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Border Gateway Protocol - Link State (BGP-LS) Extensions for Segment RoutingHuawei TechnologiesRomeItalystefano@previdi.netCisco Systems, Inc.Indiaketant@cisco.comCisco Systems, Inc.BrusselsBelgiumcfilsfil@cisco.comRtBrick Inc.hannes@rtbrick.comHuawei TechnologiesHuawei Building, No. 156 Beiqing Rd.Beijing100095Chinamach.chen@huawei.com
Routing
Inter-Domain RoutingBGP-LSSegment RoutingSIDMPLSLabel advertisementIS-ISOSPFOSPFv3Segment Routing (SR) allows for a flexible definition of end-to-end
paths by encoding paths as sequences of topological subpaths, called
"segments". These segments are advertised by routing protocols, e.g., by
the link-state routing protocols (IS-IS, OSPFv2, and OSPFv3) within IGP
topologies.This document defines extensions to the Border Gateway Protocol - Link State (BGP-LS) address family
in order to carry SR information via BGP.IntroductionSegment Routing (SR) allows for a flexible definition of end-to-end
paths by combining subpaths called "segments". A segment can represent
any instruction: topological or service based. A segment can have a
local semantic to an SR node or global semantic within a domain. Within
IGP topologies, an SR path is encoded as a sequence of topological
subpaths, called "IGP segments". These segments are advertised by the
link-state routing protocols (IS-IS, OSPFv2, and OSPFv3). defines the link-state IGP segments --
prefix, node, anycast, and adjacency segments. Prefix segments, by
default, represent an ECMP-aware shortest-path to a prefix, as per the
state of the IGP topology. Adjacency segments represent a hop over a
specific adjacency between two nodes in the IGP. A prefix segment is
typically a multi-hop path while an adjacency segment, in most of the
cases, is a one-hop path. Node and anycast segments are variations of
the prefix segment with their specific characteristics.When SR is enabled in an IGP domain, segments are
advertised in the form of Segment Identifiers (SIDs). The IGP link-state
routing protocols have been extended to advertise SIDs and other
SR-related information. IGP extensions are described for: IS-IS, OSPFv2, and
OSPFv3.
Using these extensions, SR can be enabled within an IGP
domain.SR allows advertisement of single or multi-hop
paths. The flooding scope for the IGP extensions for SR is
IGP area-wide. Consequently, the contents of a Link-State Database
(LSDB) or a Traffic Engineering Database (TED) has the scope of an IGP
area; therefore, by using the IGP alone, it is not enough to construct
segments across multiple IGP area or Autonomous
System (AS) boundaries.In order to address the need for applications that require
topological visibility across IGP areas, or even across ASes,
the BGP-LS address family / subaddress family have been
defined to allow BGP to carry link-state information.
The BGP Network
Layer Reachability Information (NLRI) encoding format for BGP-LS and a
new BGP Path Attribute called the "BGP-LS Attribute" are defined in . The identifying key of each link-state object,
namely a node, link, or prefix, is encoded in the NLRI, and the
properties of the object are encoded in the BGP-LS Attribute.Link-State Information Collection denotes a typical
deployment scenario. In each IGP area, one or more nodes are configured
with BGP-LS. These BGP speakers form an Internal BGP (IBGP) mesh by connecting to one
or more route reflectors. This way, all BGP speakers (specifically the
route reflectors) obtain link-state information from all IGP areas (and
from other ASes from External BGP (EBGP) peers). An external component connects to the
route reflector to obtain this information (perhaps moderated by a
policy regarding what information is or isn't advertised to the external
component) as described in .This document describes extensions to BGP-LS to advertise the SR
information. An external component (e.g., a controller) can collect SR
information from across an SR domain (as described in ) and construct the end-to-end path (with its
associated SIDs) that needs to be applied to an incoming packet to
achieve the desired end-to-end forwarding. SR operates within a trusted
domain consisting of a single AS or multiple ASes managed by the same
administrative entity, e.g., within a single provider network.Requirements LanguageThe 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
when, and only when,
they appear in all capitals, as shown here.BGP-LS Extensions for Segment RoutingThis document defines SR extensions to BGP-LS and specifies the TLVs
and sub-TLVs for advertising SR information within the BGP-LS Attribute.
