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Network Working Group R. Aggarwal (Editor)
Internet Draft Juniper Networks
Expiration Date: January 2006
D. Papadimitriou (Editor)
Alcatel
S. Yasukawa (Editor)
NTT
July 2005
Extensions to RSVP-TE for Point to Multipoint TE LSPs
draft-ietf-mpls-rsvp-te-p2mp-02.txt
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Abstract
This document describes extensions to Resource Reservation Protocol -
Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) for the setup of Traffic Engineered
(TE) point-to-multipoint (P2MP) Label Switched Paths (LSPs) in Multi-
Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Generalized MPLS (GMPLS)
networks. The solution relies on RSVP-TE without requiring a
multicast routing protocol in the Service Provider core. Protocol
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elements and procedures for this solution are described. There can be
various applications for P2MP TE LSPs such as IP multicast.
Specification of how such applications will use a P2MP TE LSP is
outside the scope of this document.
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Table of Contents
1 Conventions used in this document ..................... 5
2 Terminology ........................................... 5
3 Introduction .......................................... 5
4 Mechanism ............................................. 5
4.1 P2MP Tunnels .......................................... 6
4.2 P2MP LSP ............................................. 6
4.3 Sub-Groups ............................................ 6
4.4 S2L Sub-LSPs .......................................... 7
4.4.1 Representation of a S2L Sub-LSP ....................... 7
4.4.2 S2L Sub-LSPs and Path Messages ........................ 7
4.5 Explicit Routing ...................................... 8
5 Path Message .......................................... 10
5.1 Path Message Format ................................... 10
5.2 Path Message Processing ............................... 11
5.2.1 Multiple Path Messages ................................ 12
5.2.2 Multiple S2L Sub-LSPs in one Path message ............. 13
5.2.3 Transit Fragmentation ................................. 14
5.2.4 Control of Branch Fate Sharing ........................ 15
5.3 Grafting .............................................. 15
6 Resv Message .......................................... 16
6.1 Resv Message Format ................................... 16
6.2 Resv Message Processing ............................... 17
6.2.1 Resv Message Throttling ............................... 18
6.3 Record Routing ........................................ 18
6.3.1 RRO Processing ........................................ 18
6.4 Reservation Style ..................................... 19
7 PathTear Message ...................................... 19
7.1 PathTear Message Format ............................... 19
7.2 Pruning ............................................... 20
7.2.1 Implicit S2L Sub-LSP Teardown ......................... 20
7.2.2 Explicit S2L Sub-LSP Teardown ........................ 20
8 Notify and ResvConf Messages .......................... 21
9 Refresh Reduction ..................................... 21
10 State Management ...................................... 22
10.1 Incremental State Update .............................. 22
10.2 Combining Multiple Path Messages ...................... 23
11 Error Processing ...................................... 24
11.1 PathErr Messages ...................................... 24
11.2 ResvErr Messages ...................................... 24
11.3 Branch Failure Handling ............................... 25
12 Admin Status Change ................................... 26
13 Label Allocation on LANs with Multiple Downstream Nodes ...26
14 P2MP LSP and Sub-LSP Re-optimization .................. 26
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14.1 Make-before-break ..................................... 27
14.2 Sub-Group Based Re-optimization ....................... 27
15 Fast Reroute .......................................... 27
15.1 Facility Backup ....................................... 28
15.2 One to One Backup ..................................... 29
16 Support for LSRs that are not P2MP Capable ............ 29
17 Reduction in Control Plane Processing with LSP Hierarchy ..31
18 P2MP LSP Remerging and Cross-Over ..................... 31
19 New and Updated Message Objects ....................... 34
19.1 SESSION Object ........................................ 34
19.1.1 P2MP LSP Tunnel IPv4 SESSION Object ................... 34
19.1.2 P2MP LSP Tunnel IPv6 SESSION Object ................... 35
19.2 SENDER_TEMPLATE object ................................ 35
19.2.1 P2MP LSP Tunnel IPv4 SENDER_TEMPLATE Object ........... 35
19.2.2 P2MP LSP Tunnel IPv6 SENDER_TEMPLATE Object ........... 36
19.3 S2L SUB-LSP Object .................................... 37
19.3.1 S2L SUB-LSP IPv4 Object ............................... 37
19.3.2 S2L SUB-LSP IPv6 Object ............................... 38
19.4 FILTER_SPEC Object .................................... 38
19.4.1 P2MP LSP_IPv4 FILTER_SPEC Object ...................... 38
19.4.2 P2MP LSP_IPv4 FILTER_SPEC Object ...................... 38
19.5 P2MP SECONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE Object (SERO) ........... 38
19.6 P2MP_SECONDARY_RECORD_ROUTE Object (SRRO) ............. 39
20 IANA Considerations ................................... 39
20.1 New Class Numbers ..................................... 39
20.2 New Class Types ....................................... 39
20.3 New Error Codes ....................................... 40
20.4 LSP Attributes Flags .................................. 40
21 Security Considerations ............................... 41
22 Acknowledgements ...................................... 41
23 Appendix .............................................. 41
23.1 Example ............................................... 41
24 References ............................................ 42
24.1 Normative References .................................. 42
24.2 Informative References ................................ 43
25 Author Information .................................... 44
25.1 Editor Information .................................... 44
25.2 Contributor Information ............................... 45
26 Intellectual Property ................................. 47
27 Full Copyright Statement .............................. 48
28 Acknowledgement ....................................... 48
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1. 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 RFC-2119 [KEYWORDS].
2. Terminology
This document uses terminologies defined in [RFC3031], [RFC2205],
[RFC3209], [RFC3473] and [P2MP-REQ].
3. Introduction
[RFC3209] defines a mechanism for setting up P2P TE LSPs in MPLS net-
works. [RFC3473] defines extensions to [RFC3209] for setting up P2P
TE LSPs in GMPLS networks. However these specifications do not pro-
vide a mechanism for building P2MP TE LSPs.
This document defines extensions to RSVP-TE protocol [RFC3209,
RFC3473] to support P2MP TE LSPs satisfying the set of requirements
described in [P2MP-REQ].
This document relies on the semantics of RSVP that RSVP-TE inherits
for building P2MP LSPs. A P2MP LSP is comprised of multiple S2L sub-
LSPs. These S2L sub-LSPs are set up between the ingress and egress
LSRs and are appropriately combined by the branch LSRs using RSVP
semantics to result in a P2MP TE LSP. One Path message may signal one
or multiple S2L sub-LSPs. Hence the S2L sub-LSPs belonging to a P2MP
LSP can be signaled using one Path message or split across multiple
Path messages.
Path computation and P2MP application specific aspects are outside of
the scope of this document.
4. Mechanism
This document describes a solution that optimizes data replication by
allowing non-ingress nodes in the network to be replication/branch
nodes. A branch node is a LSR that is capable of replicating the
incoming data on two or more outgoing interfaces. The solution uses
RSVP-TE in the core of the network for setting up a P2MP TE LSP.
The P2MP TE LSP is set up by associating multiple S2L TE sub-LSPs and
relying on data replication at branch nodes. This is described fur-
ther in the following sub-sections by describing P2MP Tunnels and how
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they relate to S2L sub-LSPs.
4.1. P2MP Tunnels
The specific aspect related to P2MP TE LSP is the action required at
a branch node, where data replication occurs. For instance, in the
MPLS case, incoming labeled data is appropriately replicated to sev-
eral outgoing interfaces which may have different labels.
A P2MP TE Tunnel comprises of one or more P2MP LSPs. A P2MP TE Tunnel
is identified by a P2MP SESSION object. This object contains the
identifier of the P2MP Session which includes the P2MP ID, a tunnel
ID and an extended tunnel ID.
The fields of a P2MP SESSION object are identical to those of the
SESSION object defined in [RFC3209] except that the Tunnel Endpoint
Address field is replaced by the P2MP Identifier (P2MP ID) field.
The P2MP ID provides an identifier for the set of destinations of the
P2MP TE Tunnel.
4.2. P2MP LSP
A P2MP LSP is identified by the combination of the P2MP ID, Tunnel
ID, and Extended Tunnel ID that are part of the P2MP SESSION object,
and the tunnel sender address and LSP ID fields of the P2MP
SENDER_TEMPLATE object. The new P2MP SENDER_TEMPLATE object is
defined in section 20.2.
4.3. Sub-Groups
As with all other RSVP controlled LSPs, P2MP LSP state is managed
using RSVP messages. While use of RSVP messages is the same, P2MP LSP
state differs from P2P LSP state in a number of ways. The two most
notable differences are that a P2MP LSP comprises multiple S2L Sub-
LSPs and that, as a result of this, it may not be possible to repre-
sent full state in a single IP datagram and even more likely that it
can't fit into a single IP packet. It must also be possible to effi-
ciently add and remove endpoints to and from P2MP TE LSPs. An addi-
tional issue is that P2MP LSP must also handle the state "remerge"
problem, see [P2MP-REQ].
These differences in P2MP state are addressed through the addition of
a sub-group identifier (Sub-Group ID) and sub-group originator (Sub-
Group Originator ID) to the SENDER_TEMPLATE and FILTER_SPEC objects.
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Taken together the Sub-Group ID and Sub-Group Originator ID are
referred to as the Sub-Group fields.
The Sub-Group fields, together with rest of the SENDER_TEMPLATE and
SESSION objects, are used to represent a portion of a P2MP LSP's
state. This portion of a P2MP LSP's state refers only to signaling
state and not data plane replication or branching. For example, it is
possible for a node to "branch" signaling state for a P2MP LSP, but
to not branch the data associated with the P2MP LSP. Typical applica-
tions for generation and use of multiple subgroups are adding an
egress and semantic fragmentation to ensure that a Path message
remains within a single IP packet.
4.4. S2L Sub-LSPs
A P2MP LSP is constituted of one or more S2L sub-LSPs.
4.4.1. Representation of a S2L Sub-LSP
A S2L sub-LSP exists within the context of a P2MP LSP. Thus it is
identified by the P2MP ID, Tunnel ID, and Extended Tunnel ID that are
part of the P2MP SESSION, the tunnel sender address and LSP ID fields
of the P2MP SENDER_TEMPLATE object, and the S2L sub-LSP destination
address that is part of the S2L_SUB_LSP object. The S2L_SUB_LSP
object is defined in section 20.3.
