draft-ietf-tsvwg-iana-dscp-registry-03.txt | draft-ietf-tsvwg-iana-dscp-registry-04.txt | |||
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Transport Area Working Group G. Fairhurst | Transport Area Working Group G. Fairhurst | |||
Internet-Draft University of Aberdeen | Internet-Draft University of Aberdeen | |||
Updates: 2474 (if approved) May 07, 2018 | Updates: 2474 (if approved) May 08, 2018 | |||
Intended status: Standards Track | Intended status: Standards Track | |||
Expires: November 06, 2018 | Expires: November 07, 2018 | |||
IANA Assignment of DSCP Pool 3 (xxxx01) Values to require Publication of | IANA Assignment of DSCP Pool 3 (xxxx01) Values to require Publication of | |||
a Standards Track or Best Current Practice RFC | a Standards Track or Best Current Practice RFC | |||
draft-ietf-tsvwg-iana-dscp-registry-03 | draft-ietf-tsvwg-iana-dscp-registry-04 | |||
Abstract | Abstract | |||
The Differentiated Services (Diffserv) architecture specifies use of | The Differentiated Services (Diffserv) architecture specifies use of | |||
a field in the IPv4 and IPv6 packet headers to carry Diffserv | a field in the IPv4 and IPv6 packet headers to carry Diffserv | |||
Codepoint (DSCP) values. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority | Codepoint (DSCP) values. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority | |||
(IANA) maintains a registry of assigned DSCP values. | (IANA) maintains a registry of assigned DSCP values. | |||
This update to RFC2474 changes the IANA assignment method for Pool 3 | This update to RFC2474 changes the IANA assignment method for Pool 3 | |||
of the registry (i.e., DSCP values of the form xxxx01) to Standards | of the registry (i.e., DSCP values of the form xxxx01) to Standards | |||
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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- | |||
Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
This Internet-Draft will expire on November 06, 2018. | This Internet-Draft will expire on November 07, 2018. | |||
Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
Copyright (c) 2018 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2018 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/ | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/ | |||
license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. | license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. | |||
Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights | Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights | |||
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7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
Appendix A. Revision Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | Appendix A. Revision Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
The Differentiated Services (Diffserv) [RFC2475] architecture | The Differentiated Services (Diffserv) [RFC2475] architecture | |||
(updated by [RFC3260]) provides scalable service differentiation in | (updated by [RFC3260]) provides scalable service differentiation in | |||
the Internet. Diffserv uses the six most significant bits of the | the Internet. Diffserv uses the six most significant bits of the | |||
former IPv4 Type of Service (TOS) octet or the former IPV6 Traffic | former IPv4 Type of Service (TOS) octet or the former IPv6 Traffic | |||
Class octet to convey the field, which is used to carry the Diffserv | Class octet to convey the field, which is used to carry the Diffserv | |||
Codepoint (DSCP). This DSCP value is used to select a Diffserv Per | Codepoint (DSCP). This DSCP value is used to select a Diffserv Per | |||
hop Behaviour, PHB. | hop Behaviour, PHB. | |||
The six bit field is capable of conveying 64 distinct codepoints, and | The six bit field is capable of conveying 64 distinct codepoints, and | |||
this codepoint space has been divided into three pools for the | this codepoint space has been divided into three pools for the | |||
purpose of codepoint assignment and management (as shown in figure | purpose of codepoint assignment and management (as shown in figure | |||
1). Pool 1 comprises 32 codepoints [RFC2474]. These are assigned by | 1). Pool 1 comprises 32 codepoints [RFC2474]. These are assigned by | |||
Standards Action, as defined in [RFC8126]. Pool 2 comprises a pool | Standards Action, as defined in [RFC8126]. Pool 2 comprises a pool | |||
of 16 codepoints reserved for experimental or Local Use (EXP/LU) as | of 16 codepoints reserved for experimental or Local Use (EXP/LU) as | |||
