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A Packet Loss and Delay Measurement Profile for MPLS-Based Transport Networks
draft-ietf-mpls-tp-loss-delay-profile-04

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draft-ietf-mpls-tp-loss-delay-profile-04
MPLS                                                       D. Frost, Ed.
Internet-Draft                                            S. Bryant, Ed.
Intended status: Informational                             Cisco Systems
Expires: January 20, 2012                                  July 19, 2011

  A Packet Loss and Delay Measurement Profile for MPLS-based Transport
                                Networks
                draft-ietf-mpls-tp-loss-delay-profile-04

Abstract

   Procedures and protocol mechanisms to enable efficient and accurate
   measurement of packet loss, delay, and throughput in MPLS networks
   are defined in RFC XXXX.

   The MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) is the set of MPLS protocol
   functions applicable to the construction and operation of packet-
   switched transport networks.

   This document describes a profile of the general MPLS loss, delay,
   and throughput measurement techniques that suffices to meet the
   specific requirements of MPLS-TP.

   This document is a product of a joint Internet Engineering Task Force
   (IETF) / International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication
   Standardization Sector (ITU-T) effort to include an MPLS Transport
   Profile within the IETF MPLS and Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge
   (PWE3) architectures to support the capabilities and functionalities
   of a packet transport network as defined by the ITU-T.

   This Informational Internet-Draft is aimed at achieving IETF
   Consensus before publication as an RFC and will be subject to an IETF
   Last Call.

   [RFC Editor, please remove this note before publication as an RFC and
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   [RFC Editor, please replace XXXX with the RFC number assigned to
   draft-ietf-mpls-loss-delay.]

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1.  Introduction

   Procedures for the measurement of packet loss, delay, and throughput
   in MPLS networks are defined in [I-D.ietf-mpls-loss-delay].  This
   document describes a profile, i.e. a simplified subset, of these
   procedures that suffices to meet the specific requirements of MPLS-
   based transport networks [RFC5921] as defined in [RFC5860].  This
   profile is presented for the convenience of implementors who are
   concerned exclusively with the transport network context.

   The use of the profile specified in this document is purely optional.
   Implementors wishing to provide enhanced functionality that is within
   the scope of [I-D.ietf-mpls-loss-delay] but outside the scope of this
   profile may do so, whether or not the implementation is restricted to
   the transport network context.

   The assumption of this profile is that the devices involved in a
   measurement operation are configured for measurement by a means
   external to the measurement protocols themselves, for example via a
   Network Management System (NMS) or separate configuration protocol.
   The manageability considerations in [I-D.ietf-mpls-loss-delay] apply,

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   and further information on MPLS-TP network management can be found in
   [RFC5950].

   This document is a product of a joint Internet Engineering Task Force
   (IETF) / International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication
   Standardization Sector (ITU-T) effort to include an MPLS Transport
   Profile within the IETF MPLS and Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge
   (PWE3) architectures to support the capabilities and functionalities
   of a packet transport network as defined by the ITU-T.

2.  MPLS-TP Measurement Considerations

   The measurement considerations discussed in Section 2.9 of
   [I-D.ietf-mpls-loss-delay] apply also in the context of MPLS-TP,
   except for the following, which pertain to topologies excluded from
   MPLS-TP:

   o  Equal Cost Multipath considerations (Section 2.9.4 of
      [I-D.ietf-mpls-loss-delay])

   o  Considerations for direct Loss Measurement (LM) in the presence of
      Label Switched Paths constructed via the Label Distribution
      Protocol (LDP) or utilizing Penultimate Hop Popping (Section 2.9.8
      of [I-D.ietf-mpls-loss-delay])

3.  Packet Loss Measurement (LM) Profile

   When an LM session is externally configured, the values of several
   protocol parameters can be fixed in advance at the endpoints involved
   in the session, so that negotiation of these parameters is not
   required.  These parameters, and their default values as specified by
   this profile, are as follows:

   Parameter                                 Default Value
   ----------------------------------------- --------------------------
   Query control code                        In-band response requested
   Byte/packet Count (B) Flag                Packet count
   Traffic-Class-specific (T) Flag           Traffic-class-scoped
   Origin Timestamp Format (OTF)             Truncated IEEE 1588v2

   A simple implementation may assume that external configuration will
   ensure that both ends of the communication are using the default
   values for these parameters.  Implementations are, however, strongly
   advised to validate the values of these parameters in received
   messages so that configuration inconsistencies can be detected and
   reported.