An EXPLICIT_ROUTE Object (ERO) or P2MP SECONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE
Object (SERO) is used to optionally specify the explicit route of a
S2L sub-LSP. Each ERO or a SERO that is signaled corresponds to a
particular S2L_SUB_LSP object. Details of explicit route encoding are
specified in section 4.5. The SECONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE Object is
defined in [RECOVERY], a new P2MP SECONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE Object C-
type is defined in Section 20.5 and a matching P2MP SEC-
ONDARY_RECORD_ROUTE Object C-type is defined in Section 20.6.
4.4.2. S2L Sub-LSPs and Path Messages
The mechanism in this document allows a P2MP LSP to be signaled using
one or more Path messages. Each Path message may signal one or more
S2L sub-LSPs. Support for multiple Path messages is desirable as one
Path message may not be large enough to fit all the S2L sub-LSPs; and
they also allow separate manipulation of sub-trees of the P2MP LSP.
The reason for allowing a single Path message, to signal multiple S2L
sub-LSPs, is to optimize the number of control messages needed to
setup a P2MP LSP.
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4.5. Explicit Routing
When a Path message signals a single S2L sub-LSP (that is, the Path
message is only targeting a single leaf in the P2MP tree), the
EXPLICIT_ROUTE object encodes the path from the ingress LSR to the
egress LSR. The Path message also includes the S2L_SUB_LSP object for
the S2L sub-LSP being signaled. The < [<EXPLICIT_ROUTE>],
<S2L_SUB_LSP> > tuple represents the S2L sub-LSP and is referred to
as the sub-LSP descriptor. The absence of the ERO should be inter-
preted as requiring hop-by-hop routing for the sub-LSP based on the
S2L sub-LSP destination address field of the S2L_SUB_LSP object.
When a Path message signals multiple S2L sub-LSPs the path of the
first S2L sub-LSP, from the ingress LSR to the egress LSR, is encoded
in the ERO. The first S2L sub-LSP is the one that corresponds to the
first S2L_SUB_LSP object in the Path message. The S2L sub-LSPs corre-
sponding to the S2L_SUB_LSP objects that follow are termed as subse-
quent S2L sub-LSPs. One approach to encode the explicit route of a
subsequent S2L sub-LSP is to include all the hops from the ingress to
the egress of the S2L sub-LSP. However this implies potential repeti-
tion of hops that can be learned from the ERO or explicit routes of
other S2L sub-LSPs. Explicit route compression using SEROs attempts
to minimize such repetition.
The path of each subsequent S2L sub-LSP is encoded in a P2MP SEC-
ONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE object (SERO). The format of the SERO is the
same as an ERO (as defined in [RFC3209]). Each subsequent S2L sub-LSP
is represented by tuples of the form < [<P2MP SEC-
ONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE>] <S2L_SUB_LSP> >. There is a one to one corre-
spondence between a S2L_SUB_LSP object and a SERO. A SERO for a par-
ticular S2L sub-LSP includes only the path from a certain branch LSR
to the egress LSR if the path to that branch LSR can be derived from
the ERO or other SEROs. The absence of a SERO should be interpreted
as requiring hop-by-hop routing for that S2L sub-LSP. Note that the
destination address is carried in the S2L sub-LSP object. The encod-
ing of the SERO and S2L sub-LSP object are described in detail in
section 20.
Explicit route compression is illustrated using the following figure.
A
|
|
B
|
|
C----D----E
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| | |
| | |
F G H-------I
| |\ |
| | \ |
J K L M
| | | |
| | | |
N O P Q--R
Figure 1. Explicit Route Compression
Figure 1. shows a P2MP LSP with LSR A as the ingress LSR and six
egress LSRs: (F, N, O, P, Q and R). When all the six S2L sub-LSPs are
signaled in one Path message let us assume that the S2L sub-LSP to
LSR F is the first S2L sub-LSP and the rest are subsequent S2L sub-
LSPs. Following is one way for the ingress LSR A to encode the S2L
sub-LSP explicit routes using compression:
S2L sub-LSP-F: ERO = {B, E, D, C, F}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-F
S2L sub-LSP-N: SERO = {D, G, J, N}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-N
S2L sub-LSP-O: SERO = {E, H, K, O}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-O
S2L sub-LSP-P: SERO = {H, L, P}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-P,
S2L sub-LSP-Q: SERO = {H, I, M, Q}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-Q,
S2L sub-LSP-R: SERO = {Q, R}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-R,
After LSR E processes the incoming Path message from LSR B it sends a
Path message to LSR D with the S2L sub-LSP explicit routes encoded as
follows:
S2L sub-LSP-F: ERO = {D, C, F}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-F
S2L sub-LSP-N: SERO = {D, G, J, N}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-N
LSR E also sends a Path message to LSR H and following is one way to
encode the S2L sub-LSP explicit routes using compression:
S2L sub-LSP-O: ERO = {H, K, O}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-O
S2L sub-LSP-P: SERO = {H, L, P}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-P,
S2L sub-LSP-Q: SERO = {H, I, M, Q}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-Q,
S2L sub-LSP-R: SERO = {Q, R}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-R,
After LSR H processes the incoming Path message from E it sends a
Path message to LSR K, LSR L and LSR I. The encoding for the Path
message to LSR K is as follows:
S2L sub-LSP-O: ERO = {K, O}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-O
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The encoding of the Path message sent by LSR H to LSR L is as fol-
lows:
S2L sub-LSP-P: ERO = {L, P}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-P,
Following is one way for LSR H to encode the S2L sub-LSP explicit
routes in the Path message sent to LSR I:
S2L sub-LSP-Q: ERO = {I, M, Q}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-Q,
S2L sub-LSP-R: SERO = {Q, R}, S2L_SUB_LSP Object-R,
The explicit route encodings in the Path messages sent by LSRs D and
Q are left as an exercise to the reader.
This compression mechanism reduces the Path message size. It also
reduces extra processing that can result if explicit routes are
encoded from ingress to egress for each S2L sub-LSP. No assumptions
are placed on the ordering of the subsequent S2L sub-LSPs and hence
on the ordering of the SEROs in the Path message. All LSRs need to
process the ERO corresponding to the first S2L sub-LSP. A LSR needs
to process a S2L sub-LSP descriptor for a subsequent S2L sub-LSP only
if the first hop in the corresponding SERO is a local address of that
LSR. The branch LSR that is the first hop of a SERO propagates the
corresponding S2L sub-LSP downstream.
5. Path Message
5.1. Path Message Format
This section describes modifications made to the Path message format
as specified in [RFC3209] and [RFC3473]. The Path message is enhanced
to signal one or more S2L sub-LSPs. This is done by including the S2L
sub-LSP descriptor list in the Path message as shown below.
<Path Message> ::= <Common Header> [ <INTEGRITY> ]
[ [<MESSAGE_ID_ACK> | <MESSAGE_ID_NACK>] ...]
[ <MESSAGE_ID> ]
<SESSION> <RSVP_HOP>
<TIME_VALUES>
[ <EXPLICIT_ROUTE> ]
<LABEL_REQUEST>
[ <PROTECTION> ]
[ <LABEL_SET> ... ]
[ <SESSION_ATTRIBUTE> ]
[ <NOTIFY_REQUEST> ]
[ <ADMIN_STATUS> ]
[ <POLICY_DATA> ... ]
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<sender descriptor>
[<S2L sub-LSP descriptor list>]
Following is the format of the S2L sub-LSP descriptor list.
<S2L sub-LSP descriptor list> ::= <S2L sub-LSP descriptor>
[ <S2L sub-LSP descriptor list> ]
<S2L sub-LSP descriptor> ::= <S2L_SUB_LSP> [ <P2MP SEC-
ONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE> ]
Each LSR MUST use the common objects in the Path message and the S2L
sub-LSP descriptors to process each S2L sub-LSP represented by the
S2L sub-LSP object and the SUB-/EXPLICIT_ROUTE object combination.
The first S2L_SUB_LSP object's explicit route is specified by the
ERO. Explicit routes of subsequent S2L sub-LSPs are specified by the
corresponding SERO. A SERO corresponds to the following S2L_SUB_LSP
object.
The RRO in the sender descriptor contains the hops traversed by the
Path message and applies to all the S2L sub-LSPs signaled in the Path
message.
Path message processing is described in the next section.
5.2. Path Message Processing
The ingress-LSR initiates the set up of a S2L sub-LSP to each egress-
LSR that is the destination of the P2MP LSP. Each S2L sub-LSP is
associated with the same P2MP LSP using common P2MP SESSION object
and <Source Address, LSP-ID> fields in the P2MP SENDER_TEMPLATE
object. Hence it can be combined with other S2L sub-LSPs to form a
P2MP LSP. Another S2L sub-LSP belonging to the same instance of this
S2L sub-LSP (i.e. the same P2MP LSP) shares resources with this S2L
sub-LSP. The session corresponding to the P2MP TE tunnel is deter-
mined based on the P2MP SESSION object. Each S2L sub-LSP is identi-
fied using the S2L_SUB_LSP object. Explicit routing for the S2L sub-
LSPs is achieved using the ERO and SEROs.
As mentioned earlier, it is possible to signal S2L sub-LSPs for a
given P2MP LSP in one or more Path messages. And a given Path message
can contain one or more S2L sub-LSPs. A LSR that supports RSVP-TE
signaled P2MP LSPs MUST be able to receive and process multiple Path
messages for the same P2MP LSP and multiple S2L sub-LSPs in one Path
message. This implies that a LSR MUST be able to receive and process
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all objects listed in section 20.
5.2.1. Multiple Path Messages
As described in section 3, either the <EXPLICIT_ROUTE> <S2L SUB-LSP>
or the <P2MP SECONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE> <S2L_SUB_LSP> tuple is used to
specify a S2L sub-LSP. Multiple Path messages can be used to signal a
P2MP LSP. Each Path message can signal one or more S2L sub-LSPs. If a
Path message contains only one S2L sub-LSP, each LSR along the S2L
sub-LSP follows [RFC3209] procedures for processing the Path message
besides the S2L SUB-LSP object processing described in this document.
Processing of Path messages containing more than one S2L sub-LSP is
described in Section 5.2.2.
An ingress LSR may use multiple Path messages for signaling a P2MP
LSP. This may be because a single Path message may not be large
enough to signal the P2MP LSP. Or it may be while adding leaves to
the P2MP LSP the new leaves are signaled in a new Path message. Or an
ingress LSR MAY choose to break the P2MP tree into separate manage-
able P2MP trees. These trees share the same root and may share the
trunk and certain branches. The scope of this management decomposi-
tion of P2MP trees is bounded by a single tree (the P2MP Tree) and
multiple trees with a single leaf each (S2L sub-LSPs). Per [P2MP-
REQ], a P2MP LSP MUST have consistent attributes across all portions
of a tree. This implies that each Path message that is used to signal
a P2MP LSP is signaled using the same signaling attributes with the
exception of the S2L sub-LSP information.
