Multi-purpose Special Purpose Label for Forwarding Actions
draft-kompella-mpls-mspl4fa-01
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| Authors | Kireeti Kompella , Vishnu Pavan Beeram , Tarek Saad , Israel Meilik | ||
| Last updated | 2022-01-13 (Latest revision 2021-07-12) | ||
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Abstract
A Slice Selector is packet metadata that dictates the packet's forwarding handling in order to conform to its slice requirements. There are multiple proposals for carrying slice selectors in MPLS networks. One of the more practical proposals is the "Global Identifier for Slice Selector" (GISS). Global uniqueness requires the GISS label be identified as such, via a special purpose label (ideally a base special purpose label (bSPL)). However, bSPLs are a precious commodity, and there are many requests for them. This document serves two purposes: to define a bSPL for carrying a GISS, and to show how this bSPL can consolidate many current requests for special purpose labels while carrying associated data compactly and efficiently.
Authors
Kireeti Kompella
Vishnu Pavan Beeram
Tarek Saad
Israel Meilik
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