Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) D. Ceccarelli

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) D. Ceccarelli
Request for Comments: 8258 Ericsson
Category: Standards Track L. Berger
ISSN: 2070-1721 LabN Consulting, L.L.C.
October 2017

Generalized SCSI: A Generic Structure
for Interface Switching Capability Descriptor (ISCD)
Switching Capability Specific Information (SCSI)

Abstract

This document defines a generic information structure for information
carried in routing protocol Interface Switching Capability Descriptor
(ISCD) Switching Capability Specific Information (SCSI) fields. This
"Generalized SCSI" can be used with routing protocols that define
GMPLS ISCDs and any specific technology. This document does not
modify any existing technology-specific formats and is defined for
use in conjunction with new GMPLS Switching Capability types. The
context for this document is Generalized MPLS, and the reader is
expected to be familiar with the GMPLS architecture and associated
protocol standards.

Status of This Memo

This is an Internet Standards Track document.

This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841.

Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8258.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Generalized SCSI Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1. Introduction

The context for this document is Generalized MPLS, and the reader is
expected to be familiar with the GMPLS architecture, associated
terminology, and protocol standards: notably, but not limited to,
[RFC3945], [RFC4202], [RFC4203] and [RFC5307].

The Interface Switching Capability Descriptor (ISCD) [RFC4202] allows
routing protocols such as OSPF and ISIS to carry technology-specific
information in the Switching Capability-specific information field,
see [RFC4203] and [RFC5307]. The format of an SCSI field is dictated
by the specific technology being represented as indicated by the ISCD
Switching Capability field. Existing Switching Capabilities are
managed by IANA in the "Switching Types" registry
<http://www.iana.org/assignments/gmpls-sig-parameters> and the
related "IANA-GMPLS-TC-MIB" definitions.

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[RFC7138] introduced a "sub-TLV" structure to its technology-specific
SCSI field. The sub-TLV-based approach allows for greater
flexibility in the structure, ordering, and ability to support
extensions of the SC-specific format. This Sub-TLV approach is also
used in [RFC7688].

This document generalizes this approach and defines a new generalized
SCSI field format for use by future specific technologies and
Switching Capability types. The generalized SCSI carries SCSI-TLVs
that may be defined within the scope of a specific technology or
shared across multiple technologies (e.g., [AVAIL-EXT]). This
document also establishes a registry for SCSI-TLV definitions that
may be shared across multiple technologies.

2. Terminology

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
"OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in
BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
capitals, as shown here.

The reader is expected to be familiar with GMPLS terminology (e.g.,
as found in [RFC3945]) as well as the terminology used in [RFC4202],
[RFC4203], and [RFC5307].

3. Generalized SCSI Formats

The Generalized SCSI is composed of zero or more variable-length TLV
fields each of which is called an "SCSI-TLV". There are no specific
size restrictions on these SCSI-TLVs. Size and other formatting
restrictions may be imposed by the routing protocol ISCD field (refer
to [RFC4203] and [RFC5307]). Please refer to [RFC3630] for the
treatment of malformed Link TLVs.

The SCSI-TLV format is:

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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Type | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
... Value ...
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

Figure 1: TLV Format

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Type (2 octets):
This field indicates the type and structure of the information
contained in the Value field.

Length (2 octets):
This field MUST be set to the size, in octets (bytes), of the
Value field. The value of the field MUST be zero or divisible by
4. Note that this implies that the Value field can be omitted or
contain padding.

Value (variable):
A variable-length field, formatted according to the definition
indicated by value of the Type field. This field can be omitted
for certain types.

4. Procedures

The ISCD can include a Generalized SCSI when advertising technologies
whose Switching Capability definition references this document. The
corollary of this is that the Generalized SCSI MUST NOT be used for
ISCDs of technologies whose Switching Capability definition do not
reference this document.

The Generalized SCSI MAY contain a sequence of zero or more SCSI-
TLVs. Sub-TLV parsing (format) errors MUST be treated as a malformed
ISCD. SCSI-TLVs MUST be processed in the order received and, if re-
originated, ordering MUST be preserved. Unknown SCSI-TLVs MUST be
ignored and transparently processed, i.e., re-originated when
appropriate. Processing related to multiple SCSI-TLVs of the same
type may be further refined based on the definition on the type.