The resulting sub-LSPs from the different Path messages belonging to
the same P2MP LSP SHOULD share labels and resources where they share
hops to prevent multiple copies of the data being sent.
In certain cases a transit LSR may need to generate multiple Path
messages to signal state corresponding to a single received Path mes-
sage. For instance ERO expansion may result in an overflow of the
resultant Path message. In this case the message can be decomposed
into multiple Path messages such that each of the messages carry a
subset of the X2L sub-tree carried by the incoming message.
Multiple Path messages generated by a LSR that signal state for the
same P2MP LSP are signaled with the same SESSION object and have the
same <Source address, LSP-ID> in the SENDER_TEMPLATE object. In order
to disambiguate these Path messages a <Sub-Group Originator ID, sub-
Group ID> tuple is introduced (also referred to as the Sub-Group
field) and encoded in the SENDER_TEMPLATE object. Multiple Path mes-
sages generated by a LSR to signal state for the same P2MP LSP have
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the same Sub-Group Originator ID and have a different sub-Group ID.
The Sub-Group Originator ID SHOULD be set to the TE Router ID of the
LSR that originates the Path message. This is either the ingress LSR
or a LSR which re-originates the Path message with its own Sub-Group
Originator ID. Cases when a transit LSR may change the Sub-Group
Originator ID of an incoming Path message are described below. The
<Sub-Group Originator ID, sub-Group ID> tuple is globally unique. The
sub-Group ID space is specific to the Sub-Group Originator ID. There-
fore the combination <Sub-Group Originator ID, sub-Group ID> is net-
work-wide unique. Also, a router that changes the Sub-Group origina-
tor ID of an incoming Path message MUST use the same value of the
Sub-Group Originator ID for all outgoing Path messages, for a partic-
ular P2MP LSP, and SHOULD not vary it during the life of the P2MP
LSP.
5.2.2. Multiple S2L Sub-LSPs in one Path message
The S2L sub-LSP descriptor list allows the signaling of one or more
S2L sub-LSPs in one Path message. It is possible to signal multiple
S2L sub-LSP object and ERO/SERO combinations in a single Path mes-
sage. Note that these two objects are the ones that differentiate a
S2L sub-LSP.
All LSRs MUST process the ERO corresponding to the first S2L sub-LSP
when the ERO is present. If one or more SEROs are present an ERO MUST
be present. The first S2L sub-LSP MUST be propagated in a Path mes-
sage by each LSR along the explicit route specified by the ERO. A LSR
MUST process a S2L sub-LSP descriptor for a subsequent S2L sub-LSP
only if the first hop in the corresponding SERO is a local address of
that LSR. If this is not the case the S2L sub-LSP descriptor MUST be
included in the Path message sent to LSR that is the next hop to
reach the first hop in the SERO. This next hop is determined by using
the ERO or other SEROs that encode the path to the SERO's first hop.
If this is the case and the LSR is also the egress, the S2L sub-LSP
descriptor MUST NOT be propagated downstream. If this is the case and
the LSR is not the egress the S2L sub-LSP descriptor MUST be included
in a Path message sent to the next-hop determined from the SERO.
Hence a branch LSR MUST only propagate the relevant S2L sub-LSP
descriptors on each downstream link. A S2L sub-LSP descriptor list
that is propagated on a downstream link MUST only contain those S2L
sub-LSPs that are routed using that link. This processing MAY result
in a subsequent S2L sub-LSP in an incoming Path message to become the
first S2L sub-LSP in an outgoing Path message.
Note that if one or more SEROs contain loose hops, expansion of such
loose hops MAY result in overflowing the Path message size. Section
5.2.3 describes how signaling of the set of S2L sub-LSPs can be split
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in more than one Path message.
The Record Route Object (RRO) contains the hops traversed by the Path
message and applies to all the S2L sub-LSPs signaled in the path mes-
sage. A transit LSR MUST append its address in an incoming RRO and
propagate it downstream. A branch LSR MUST form a new RRO for each of
the outgoing Path messages. Each such updated RRO MUST be formed
using the rules in [RFC3209].
If a LSR is unable to support a S2L sub-LSP in a Path message, a
PathErr message MUST be sent for the impacted S2L sub-LSP, and normal
processing of the rest of the P2MP LSP SHOULD continue. The default
behavior is that the remainder of the LSP is not impacted (that is,
all other branches are allowed to set up) and the failed branches are
reported in PathErr messages in which the Path_State_Removed flag
MUST NOT be set. However, the ingress LSR may set a LSP Integrity
flag to request that if there is a setup failure on any branch the
entire LSP should fail to set up. This is described further in sec-
tion 12.
5.2.3. Transit Fragmentation
In certain cases a transit LSR may need to generate multiple Path
messages to signal state corresponding to a single received Path mes-
sage. For instance ERO expansion may result in an overflow of the
resultant Path message. It is desirable not to rely on IP fragmenta-
tion in this case. In order to achieve this, the multiple Path mes-
sages generated by the transit LSR, are signaled with the Sub-Group
Originator ID set to the TE Router ID of the transit LSR and a dis-
tinct sub-Group ID. Thus each distinct Path message that is generated
by the transit LSR for the P2MP LSP carries a distinct <Sub-Group
Originator ID, Sub-Group ID> tuple.
When multiple Path messages are used by an ingress or transit node,
each Path message SHOULD be identical with the exception of the S2L
sub-LSP related information (e.g., SERO), message and hop information
(e.g., INTEGRITY, MESSAGE_ID and RSVP_HOP), and the sub-group fields
of the SENDER_TEMPLATE objects. Except when performing a make-
before-break operation, the tunnel sender address and LSP ID fields
MUST be the same in each message, and for transit nodes, the same as
the values in the received Path message.
As described above one case in which the Sub-Group Originator ID of a
received Path message is changed is that of transit fragmentation.
The Sub-Group Originator ID of a received Path message may also be
changed in the outgoing Path message and set to that of the LSR orig-
inating the Path message based on a local policy. For instance a LSR
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may decide to always change the Sub-Group Originator ID while per-
forming ERO expansion. The Sub-Group ID MUST not be changed if the
Sub-Group Originator ID is not being changed.
5.2.4. Control of Branch Fate Sharing
An ingress LSR can control the behavior of an LSP if there is a fail-
ure during LSP setup or after an LSP has been established. The
default behavior is that only the branches downstream of the failure
are not established, but the ingress may request 'LSP integrity' such
that any failure anywhere within the LSP tree causes the entire P2MP
LSP to fail.
The ingress LSP may request 'LSP integrity' by setting bit [TBA] of
the Attributes Flags TLV. The bit is set if LSP integrity is
required.
It is RECOMMENDED to use the LSP_ATTRIBUTES Object for this flag and
not the LSP_REQUIRED_ATTRIBUTES Object.
A branch LSR that supports the Attributes Flags TLV and recognizes
this bit MUST support LSP integrity or reject the LSP setup with a
PathErr carrying the error "Routing Error"/"Unsupported LSP
Integrity"
5.3. Grafting
The operation of adding egress LSR(s) to an existing P2MP LSP is
termed as grafting. This operation allows egress nodes to join a P2MP
LSP at different points in time.
There are two methods to add S2L sub-LSPs to a P2MP LSP. The first
is to add new S2L sub-LSPs to the P2MP LSP by adding them to an
existing Path message and refreshing the entire Path message. Path
message processing described in section 4 results in adding these S2L
sub-LSPs to the P2MP LSP. Note that as a result of adding one or more
S2L sub-LSPs to a Path message the ERO compression encoding may have
to be recomputed.
The second is to use incremental updates described in section 10.1.
The egress LSRs can be added by signaling only the impacted S2L sub-
LSPs in a new Path message. Hence other S2L sub-LSPs do not have to
be re-signaled.
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6. Resv Message
6.1. Resv Message Format
The Resv message follows the [RFC3209] and [RFC3473] format:
<Resv Message> ::= <Common Header> [ <INTEGRITY> ]
[ [<MESSAGE_ID_ACK> | <MESSAGE_ID_NACK>] ... ]
[ <MESSAGE_ID> ]
<SESSION> <RSVP_HOP>
<TIME_VALUES>
[ <RESV_CONFIRM> ] [ <SCOPE> ]
[ <NOTIFY_REQUEST> ]
[ <ADMIN_STATUS> ]
[ <POLICY_DATA> ... ]
<STYLE> <flow descriptor list>
<flow descriptor list> ::= <FF flow descriptor list>
| <SE flow descriptor>
<FF flow descriptor list> ::= <FF flow descriptor>
| <FF flow descriptor list>
<FF flow descriptor>
<SE flow descriptor> ::= <FLOWSPEC> <SE filter spec list>
<SE filter spec list> ::= <SE filter spec>
| <SE filter spec list> <SE filter spec>
The FF flow descriptor and SE filter spec are modified as follows to
identify the S2L sub-LSPs that they correspond to:
<FF flow descriptor> ::= [ <FLOWSPEC> ] <FILTER_SPEC> <LABEL>
[ <RECORD_ROUTE> ] [ <S2L sub-LSP descriptor
list> ]
<SE filter spec> ::= <FILTER_SPEC> <LABEL> [ <RECORD_ROUTE> ]
[ <S2L sub-LSP descriptor list> ]
<S2L sub-LSP descriptor list> ::= <S2L sub-LSP descriptor>
[ <S2L sub-LSP descriptor list> ]
<S2L sub-LSP descriptor> ::= <S2L_SUB_LSP> [ <P2MP SEC-
ONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE> ]
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FILTER_SPEC is defined in section 20.4.
The S2L sub-LSP descriptor has the same format as in section 4.1 with
the difference that a P2MP_SECONDARY_RECORD_ROUTE object is used in
place of a P2MP SECONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE object. The P2MP_SEC-
ONDARY_RECORD_ROUTE objects follow the same compression mechanism as
the P2MP SECONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE objects. Note that that a Resv mes-
sage can signal multiple S2L sub-LSPs that may belong to the same
FILTER_SPEC object or different FILTER_SPEC objects. The same label
SHOULD be allocated if the <Source Address, LSP-ID> fields of the
FILTER_SPEC object are the same.
However different upstream labels are allocated if the <Source
Address, LSP-ID> of the FILTER_SPEC object is different as that
implies different P2MP LSP.
6.2. Resv Message Processing
The egress LSR MUST follow normal RSVP procedures while originating a
Resv message. The Resv message carries the label allocated by the
egress LSR.