Sections and list the
equivalent TLVs and sub-TLVs in the IS-IS, OSPFv2, and OSPFv3 protocols.BGP-LS defines the BGP-LS NLRI that can
be a Node NLRI, a Link NLRI, or a Prefix NLRI, and it defines the TLVs that map link-state
information to BGP-LS NLRI within the BGP-LS Attribute. This document
adds additional BGP-LS Attribute TLVs in order to encode SR information.
It does not introduce any changes to the encoding of the BGP-LS
NLRIs.Node Attribute TLVsThe following Node Attribute TLVs are defined:
Node Attribute TLVs
Type
Description
Section
1161
SID/Label
1034
SR Capabilities
1035
SR Algorithm
1036
SR Local Block
1037
SRMS Preference
These TLVs should only be added to the BGP-LS Attribute associated
with the Node NLRI that describes the IGP node that is originating the
corresponding IGP TLV/sub-TLV described below.SID/Label TLVThe SID/Label TLV is used as a sub-TLV by the SR Capabilities
() and Segment Routing Local Block (SRLB)
() TLVs. This information is derived from the
protocol-specific advertisements.
IS-IS, as defined by the SID/Label Sub-TLV in
.
OSPFv2/OSPFv3, as defined by the SID/Label Sub-TLV in
and .
The TLV has the following format: SID/Label TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1161
Length:
Variable. Either 3 or 4 octets depending on whether the value
is encoded as a label or as an index/SID.
SID/Label:
If the length is set to 3, then the 20 rightmost bits
represent a label (the total TLV size is 7), and the 4 leftmost
bits are set to 0. If the length is set to 4, then the value
represents a 32-bit SID (the total TLV size is 8).
SR Capabilities TLVThe SR Capabilities TLV is used in order to advertise the node's
SR capabilities including its Segment Routing Global Base (SRGB)
range(s). In the case of IS-IS, the capabilities also include the
IPv4 and IPv6 support for the SR-MPLS forwarding plane. This
information is derived from the protocol-specific advertisements.
IS-IS, as defined by the SR-Capabilities Sub-TLV in .
OSPFv2/OSPFv3, as defined by the SID/Label Range TLV in
. OSPFv3
leverages the same TLV as defined for OSPFv2.
The SR Capabilities TLV has the following format: SR Capabilities TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1034
Length:
Variable. The minimum length is 12 octets.
Flags:
1 octet of flags as defined in
for IS-IS. The flags are not currently
defined for OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 and MUST be
set to 0 and ignored on receipt.
Reserved:
1 octet that MUST be set to 0 and ignored on
receipt.
One or more entries, each of which have the following
format:
Range Size:
3 octets with a non-zero value
indicating the number of labels in the range.
SID/Label TLV:
(as defined in ) used as a sub-TLV, which encodes the
first label in the range. Since the SID/Label TLV is used to
indicate the first label of the SRGB range, only label
encoding is valid under the SR Capabilities TLV.
SR-Algorithm TLVThe SR-Algorithm TLV is used in order to advertise the SR algorithms
supported by the node. This information is derived from
the protocol-specific advertisements.
IS-IS, as defined by the SR-Algorithm Sub-TLV in
.
OSPFv2/OSPFv3, as defined by the SR-Algorithm TLV in
. OSPFv3
leverages the same TLV as defined for OSPFv2.
The SR-Algorithm TLV has the following format: SR-Algorithm TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1035
Length:
Variable. The minimum length is 1 octet and the maximum can be
256.
Algorithm:
One or more fields of 1 octet each that identifies the
algorithm.
SR Local Block TLVThe SRLB TLV contains the range(s) of labels the
node has reserved for local SIDs. Local SIDs are used, e.g., in IGP
(IS-IS, OSPF) for Adjacency SIDs and may also be allocated by
components other than IGP protocols. As an example, an application
or a controller may instruct a node to allocate a specific local
SID. Therefore, in order for such applications or controllers to
know the range of local SIDs available, the node is required to
advertise its SRLB.This information is derived from the protocol-specific
advertisements.
IS-IS, as defined by the SRLB Sub-TLV in
.
OSPFv2/OSPFv3, as defined by the SR Local Block TLV in
. OSPFv3
leverages the same TLV as defined for OSPFv2.
