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	RTG Working Group C. Bookham, Ed.		RTG Working Group C. Bookham, Ed.
	Internet-Draft A. Stone		Internet-Draft A. Stone
	Intended status: Informational Nokia		Intended status: Informational Nokia
	Expires: June 30, 2021 J. Tantsura		Expires: January 1, 2022 J. Tantsura
	Apstra		Microsoft
	M. Durrani		M. Durrani
	Equinix Inc		Equinix Inc
	B. Decraene		B. Decraene
	Orange		Orange
	December 27, 2020		June 30, 2021
	An Architecture for Network Function Interconnect		An Architecture for Network Function Interconnect
	draft-bookham-rtgwg-nfix-arch-02		draft-bookham-rtgwg-nfix-arch-03
	Abstract		Abstract
	The emergence of technologies such as 5G, the Internet of Things		The emergence of technologies such as 5G, the Internet of Things
	(IoT), and Industry 4.0, coupled with the move towards network		(IoT), and Industry 4.0, coupled with the move towards network
	function virtualization, means that the service requirements demanded		function virtualization, means that the service requirements demanded
	from networks are changing. This document describes an architecture		from networks are changing. This document describes an architecture
	for a Network Function Interconnect (NFIX) that allows for		for a Network Function Interconnect (NFIX) that allows for
	interworking of physical and virtual network functions in a unified		interworking of physical and virtual network functions in a unified
	and scalable manner across wide-area network and data center domains		and scalable manner across wide-area network and data center domains
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	[I-D.ietf-bess-evpn-ipvpn-interworking]		[I-D.ietf-bess-evpn-ipvpn-interworking]
	Rabadan, J., Sajassi, A., Rosen, E., Drake, J., Lin, W.,		Rabadan, J., Sajassi, A., Rosen, E., Drake, J., Lin, W.,
	Uttaro, J., and A. Simpson, "EVPN Interworking with		Uttaro, J., and A. Simpson, "EVPN Interworking with
	IPVPN", draft-ietf-bess-evpn-ipvpn-interworking-04 (work		IPVPN", draft-ietf-bess-evpn-ipvpn-interworking-04 (work
	in progress), December 2020.		in progress), December 2020.
	[I-D.ietf-spring-segment-routing-policy]		[I-D.ietf-spring-segment-routing-policy]
	Filsfils, C., Talaulikar, K., Voyer, D., Bogdanov, A., and		Filsfils, C., Talaulikar, K., Voyer, D., Bogdanov, A., and
	P. Mattes, "Segment Routing Policy Architecture", draft-		P. Mattes, "Segment Routing Policy Architecture", draft-
	ietf-spring-segment-routing-policy-09 (work in progress),		ietf-spring-segment-routing-policy-11 (work in progress),
	November 2020.		April 2021.
	[I-D.ietf-rtgwg-segment-routing-ti-lfa]		[I-D.ietf-rtgwg-segment-routing-ti-lfa]
	Litkowski, S., Bashandy, A., Filsfils, C., Decraene, B.,		Litkowski, S., Bashandy, A., Filsfils, C., Francois, P.,
	and D. Voyer, "Topology Independent Fast Reroute using		Decraene, B., and D. Voyer, "Topology Independent Fast
	Segment Routing", draft-ietf-rtgwg-segment-routing-ti-		Reroute using Segment Routing", draft-ietf-rtgwg-segment-
	lfa-05 (work in progress), November 2020.		routing-ti-lfa-06 (work in progress), February 2021.
	[I-D.ietf-bess-nsh-bgp-control-plane]		[I-D.ietf-bess-nsh-bgp-control-plane]
	Farrel, A., Drake, J., Rosen, E., Uttaro, J., and L.		Farrel, A., Drake, J., Rosen, E., Uttaro, J., and L.
	Jalil, "BGP Control Plane for the Network Service Header		Jalil, "BGP Control Plane for the Network Service Header
	in Service Function Chaining", draft-ietf-bess-nsh-bgp-		in Service Function Chaining", draft-ietf-bess-nsh-bgp-
	control-plane-18 (work in progress), August 2020.		control-plane-18 (work in progress), August 2020.
	[I-D.ietf-idr-te-lsp-distribution]		[I-D.ietf-idr-te-lsp-distribution]
	Previdi, S., Talaulikar, K., Dong, J., Chen, M., Gredler,		Previdi, S., Talaulikar, K., Dong, J., Chen, M., Gredler,
	H., and J. Tantsura, "Distribution of Traffic Engineering		H., and J. Tantsura, "Distribution of Traffic Engineering
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	[I-D.barth-pce-segment-routing-policy-cp]		[I-D.barth-pce-segment-routing-policy-cp]
	Koldychev, M., Sivabalan, S., Barth, C., Peng, S., and H.		Koldychev, M., Sivabalan, S., Barth, C., Peng, S., and H.
	Bidgoli, "PCEP extension to support Segment Routing Policy		Bidgoli, "PCEP extension to support Segment Routing Policy
	Candidate Paths", draft-barth-pce-segment-routing-policy-		Candidate Paths", draft-barth-pce-segment-routing-policy-
	cp-06 (work in progress), June 2020.		cp-06 (work in progress), June 2020.