A subsequent node MUST allocates its own label and pass it in the
Resv message upstream. The node MAY combine multiple flow descrip-
tors, from different Resv messages received from downstream, in one
Resv message sent upstream. A Resv message MUST NOT be sent upstream
until at least one Resv message has been received from a downstream
neighbor. When the integrity bit is set in the LSP_ATTRIBUTE object,
no Resv message MUST be sent upstream until all Resv messages have
been received from the downstream neighbors.
Each FF flow descriptor or SE filter spec sent upstream in a Resv
message includes a S2L sub-LSP descriptor list. Each such FF flow
descriptor or SE filter spec for the same P2MP LSP (whether on one or
multiple Resv messages) MUST be allocated the same label.
This label is associated by that node with all the labels received
from downstream Resv messages for that P2MP LSP. Note that a transit
node may become a replication point in the future when a branch is
attached to it. Hence this results in the setup of a P2MP LSP from
the ingress-LSR to the egress LSRs.
The ingress LSR may need to understand when all desired egresses have
been reached. This is achieved using <S2L_SUB_LSP> objects.
Each branch node can potentially send one Resv message upstream for
each of the downstream receivers. This MAY result in overflowing the
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Resv message, particularly when considering that the number of mes-
sages increases the closer the branch node is to the ingress.
Transit nodes MUST replace the Sub-Group ID fields received in the
FILTER_SPEC objects with the value that was received in the Sub-Group
ID field of the Path message from the upstream neighbor, when the
node set the Sub-Group Originator field in the associated Path mes-
sage. ResvErr messages generation is unmodified. Nodes propagating
a received ResvErr message MUST use the Sub-Group field values car-
ried in the corresponding Resv message.
6.2.1. Resv Message Throttling
A branch node may have to send the Resv message being sent upstream
whenever there is a change in a Resv message for a S2L sub-LSP
received from downstream. This can result in excessive Resv messages
sent upstream, particularly when the S2L sub-LSPs are established for
the first time. In order to mitigate this situation, branch nodes
can limit their transmission of Resv messages. Specifically, in the
case where the only change being sent in a Resv message is in one or
more SRRO objects, the branch node SHOULD transmit the Resv message
only after a delay time has passed since the transmission of the pre-
vious Resv message for the same session. This delayed Resv message
SHOULD include SRROs for all branches. Specific mechanisms for Resv
message throttling are implementation dependent and are outside the
scope of this document.
6.3. Record Routing
6.3.1. RRO Processing
A Resv message contains a record route per S2L sub-LSP that is being
signaled by the Resv message if the sender node requests route
recording by including a RRO in the Path message. The same rule is
used during signaling of P2MP LSP i.e. insertion of the RRO in the
Path message used to signal one or more S2L sub-LSP triggers the
inclusion of an RRO for each sub-LSP.
The record route of the first S2L sub-LSP is encoded in the RRO.
Additional RROs for the subsequent S2L sub-LSPs are referred to as
P2MP_SECONDARY_RECORD_ROUTE objects (SRROs). Their format is speci-
fied in section 20.5. The ingress node then receives the RRO and
possibly the SRRO corresponding to each subsequent S2L sub-LSP. Each
S2L_SUB_LSP object is followed by the RRO/SRRO. The ingress node can
then determine the record route corresponding to a particular S2L
sub-LSP. The RRO and SRROs can be used to construct the end to end
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Path for each S2L sub-LSP.
6.4. Reservation Style
Considerations about the reservation style in a Resv message apply as
described in [RFC3209]. The reservation style in the Resv messages
can either be FF or SE. All P2MP LSP that belong to the same P2MP
Tunnel MUST be signaled with the same reservation style. Irrespective
of whether the reservation style is FF or SE, the S2L sub-LSPs that
belong to the same P2MP LSP SHOULD share labels where they share
hops. If the S2L sub-LSPs that belong to the same P2MP LSP share
labels then they MUST share resources. The S2L sub-LSPs that belong
to different P2MP LSP MUST NOT share labels. If the reservation style
is FF than S2L Sub-LSPs that belong to different P2MP LSP MUST NOT
share resources. If the reservation style is SE than S2L sub-LSPs
that belong to different P2MP LSP and the same P2MP Tunnel SHOULD
share resources where they share hops, but MUST not share labels.
7. PathTear Message
7.1. PathTear Message Format
The format of the PathTear message is as follows:
<PathTear Message> ::= <Common Header> [ <INTEGRITY> ]
[ [ <MESSAGE_ID_ACK> |
<MESSAGE_ID_NACK> ... ]
[ <MESSAGE_ID> ]
<SESSION> <RSVP_HOP>
[ <sender descriptor> ]
[ <S2L sub-LSP descriptor list> ]
<sender descriptor> ::= (see earlier definition)
Note: it is assumed that the S2L sub-LSP descriptor will not include
the P2MP SECONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE object associated with each
S2L_SUB_LSP being deleted
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7.2. Pruning
The operation of removing egress LSR(s) from an existing P2MP LSP is
termed as pruning. This operation allows egress nodes to be removed
from a P2MP LSP at different points in time. This section describes
the mechanisms to perform pruning.
7.2.1. Implicit S2L Sub-LSP Teardown
Implicit teardown uses standard RSVP message processing. Per standard
RSVP processing, a S2L sub-LSP may be removed from a P2MP TE LSP by
sending a modified message for the Path or Resv message that previ-
ously advertised the S2L sub-LSP. This message MUST list all S2L sub-
LSPs that are not being removed. When using this approach, a node
processing a message that removes a S2L sub-LSP from a P2MP TE LSP
MUST ensure that the S2L sub-LSP is not included in any other Path
state associated with session before interrupting the data path to
that egress. All other message processing remains unchanged.
When implicit teardown is used to delete one or more S2L sub-LSPs, by
modifying a Path message, a transit LSR may have to generate a
PathTear message downstream to delete one or more of these S2L sub-
LSPs. This can happen if as a result of the implicit deletion of S2L
sub-LSP(s) there are no remaining S2L sub-LSPs to send in the corre-
sponding Path message downstream.
7.2.2. Explicit S2L Sub-LSP Teardown
Explicit S2L Sub-LSP teardown relies on generating a PathTear message
for the corresponding Path message. The PathTear message is signaled
with the SESSION and SENDER_TEMPLATE objects corresponding to the
P2MP LSP and the <Sub-Group Originator ID, Sub-Group ID> tuple corre-
sponding to the Path message. This approach SHOULD be used when all
the egresses signaled by a Path message need to be removed from the
P2MP LSP. Other S2L sub-LSPs, from other sub-groups signaled using
other Path messages, are not affected by the PathTear.
A transit LSR that propagates the PathTear message downstream MUST
ensure that it sets the <Sub-Group Originator ID, Sub-Group ID> tuple
in the PathTear message to the values used to generate the previous
Path message that corresponds to the S2L sub-LSPs being deleted by it
in the PathTear message. The transit LSR may need to generate multi-
ple PathTear messages for an incoming PathTear message if it had per-
formed transit fragmentation for the corresponding incoming Path mes-
sage.
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When a P2MP LSP is removed by the ingress, a PathTear message MUST be
generated for each Path message used to signal the P2MP LSP.
8. Notify and ResvConf Messages
This section is currently under discussion between the authors and
will be updated in the next revision.
Notify Request and Notify messages are described in [RFC3473]. If a
transit router sets the sub-group originator ID in the SENDER_TEM-
PLATE object of a Path message to its own address and the Path mes-
sage carries a Notify Request object then the router MUST set the
notify node address in the Notify Request object to its own address.
If this router receives a corresponding Notify message from down-
stream than it MUST generate a Notify message upstream towards the
Notify node address that the router had received in the incoming Path
message. The receiver of a Notify message MUST identify the sender
state referenced in the message based on the SESSION and SENDER_TEM-
PLATE objects.
ResvConf messages are described in [RFC2205]. An egress LSR may
include a RESV_CONFIRM object that contains the egress LSR's address.
If a transit LSR is merging Resv messages received from more than
egress LSR and one or more of these Resv messages contain a RESV_CON-
FIRM object than the transit LSR MUST set its own address in the
RESV_CONFIRM object in the Resv message that it generates. Also if
the transit LSR changes the sub-group originator ID in the generated
Resv message and it includes a RESV_CONFIRM object in the Resv mes-
sage, it MUST set its own address in the RESV_CONFIRM object. Upon
receiving a ResvConf message from upstream the transit LSR MUST gen-
erate a ResvConf message towards each of the downstream LSRs that had
included RESV_CONFIRM objects in the corresponding Resv messages. As
with Notify messages, the receiver of a ResvConf message MUST iden-
tify the state referenced in the message based on the SESSION and
FILTER_SPEC objects.
9. Refresh Reduction
The refresh reduction procedures described in [RFC2961] are equally
applicable to P2MP LSP described in this document. Refresh reduction
applies to individual messages and the state they install/maintain,
and that continues to be the case for P2MP LSP.
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10. State Management
State signaled by a P2MP Path message is managed by a local implemen-
tation using the <P2MP ID, Tunnel ID, Extended Tunnel ID> as part of
the SESSION object and <Tunnel Sender Address, LSP ID, Sub-Group
Originator ID, Sub-Group ID> as part of the SENDER_TEMPLATE object.
Additional information signaled in the Path message is part of the
state created by a local implementation. This mandatorily includes
PHOP and SENDER_TSPEC object.
10.1. Incremental State Update
RSVP as defined in [RFC2205] and as extended by RSVP-TE [RFC3209] and
GMPLS [RFC3473] uses the same basic approach to state communication
and synchronization, namely full state is sent in each state adver-
tisement message. Per [RFC2205] Path and Resv messages are idempo-
tent. Also, [RFC2961] categorizes RSVP messages into two types: trig-
ger and refresh messages and improves RSVP message handling and scal-
ing of state refreshes but does not modify the full state advertise-
ment nature of Path and Resv messages. The full state advertisement
nature of Path and Resv messages has many benefits, but also has some
drawbacks. One notable drawback is when an incremental modification
is being made to a previously advertised state. In this case, there
is the message overhead of sending the full state and the cost of
processing it. It is desirable to overcome this drawback and
add/delete S2L sub-LSPs to a P2MP LSP by incrementally updating the
existing state.
It is possible to use the procedures described in this document to
allow S2L sub-LSPs to be incrementally added or deleted from the P2MP
LSP by allowing a Path or a PathTear message to incrementally change
the existing P2MP LSP Path state.