The SRLB TLV has the following format: SRLB TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1036
Length:
Variable. The minimum length is 12 octets.
Flags:
1 octet of flags. The flags are as defined in
for IS-IS. The flags are not currently defined for OSPFv2 and
OSPFv3 and MUST be set to 0 and ignored on receipt.
Reserved:
1 octet that MUST be set to 0 and ignored on
receipt.
One or more entries corresponding to a sub-range(s), each of
which have the following format:
Range Size:
3-octet value indicating the number of labels
in the range.
SID/Label TLV:
(as defined in ) used as a sub-TLV, which encodes the
first label in the sub-range. Since the SID/Label TLV is
used to indicate the first label of the SRLB sub-range, only
label encoding is valid under the SR Local Block TLV.
SRMS Preference TLVThe Segment Routing Mapping Server (SRMS) Preference TLV is used
in order to associate a preference with SRMS advertisements from a
particular source. specifies the
SRMS functionality along with the SRMS preference of the node
advertising the SRMS Prefix-to-SID mapping ranges.This information is derived from the protocol-specific
advertisements.
IS-IS, as defined by the SRMS Preference Sub-TLV in
.
OSPFv2/OSPFv3, as defined by the SRMS Preference TLV in
. OSPFv3
leverages the same TLV as defined for OSPFv2.
The SRMS Preference TLV has the following format: SRMS Preference TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1037
Length:
1 octet
Preference:
1 octet carrying an unsigned 8-bit SRMS
preference.
Link Attribute TLVsThe following Link Attribute TLVs are defined:
Link Attribute TLVs
Type
Description
Section
1099
Adjacency SID TLV
1100
LAN Adjacency SID TLV
1172
L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV
These TLVs should only be added to the BGP-LS Attribute associated
with the Link NLRI that describes the link of the IGP node that is
originating the corresponding IGP TLV/sub-TLV described below.Adjacency SID TLVThe Adjacency SID TLV is used in order to advertise information
related to an Adjacency SID. This information is derived from
the Adj-SID Sub-TLV of IS-IS (), OSPFv2
(), and OSPFv3
().The Adjacency SID TLV has the following format: Adjacency SID TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1099
Length:
Variable. Either 7 or 8 octets depending on the label or index
encoding of the SID.
Flags:
1-octet value that should be set as:
IS-IS Adj-SID flags as defined in .
OSPFv2 Adj-SID flags as defined in .
OSPFv3 Adj-SID flags as defined in .
Weight:
1 octet carrying the weight used for load-balancing
purposes. The use of weight is described in .
Reserved:
2 octets that MUST be set to 0 and ignored on
receipt.
SID/Index/Label:
IS-IS:
Label or index value as defined in
.
OSPFv2:
Label or index value as defined in
.
OSPFv3:
Label or index value as defined in
.
The Flags and, as an extension, the SID/Index/Label fields of
this TLV are interpreted according to the respective underlying
IS-IS, OSPFv2, or OSPFv3 protocol. The Protocol-ID of the BGP-LS Link
NLRI is used to determine the underlying protocol specification for
parsing these fields.LAN Adjacency SID TLVFor a LAN, normally a node only announces its adjacency to the
IS-IS pseudonode (or the equivalent OSPF Designated and Backup
Designated Routers). The LAN Adjacency SID TLV allows a node to
announce adjacencies to all other nodes attached to the LAN in a
single instance of the BGP-LS Link NLRI. Without this TLV, the
corresponding BGP-LS Link NLRI would need to be originated for each
additional adjacency in order to advertise the SR TLVs for these
neighbor adjacencies.This information is derived from the LAN-Adj-SID Sub-TLV of
IS-IS (), the LAN Adj-SID Sub-TLV of OSPFv2
(), and the LAN Adj-SID Sub-TLV of OSPFv3 ().The LAN Adjacency SID TLV has the following format: LAN Adjacency SID TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1100
Length:
Variable. For IS-IS, it would be 13 or 14 octets depending on
the label or index encoding of the SID. For OSPF, it would be 11 or
12 octets depending on the label or index encoding of the SID.
Flags:
1-octet value that should be set as:
IS-IS LAN Adj-SID flags as defined in
.
