Postcard-based On-Path Flow Data Telemetry
draft-song-ippm-postcard-based-telemetry-05

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IPPM                                                        H. Song, Ed.
Internet-Draft                                                 Futurewei
Intended status: Standards Track                                 T. Zhou
Expires: March 12, 2020                                            Z. Li
                                                                  Huawei
                                                                 J. Shin
                                                              SK Telecom
                                                                  K. Lee
                                                                   LG U+
                                                       September 9, 2019

               Postcard-based On-Path Flow Data Telemetry
              draft-song-ippm-postcard-based-telemetry-05

Abstract

   The Postcard-Based Telemetry (PBT) allows network OAM applications to
   directly collect and export telemetry data about any user packet at
   each node on the forwarding path.  PBT has two variations.  One
   requires inserting an instruction header to user packets to guide the
   data collection.  This variation has been recast into an independent
   IOAM option mode, Direct Export, and described in a standalone
   document.  This document describes the second variation, the mark
   triggered PBT or PBT-M.  PBT-M only marks the user packets or
   configure the flow filter to invoke the data collection and postcard
   export.  It complements IOAM by addressing several specific
   implementation and deployment challenges.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Motivation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  PBT-M: Postcard-based Telemetry with Packet Marking . . . . .   5
     2.1.  New Requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     2.2.  Solution Description  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     2.3.  New Challenges  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     2.4.  Considerations on PBT-M Design  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       2.4.1.  Packet Marking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       2.4.2.  Flow Path Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       2.4.3.  Packet Identity for Export Data Correlation . . . . .   9
     2.5.  Avoid Packet Marking through Node Configuration . . . . .   9
   3.  Postcard Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   4.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   5.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   6.  Contributors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   7.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   8.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

1.  Motivation

   In order to gain detailed data plane visibility to support effective
   network OAM, it is important to be able to examine the trace of user
   packets along their forwarding paths.  Such on-path flow data reflect
   the state and status of each user packet's real-time experience and
   provide valuable information for network monitoring, measurement, and
   diagnosis.

   The telemetry data include but not limited to the detailed forwarding
   path, the timestamp/latency at each network node, and, in case of
   packet drop, the drop location and reason.  The emerging programmable