As described in section 4.2, multiple Path messages can be used to
signal a P2MP LSP. The Path messages are distinguished by different
<Sub-Group Originator ID, sub-Group ID> tuples in the SENDER_TEMPLATE
object. In order to perform incremental S2L sub-LSP state addition a
separate Path message with a new sub-Group ID is used to add the new
S2L sub-LSPs, by the ingress LSR. The Sub-Group Originator ID MUST be
set to the TE Router ID [RFC3477] of the node that sets the Sub-Group
ID.
This maintains the idempotent nature of RSVP Path messages; avoids
keeping track of individual S2L sub-LSP state expiration and provides
the ability to perform incremental P2MP LSP state updates.
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10.2. Combining Multiple Path Messages
There is a tradeoff between the number of Path messages used by the
ingress to maintain the P2MP LSP and the processing imposed by full
state messages when adding S2L sub-LSPs to an existing Path message.
It is possible to combine S2L sub-LSPs previously advertised in dif-
ferent Path messages in a single Path message in order to reduce the
number of Path messages needed to maintain the P2MP LSP. This can
also be done by a transit node that performed fragmentation and at a
later point is able to combine multiple Path messages that it gener-
ated into a single Path message. This may happen when one or more S2L
sub-LSPs are pruned from the existing Path states.
The new Path message is signaled by the node that is combining multi-
ple Path messages with all the S2L sub-LSPs that are being combined
in a single Path message. This Path message MAY contain a new Sub-
Group ID field value. When a new Path and Resv message that is sig-
naled for an existing S2L sub-LSP is received by a transit LSR, state
including the new instance of the S2L sub-LSP is created.
The S2L sub-LSP SHOULD continue to be advertised in both the old and
new Path messages until a Resv message listing the S2L sub-LSP and
corresponding to the new Path message is received by the combining
node. Hence until this point state for the S2L sub-LSP SHOULD be
maintained as part of the Path state for both the old and the new
Path message [Section 3.1.3, 2205]. At that point the S2L sub-LSP
SHOULD be deleted from the old Path state using the procedures of
section 7.
A Path message with a sub-Group_ID(n) may signal a set of S2L sub-
LSPs that belong partially or entirely to an already existing Sub-
Group_ID(i), the SESSION object and <Sender Tunnel Address, LSP-ID,
Sub-Group Originator ID> being the same. Or it may signal a strictly
non-overlapping new set of S2L sub-LSPs with a strictly higher sub-
Group_ID value.
1) If sub-Group_ID(i) = sub-Group_ID(n), then either a full refresh
is indicated by the Path message or a S2L Sub-LSP is added to/deleted
from the group signaled by sub-Group_ID(n)
2) If sub-Group_ID(i) != sub-Group_ID(n), then the Path message is
signaling a set of S2L sub-LSPs that belong partially or entirely to
an already existing Sub-Group_ID(i) or a strictly non-overlapping set
of S2L sub-LSPs.
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11. Error Processing
PathErr and ResvErr messages are processed as per RSVP-TE procedures.
Note that a LSR on receiving a PathErr/ResvErr message for a particu-
lar S2L sub-LSP changes the state only for that S2L sub-LSP. Hence
other S2L sub-LSPs are not impacted. In case the ingress node
requests the maintenance of the 'LSP integrity', any error reported
within the P2MP TE LSP must be reported at (least at) any other
branching nodes belonging to this LSP. Therefore, reception of an
error message for a particular S2L sub-LSP MAY change the state of
any other S2L sub- LSP of the same P2MP TE LSP.
11.1. PathErr Messages
The PathErr message will include one or more S2L_SUB_LSP objects. The
resulting modified format for a PathErr Message is:
<PathErr Message> ::= <Common Header> [ <INTEGRITY> ]
[ [<MESSAGE_ID_ACK> |
<MESSAGE_ID_NACK>] ... ]
[ <MESSAGE_ID> ]
<SESSION> <ERROR_SPEC>
[ <ACCEPTABLE_LABEL_SET> ... ]
[ <POLICY_DATA> ... ]
<sender descriptor>
[ <S2L sub-LSP descriptor list> ]
PathErr messages generation is unmodified, but nodes that set the
Sub-Group Originator field and propagate a received PathErr message
upstream MUST replace the Sub-Group fields received in the PathErr
message with the value that was received in the Sub-Group fields of
the Path message from the upstream neighbor. Note the receiver of a
PathErr message is able to identify the errored outgoing Path mes-
sage, and outgoing interface, based on the Sub-Group fields received
in the PathErr message.
11.2. ResvErr Messages
The ResvErr message will include one or more S2L_SUB_LSP objects. The
resulting modified format for a ResvErr Message is:
<ResvErr Message> ::= <Common Header> [ <INTEGRITY> ]
[ [<MESSAGE_ID_ACK> |
<MESSAGE_ID_NACK>] ... ]
[ <MESSAGE_ID> ]
<SESSION> <RSVP_HOP>
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<ERROR_SPEC> [ <SCOPE> ]
[ <ACCEPTABLE_LABEL_SET> ... ]
[ <POLICY_DATA> ... ]
<STYLE> <flow descriptor list>
ResvErr messages generation is unmodified, but nodes that set the
Sub-Group Originator field and propagate a received ResvErr message
downstream MUST replace the Sub-Group fields received in the ResvErr
message with the value that was set in the Sub-Group fields of the
Path message sent to the downstream neighbor. Note the receiver of a
ResvErr message is able to identify the errored outgoing Path mes-
sage, and outgoing interface, based on the Sub-Group fields received
in the ResvErr message.
11.3. Branch Failure Handling
During setup and during normal operation, PathErr messages may be
received at a branch node. In all cases, a received PathErr message
is first processed per standard processing rules. That is: the
PathErr message is sent hop-by-hop to the ingress/branch LSR for that
Path message. Intermediate nodes until this ingress/branch LSR MAY
inspect this message but take no action upon it. The behavior of a
branch LSR that generates a PathErr message is under the control of
the ingress LSR.
The default behavior is that the PathErr does not have the
Path_State_Removed flag set. However, if the ingress LSR has set the
'LSP integrity' flag on the Path message (see LSP_ATTRIBUTE object in
section 20) and if the Path_State_Removed flag is supported, the LSR
generating a PathErr to report the failure of a branch of the P2MP
LSP SHOULD set the Path_State_Removed flag.
A branch LSR that receives a PathErr message with the
Path_State_Removed flag set MUST act according to the wishes of the
ingress LSR. The default behavior is that the branch LSR clears the
Path_State_Removed flag on the PathErr and sends it further upstream.
It does not tear any other branches of the LSP. However, if the LSP
integrity flag is set on the Path message, the branch LSR MUST send
PathTear on all downstream branches and send the PathErr message
upstream with the Path_State_Removed flag set.
A branch LSR that receives a PathErr message with the
Path_State_Removed flag clear MUST act according to the wishes of the
ingress LSR. The default behavior is that the branch LSR forwards the
PathErr upstream and takes no further action. However, if the LSP
integrity flag is set on the Path message, the branch LSR MUST send
PathTear on all downstream branches and send the PathErr upstream
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with the Path_State_Removed flag set (per [RFC3473]).
In all cases, the PathErr message forwarded by a branch LSR MUST con-
tain the S2L sub-LSP identification and explicit routes of all
branches that are reported by received PathErr messages and all
branches that are explicitly torn by the branch LSR.
12. Admin Status Change
A branch node that receives an ADMIN_STATUS object processes it nor-
mally and also relays the ADMIN_STATUS object in a Path on every
branch. All Path messages may be concurrently sent to the downstream
neighbors.
Downstream nodes process the change in the status object per
[RFC3473], including generation of Resv messages. When the last
received upstream ADMIN_STATUS object had the R bit set, branch nodes
wait for a Resv message with a matching ADMIN_STATUS object to be
received (or a corresponding PathErr or ResvTear messsage) on all
branches before relaying a corresponding Resv message upstream.
13. Label Allocation on LANs with Multiple Downstream Nodes
A sender on a LAN uses a different label for sending traffic to each
node on the LAN that belongs to the P2MP LSP. Thus the sender per-
forms replication. It may be considered desirable on a LAN to use the
same label for sending traffic to multiple nodes belonging to the
same P2MP LSP, to avoid replication. Procedures for doing this are
for further study.
14. P2MP LSP and Sub-LSP Re-optimization
It is possible to change the path used by P2MP LSPs to reach the des-
tinations of the P2MP Tunnel. There are two methods that can be used
to accomplish this. The first is make-before-break, defined in
[RFC3209], and the second uses the sub-groups defined above.
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14.1. Make-before-break
In this case all the S2L sub-LSPs are signaled with a different LSP
ID by the ingress-LSR and follow make-before-break procedure defined
in [RFC3209]. Thus a new P2MP LSP is established. Each S2L sub-LSP is
signaled with a different LSP ID, corresponding to the new P2MP LSP.
After moving traffic to the new P2MP LSP, the ingress can tear down
the old P2MP LSP. This procedure can be used to re-optimize the path
of the entire P2MP LSP or paths to a subset of the destinations of
the P2MP LSP. When modifying just a portion of the P2MP LSP this
approach requires the entire P2MP LSP to be resignaled.
14.2. Sub-Group Based Re-optimization
Any node may initiate re-optimization of a set of S2L sub-LSPs by
using the incremental state update and then, optionally, combining
multiple path messages.
To alter the path taken by a particular set of S2L sub-LSPs the node
initiating the path change initiates one or more separate Path mes-
sages, for the same P2MP LSP, each with a new sub-Group ID. The gen-
eration of these Path messages, each with one or more S2L sub-LSPs,
follows procedures in section 5.2. As is the case in Section 10.2, a
particular egress continues to be advertised in both the old and new
Path messages until a Resv message listing the egress and correspond-
ing to the new Path message is received by the re-optimizing node. At
that point the egress SHOULD be deleted from the old Path state using
the procedures of section 7. Sub-tree re-optimization is then com-
pleted.
As is always the case, a node may choose to combine multiple path
messages as described in section 10.2.
15. Fast Reroute
[RSVP-FR] extensions can be used to perform fast reroute for the
mechanism described in this document.
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15.1. Facility Backup
Facility backup as described in [RSVP-FR] can be used to protect P2MP
LSPs.