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   LM message rates (and test message rates, when inferred LM is used)
   should be configurable by the network operator on a per-channel
   basis.  The following intervals should be supported:

   Message Type   Supported Intervals
   -------------- ------------------------------------------------------
   LM Message     100 milliseconds, 1 second, 10 seconds, 1 minute, 10
                  minutes
   Test Message   10 milliseconds, 100 milliseconds, 1 second, 10
                  seconds, 1 minute

4.  Packet Delay Measurement (DM) Profile

   When a DM session is externally configured, the values of several
   protocol parameters can be fixed in advance at the endpoints involved
   in the session, so that negotiation of these parameters is not
   required.  These parameters, and their default values as specified by
   this profile, are as follows:

   Parameter                                  Default Value
   ------------------------------------------ --------------------------
   Query control code                         In-band response requested
   Querier Timestamp Format (QTF)             Truncated IEEE 1588v2
   Responder Timestamp Format (RTF)           Truncated IEEE 1588v2
   Responder's Preferred Timestamp Format     Truncated IEEE 1588v2
   (RPTF)

   This profile uses the MPLS Delay Measurement (DM) Channel Type in the
   Associated Channel Header (ACH).

   A simple implementation may assume that external configuration will
   ensure that both ends of the communication are using the default
   values for these parameters.  Implementations are, however, strongly
   advised to validate the values of these parameters in received
   messages so that configuration inconsistencies can be detected and
   reported.

   DM message rates should be configurable by the network operator on a
   per-channel basis.  The following message intervals should be
   supported: 1 second, 10 seconds, 1 minute, 10 minutes.

5.  Security Considerations

   This document delineates a subset of the procedures specified in
   [I-D.ietf-mpls-loss-delay], and as such introduces no new security
   considerations in itself.  The security considerations discussed in

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   [I-D.ietf-mpls-loss-delay] apply also to the profile presented in
   this document.  General considerations for MPLS-TP network security
   can be found in [I-D.ietf-mpls-tp-security-framework].

6.  IANA Considerations

   This document introduces no new IANA considerations.

7.  References

7.1.  Normative References

   [I-D.ietf-mpls-loss-delay]
              Frost, D. and S. Bryant, "Packet Loss and Delay
              Measurement for MPLS Networks",
              draft-ietf-mpls-loss-delay-03 (work in progress),
              June 2011.

   [RFC5586]  Bocci, M., Vigoureux, M., and S. Bryant, "MPLS Generic
              Associated Channel", RFC 5586, June 2009.

   [RFC5860]  Vigoureux, M., Ward, D., and M. Betts, "Requirements for
              Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) in MPLS
              Transport Networks", RFC 5860, May 2010.

7.2.  Informative References

   [I-D.ietf-mpls-tp-security-framework]
              Fang, L., Niven-Jenkins, B., and S. Mansfield, "MPLS-TP
              Security Framework",
              draft-ietf-mpls-tp-security-framework-01 (work in
              progress), May 2011.

   [RFC5921]  Bocci, M., Bryant, S., Frost, D., Levrau, L., and L.
              Berger, "A Framework for MPLS in Transport Networks",
              RFC 5921, July 2010.

   [RFC5950]  Mansfield, S., Gray, E., and K. Lam, "Network Management
              Framework for MPLS-based Transport Networks", RFC 5950,
              September 2010.

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Authors' Addresses

   Dan Frost (editor)
   Cisco Systems

   Email: danfrost@cisco.com

   Stewart Bryant (editor)
   Cisco Systems

   Email: stbryant@cisco.com

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