	[I-D.filsfils-spring-sr-policy-considerations]		[I-D.filsfils-spring-sr-policy-considerations]
	Filsfils, C., Talaulikar, K., Krol, P., Horneffer, M., and		Filsfils, C., Talaulikar, K., Krol, P., Horneffer, M., and
	P. Mattes, "SR Policy Implementation and Deployment		P. Mattes, "SR Policy Implementation and Deployment
	Considerations", draft-filsfils-spring-sr-policy-		Considerations", draft-filsfils-spring-sr-policy-
	considerations-06 (work in progress), October 2020.		considerations-07 (work in progress), April 2021.
	[I-D.ietf-rtgwg-bgp-pic]		[I-D.ietf-rtgwg-bgp-pic]
	Bashandy, A., Filsfils, C., and P. Mohapatra, "BGP Prefix		Bashandy, A., Filsfils, C., and P. Mohapatra, "BGP Prefix
	Independent Convergence", draft-ietf-rtgwg-bgp-pic-12		Independent Convergence", draft-ietf-rtgwg-bgp-pic-13
	(work in progress), August 2020.		(work in progress), February 2021.
	[I-D.ietf-isis-mpls-elc]		[I-D.ietf-isis-mpls-elc]
	Xu, X., Kini, S., Psenak, P., Filsfils, C., Litkowski, S.,		Xu, X., Kini, S., Psenak, P., Filsfils, C., Litkowski, S.,
	and M. Bocci, "Signaling Entropy Label Capability and		and M. Bocci, "Signaling Entropy Label Capability and
	Entropy Readable Label Depth Using IS-IS", draft-ietf-		Entropy Readable Label Depth Using IS-IS", draft-ietf-
	isis-mpls-elc-13 (work in progress), May 2020.		isis-mpls-elc-13 (work in progress), May 2020.
	[I-D.ietf-ospf-mpls-elc]		[I-D.ietf-ospf-mpls-elc]
	Xu, X., Kini, S., Psenak, P., Filsfils, C., Litkowski, S.,		Xu, X., Kini, S., Psenak, P., Filsfils, C., Litkowski, S.,
	and M. Bocci, "Signaling Entropy Label Capability and		and M. Bocci, "Signaling Entropy Label Capability and
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	Hop dependent capabilities", draft-ietf-idr-next-hop-		Hop dependent capabilities", draft-ietf-idr-next-hop-
	capability-06 (work in progress), October 2020.		capability-06 (work in progress), October 2020.
	[I-D.ietf-spring-segment-routing-central-epe]		[I-D.ietf-spring-segment-routing-central-epe]
	Filsfils, C., Previdi, S., Dawra, G., Aries, E., and D.		Filsfils, C., Previdi, S., Dawra, G., Aries, E., and D.
	Afanasiev, "Segment Routing Centralized BGP Egress Peer		Afanasiev, "Segment Routing Centralized BGP Egress Peer
	Engineering", draft-ietf-spring-segment-routing-central-		Engineering", draft-ietf-spring-segment-routing-central-
	epe-10 (work in progress), December 2017.		epe-10 (work in progress), December 2017.
	[I-D.ietf-idr-long-lived-gr]		[I-D.ietf-idr-long-lived-gr]
	Uttaro, J., Chen, E., Decraene, B., and J. Scudder,		Uttaro, J., Chen, E., Decraene, B., and J. G. Scudder,
	"Support for Long-lived BGP Graceful Restart", draft-ietf-		"Support for Long-lived BGP Graceful Restart", draft-ietf-
	idr-long-lived-gr-00 (work in progress), September 2019.		idr-long-lived-gr-00 (work in progress), September 2019.
	[RFC7938] Lapukhov, P., Premji, A., and J. Mitchell, Ed., "Use of		[RFC7938] Lapukhov, P., Premji, A., and J. Mitchell, Ed., "Use of
	BGP for Routing in Large-Scale Data Centers", RFC 7938,		BGP for Routing in Large-Scale Data Centers", RFC 7938,
	DOI 10.17487/RFC7938, August 2016,		DOI 10.17487/RFC7938, August 2016,
	<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7938>.		<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7938>.
	[RFC7752] Gredler, H., Ed., Medved, J., Previdi, S., Farrel, A., and		[RFC7752] Gredler, H., Ed., Medved, J., Previdi, S., Farrel, A., and
	S. Ray, "North-Bound Distribution of Link-State and		S. Ray, "North-Bound Distribution of Link-State and
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	Andrew Stone		Andrew Stone
	Nokia		Nokia
	600 March Road		600 March Road
	Kanata, Ontario		Kanata, Ontario
	Canada		Canada
	Email: andrew.stone@nokia.com		Email: andrew.stone@nokia.com
	Jeff Tantsura		Jeff Tantsura
	Apstra		Microsoft
	333 Middlefield Road #200
	Menlo Park, CA 94025
	USA
	Email: jefftant.ietf@gmail.com		Email: jefftant.ietf@gmail.com
	Muhammad Durrani		Muhammad Durrani
	Equinix Inc		Equinix Inc
	1188 Arques Ave		1188 Arques Ave
	Sunnyvale CA		Sunnyvale CA
	USA		USA
	Email: mdurrani@equinix.com		Email: mdurrani@equinix.com
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