OSPFv2 LAN Adj-SID flags as defined in
.
OSPFv3 LAN Adj-SID flags as defined in
.
Weight:
1 octet carrying the weight used for load-balancing
purposes. The use of weight is described in .
Reserved:
2 octets that MUST be set to 0 and ignored on
receipt.
Neighbor ID:
6 octets for IS-IS for the System ID, and 4
octets for OSPF for the OSPF Router-ID of the neighbor.
SID/Index/Label:
IS-IS:
Label or index value as defined in
.
OSPFv2:
Label or index value as defined in
.
OSPFv3:
Label or index value as defined in
.
The Neighbor ID, Flags, and, as an extension, the SID/Index/Label
fields of this TLV are interpreted according to the respective
underlying IS-IS, OSPFv2, or OSPFv3 protocol. The Protocol-ID of the
BGP-LS Link NLRI is used to determine the underlying protocol
specification for parsing these fields.L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLVThe L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV identifies an L2 Bundle Member
link, which in turn is associated with a parent L3 link. The L3 link
is described by the Link NLRI defined in ,
and the L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV is associated with the Link
NLRI. The TLV MAY include sub-TLVs that describe attributes
associated with the bundle member. The identified bundle member
represents a unidirectional path from the originating router to the
neighbor specified in the parent L3 link. Multiple L2 Bundle Member
Attributes TLVs MAY be associated with a Link NLRI.This information is derived from L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV
of IS-IS ().
The equivalent functionality has not been specified as yet for
OSPF.The L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV has the following format:
L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1172
Length:
Variable.
L2 Bundle Member Descriptor:
4-octet field that carries a
link-local identifier as defined in .
Link attributes for L2 Bundle Member links are advertised as
sub-TLVs of the L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV. The sub-TLVs are
identical to existing BGP-LS TLVs as identified in the table
below.
BGP-LS Attribute TLVs are also used as sub-TLVs of the L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV
TLV Code Point
Description
Reference Document
1088
Administrative group (color)
1089
Maximum link bandwidth
1090
Max. reservable link bandwidth
1091
Unreserved bandwidth
1092
TE default metric
1093
Link protection type
1099
Adjacency Segment Identifier (Adj-SID) TLV
1100
LAN Adjacency Segment Identifier (Adj-SID) TLV
1114
Unidirectional link delay
1115
Min/Max Unidirectional link delay
1116
Unidirectional Delay Variation
1117
Unidirectional Link Loss
1118
Unidirectional residual bandwidth
1119
Unidirectional available bandwidth
1120
Unidirectional Utilized Bandwidth
Prefix Attribute TLVsThe following Prefix Attribute TLVs are defined:
Prefix Attribute TLVs
Type
Description
Section
1158
Prefix-SID
1159
Range
1170
Prefix Attribute Flags
1171
Source Router Identifier
1174
Source OSPF Router-ID
These TLVs should only be added to the BGP-LS Attribute associated
with the Prefix NLRI that describes the prefix of the IGP node that is
originating the corresponding IGP TLV/sub-TLV described below.Prefix-SID TLVThe Prefix-SID TLV is used in order to advertise information
related to a Prefix-SID. This information is derived from the Prefix-SID
Sub-TLV of IS-IS (), the Prefix-SID
Sub-TLV of OSPFv2 (), and the Prefix-SID
Sub-TLV of OSPFv3
().The Prefix-SID TLV has the following format: Prefix-SID TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1158
Length:
Variable. 7 or 8 octets depending on the label or index encoding
of the SID.
Flags:
1-octet value that should be set as:
IS-IS Prefix-SID flags as defined in
.
OSPFv2 Prefix-SID flags as defined in .
OSPFv3 Prefix-SID flags as defined in .
Algorithm:
1-octet value identifies the algorithm. The
semantics of the algorithm are described in .
Reserved:
2 octets that MUST be set to 0 and ignored on
receipt.
SID/Index/Label:
IS-IS:
Label or index value as defined in
.
OSPFv2:
Label or index value as defined in
.
OSPFv3:
Label or index value as defined in
.