If link protection is desired, a bypass tunnel is used to protect the
link between the PLR and next-hop. Thus all S2L sub-LSPs that use the
link can be protected in the event of link failure. Note that all
such S2L sub-LSPs belonging to a particular instance of a P2MP tunnel
will share the same outgoing label on the link between the PLR and
the next-hop. This is the P2MP LSP label on the link. Label stacking
is used to send data for each P2MP LSP in the bypass tunnel. The
inner label is the P2MP LSP label allocated by the nhop. During fail-
ure Path messages for each S2L sub-LSP, that is effected, will be
sent to the MP, by the PLR. It is recommended that the PLR use the
sender template specific method to identify these Path messages.
Hence the PLR will set the source address in the sender template to a
local PLR address. The MP will use the LSP-ID to identify the corre-
sponding S2L sub-LSPs.
The MP MUST not use the <sub-group originator ID, sub-group ID> while
identifying the corresponding S2L sub-LSPs.
In order to further process a S2L sub-LSP it will determine the pro-
tected S2L sub-LSP using the LSP-id and the S2L sub-LSP object.
If node protection is desired, the bypass P2P tunnel must intersect
the path of the protected S2L sub-LSPs on a LSR that is downstream
from the PLR. This constrains the set of S2L sub-LSPs being backed-up
via that bypass tunnel to those S2L sub-LSPs that pass through a com-
mon downstream MP. This MP is the destination of the bypass tunnel.
The MP will allocate the same label to all such S2L sub-LSPs belong-
ing to a particular instance of a P2MP tunnel. This will be the inner
label used during label stacking by the PLR when it sends data for
each P2MP LSP in the bypass tunnel. The outer label is the bypass
tunnel label. During failure of the protected node the PLR will send
Path messages for the protected S2L Sub-LSPs to the MP using proce-
dures that are same as the link protection procedures described
above. Node protection may require the PLR to be branch capable as
multiple bypass tunnels may be required to backup the set of S2L sub-
LSPs passing through the protected node. Else all the S2L sub-LSPs
passing through the protected node must also pass through a MP that
is downstream from the protected node.
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15.2. One to One Backup
One to one backup as described in [RSVP-FR] can be used to protect a
particular S2L sub-LSP against link and next-hop failure. Protection
may be used for one or more S2L sub-LSPs between the PLR and the
next-hop. All the S2L sub-LSPs corresponding to the same instance of
the P2MP tunnel, between the PLR and the next-hop share the same P2MP
LSP label.
All or some of these S2L sub-LSPs may be protected.
The detour S2L sub-LSPs may or may not share labels, depending on the
detour path. Thus the set of outgoing labels and next-hops for a P2MP
LSP that was using a single next-hop and label between the PLR and
next-hop before protection, may change once protection is triggerred.
Its is recommended that the path specific method be used to identify
a backup S2L sub-LSP. Hence the DETOUR object will be inserted in the
backup Path message. A backup S2L sub-LSP MUST be treated as belong-
ing to a different P2MP tunnel instance than the one specified by the
LSP-id. Furthermore multiple backup S2L sub-LSPs MUST be treated as
part of the same P2MP tunnel instance if they have the same LSP-id
and the same DETOUR objects. Note that as specified in section 4 S2L
sub-LSPs between different P2MP tunnel instances use different
labels.
If there is only one S2L sub-LSP in the Path message, the DETOUR
object applies to that sub-LSP. If there are multiple S2L sub-LSPs in
the Path message the DETOUR applies to all the S2L sub-LSPs.
16. Support for LSRs that are not P2MP Capable
It may be that some LSRs in a network are capable of processing the
P2MP extensions described in this document, but do not support P2MP
branching in the data plane. If such an LSR is requested to become a
branch LSR by a received Path message, it MUST respond with a PathErr
message carrying the Error Value "Routing Error" and Error Code
"Unable to Branch".
Its also conceivable that some LSRs, in a network deploying P2MP
capability, may not support the extensions described in this docu-
ment. If a Path message for the establishment of a P2MP LSP reaches
such an LSR it will reject it with a PathErr because it will not rec-
ognize the C-Type of the P2MP SESSION object.
LSRs that do not support the P2MP extensions in this document may be
included as transit LSRs by the use of LSP-stitching [LSP-STITCH] and
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LSP-hierarchy [LSP-HIER]. Note that LSRs that are required to play
any other role in the network (ingress, branch or egress) MUST sup-
port the extensions defined in this document.
The use of LSP-stitching and LSP-hierarchy [LSP-HIER] allows to build
P2MP LSPs in such an environment. A P2P LSP segment is signaled from
the previous P2MP capable hop of a legacy LSR to the next P2MP capa-
ble hop. Of course this assumes that intermediate legacy LSRs are
transit LSRs and cannot act as P2MP branch points. Transit LSRs along
this LSP segment do not process control plane messages associated
with a P2MP LSP. Furthermore these LSRs also do not need to have P2MP
data plane capability as they only need to process data belonging to
the P2P LSP segment. Hence these LSRs do not need to support P2MP
MPLS. This P2P LSP segment is stitched to the incoming P2MP LSP.
After the P2P LSP segment is established the P2MP Path message is
sent to the next P2MP capable LSR as a directed Path message. The
next P2MP capable LSR stitches the P2P LSP segment to the outgoing
P2MP LSP.
In packet networks, the S2L sub-LSPs may be nested inside the outer
P2P LSP. Hence label stacking can be used to enable use of the same
LSP segment for multiple P2MP LSP. Stitching and nesting considera-
tions and procedures are described further in [INT-REG].
It may be an overhead for an operator to configure the P2P LSP seg-
ments in advance, when it is desired to support legacy LSRs. It may
be desirable to do this dynamically. The ingress can use IGP exten-
sions to determine non P2MP capable LSRs [TE-NODE-CAP]. It can use
this information to compute S2L sub-LSP paths such that they avoid
these legacy LSRs. The explicit route object of a S2L sub-LSP path
may contain loose hops if there are legacy LSRs along the path. The
corresponding explicit route contains a list of objects upto the P2MP
capable LSR that is adjacent to a legacy LSR followed by a loose
object with the address of the next P2MP capable LSR. The P2MP capa-
ble LSR expands the loose hop using its TED. When doing this it
determines that the loose hop expansion requires a P2P LSP to tunnel
through the legacy LSR. If such a P2P LSP exists, it uses that P2P
LSP. Else it establishes the P2P LSP. The P2MP Path message is sent
to the next P2MP capable LSR using non-adjacent signaling. The P2MP
capable LSR that initiates the non-adjacent signaling message to the
next P2MP capable LSR may have to employ a fast detection mechanism
such as [BFD] to the next P2MP capable LSR.
This may be needed for the directed Path message Head-End to use node
protection FRR when the protected node is the directed Path message
tail.
Note that legacy LSRs along a P2P LSP segment cannot perform node
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protection of the tail of the P2P LSP segment.
17. Reduction in Control Plane Processing with LSP Hierarchy
It is possible to take advantage of LSP hierarchy [LSP-HIER] while
setting up P2MP LSP, as described in the previous section, to reduce
control plane processing along transit LSRs that are P2MP capable.
This is applicable only in environments where LSP hierarchy can be
used. Transit LSRs along a P2P LSP segment, being used by a P2MP LSP,
do not process control plane messages associated with the P2MP LSP.
Infact they are not aware of these messages as they are tunneled over
the P2P LSP segment. This reduces the amount of control plane pro-
cessing required on these transit LSRs.
Note that the P2P LSP segments can be dynamically setup as described
in the previous section or preconfigured. For example in Figure 2,
PE1 can setup a P2P LSP to P1 and use that as a LSP segment. The Path
messages for PE3 and PE4 can now be tunneled over the LSP segment.
Thus P3 is not aware of the P2MP LSP and does not process the P2MP
control messages.
18. P2MP LSP Remerging and Cross-Over
This section is currently under discussion between the authors and
will be updated in the next revision.
The functional description described so far assumes that multiple
Path messages received by a LSR for the same P2MP LSP arrive on the
same incoming interface. However this may not always be the case.
P2MP tree remerging or cross-over occurs when a transit or egress
node receives the signaling state i.e. Path message for the same P2MP
TE LSP from more than one previous hop. If the remerged S2L sub-LSPs
are sent out on different interfaces there is no data plane issue.
However if the remerged S2L sub-LSPs are sent out on the same inter-
face it can result in data duplication downstream. In order to
describe identification of cross over and remerging by a LSR let us
list the various cases when state for a S2L sub-LSP is received by a
LSR.
Case1: S2L sub-LSP already exist as part of an existing Path state.
The following are the various sub-cases.
a) The new S2L sub-LSP uses the same PHOP and outgoing interface
as the existing S2L sub-LSP. This is either a refresh or can occur
when multiple existing Path messages are combined in a new Path mes-
sage.
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b) The new S2L sub-LSP uses the same PHOP but different outgoing
interface as the existing S2L sub-LSP. This is a case of re-routing.
c) The new S2L sub-LSP uses a different PHOP and same outgoing
interface as the existing S2L sub-LSP. This is a case of re-routing.
d) The new S2L sub-LSP uses a different PHOP and a different out-
going interface as compared to the existing S2L sub-LSP. This is a
case of re-routing.
Case2: S2L sub-LSP does not exist as part of an existing Path state.
The following are the sub-cases.
a) The new S2L sub-LSP uses a PHOP and outgoing interface that is
same as the PHOP and outgoing interface used by an existing S2L sub-
LSP that belongs to the same P2MP LSP. This is a legal case of sig-
naling a new S2L sub-LSP.
b) The new S2L sub-LSP uses a PHOP that is same as that used by an
existing S2L sub-LSP. However the outgoing interface is different
from the outgoing interfaces used by existing S2L sub-LSPs belonging
to the same P2MP LSP. This is a legal case of signaling a new S2L
sub-LSP.
c) The new S2L sub-LSP uses a different PHOP than that used by any
of the existing S2L sub-LSP that belong to the same P2MP LSP . How-
ever the outgoing interface is same as the outgoing interface used by
an existing S2L sub-LSPs. This is a case of remerging.
d) The new S2L sub-LSP uses a different PHOP than that used by any
of the existing S2L sub-LSP that belong to the same P2MP LSP. Also
the outgoing interface is different from the outgoing interfaces used
by existing S2L sub-LSPs. This is a case of cross-over.
Case 2(d) above identifies cross-over and this is considered legal.
Case 2(c) above identifies remerging in the data plane. If the LSR is
capable of remerging in the data plane this is considered legal.
The below procedure applies for remerging.
The remerge error case is detected by checking incoming Path messages
that represent new P2MP TE LSP state and seeing if they represent
both known LSP state and a different S2L sub-LSP list. Specifically,
the remerge check MUST be performed when processing Path messages
that contain SESSION, SENDER_TEMPLATE and RSVP_HOP objects that have
not previously been seen on a particular interface. The remerge check
consists of attempting to locate state that has the same values in
the SESSION object and in the tunnel sender address and LSP ID fields
of the SENDER_TEMPLATE object.
