Re: [Idr] WG adoption call for draft-chen-idr-bier-te-path-04.txt (6/22/2022 to 7/6/2022

I support WG Adoption.

This draft provides an appropriate BGP mechanism using a new AFI / SAFI and
TEA for a BGP controller to distribute BIER information to instantiate the
BIER TE path.

This a BGP centralized controller (SDN) mechanism to instantiate a BIER TE
path.

There is a another draft that provides a similar solution using PCECC
centralized SDN controller extension  to instantiate the BIER TE  path.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-chen-pce-controller-bier-te-03

Both solutions integrate well into the BIER TE architecture and provides
operator flexibility of using PCEP or BGP controller.

I agree that this BGP Controller based BIER TE mechanism would integrate
well into the BIER TE architecture.

BIER MVPN draft below provides a new BIER PTA tunnel ID addition to RFC
6513 & 6514 MVPN procedures.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-bier-mvpn

This draft is providing a centralized BGP controller based solution versus
a distributed solution, however I believe it could be applicable to a
distributed solution X-PMSI P-TREE instantiation of MVPN with the new BIER
PTA above draft which could use this drafts BGP mechanism in a distributed
fashion to instantiate the BIER TE path for the new BIER  PTA.

As most operators are moving towards If they have not already done so
towards a centralized SDN model versus a distributed or hybrid model, I
believe this draft will be highly valuable for operators deployment of
BIER-TE in an automated fashion.

Kind Regards

Gyan

On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 12:05 PM Susan Hares <shares@ndzh.com> wrote:

> This begins a 2 week Adoption call (6/22/2022 to 7/6/2022)
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> for draft-chen-idr-bier-te-path-04.txt
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> (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-chen-idr-bier-te-path/).
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>
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> This draft provides extensions to BGP to distribute BIER
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> (bit replication traffic/tree) data via BGP using a
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> new NLRI (AFI = IPv4 or IPv6, new SAFI) and
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> new options for the Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute (TEA).
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> The NLRI includes an RD + Bier Domain tunnel identifier.
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>
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> In your comments, please consider if this draft:
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>
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> 1) Does this draft specify appropriate BGP mechanisms for
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> a controller to distribute bier information?
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>
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> 2) Does this mechanism correctly integrates into
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> a) the BIER architecture (draft-ietf-bier-te-arch) and
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> b) Multicast VPNs (BESS)?
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>
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> 3) Will this technology aid the deployment of
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> Bier multicast forwarding in operational networks?
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>
> Cheers, Sue
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