The Flags and, as an extension, the SID/Index/Label fields of
this TLV are interpreted according to the respective underlying
IS-IS, OSPFv2, or OSPFv3 protocol. The Protocol-ID of the BGP-LS
Prefix NLRI is used to determine the underlying protocol
specification for parsing these fields.Prefix Attribute Flags TLVThe Prefix Attribute Flags TLV carries IPv4/IPv6 prefix attribute
flags information. These flags are defined for OSPFv2 in
, OSPFv3 in , and IS-IS in .The Prefix Attribute Flags TLV has the following format: Prefix Attribute Flags TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1170
Length:
Variable.
Flags:
a variable-length Flag field (according to the Length
field). Flags are routing protocol specific and are to be set as
below:
IS-IS flags correspond to the IPv4/IPv6 Extended
Reachability Attribute Flags defined in .
In the case of the X-flag when associated with IPv6 prefix
reachability, the setting corresponds to the setting of the
X-flag in the fixed format of IS-IS TLVs 236 and 237
.
OSPFv2 flags correspond to the Flags field of the
OSPFv2 Extended Prefix TLV defined in
.
OSPFv3 flags map to the Prefix Options field defined in
and extended in
.
The Flags field of this TLV is interpreted according to the
respective underlying IS-IS, OSPFv2, or OSPFv3 protocol. The
Protocol-ID of the BGP-LS Prefix NLRI is used to determine the
underlying protocol specification for parsing this field.Source Router Identifier TLVThe Source Router Identifier TLV contains the IPv4 or IPv6 Router Identifier of
the originator of the prefix. For the IS-IS protocol, this is derived
from the IPv4/IPv6 Source Router ID Sub-TLV as defined in
. For the OSPF protocol, this is
derived from the Prefix Source Router Address Sub-TLV as defined in
.The Source Router Identifier TLV has the following format: Source Router Identifier TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1171
Length:
Variable. 4 or 16 octets for the IPv4 or IPv6 prefix, respectively.
Router-ID:
the IPv4 or IPv6 Router-ID in the case of IS-IS, and
the IPv4 or IPv6 Router Address in the case of OSPF.
The Source OSPF Router-ID TLV is applicable only for the OSPF
protocol and contains the OSPF Router-ID of the originator of the
prefix. It is derived from the Prefix Source OSPF Router-ID Sub-TLV
as defined in .The Source OSPF Router-ID TLV has the following format:Source OSPF Router-ID TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1174
Length:
4 octets
OSPF Router-ID:
the OSPF Router-ID of the node originating
the prefix.
Range TLVThe Range TLV is used in order to advertise a range of
prefix-to-SID mappings as part of the
SRMS functionality , as defined
in the respective underlying IGP SR extensions: ,
,
and .
The information advertised in the Range TLV is derived from the
SID/Label Binding TLV in the case of IS-IS and the OSPFv2/OSPFv3
Extended Prefix Range TLV in the case of OSPFv2/OSPFv3.A Prefix NLRI, that has been advertised with a Range TLV, is
considered a normal routing prefix (i.e., prefix reachability) only
when there is also an IGP metric TLV (TLV 1095) associated it.
Otherwise, it is considered only as the first prefix in the range
for prefix-to-SID mapping advertisement.The format of the Range TLV is as follows:Range TLV FormatWhere:
Type:
1159
Length:
Variable. 11 or 12 octets depending on the label or index
encoding of the SID.
Flags:
1-octet value that should be set as:
IS-IS SID/Label Binding TLV flags as defined in
.
OSPFv2 OSPF Extended Prefix Range TLV flags as defined
in .
OSPFv3 Extended Prefix Range TLV flags as defined in
.
Reserved:
1 octet that MUST be set to 0 and ignored on
receipt.
Range Size:
2 octets that carry the number of prefixes that
are covered by the advertisement.
The Flags field of this TLV is interpreted according to the
respective underlying IS-IS, OSPFv2, or OSPFv3 protocol. The
Protocol-ID of the BGP-LS Prefix NLRI is used to determine the
underlying protocol specification for parsing this field.The prefix-to-SID mappings are advertised using sub-TLVs as
below:
IS-IS:
SID/Label Range TLV
Prefix-SID Sub-TLV
OSPFv2/OSPFv3:
OSPFv2/OSPFv3 Extended Prefix Range TLV
Prefix-SID Sub-TLV
BGP-LS:
Range TLV
Prefix-SID TLV (used as a sub-TLV in this context)
The prefix-to-SID mapping information for the BGP-LS Prefix-SID
TLV (used as a sub-TLV in this context) is encoded as described in
.Equivalent IS-IS Segment Routing TLVs/Sub-TLVsThis section illustrates the IS-IS Segment Routing Extensions TLVs
and sub-TLVs mapped to the ones defined in this document.For each BGP-LS TLV, the following table illustrates its
equivalence in IS-IS.