If no matching state is located, then there is no remerge condition.
If matching state is found, then the list of S2L Sub-LSPs associated
with the new Path message is compared against the list present in the
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located state. If any addresses in the lists of S2L sub-LSPs match,
then it is the legal LSP rerouting case mentioned here above.
If there are no overlap in the lists, the node checks whether any of
the outgoing interfaces, as identified by the ERO/SUB_EROs, are an
outgoing interface already associated with the existing P2MP LSP. If
not, then legal LSP crossing is being performed. Else re-merging has
occurred and if the LSR is capable of remerging in the data plane,
this is considered legal. In that case the LSR will return the label
already associated with the existing S2L sub-LSP with the matching
egress interface, in the Resv message it sends upstream. If the LSR
is not capable of remerging in the data plane the new Path message
MUST be handled according to remerge error processing as described
below.
The LSR generates a PathErr message with Error Code "Routing Prob-
lem/P2MP Remerge Detected" towards the upstream node (i.e. the node
that sent the Path message) until it reaches the node that caused the
remerge condition. Identification of the offending node requires
special processing by the nodes upstream of the error. A node that
receives a PathErr message that contains the error "Routing Prob-
lem/P2MP Remerge Detected" MUST check to see if it is the offending
node. This check is done by comparing the S2L sub-LSPs listed in the
PathErr message with existing LSP state. If any of the egresses are
already present in any Path state associated with the P2MP TE LSP
other than the one associated with the <SESSION, SENDER_TEMPLATE>
objects signaled in the PathErr message, then the node is the signal-
ing branch node that caused the remerge condition. This node SHOULD
then correct the remerge condition by adding all S2L sub-LSPs listed
in the offending Path state to the Path state (and Path message)
associated to these S2L sub-LSPs. Note that the new Path state may be
sent out the same outgoing interface in different Path messages in
order to meet IP packet size limitations. If use of a new outgoing
interface violates one or more SERO constraint, then a PathErr mes-
sage containing the associated egresses and any identified valid
egresses SHOULD be generated with the error code "Routing Problem"
and error value of "ERO Resulted in Remerge".
This process may continue hop-by-hop until the ingress is reached.
The only case where this process will fail is when all the listed S2L
sub-LSPs are deleted prior to the PathErr message propagating to the
ingress. In this case, the whole process will be corrected on the
next (refresh or trigger) transmission of the offending Path message.
In all cases where a remerge error is not detected, normal processing
continues.
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19. New and Updated Message Objects
This section presents the RSVP object formats as modified by this
document.
19.1. SESSION Object
A P2MP LSP SESSION object is used. This object uses the existing SES-
SION C-Num. New C-Types are defined to accommodate a logical P2MP
destination identifier of the P2MP Tunnel. This SESSION object has a
similar structure as the existing point to point RSVP-TE SESSION
object. However the destination address is set to the P2MP ID instead
of the unicast Tunnel Endpoint address. All S2L sub-LSPs part of the
same P2MP LSP share the same SESSION object. This SESSION object
identifies the P2MP Tunnel.
The combination of the SESSION object, the SENDER_TEMPLATE object and
the S2L SUB-LSP object, identifies each S2L sub-LSP. This follows the
existing P2P RSVP-TE notion of using the SESSION object for identify-
ing a P2P Tunnel which in turn can contain multiple LSPs, each dis-
tinguished by a unique SENDER_TEMPLATE object.
19.1.1. P2MP LSP Tunnel IPv4 SESSION Object
Class = SESSION, P2MP_LSP_TUNNEL_IPv4 C-Type = TBA
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 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| MUST be zero | Tunnel ID |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Extended Tunnel ID |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
P2MP ID
A 32-bit identifier used in the SESSION object that remains
constant over the life of the P2MP tunnel. It encodes the
P2MP ID and identifies the set of destinations of the P2MP
Tunnel.
Tunnel ID
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A 16-bit identifier used in the SESSION object that remains
constant over the life of the P2MP tunnel.
Extended Tunnel ID
A 32-bit identifier used in the SESSION object that remains
constant over the life of the P2MP tunnel. Normally set to
all zeros. Ingress nodes that wish to narrow the scope of a
SESSION to the ingress-PID pair may place their IPv4 address
here as a globally unique identifier [RFC3209].
19.1.2. P2MP LSP Tunnel IPv6 SESSION Object
This is same as the P2MP IPv4 LSP SESSION Object with the difference
that the extended tunnel ID may be set to a 16 byte identifier
[RFC3209].
19.2. SENDER_TEMPLATE object
The sender template contains the ingress-LSR source address. LSP ID
can be can be changed to allow a sender to share resources with
itself. Thus multiple instances of the P2MP tunnel can be created,
each with a different LSP ID. The instances can share resources with
each other, but use different labels. The S2L sub-LSPs corresponding
to a particular instance use the same LSP ID.
As described in section 4.2 it is necessary to distinguish different
Path messages that are used to signal state for the same P2MP LSP by
using a <Sub-Group ID Originator ID, Sub-Group ID> tuple. The
SENDER_TEMPLATE object is modified to carry this information as shown
below.
19.2.1. P2MP LSP Tunnel IPv4 SENDER_TEMPLATE Object
Class = SENDER_TEMPLATE, P2MP_LSP_TUNNEL_IPv4 C-Type = TBA
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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| IPv4 tunnel sender address |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Reserved | LSP ID |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Sub-Group Originator ID |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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| Reserved | Sub-Group ID |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
IPv4 tunnel sender address
See [RFC3209]
Sub-Group Originator ID
The Sub-Group Originator ID is set to the TE Router ID of
the LSR that originates the Path message. This is either the
ingress LSR or a LSR which re-originates the Path message
with its own Sub-Group Originator ID.
Sub-Group ID
An identifier of a Path message used to differentiate
multiple Path messages that signal state for the same P2MP
LSP. This may be seen as identifying a group of one or more
egress nodes targeted by this Path message.
LSP ID
See [RFC3209]
19.2.2. P2MP LSP Tunnel IPv6 SENDER_TEMPLATE Object
Class = SENDER_TEMPLATE, P2MP_LSP_TUNNEL_IPv6 C-Type = TBA
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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
+ +
| IPv6 tunnel sender address |
+ +
| (16 bytes) |
+ +
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Reserved | LSP ID |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
+ +
| Sub-Group Originator ID |
+ +
| (16 bytes) |
+ +
| |
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+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Reserved | Sub-Group ID |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
IPv6 tunnel sender address
See [RFC3209]
Sub-Group Originator ID
The Sub-Group Originator ID is set to the IPv6 TE Router ID
of the LSR that originates the Path message. This is either
the ingress LSR or a LSR which re-originates the Path
message with its own Sub-Group Originator ID.
Sub-Group ID
As above.
LSP ID
See [RFC3209]
19.3. S2L SUB-LSP Object
A new S2L Sub-LSP object identifies a particular S2L sub-LSP belong-
ing to the P2MP LSP.
19.3.1. S2L SUB-LSP IPv4 Object
SUB_LSP Class = 50, S2L_SUB_LSP_IPv4 C-Type = TBA
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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| IPv4 S2L Sub-LSP destination address |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
IPv4 Sub-LSP destination address
IPv4 address of the S2L sub-LSP destination.
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19.3.2. S2L SUB-LSP IPv6 Object
SUB_LSP Class = 50, S2L_SUB_LSP_IPv6 C-Type = TBA
This is same as the S2L IPv4 Sub-LSP object, with the difference that
the destination address is a 16 byte IPv6 address.
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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| IPv6 S2L Sub-LSP destination address |
| .... |
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
19.4. FILTER_SPEC Object
The FILTER_SPEC object is canonical to the P2MP SENDER_TEMPLATE
object.
19.4.1. P2MP LSP_IPv4 FILTER_SPEC Object
Class = FILTER SPEC, P2MP LSP_IPv4 C-Type = TBA
The format of the P2MP LSP_IPv4 FILTER_SPEC object is identical to
the P2MP LSP_IPv4 SENDER_TEMPLATE object.
19.4.2. P2MP LSP_IPv4 FILTER_SPEC Object
Class = FILTER SPEC, P2MP LSP_IPv6 C-Type = TBA
The format of the P2MP LSP_IPv6 FILTER_SPEC object is identical to
the P2MP LSP_IPv6 SENDER_TEMPLATE object.
19.5. P2MP SECONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE Object (SERO)
The P2MP Secondary Explicit Route Object (SERO) is defined as identi-
cal to the ERO. The class of the P2MP SERO is the same as the SERO
defined in [RECOVERY] (TBA). The P2MP SERO C-Type = TBA The sub-
objects are identical to those defined for the ERO.
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19.6. P2MP SECONDARY_RECORD_ROUTE Object (SRRO)
The P2MP Secondary Record Route Object (SRRO) is defined as identical
to the ERO. The class of the P2MP SRRO is the same as the SRRO
defined in [RECOVERY] (TBA). The P2MP SRRO C-Type = TBA. The sub-
objects are identical to those defined for the RRO.
20. IANA Considerations
20.1. New Class Numbers
IANA is requested to assign the following Class Numbers for the new
object classes introduced. The Class Types for each of them are to be
assigned via standards action. The sub-object types for the P2MP SEC-
ONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE and P2MP_SECONDARY_RECORD_ROUTE follow the same
IANA considerations as those of the ERO and RRO [RFC3209].
50 Class Name = SUB_LSP
C-Type
1 S2L_SUB_LSP_IPv4 C-Type
2 S2L_SUB_LSP_IPv6 C-Type
20.2. New Class Types
IANA is requested to assign the following C-Type values:
Class Name = SESSION
C-Type
13 P2MP_LSP_IPv4 C-Type
14 P2MP_LSP_IPv6 C-Type
Class Name = SENDER_TEMPLATE
C-Type
12 P2MP_LSP_IPv4 C-Type
13 P2MP_LSP_IPv6 C-Type
Class Name = FILTER_SPEC
C-Type
12 P2MP LSP_IPv4 C-Type
13 P2MP LSP_IPv6 C-Type
Class Name = SECONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE
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C-Type
2 P2MP SECONDARY_EXPLICIT_ROUTE C-Type
Class Name = SECONDARY_RECORD_ROUTE
C-Type
2 P2MP_SECONDARY_RECORD_ROUTE C-Type
20.3. New Error Codes
Four new Error Codes are defined for use with the Error Value "Rout-
ing Problem". IANA is requested to assign values.
