): a BN connecting domain(n) to domain(n+1) along
   a determined sequence of domains.

   Inter-area TE LSP: A TE LSP that crosses an IGP area boundary.

   Inter-AS TE LSP: A TE LSP that crosses an AS boundary.

   LSP: Label Switched Path.

   LSR: Label Switching Router.

   PCC: Path Computation Client.  Any client application requesting a
   path computation to be performed by a Path Computation Element.

   PCE: Path Computation Element.  An entity (component, application, or
   network node) that is capable of computing a network path or route
   based on a network graph and applying computational constraints.

   PCE(i) is a PCE with the scope of domain(i).

   TED: Traffic Engineering Database.

   This document uses terminologies defined in RFC5440.

3.  Conventions Used in This Document

   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.







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4.  Label Distribution

   The Label Distribution may be provided by the PCE-based path
   computation.  A PCE responsible for a domain computes a path segment
   for the domain, which is from an entry boundary to an exit boundary
   (or an egress) node of the domain.  The PCE gets an label from the
   entry boundary node and adds an label object containing the label and
   an interface as the incoming interface of the label in the reply
   message to be sent to the requesting PCC (or another PCE).

   When a PCE or PCC receives a reply message containing an label
   object, it removes the object from the message.  The PCE may store
   the information in the label object or send the information to
   another component such as a Tunnel Central Controller (TCC).

4.1.  An Exmaple

   Figure 1 below illustrates a simple two-AS topology.  There is a PCE
   responsible for the path computation in each AS.  A path computation
   is requested from the Tunnel Central Controller (TCC), acting as the
   PCC, which sends the path computation request to PCE-1.

   PCE-1 is unable to compute an end-to-end path and invokes PCE-2
   (possibly using the techniques described in [RFC5441]).  PCE-2
   computes a path segment from entry boundary node ASBR-2 of the right
   domain to the egress as {ASBR-2, C, D, Egress}.

   In addition to placing this path segment in the reply message to PCE-
   1, PCE-2 gets an label from the entry boundary node ASBR-2 and adds
   an label object containing the label with the interface between
   ASBR-1 and ASBR-2 into the reply message.

    -------------------------------    ------------------------------
   |             -------           |  |    -------                   |
   |        +-->| PCE-1 |<---------+--+-->| PCE-2 |                  |
   |        |    -------           |  |    -------                   |
   |        v                      |  |    ^                         |
   |      -----                    |  |    |                         |
   |     | TCC |                   |  |    |                         |
   |     | PCC |                   |  |    |                         |
   |      -----                    |  |    v                         |
   |  -------    -    -    ------  |  |  ------    -    -    ------  |
   | |Ingress|--|A|--|B|--|ASBR-1|-+--+-|ASBR-2|--|C|--|D|--|Egress| |
   |  -------    -    -    ------  |  |  ------    -    -    ------  |
   |                               |  |                              |
    -------------------------------  ------------------------------

                  Figure 1: Example of Label Distribution



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   When PCE-1 receives the reply message containing the label object
   from PCE-2, it removes the object from the message.  PCE-1 may store
   the information in the label object or send the information to
   another component such as a Tunnel Central Controller (TCC).  TCC may
   set up the segment of the LSP tunnel from Ingress to ASBR-2 using the
   label with the interface in the label object from ASBR-2.

5.  Extensions to PCEP

   This section describes the extensions to PCEP for distributing labels
   crossing domains for an inter-domain Point-to-Point (P2P) or Point-
   to-Multipoint (P2MP) Traffic Engineering (TE) Label Switched Path
   (LSP).  The extensions include the definition of a new flag in the RP
   object, tunnel information and label in a PCReq/PCRep message.

5.1.  RP Object Extension

   The following flags are added into the RP Object:


       o L (Label distribution bit - 1 bit):
           0: This indicates that this is not a PCReq/PCRep message
              for distributing labels crossing domains.
           1: This indicates that this is a PCReq or PCRep message
              for distributing labels crossing domains.



       o C (LSP tunnel Creation bit - 1 bit):
           0: This indicates that this is not a PCReq/PCRep message for
              creating the segment of the LSP tunnel.
           1: This indicates that this is a PCReq/PCRep message for
              creating the segment of the LSP tunnel in the domain
              and distributing labels to its previous domain.


   An L bit is added in the flag bits field of the RP object to tell a
   receiver of a PCReq/PCRep message that the message is for
   distributing labels crossing domains for an inter-domain LSP.  The
   IANA request is referenced in Section below (Request Parameter Bit
   Flags) of this document.

   The C bit is added in the flag bits field of the RP object to tell
   the receiver of a PCReq/PCRep message that the message is for
   creating the segment of the LSP tunnel in a domain and distributing
   labels from this domain to its previous domain.  The IANA request is
   referenced in Section below (Request Parameter Bit Flags) of this
   document.



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   This L bit with the N bit defined in RFC6006 can indicate whether the
   PCReq/PCRep message is for distributing labels for an MPLS TE P2P LSP
   or an MPLS TE P2MP LSP.


    o L = 1 and N = 0: This indicates that this is a PCReq/PCRep message
                       for distributing labels for a P2P LSP.
    o L = 1 and N = 1: This indicates that this is a PCReq/PCRep message
                       for distributing labels for a P2MP LSP.


5.2.  Label Object

   The format of a label object body (Object-Type=2) is illustrated
   below, which comprises a label and an optional node sub object.  The
   node sub object contains a boundary node IP address, from which the
   label is allocated and distributed.