5. Security Considerations

This document does not introduce any security issue beyond those
discussed in [RFC4203] and [RFC5307]. As discussed there, the
information carried in ISCDs is not used for Shortest Path First
(SPF) computation or normal routing, and the extensions here defined
do not have a direct effect on IP routing. Tampering with GMPLS
Traffic Engineering (TE) Link State Advertisements (LSAs) may have an
effect on the underlying transport network. Mechanisms such as those
described in [RFC2154] and [RFC5304] to protect the transmission of
this information are suggested.

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6. IANA Considerations

This document defines a new SCSI-TLV that is carried in the SCSI
field of the ISCDs defined in [RFC4203] and [RFC5307]. The SCSI-TLV
includes a 16-bit type identifier (the Type field). The same Type
field values are applicable to the new SCSI-TLV.

IANA has created and will maintain a new registry, the "Generalized
SCSI (Switching Capability Specific Information) TLV Types" registry
under the "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)
Signaling Parameters" registry.

The initial contents of this registry are as follows:

Value SCSI-TLV Switching Type Reference
--------- ----------------------- -------------- ---------
0 Reserved [RFC8258]
1-65535 Unassigned (value list)

New allocation requests to this registry must indicate the value or
values to be used in the Switching Type column.

The registry should be established with registration policies of
"Specification Required", see [RFC8126].

7. References

7.1. Normative References

[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

[RFC3630] Katz, D., Kompella, K., and D. Yeung, "Traffic Engineering
(TE) Extensions to OSPF Version 2", RFC 3630,
DOI 10.17487/RFC3630, September 2003,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3630>.

[RFC4202] Kompella, K., Ed. and Y. Rekhter, Ed., "Routing Extensions
in Support of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching
(GMPLS)", RFC 4202, DOI 10.17487/RFC4202, October 2005,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4202>.

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[RFC4203] Kompella, K., Ed. and Y. Rekhter, Ed., "OSPF Extensions in
Support of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching
(GMPLS)", RFC 4203, DOI 10.17487/RFC4203, October 2005,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4203>.

[RFC5307] Kompella, K., Ed. and Y. Rekhter, Ed., "IS-IS Extensions
in Support of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching
(GMPLS)", RFC 5307, DOI 10.17487/RFC5307, October 2008,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5307>.

[RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.

7.2. Informative References

[AVAIL-EXT]
Long, H., Ye, M., Mirsky, G., D'Alessandro, A., and H.
Shah, "OSPF-TE Link Availability Extension for Links with
Variable Discrete Bandwidth", Work in Progress,
draft-ietf-ccamp-ospf-availability-extension-10,
August 2017.

[RFC2154] Murphy, S., Badger, M., and B. Wellington, "OSPF with
Digital Signatures", RFC 2154, DOI 10.17487/RFC2154, June
1997, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2154>.

[RFC3945] Mannie, E., Ed., "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label
Switching (GMPLS) Architecture", RFC 3945,
DOI 10.17487/RFC3945, October 2004,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3945>.

[RFC5304] Li, T. and R. Atkinson, "IS-IS Cryptographic
Authentication", RFC 5304, DOI 10.17487/RFC5304, October
2008, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5304>.

[RFC7138] Ceccarelli, D., Ed., Zhang, F., Belotti, S., Rao, R., and
J. Drake, "Traffic Engineering Extensions to OSPF for
GMPLS Control of Evolving G.709 Optical Transport
Networks", RFC 7138, DOI 10.17487/RFC7138, March 2014,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7138>.

[RFC7688] Lee, Y., Ed. and G. Bernstein, Ed., "GMPLS OSPF
Enhancement for Signal and Network Element Compatibility
for Wavelength Switched Optical Networks", RFC 7688,
DOI 10.17487/RFC7688, November 2015,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7688>.

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[RFC8126] Cotton, M., Leiba, B., and T. Narten, "Guidelines for
Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26,
RFC 8126, DOI 10.17487/RFC8126, June 2017,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8126>.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Adrian Farrel and Julien Meuric for
the careful review and suggestions. Thomas Heide Clausen provided
useful comments as part of the Routing Directorate review.

Authors' Addresses

Daniele Ceccarelli
Ericsson
Torshamnsgatan 21
Kista - Stockholm
Sweden

Email: [email protected]

Lou Berger
LabN Consulting, L.L.C.

Email: [email protected]

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