Re: [auth48] AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9491 <draft-ietf-spring-nsh-sr-15> for your review

[Sarah Tarrant <[e-mail]>]

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>> On Oct 3, 2023, at 6:39 PM, [e-mail] wrote:
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>> Authors,
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>> While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve (as necessary) the following questions, which are also in the XML file.
>> 
>> 1) <!--[rfced] Please note that the title of the document has been updated as follows. "the" has been added before "Network Service Header".
>> 
>> Original:
>> Integration of Network Service Header (NSH) and Segment Routing for
>> Service Function Chaining (SFC)
>> 
>> Current:
>> Integration of the Network Service Header (NSH) and Segment Routing for
>> Service Function Chaining (SFC)
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 2) <!--[rfced] For clarity, may we change "while" to "whereas" here? This
>> would make it clear that the intended meaning is a contrast rather than
>> "at the same time".
>> 
>> Original:
>> Combining these technologies allows SR to be used for steering
>> packets between Service Function Forwarders (SFF) along a given
>> Service Function Path (SFP) while NSH has the responsibility for
>> maintaining the integrity of the service plane, the SFC instance
>> context, and any associated metadata.
>> 
>> Perhaps:
>> Combining these technologies allows SR to be used for steering
>> packets between Service Function Forwarders (SFFs) along a given
>> Service Function Path (SFP), whereas the NSH is responsible for
>> maintaining the integrity of the service plane, the SFC instance
>> context, and any associated metadata.
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 3) <!--[rfced] As this document expands "SFC" as "Service Function Chaining",
>> should "SFC" be updated to "service function chain" in the instances below?
>> 
>> Original:
>> The two SR data plane encapsulations, namely SR-MPLS [RFC8660] and
>> SRv6 [RFC8754], can both encode an SF as a segment so that an SFC can
>> be specified as a segment list.
>> ...
>> *  SR-based SFC with integrated NSH service plane: in this scenario
>>    each service hop of the SFC is represented as a segment of the SR
>>    segment-list.
>> ...      
>> Referring to Figure 1, packets of flow F in DC1 are classified into
>> an NSH-based SFC and encapsulated after classification as <Inner
>> Pkt><NSH: SPI 100, SI 255><Outer-transport> and forwarded to SFF1
>> (which is the first SFF hop for this service function chain).      
>> 
>> Perhaps:
>> The two SR data plane encapsulations, namely SR-MPLS [RFC8660] and
>> SRv6 [RFC8754], can encode an SF as a segment so that a service function
>> chain can be specified as a segment list.
>> ...
>> SR-based SFC with integrated NSH service plane:
>>    In this scenario, each service hop of the service function chain is
>>    represented as a segment of the SR segment list.
>> ...
>> Referring to Figure 1, packets of flow F in DC1 are classified into
>> an NSH-based service function chain, encapsulated after classification as
>> <Inner Pkt><NSH: SPI 100, SI 255><Outer-transport>, and forwarded to SFF1
>> (which is the first SFF hop for this service function chain).      
>> -->   
>> 
>> 
>> 4) <!--[rfced] May we update this sentence for clarity?
>> 
>> Original:
>> A classifier MUST use an NSH Service Path Identifier (SPI) per SR
>> policy so that different traffic flows that use the same NSH Service
>> Function Path (SFP) but different SR policy can coexist on the same
>> SFP without conflict during SFF processing.
>> 
>> Perhaps:
>> A classifier MUST use one NSH Service Path Identifier (SPI) for each
>> SR policy so that different traffic flows can use the same NSH Service
>> Function Path (SFP) and different SR policies can coexist on the same
>> SFP without conflict during SFF processing.
>> -->   
>> 
>> 
>> 5) <!-- [rfced] FYI, we removed the extraneous comma on line 7 of Figure 4. Please
>> let us know if there are any objections.
>> 
>> Original:
>> |N(100,255) | ... |N(100,253) |                                       ,
>> 
>> Current:
>> |N(100,255) | ... |N(100,253) |
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 6) <!--[rfced] In Section 5.2, we have formatted text as sourcecode and
>> set the type attribute to "pseudocode" to reflect what appears in
>> Section 4.3.1.1 of RFC 8754. Please review to ensure correctness.
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 7) <!-- [rfced] Please review whether the following note should be in
>> the <aside> element. It is defined as "a container for content that
>> is semantically less important or tangential to the content that
>> surrounds it" (https://authors.ietf.org/en/rfcxml-vocabulary#aside).
>> 
>> Original:
>> Note: The End.NSH behavior interrupts the normal SRH packet
>> processing as described in [RFC8754] section 4.3.1.1, which does not
>> continue to S16 at this time.
>> --> 
>> 
>> 
>> 8) <!--[rfced] Should Table 2 be updated to include the Hex and Change Controller
>> columns to match what appears in the "SRv6 Endpoint Behaviors” registry (see
>> <https://www.iana.org/assignments/segment-routing/segment-routing.xhtml>)?
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 9) <!-- [rfced] This text indicates the affiliations (and authors) provided
>> valuable input and text contributions. Is this as intended? Or was it the
>> authors only (not the affiliations) that contributed this way?
>> 
>> Original:
>> The following co-authors, along with their respective affiliations at
>> the time of publication, provided valuable inputs and text contributions
>> to this document.
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 10) <!-- [rfced] Terminology
>> 
>> a) Throughout the text, the following terminology appears to be used
>> inconsistently. We have updated to use "Prefix-SID" to reflect usage
>> in previously published RFCs. Please let us know of any objections.
>> 
>> prefix SID vs. Prefix SID vs. prefix-SID vs. Prefix-SID 
>> 
>> b) We note that "SF-SFF" and "SFF-SFF" are both used in this document. Are
>> these abbreviations both used for the same term? Or are they two different
>> terms?
>> 
>> c) We note that Figure 5 contains "MPLS-SR", while the text defines
>> "SR-MPLS". May update to "SR-MPLS" to reflect usage in previously published
>> RFCs?
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 11) <!-- [rfced] FYI - We have added expansions for abbreviations upon first use
>> per Section 3.6 of RFC 7322 ("RFC Style Guide"). Please review each
>> expansion in the document carefully to ensure correctness.
>> 
>> Media Access Control (MAC)
>> SR over IPv6 (SRv6)
>> Penultimate Hop Popping (PHP)
>> -->
>> 
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>> Style Guide <https://www.rfc-editor.org/styleguide/part2/#inclusive_language>
>> and let us know if any changes are needed.
>> 
>> For example, please consider whether "master" should be updated.
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
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>> --------------------------------------
>> RFC9491 (draft-ietf-spring-nsh-sr-15)
>> 
>> Title            : Integration of Network Service Header (NSH) and Segment Routing for Service Function Chaining (SFC)
>> Author(s)        : J. Guichard, Ed., J. Tantsura, Ed.
>> WG Chair(s)      : Bruno Decraene, Alvaro Retana, Joel M. Halpern
>> 
>> Area Director(s) : Alvaro Retana, John Scudder, Andrew Alston
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