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                              Label                            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               Node IPv4/IPv6 sub object (optional)            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


   The format of the node IPv4 address sub object (Type=1) is as
   follows:


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |L|   Type(1)   |   Length (8)  |     Node IPv4 address         |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Node IPv4 address (cont)    |        Reserved               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


   The format of the node IPv6 address sub object (Type=2) is
   illustrated 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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |L|   Type(2)   |  Length (20)  |     Node IPv6 address         |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                  Node IPv6 address (cont)                     |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Node IPv6 address (cont)    |        Reserved               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


5.3.  LSP Tunnel Object

   The LSP tunnel object contains the information that may be used to
   identify an LSP tunnel.  An LSP tunnel may be a P2P or P2MP LSP
   tunnel.  It may be an IPv4 or IPv6 LPS tunnel.  Thus there are four
   types of LSP tunnels: 1) P2P LSP IPv4 tunnel, 2) P2P LSP IPv6 tunnel,
   3) P2MP LSP IPv4 tunnel, and 4) P2MP LSP IPv6 tunnel.

   The format of the P2P LSP IPv4/6 tunnel object body is as follows:


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |       P2P LSP Tunnel Egress IPv4/6 Address (4/16 bytes)       |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |         Reserved              |            Tunnel ID          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               Extended Tunnel ID (4/16 bytes)                 |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |         Reserved              |              LSP ID           |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                    Controller ID (4/16 bytes)                 |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+














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  o P2P LSP Tunnel Egress IPv4/6 Address:
      IPv4/6 address of the egress of the tunnel.
  o Tunnel ID:
      A 16-bit identifier that is constant over the life of the tunnel.
  o Extended Tunnel ID:
      A 4/16-byte identifier that is constant over the life of the tunnel.
  o LSP ID:
      A 16-bit identifier to allow resources sharing.
  o Controller ID:
      A 4/16-byte identifier for the controller responsible for the head
      segment of the tunnel.


   The format of the P2MP LSP IPv4/6 tunnel object body is as follows:


       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
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                           P2MP ID                             |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |         Reserved              |            Tunnel ID          |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |               Extended Tunnel ID (4/16 bytes)                 |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |         Reserved              |              LSP ID           |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                    Controller ID (4/16 bytes)                 |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+



  o P2MP ID:
      A 32-bit number unique within the ingress of LSP tunnel.
  o Tunnel ID:
      A 16-bit identifier that is constant over the life of the tunnel.
  o Extended Tunnel ID:
      A 4/16-byte identifier that is constant over the life of the tunnel.
  o LSP ID:
      A 16-bit identifier to allow resources sharing.
  o Controller ID:
      A 16-byte identifier for the controller responsible for the head
      segment of the tunnel.








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5.4.  Request Message Extension

   Figure below illustrates the format of a request message with a
   optional LSP tunnel object:


           <PCReq Message>::= <Common Header>
                              [<svec-list>]
                              <request-list>
           <request-list>::=<request>[<request-list>]
           <request>::= <RP> <END-POINTS> [<OF>] [<LSPA>] [<BANDWIDTH>]
                        [<metric-list>] [<RRO>[<BANDWIDTH>]] [<IRO>]
                        [<LOAD-BALANCING>]
                        [<LSP-tunnel>]


5.5.  Reply Message Extension

   Below is the format of a reply message with an optional Label object:


           <PCReq Message>::= <Common Header>
                              <response-list>
           <response-list>::=<response>[<response-list>]
           <response>::= <RP>
                         [<NO-PATH>]
                         [<attribute-list>]
                         [<path-list>]
           <path-list>::=<path>[<path-list>]
           <path>::= <ERO><attribute-list>[<LSP-tunnel>][<Label>]



6.  Security Considerations

   The mechanism described in this document does not raise any new
   security issues for the PCEP protocols.

7.  IANA Considerations

   This section specifies requests for IANA allocation.

7.1.  Request Parameter Bit Flags

   A new RP Object Flag has been defined in this document.  IANA is
   requested to make the following allocation from the "PCEP RP Object
   Flag Field" Sub-Registry:




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         Bit       Description                         Reference
          18       Label Distribution  (L-bit)         This I-D
          19       LSP tunnel Creation (C-bit)         This I-D


8.  Acknowledgement

   The author would like to thank people for their valuable comments on
   this draft.

9.  References

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,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [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,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3209>.

   [RFC5440]  Vasseur, JP., Ed. and JL. Le Roux, Ed., "Path Computation
              Element (PCE) Communication Protocol (PCEP)", RFC 5440,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC5440, March 2009,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5440>.

   [RFC6006]  Zhao, Q., Ed., King, D., Ed., Verhaeghe, F., Takeda, T.,
              Ali, Z., and J. Meuric, "Extensions to the Path
              Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for
              Point-to-Multipoint Traffic Engineering Label Switched
              Paths", RFC 6006, DOI 10.17487/RFC6006, September 2010,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6006>.

9.2.  Informative References

   [RFC4655]  Farrel, A., Vasseur, J.-P., and J. Ash, "A Path
              Computation Element (PCE)-Based Architecture", RFC 4655,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC4655, August 2006,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4655>.

   [RFC5862]  Yasukawa, S. and A. Farrel, "Path Computation Clients
              (PCC) - Path Computation Element (PCE) Requirements for
              Point-to-Multipoint MPLS-TE", RFC 5862,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC5862, June 2010,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5862>.



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Authors' Addresses

   Huaimo Chen
   Futurewei
   Boston, MA,
   United States of America
   Email: Huaimo.chen@futurewei.com


   Autumn Liu
   Ciena
   CA
   United States of America
   Email: hliu@ciena.com


   Mehmet Toy
   Verizon
   United States of America
   Email: mehmet.toy@verizon.com


   Vic Liu
   Email: liu.cmri@gmail.com



























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