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+Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) D. Frost, Ed.
+Request for Comments: 6375 S. Bryant, Ed.
+Category: Informational Cisco Systems
+ISSN: 2070-1721 September 2011
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+ A Packet Loss and Delay Measurement Profile
+ for MPLS-Based Transport Networks
+
+Abstract
+
+ Procedures and protocol mechanisms to enable efficient and accurate
+ measurement of packet loss, delay, and throughput in MPLS networks
+ are defined in RFC 6374.
+
+ 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.
+
+Status of This Memo
+
+ This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
+ published for informational purposes.
+
+ 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). Not all documents
+ approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet
+ Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
+
+ 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/rfc6375.
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+RFC 6375 MPLS-TP Loss and Delay Measurement September 2011
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+Copyright Notice
+
+ Copyright (c) 2011 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
+ document authors. All rights reserved.
+
+ This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal
+ Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
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+ include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of
+ the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as
+ described in the Simplified BSD License.
+
+1. Introduction
+
+ Procedures for the measurement of packet loss, delay, and throughput
+ in MPLS networks are defined in [RFC6374]. 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 [RFC6374] 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 [RFC6374] apply, 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.
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+2. MPLS-TP Measurement Considerations
+
+ The measurement considerations discussed in Section 2.9 of [RFC6374]
+ 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 [RFC6374])
+
+ 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 [RFC6374])
+
+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. However, implementations are strongly
+ advised to validate the values of these parameters in received
+ messages so that configuration inconsistencies can be detected and
+ reported.
+
+ 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
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+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)
+
+ A simple implementation may assume that external configuration will
+ ensure that both ends of the communication are using the default
+ values for these parameters. However, implementations are 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
+ [RFC6374], and as such introduces no new security considerations in
+ itself. The security considerations discussed in [RFC6374] also
+ apply to the profile presented in this document. General
+ considerations for MPLS-TP network security can be found in
+ [SECURITY-FRAMEWORK].
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+6. References
+
+6.1. Normative References
+
+ [RFC5860] Vigoureux, M., Ward, D., and M. Betts, "Requirements for
+ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) in MPLS
+ Transport Networks", RFC 5860, May 2010.
+
+ [RFC6374] Frost, D. and S. Bryant, "Packet Loss and Delay
+ Measurement for MPLS Networks", RFC 6374, September 2011.
+
+6.2. Informative References
+
+ [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.
+
+ [SECURITY-FRAMEWORK]
+ Fang, L., Niven-Jenkins, B., and S. Mansfield, "MPLS-TP
+ Security Framework", Work in Progress, May 2011.
+
+Authors' Addresses
+
+ Dan Frost (editor)
+ Cisco Systems
+
+ EMail: danfrost@cisco.com
+
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+ Stewart Bryant (editor)
+ Cisco Systems
+
+ EMail: stbryant@cisco.com
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