GRE-in-UDP Encapsulation
RFC 8086
| Document | Type | RFC - Proposed Standard (March 2017; Errata) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authors | Lucy Yong , Edward Crabbe , Xiaohu Xu , Tom Herbert | ||
| Last updated | 2020-01-21 | ||
| Replaces | draft-yong-tsvwg-gre-in-udp-encap | ||
| Stream | Internent Engineering Task Force (IETF) | ||
| Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized (tools) htmlized with errata bibtex | ||
| Reviews | |||
| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | David Black | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2016-09-13) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 8086 (Proposed Standard) | |
| Action Holders |
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| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
| Telechat date | |||
| Responsible AD | Spencer Dawkins | ||
| Send notices to | "David L. Black" <david.black@emc.com> | ||
| IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
| IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack | ||
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) L. Yong, Ed.
Request for Comments: 8086 Huawei Technologies
Category: Standards Track E. Crabbe
ISSN: 2070-1721 Oracle
X. Xu
Huawei Technologies
T. Herbert
Facebook
March 2017
GRE-in-UDP Encapsulation
Abstract
This document specifies a method of encapsulating network protocol
packets within GRE and UDP headers. This GRE-in-UDP encapsulation
allows the UDP source port field to be used as an entropy field.
This may be used for load-balancing of GRE traffic in transit
networks using existing Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) mechanisms.
There are two applicability scenarios for GRE-in-UDP with different
requirements: (1) general Internet and (2) a traffic-managed
controlled environment. The controlled environment has less
restrictive requirements than the general Internet.
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
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8086.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................4
1.1. Terminology ................................................5
1.2. Requirements Language ......................................5
2. Applicability Statement .........................................6
2.1. GRE-in-UDP Tunnel Requirements .............................6
2.1.1. Requirements for Default GRE-in-UDP Tunnel ..........7
2.1.2. Requirements for TMCE GRE-in-UDP Tunnel .............8
3. GRE-in-UDP Encapsulation ........................................9
3.1. IP Header .................................................11
3.2. UDP Header ................................................11
3.2.1. Source Port ........................................11
3.2.2. Destination Port ...................................11
3.2.3. Checksum ...........................................12
3.2.4. Length .............................................12
3.3. GRE Header ................................................12
4. Encapsulation Procedures .......................................13
4.1. MTU and Fragmentation .....................................13
4.2. Differentiated Services and ECN Marking ...................14
5. Use of DTLS ....................................................14
6. UDP Checksum Handling ..........................................15
6.1. UDP Checksum with IPv4 ....................................15
6.2. UDP Checksum with IPv6 ....................................15
7. Middlebox Considerations .......................................18
7.1. Middlebox Considerations for Zero Checksums ...............19
8. Congestion Considerations ......................................19
9. Backward Compatibility .........................................20
10. IANA Considerations ...........................................21
11. Security Considerations .......................................21
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