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Bryant, Ed. +Category: Informational Cisco Systems +ISSN: 2070-1721 September 2011 + + + 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. + + + + + + +Frost & Bryant Informational [Page 1] + +RFC 6375 MPLS-TP Loss and Delay Measurement September 2011 + + +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 + (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of + publication of this document. Please review these documents + carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect + to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must + 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. + + + + + + + +Frost & Bryant Informational [Page 2] + +RFC 6375 MPLS-TP Loss and Delay Measurement September 2011 + + +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 + + + + + + +Frost & Bryant Informational [Page 3] + +RFC 6375 MPLS-TP Loss and Delay Measurement September 2011 + + +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]. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Frost & Bryant Informational [Page 4] + +RFC 6375 MPLS-TP Loss and Delay Measurement September 2011 + + +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 + + + Stewart Bryant (editor) + Cisco Systems + + EMail: stbryant@cisco.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Frost & Bryant Informational [Page 5] + |