IS-IS Segment Routing Extensions TLVs/Sub-TLVs
Description
IS-IS TLV/sub-TLV
Reference
SR Capabilities
SR-Capabilities Sub-TLV (2)
SR Algorithm
SR-Algorithm Sub-TLV (19)
SR Local Block
SR Local Block Sub-TLV (22)
SRMS Preference
SRMS Preference Sub-TLV (19)
Adjacency SID
Adj-SID Sub-TLV (31)
LAN Adjacency SID
LAN-Adj-SID Sub-TLV (32)
Prefix-SID
Prefix-SID Sub-TLV (3)
Range
SID/Label Binding TLV (149)
SID/Label
SID/Label Sub-TLV (1)
Prefix Attribute Flags
Prefix Attribute Flags Sub-TLV (4)
Source Router Identifier
IPv4/IPv6 Source Router ID Sub-TLV (11/12)
L2 Bundle Member Attributes
L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV (25)
Equivalent OSPFv2/OSPFv3 Segment Routing TLVs/Sub-TLVsThis section illustrates the OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Segment Routing
Extensions TLVs and sub-TLVs mapped to the ones defined in this
document.For each BGP-LS TLV, the following tables illustrate its
equivalence in OSPFv2 and OSPFv3.
OSPFv2 Segment Routing Extensions TLVs/Sub-TLVs
Description
OSPFv2 TLV/sub-TLV
Reference
SR Capabilities
SID/Label Range TLV (9)
SR Algorithm
SR-Algorithm TLV (8)
SR Local Block
SR Local Block TLV (14)
SRMS Preference
SRMS Preference TLV (15)
Adjacency SID
Adj-SID Sub-TLV (2)
LAN Adjacency SID
LAN Adj-SID Sub-TLV (3)
Prefix-SID
Prefix-SID Sub-TLV (2)
Range
OSPF Extended Prefix Range TLV (2)
SID/Label
SID/Label Sub-TLV (1)
Prefix Attribute Flags
Flags of OSPFv2 Extended Prefix TLV (1)
Source Router Identifier
Prefix Source Router Address Sub-TLV (5)
Source OSPF Router-ID
Prefix Source OSPF Router-ID Sub-TLV (4)
OSPFv3 Segment Routing Extensions TLVs/Sub-TLVs
Description
OSPFv3 TLV/sub-TLV
Reference
SR Capabilities
SID/Label Range TLV (9)
SR Algorithm
SR-Algorithm TLV (8)
SR Local Block
SR Local Block TLV (14)
SRMS Preference
SRMS Preference TLV (15)
Adjacency SID
Adj-SID Sub-TLV (5)
LAN Adjacency SID
LAN Adj-SID Sub-TLV (6)
Prefix-SID
Prefix-SID Sub-TLV (4)
Range
OSPFv3 Extended Prefix Range TLV (9)
SID/Label
SID/Label Sub-TLV (7)
Prefix Attribute Flags
Prefix Option Fields of Prefix TLV types 3,5,6
Source OSPF Router Identifier
Prefix Source Router Address Sub-TLV (28)
Source OSPF Router-ID
Prefix Source OSPF Router-ID Sub-TLV (27)
IANA ConsiderationsIANA has registered the following code points in the "BGP-LS Node
Descriptor, Link Descriptor, Prefix Descriptor, and Attribute TLVs"
registry under the "Border Gateway Protocol - Link State (BGP-LS)
Parameter" registry based on . The column "IS-IS
TLV/Sub-TLV" defined in the registry does not require any value and
should be left empty.TLV/Sub-TLV Code Points SummaryThis section contains the global table of all TLVs/sub-TLVs defined
in this document.
