| < draft-ietf-idr-eag-distribution-10.txt | draft-ietf-idr-eag-distribution-11.txt > | |||
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| IDR Working Group Z. Wang | IDR Working Group Z. Wang | |||
| Internet-Draft Q. Wu | Internet-Draft Q. Wu | |||
| Intended status: Standards Track Huawei | Intended status: Standards Track Huawei | |||
| Expires: May 24, 2020 J. Tantsura | Expires: May 24, 2020 J. Tantsura | |||
| Apstra, Inc. | Apstra, Inc. | |||
| K. Talaulikar | K. Talaulikar | |||
| Cisco Systems | Cisco Systems | |||
| November 21, 2019 | November 21, 2019 | |||
| Distribution of MPLS-TE Extended admin Group Using BGP-LS | Distribution of Traffic Engineering Extended Admin Groups using BGP-LS | |||
| draft-ietf-idr-eag-distribution-10 | draft-ietf-idr-eag-distribution-11 | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| Administrative groups (commonly referred to as "colors" or "link | Administrative groups (commonly referred to as "colors" or "link | |||
| colors") are link attributes that are advertised by link state | colors") are link attributes that are advertised by link state | |||
| protocols like IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) and | protocols like IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) and | |||
| OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) and used for traffic engineering. | OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) and used for traffic engineering. | |||
| These administrative groups have initially been defined as a fixed- | These administrative groups have initially been defined as a fixed- | |||
| length 32-bit bitmask. As networks grew and more use-cases were | length 32-bit bitmask. As networks grew and more use-cases were | |||
| introduced, the 32-bit length was found to be constraining and hence | introduced, the 32-bit length was found to be constraining and hence | |||
| extended administrative groups were introduced in the link state | extended administrative groups were introduced in the link state | |||
| protocols. The 32-bit administrative groups are already advertised | protocols. The 32-bit administrative groups are already advertised | |||
| as link attributes in BGP-LS. This document introduces extensions to | as link attributes in BGP-LS (Border Gateway Protocol Link-State). | |||
| BGP-LS (Border Gateway Protocol Link-State) for advertisement of the | This document defines extensions to BGP-LS for advertisement of the | |||
| extended administrative groups. | extended administrative groups. | |||
| Status of This Memo | Status of This Memo | |||
| This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | |||
| provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
| working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
| skipping to change at page 3, line 52 ¶ | skipping to change at page 3, line 52 ¶ | |||
| o Type: 1173 | o Type: 1173 | |||
| o Length: variable (MUST be multiple of 4); represents the total | o Length: variable (MUST be multiple of 4); represents the total | |||
| length of the value field in octets. | length of the value field in octets. | |||
| o Value : one or more sets of 32-bit bitmasks that indicate the | o Value : one or more sets of 32-bit bitmasks that indicate the | |||
| administrative groups (colors) that are enable on the link when | administrative groups (colors) that are enable on the link when | |||
| those specific bits are set. | those specific bits are set. | |||
| The EAG TLV is an optional TLV. The existing AG TLV 108 and the EAG | The EAG TLV is an optional TLV. The existing AG TLV 108 and the EAG | |||
| TLV introduced in this document MAY be advertised together. The | TLV defined in this document MAY be advertised together. The | |||
| semantics of the EAG and the backward compatibility aspects of EAG | semantics of the EAG and the backward compatibility aspects of EAG | |||
| with respect to the AG are handled as described in the Backward | with respect to the AG are handled as described in the Backward | |||
| Compatibility section of [RFC7308]. | Compatibility section of [RFC7308]. | |||
| 3. IANA Considerations | 3. IANA Considerations | |||
| This document requests assigning code-point from the registry "BGP-LS | This document requests assigning code-point from the registry "BGP-LS | |||
| Node Descriptor, Link Descriptor, Prefix Descriptor, and Attribute | Node Descriptor, Link Descriptor, Prefix Descriptor, and Attribute | |||
| TLVs" based on table below. Early allocation for these code-points | TLVs" based on table below. Early allocation for these code-points | |||
| have been done by IANA. | have been done by IANA. | |||
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