Re: [Bier] Questions regarding <draft-zhang-bier-bierin6-03>

["Jeffrey (Zhaohui) Zhang" <[e-mail]>]

Let me ask it this way:

What’s the difference between the following situation:


  1.  <some hop-by-hop or destination option hdr, NH=BIER> (per draft-zhang-bier-bierin6-03)
  2.  <same hop-by-hop or destination option hdr, NH=<undefined> (per RFC8200)

If you have concern with #1, wouldn’t you have the same concern with #2?

Jeffrey



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From: Xiejingrong <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2019 8:10 PM
To: Jeffrey (Zhaohui) Zhang <[e-mail]>; Antoni Przygienda <[e-mail]>; [e-mail]; BIER WG <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Questions regarding <draft-zhang-bier-bierin6-03>

Pls See comments inline:
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时间：2019-07-13 07:43:22
主 题：RE: Questions regarding

Please see zzh> below.

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From: Xiejingrong <[e-mail]<mailto:[e-mail]>>
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Subject: RE: Questions regarding <draft-zhang-bier-bierin6-03>
Hi Jeffrey,
Please see my comments inline below
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发件人: Jeffrey (Zhaohui) Zhang [[e-mail]]
发送时间: 2019年7月12日 22:27
收件人: Xiejingrong; Antoni Przygienda; [e-mail]<mailto:[e-mail]>; BIER WG
主题: RE: Questions regarding <draft-zhang-bier-bierin6-03>
I don’t have a good understanding about the writing in the latest email below, but for the following original comment that led to it:
•        [XJR Q6]: You have to walk the ext header chain and get the last NH to judge if this packet need to be discard, right? For example for an incoming packet(ipv6hdr+RoutingHeader+DestOptHdr<nh!=TBD>), you have to walk the whole extension header chain until you know the last NH, to execute the above “discard” action. Right?
What is the problem with that? This document is saying that for BIER packets, the only header that is expected is the TBD (for BIER) and otherwise you drop it. Normally, you would not have the (ipv6hdr+RoutingHeader+DestOptHdr<nh!=TBD>) situation.
[XJR] This document also said the following.
 Any IPv6 packet arriving on BFRs and BFERs, with
  multiple extension header where the last extension header has a Next
  Header field set to TBD, SHOULD be discard and the node should
  transmit an ICMP Parameter Problem message to the source of the
  packet (BFIR) with an ICMP code value of TBD10 ('invalid options for
  BIERin6').
If the concern is that someone could maliciously inject that kind of packets for the purpose of slowing down a targeted BFR, then any of the following situation in RFC8200, independent of BIER, will have the same effect:
[XJR] Right. There is also concern of injection of packets to slow down a targeted BFR. That may not the below case listed in RFC8200.
Zzh> The RFC8200 text that I quoted would have the same concern – that’s my point and it’s not BIER specific. In other words, some one could maliciously construct some NON-BIER IPv6 packets with certain headers and slow down a router. Your concern with this draft would exist with RFC8200 as well.
[XJR] rfc8200 doesn't assume specific NH like BIER be processed in fast path. In real world, packets with any extension headers may be sent to CPU without "digging out some bier specific patterns and processing specially" and CPU can do that. They are always slow but doesn't walk the chain in chips.
Jingrong