Summary of TLV/Sub-TLV Code Points
TLV Code Point
Description
Reference
1034
SR Capabilities
1035
SR Algorithm
1036
SR Local Block
1037
SRMS Preference
1099
Adjacency SID
1100
LAN Adjacency SID
1158
Prefix-SID
1159
Range
1161
SID/Label
1170
Prefix Attribute Flags
1171
Source Router Identifier
1172
L2 Bundle Member Attributes
1174
Source OSPF Router-ID
Manageability ConsiderationsThis section is structured as recommended in .The new protocol extensions introduced in this document augment the
existing IGP topology information that is distributed via . Procedures and protocol extensions defined in this
document do not affect the BGP protocol operations and management other
than as discussed in the Manageability Considerations section of . Specifically, the malformed attribute tests for
syntactic checks in the Fault Management section of now encompass the new BGP-LS Attribute TLVs defined
in this document. The semantic or content checking for the TLVs
specified in this document and their association with the BGP-LS NLRI
types or their BGP-LS Attribute is left to the consumer of the BGP-LS
information (e.g., an application or a controller) and not the BGP
protocol.A consumer of the BGP-LS information retrieves this information over
a BGP-LS session (refer to Sections and of ).
The handling of semantic or content errors by the consumer would be
dictated by the nature of its application usage and hence is beyond the
scope of this document.This document only introduces new Attribute TLVs, and any syntactic
error in them would result in the BGP-LS Attribute being
discarded with an error log.
The SR information introduced in BGP-LS by
this specification may be used by BGP-LS consumer applications like an
SR Path Computation Engine (PCE) to learn the SR capabilities of the
nodes in the topology and the mapping of SR segments to those nodes.
This can enable the SR PCE to perform path computations based on SR for
traffic engineering use cases and to steer traffic on paths different
from the underlying IGP-based distributed best-path computation. Errors
in the encoding or decoding of the SR information may result in the
unavailability of such information to the SR PCE or incorrect
information being made available to it. This may result in the SR PCE
not being able to perform the desired SR-based optimization
functionality or to perform it in an unexpected or inconsistent manner.
The handling of such errors by applications like SR PCE may be
implementation specific and out of scope of this document.The extensions, specified in this document, do not introduce any new
configuration or monitoring aspects in BGP or BGP-LS other than as
discussed in . The manageability aspects of the
underlying SR features are covered by , , and .Security ConsiderationsThe new protocol extensions introduced in this document augment the
existing IGP topology information that is distributed via . The advertisement of the SR link attribute
information defined in this document presents similar risk as associated
with the existing set of link attribute information as described in
. The Security Considerations section of also applies to these extensions. The procedures and
new TLVs defined in this document, by themselves, do not affect the
BGP-LS security model discussed in .The TLVs introduced in this document are used to propagate IGP-defined
information (see , , and ). These TLVs
represent the SR information associated with the IGP node, link, and
prefix. The IGP instances originating these TLVs are assumed to support
all the required security and authentication mechanisms (as described in
, , and ) in order to
prevent any security issue when propagating the TLVs into BGP-LS.BGP-LS SR extensions enable traffic engineering use cases within the
SR domain. SR operates within a trusted domain , and its security considerations also apply to BGP-LS
sessions when carrying SR information. The SR traffic engineering
policies using the SIDs advertised via BGP-LS are expected to be used
entirely within this trusted SR domain (e.g., between multiple ASes/domains
within a single provider network). Therefore, precaution is necessary to
ensure that the link-state information (including SR information)
advertised via BGP-LS sessions is limited to consumers in a secure
manner within this trusted SR domain. BGP peering sessions for
address families other than link state may be set up to routers outside
the SR domain. The isolation of BGP-LS peering sessions is recommended
to ensure that BGP-LS topology information (including the newly added SR
information) is not advertised to an external BGP peering session
outside the SR domain.ReferencesNormative ReferencesOSPF Prefix Originator ExtensionsInformative ReferencesAcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank , , , and
for their review of this document and their comments. The
authors would also like to thank for his extensive
review and comments, which helped correct issues and improve the
document.ContributorsThe following people have substantially contributed to the editing of
this document:Cisco Systems ppsenak@cisco.comCisco Systems ginsberg@cisco.comCisco Systemsacee@cisco.comIndividualraysaikat@gmail.comApstra Inc.jefftant.ietf@gmail.com