The Error Code "Unable to Branch" indicates that a P2MP branch cannot
be formed by the reporting LSR. IANA is requested to assign value 20
to this Error Code.
The Error Code "Unsupported LSP Integrity" indicates that a P2MP
branch does not support the requested LSP integrity function. IANA is
requested to assign value 21 to this Error Code.
The Error Code "P2MP Remerge Detected" indicates that a node has
detected remerge. IANA is requested to assign value 22 to this Error
Code.
20.4. LSP Attributes Flags
IANA has been asked to manage the space of flags in the Attibutes
Flags TLV carried in the LSP_ATTRIBUTES Object [LSP-ATTRIB]. This
document defines two new flags as follows:
Suggested Bit Number: 3
Meaning: LSP Integrity Required
Used in Attributes Flags on Path: Yes
Used in Attributes Flags on Resv: No
Used in Attributes Flags on RRO: No
Referenced Section of this Doc: 10
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21. Security Considerations
This document does not introduce any new security issues. The secu-
rity issues identified in [RFC3209] and [RFC3473] are still relevant.
22. Acknowledgements
This document is the product of many people. The contributors are
listed in Section 27.2.
Thanks to Yakov Rekhter, Der-Hwa Gan, Arthi Ayyanger and Nischal
Sheth for their suggestions and comments. Thanks also to Dino Farni-
nacci for his comments.
23. Appendix
23.1. Example
Following is one example of setting up a P2MP LSP using the proce-
dures described in this document.
Source 1 (S1)
|
PE1
| |
|L5 |
P3 |
| |
L3 |L1 |L2
R2----PE3--P1 P2---PE2--Receiver 1 (R1)
| L4
PE5----PE4----R3
|
|
R4
Figure 2.
The mechanism is explained using Figure 2. PE1 is the ingress-LSR.
PE2, PE3 and PE4 are Egress-LSRs.
a) PE1 learns that PE2, PE3 and PE4 are interested in joining a P2MP
tree with a P2MP ID of P2MP ID1. We assume that PE1 learns of the
egress-LSRs at different points.
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b) PE1 computes the P2P path to reach PE2.
c) PE1 establishes the S2L sub-LSP to PE2 along <PE1, P2, PE2>
d) PE1 computes the P2P path to reach PE3 when it discovers PE3. This
path is computed to share the same links where possible with the sub-
LSP to PE2 as they belong to the same P2MP session.
e) PE1 establishes the S2L sub-LSP to PE3 along <PE1, P3, P1, PE3>
f) PE1 computes the P2P path to reach PE4 when it discovers PE4. This
path is computed to share the same links where possible with the sub-
LSPs to PE2 and PE3 as they belong to the same P2MP session.
g) PE1 signals the Path message for PE4 sub-LSP along <PE1, P3, P1,
PE4>
e) P1 receives a Resv message from PE4 with label L4. It had previ-
ously received a Resv message from PE3 with label L3. It had allo-
cated a label L1 for the sub-LSP to PE3. It uses the same label and
sends the Resv messages to P3. Note that it may send only one Resv
message with multiple flow descriptors in the flow descriptor list.
If this is the case and FF style is used, the FF flow descriptor will
contain the S2L sub-LSP descriptor list with two entries: one for PE4
and the other for PE3. For SE style, the SE filter spec will contain
this S2L sub-LSP descriptor list. P1 also creates a label mapping of
(L1 -> {L3, L4}). P3 uses the existing label L5 and sends the Resv
message to PE1, with label L5. It reuses the label mapping of {L5 ->
L1}.
24. References
24.1. Normative References
[LSP-HIER] K. Kompella, Y. Rekhter, "LSP Hierarchy with Generalized
MPLS TE", draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-hierarchy-08.txt, work in
progress.
[LSP-ATTR] A. Farrel, et. al. , "Encoding of
Attributes for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Label Switched Path (LSP) Establishment Using RSVP-TE",
draft-ietf-mpls-rsvpte-attributes-05.txt, March 2004,
work in progress.
[RFC3209] D. Awduche, L. Berger, D. Gan, T. Li, V. Srinivasan,
G. Swallow, "RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels",
RFC3209, December 2001, work in progress.
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[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997, work in
progress.
[RFC2205] Braden, R., Zhang, L., Berson, S., Herzog, S. and S. Jamin,
"Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1,
Functional Specification", RFC 2205, September 1997, work in
progress.
[RFC3471] Lou Berger, et al., "Generalized MPLS - Signaling Functional
Description", RFC 3471, January 2003, work in progress.
[RFC3473] L. Berger et.al., "Generalized MPLS Signaling - RSVP-TE
Extensions", RFC 3473, January 2003, work in progress.
[RFC2961] L. Berger, D. Gan, G. Swallow, P. Pan, F. Tommasi,
S. Molendini, "RSVP Refresh Overhead Reduction Extensions",
RFC 2961, April 2001, work in progress.
[RFC3031] Rosen, E., Viswanathan, A. and R. Callon, "Multiprotocol
Label Switching Architecture", RFC 3031, January 2001, work in
progress.
[RFC4090] P. Pan, G. Swallow, A. Atlas (Editors), "Fast Reroute Extensions
to RSVP-TE for LSP Tunnels", work in progress.
[RFC3477] K. Kompella, Y. Rekther, "Signalling Unnumbered Links in
Resource ReSerVation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)",
work in progress .
[P2MP-REQ] S. Yasukawa, Editor "Signaling Requirements for
Point-to-Multipoint Traffic Engineered MPLS LSPs",
draft-ietf-mpls-p2mp-sig-requirement-02.txt, work in progress.
[RECOVERY] "GMPLS Based Segment Recovery",
draft-ietf-ccamp-gmpls-segment-recovery-02.txt
24.2. Informative References
[BFD] D. Katz, D. Ward, "Bidirectional Forwarding Detection",
draft-katz-ward-bfd-01.txt, work in progress.
[BFD-MPLS] R. Aggarwal, K. Kompella, T. Nadeau, G. Swallow, "BFD for MPLS
LSPs", draft-ietf-bfd-mpls-00.txt, work in progress.
[IPR-1] Bradner, S., "IETF Rights in Contributions", BCP 78,
RFC 3667, February 2004, work in progress.
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[IPR-2] Bradner, S., Ed., "Intellectual Property Rights in IETF
Technology", BCP 79, RFC 3668, February 2004, work in progress.
[INT-REG] JP Vasseur, A. Ayyangar, "Inter-area and Inter-AS MPLS Traffic
Engineering", draft-vasseur-ccamp-inter-area-as-te-00.txt,
work in progress.
[RFC2209] R. Braden, L. Zhang, "Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
Version 1 Message Processing Rules", RFC 2209, work in progress.
[LSP-STITCH] A. Ayyanger, J.P. Vasseur, "Label Switched Path Stitching
with Generalized MPLS Traffic Engineering",
draft-ietf-ccamp-lsp-stitching-00.txt, April 2005
work in progress
[TE-NODE-CAP] JP Vasseur, JL Le Roux, et al. "Routing extensions for
discovery of Traffic Engineering Node Capabilities",
draft-vasseur-ccamp-te-node-cap-00.txt, February 2005,
work in progress
25. Author Information
25.1. Editor Information
Rahul Aggarwal
Juniper Networks
1194 North Mathilda Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Email: rahul@juniper.net
Seisho Yasukawa
NTT Corporation
9-11, Midori-Cho 3-Chome
Musashino-Shi, Tokyo 180-8585 Japan
Phone: +81 422 59 4769
EMail: yasukawa.seisho@lab.ntt.co.jp
Dimitri Papadimitriou
Alcatel
Francis Wellesplein 1,
B-2018 Antwerpen, Belgium
Phone: +32 3 240-8491
Email: Dimitri.Papadimitriou@alcatel.be
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25.2. Contributor Information
John Drake
Calient Networks
Email: jdrake@calient.net
Alan Kullberg
Motorola Computer Group
120 Turnpike Road 1st Floor
Southborough, MA 01772
EMail: alan.kullberg@motorola.com
Lou Berger
Movaz Networks, Inc.
7926 Jones Branch Drive
Suite 615
McLean VA, 22102
Phone: +1 703 847-1801
EMail: lberger@movaz.com
Liming Wei
Redback Networks
350 Holger Way
San Jose, CA 95134
Email: lwei@redback.com
George Apostolopoulos
Redback Networks
350 Holger Way
San Jose, CA 95134
Email: georgeap@redback.com
Kireeti Kompella
Juniper Networks
1194 N. Mathilda Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Email: kireeti@juniper.net
George Swallow
Cisco Systems, Inc.
300 Beaver Brook Road
Boxborough , MA - 01719
USA
Email: swallow@cisco.com
JP Vasseur
Cisco Systems, Inc.
300 Beaver Brook Road
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Boxborough , MA - 01719
USA
Email: jpv@cisco.com
Dean Cheng
Cisco Systems Inc.
170 W Tasman Dr.
San Jose, CA 95134
Phone 408 527 0677
Email: dcheng@cisco.com
Markus Jork
Avici Systems
101 Billerica Avenue
N. Billerica, MA 01862
Phone: +1 978 964 2142
EMail: mjork@avici.com
Hisashi Kojima
NTT Corporation
9-11, Midori-Cho 3-Chome
Musashino-Shi, Tokyo 180-8585 Japan
Phone: +81 422 59 6070
EMail: kojima.hisashi@lab.ntt.co.jp
Andrew G. Malis
Tellabs
2730 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, CA 95134
Phone: +1 408 383 7223
Email: Andy.Malis@tellabs.com
Koji Sugisono
NTT Corporation
9-11, Midori-Cho 3-Chome
Musashino-Shi, Tokyo 180-8585 Japan
Phone: +81 422 59 2605
EMail: sugisono.koji@lab.ntt.co.jp
Masanori Uga
NTT Corporation
9-11, Midori-Cho 3-Chome
Musashino-Shi, Tokyo 180-8585 Japan
Phone: +81 422 59 4804
EMail: uga.masanori@lab.ntt.co.jp
Igor Bryskin
Movaz Networks, Inc.
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7926 Jones Branch Drive
Suite 615
McLean VA, 22102
Adrian Farrel
Old Dog Consulting
Phone: +44 0 1978 860944
EMail: adrian@olddog.co.uk
Jean-Louis Le Roux
France Telecom
2, avenue Pierre-Marzin
22307 Lannion Cedex
France
E-mail: jeanlouis.leroux@francetelecom.com
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