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5. IANA Considerations | 5. IANA Considerations | |||
This section requests IANA to change the use of Pool 3 in the DSCP | This section requests IANA to change the use of Pool 3 in the DSCP | |||
registry and to manage this pool using a Standards Action assignment | registry and to manage this pool using a Standards Action assignment | |||
method. | method. | |||
This requests IANA to make the following changes to the | This requests IANA to make the following changes to the | |||
Differentiated Services field Codepoints (DSCP) Registry, made | Differentiated Services field Codepoints (DSCP) Registry, made | |||
available at [Registry]. | available at [Registry]. | |||
IANA is requested to reference RFC3260 and this current document for | ||||
Pool 1. | ||||
This update does not modify the IANA registry text for Pool 2. This | This update does not modify the IANA registry text for Pool 2. This | |||
pool continues to preserve the note shown in Figure 2. | pool continues to preserve the note shown in Figure 2. | |||
The previous registry text: | The previous registry text: | |||
3 xxxx01 Experimental or Local Use May be utilized for future | 3 xxxx01 Experimental or Local Use May be utilized for future | |||
Standards Action allocations as necessary. | Standards Action allocations as necessary. | |||
is replaced with the following registry text: | is replaced with the following registry text: | |||
3 xxxx01 Standards Action. | 3 xxxx01 Standards Action. | |||
To manage codepoints in Pool 3, IANA is requested to create and | To manage codepoints in Pool 3, IANA is requested to create and | |||
maintain a "Pool 3 Codepoints" entry. Pool 3 of the registry is to | maintain a "Pool 3 Codepoints" subregistry. Pool 3 of the registry | |||
be created initially empty, with a format identical to that used for | is to be created initially empty, with a format identical to that | |||
"Pool 1 Codepoints". | used for "Pool 1 Codepoints". IANA is requested to reference RFC3260 | |||
and this current document for Pool 3. | ||||
The Registration Procedure for use of Pool 3 is "Standards Action" | The Registration Procedure for use of Pool 3 is "Standards Action" | |||
[RFC8126]. IANA is expected to normally make assignments from Pool | [RFC8126]. IANA is expected to normally make assignments from Pool | |||
1, until this Pool is exhausted, but MAY make assignments from Pool 3 | 1, until this Pool is exhausted, but MAY make assignments from Pool 3 | |||
where the format of the codepoint has properties that are needed for | where the format of the codepoint has properties that are needed for | |||
a specific PHB. The required characteristics for choosing the DSCP | a specific PHB. The required characteristics for choosing the DSCP | |||
value MUST be explained in the IANA considerations of the document | value MUST be explained in the IANA considerations of the document | |||
that requests any assignment from Pool 3 | that requests any assignment from Pool 3 | |||
IANA is requested to reference RFC3260 and this current document. | ||||
6. Acknowledgments | 6. Acknowledgments | |||
G. Fairhurst received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 | G. Fairhurst received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 | |||
research and innovation program 2014-2018 under grant agreement No. | research and innovation program 2014-2018 under grant agreement No. | |||
644334 (NEAT). | 644334 (NEAT). | |||
7. References | 7. References | |||
7.1. Normative References | 7.1. Normative References | |||
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o Fixed exploded acronyms. | o Fixed exploded acronyms. | |||
Working Group submission as draft -02 | Working Group submission as draft -02 | |||
o Corrections after WGLC. | o Corrections after WGLC. | |||
Working Group submission as draft -03 | Working Group submission as draft -03 | |||
o Corrections after TSVWG Shepherd Review. | o Corrections after TSVWG Shepherd Review. | |||
Working Group submission as draft -04 | ||||
o Added RFC 3260 as a necessary downref, with IANA asked to | ||||
reference this. | ||||
Author's Address | Author's Address | |||
Godred Fairhurst | Godred Fairhurst | |||
University of Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | |||
Department of Engineering | Department of Engineering | |||
Fraser Noble Building | Fraser Noble Building | |||
Aberdeen, AB24 3UE | Aberdeen, AB24 3UE | |||
Scotland | Scotland | |||
Email: gorry@erg.abdn.ac.uk | Email: gorry@erg.abdn.ac.uk | |||
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