Zzh> Jeffrey
Also, there are concerns of flexibility as my comments before.
For example:
BIER may want to process a packet with IPv6 NH=BIER in fast-path, and drop IPv6 NH=xxx and Last_NH=BIER.
BIER may want to process a packet with IPv6 NH=BIER or IPv6 NH=RH and RH_NH=BIER in fast-path, and drop IPv6 NH=xxx and Last_NH=BIER.
a new feature, let's say REIB may have the similar requirements:
REIB may want to process a packet with IPv6 NH=REIB in fast-path, and drop IPv6 NH=xxx and Last_NH=REIB.
REIB may want to process a packet with IPv6 NH=REIB or IPv6 NH=RH and RH_NH=REIB in fast-path, and drop IPv6 NH=xxx and Last_NH=REIB.
then I guess a lot of "walking through the EH chain" have to be executed like [XJR Q8].
Thanks,
Jingrong
  If, as a result of processing a header, the destination node is
  required to proceed to the next header but the Next Header value in
  the current header is unrecognized by the node, it should discard the
  packet and send an ICMP Parameter Problem message to the source of
  the packet, with an ICMP Code value of 1 ("unrecognized Next Header
  type encountered") and the ICMP Pointer field containing the offset
  of the unrecognized value within the original packet. The same
  action should be taken if a node encounters a Next Header value of
  zero in any header other than an IPv6 header.
Jeffrey
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Subject: RE: Questions regarding <draft-zhang-bier-bierin6-03>
Hi Tony,
Exactly, the whole v6 extension headers(EH) and the v6 options consideration is basically a first stab!
Once a judgement is based on the “Upper-layer Protocol”, the last next header of a chain, then a walk through the chain is unavoidable, to “dig out” the right format that need to be processed in fast-path.
The difficulty with a “regular” IPv6 DA is that, normal things like TCP/UDP/ICMPv6 packet must be handled without much impact on it.
Use a “XXX specific IPv6 DA” is not only the SRv6-NetworkProgramming concept, but also the ISO NSAP address as I learned from a book and found in the WIKI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSAP_address<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_NSAP-5Faddress&d=DwMFAg&c=HAkYuh63rsuhr6Scbfh0UjBXeMK-ndb3voDTXcWzoCI&r=f7wsLGcfzAWDNS6XNTBZwj_OLAOsZZqdrR2IDAzeZqE&m=hKlg11Qzoo3dyO4pZGNb6wtU4M6Kb1RXIFHB6JnSl4A&s=Rh1tyYzDzhRq7ymA_JEJduNT94j_xiGhiQ-QgbwQ9L4&e=>:
The NSEL (Network-Selector) is a field in the NSAP address that identifies the network layer<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Network-5Flayer&d=DwMFAg&c=HAkYuh63rsuhr6Scbfh0UjBXeMK-ndb3voDTXcWzoCI&r=f7wsLGcfzAWDNS6XNTBZwj_OLAOsZZqdrR2IDAzeZqE&m=hKlg11Qzoo3dyO4pZGNb6wtU4M6Kb1RXIFHB6JnSl4A&s=CseHsrq8z_Cjx0ZsXzuYT3X9_3CMLv4SkB7Cs2nRPu0&e=> service to which a packet should be sent.
BIER forwarding seems match very much a “network layer service” in my opinion, and the “AB37” in “2019::AB37” is very similar to a NSEL too.
Thanks
Jingrong
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Subject: Re: Questions regarding <draft-zhang-bier-bierin6-03>
2.1. IPv6 Options Considerations
  RFC 8200 section 4, defines the IPv6 extension headers. Currently
  there are two defined extension headers, Hop-by-Hop and Destination
  options header, which can carry a variable number of options. These
  extension headers are inserted by the source node.
  For directly connected BIER routers, IPv6 Hop-by-Hop or Destination
  options are irrelevant and SHOULD NOT be inserted by BFIR on the
  BIERin6 packet. In this case IPv6 header, Next Header field should
  be set to TBD. Any IPv6 packet arriving on BFRs and BFERs, with
  multiple extension header where the last extension header has a Next
  Header field set to TBD, SHOULD be discard and the node should
  transmit an ICMP Parameter Problem message to the source of the
  packet (BFIR) with an ICMP code value of TBD10 ('invalid options for
  BIERin6').
[XJR Q6]: You have to walk the ext header chain and get the last NH to judge if this packet need to be discard, right? For example for an incoming packet(ipv6hdr+RoutingHeader+DestOptHdr<nh!=TBD>), you have to walk the whole extension header chain until you know the last NH, to execute the above “discard” action. Right?
prz> topic for discussion. The whole v6 options consideration is basically a first stab.
  This also indicates that for disjoint BIER routers using IPv6
  encapsulation, there SHOULD NOT be any IPv6 Hop-by-Hop or Destination
  options be present in a BIERin6 packet.
[XJR Q7]: What does “disjoint BIER router” mean?
prz> non-adjacent, good catch

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