Re: [Isis-wg] [Bier] WGLC: draft-ietf-bier-isis-extensions-04

IJsbrand Wijnands <ice@cisco.com> Tue, 13 February 2018 10:26 UTC

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+1

But, I’m not yet sure if we’re taking about a errata or a new draft.. I see different ways to interpret the proposed text and Les’s explanation.

Thx,

Ice.

> On 13 Feb 2018, at 10:03, Peter Psenak <ppsenak@cisco.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> can we add an errata to RFC 8279, instead of adding the text to both IGP drafts that does not really belong there.
> 
> 
> thanks,
> Peter
> 
> On 13/02/18 08:16 , Tony Przygienda wrote:
>> +1 what Les says as my understanding of the problem we're tackling here ...
>> 
>> --- tony
>> 
>> On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 2:06 PM, Les Ginsberg (ginsberg)
>> <ginsberg@cisco.com <mailto:ginsberg@cisco.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>    Ice –____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>    MY understanding is that – in the future – there may be additional
>>    encaps defined for BIER. When that happens, a given BFR may support
>>    multiple encaps. In such a case, it is OK if other BFRs supporting
>>    the same <MT,SD> only support one of the set of encaps – so long as
>>    we have one encap in common we can successfully forward. I believe
>>    that is the case the text change is trying to address – not encap vs
>>    no encap. The original text would have required identical sets of
>>    encaps to be supported by all BFRs for a give <MT,SD> - which is
>>    unnecessarily restrictive.____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>    Make sense?____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>       Les____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>    *From:*IJsbrand Wijnands (iwijnand)
>>    *Sent:* Monday, February 12, 2018 1:50 PM
>> 
>> 
>>    *To:* Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) <ginsberg@cisco.com
>>    <mailto:ginsberg@cisco.com>>
>>    *Cc:* Acee Lindem (acee) <acee@cisco.com <mailto:acee@cisco.com>>;
>>    bier@ietf.org <mailto:bier@ietf.org>; Peter Psenak (ppsenak)
>>    <ppsenak@cisco.com <mailto:ppsenak@cisco.com>>; isis-wg@ietf.org
>>    <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org> list <isis-wg@ietf.org
>>    <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org>>
>>    *Subject:* Re: [Bier] WGLC: draft-ietf-bier-isis-extensions-04____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>    Les,____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>        (If MPLS encapsulation (Section 2.1 of [MPLS_BIER_ENCAPS]) is
>>               being used, this means that every BFR that is advertising
>>        a label
>>               for sub-domain S is advertising a label for the
>>        combination of
>>               sub-domain S and Disposition BitStringLength L.)____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>    It says, if MPLS encapsulation is used, there is a Label for the
>>    {SD, BSL}. So, if there is non-MPLS (ether) only, there will not be
>>    a Label and the compatibility check will fail. Is that not the same
>>    a router that does not support MPLS BIER, and treated as a non-BIER
>>    router?____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>        [Les:] I don’t see how this text can be used to mean “multiple
>>        encap types can be supported on the same BFR for a given <MT,SD>”.
>>        ???____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>    Are these not like ships in the night? Like an Prefix can be
>>    reachable over MPLS and IP on the same interface? I do assume you
>>    want to stay with the encapsulation that you where provisioned in
>>    and not move from MPLS into non-MPLS. Why do you need to say you can
>>    support both?____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>    Thx,____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>    Ice.____
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>    __ __
>> 
>>        On 12 Feb 2018, at 22:16, Les Ginsberg (ginsberg)
>>        <ginsberg@cisco.com <mailto:ginsberg@cisco.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>        Ice -
>> 
>>        From: IJsbrand Wijnands (iwijnand)
>>        Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 12:58 PM
>>        To: Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) <ginsberg@cisco.com
>>        <mailto:ginsberg@cisco.com>>
>>        Cc: Acee Lindem (acee) <acee@cisco.com <mailto:acee@cisco.com>>;
>>        bier@ietf.org <mailto:bier@ietf.org>; Peter Psenak (ppsenak)
>>        <ppsenak@cisco.com <mailto:ppsenak@cisco.com>>; isis-wg@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org> list <isis-wg@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org>>
>>        Subject: Re: [Bier] WGLC: draft-ietf-bier-isis-extensions-04
>> 
>>        Les,
>> 
>> 
>>        Perhaps the thread is too long and you have gotten confused. J
>> 
>>        Maybe :-), but...
>> 
>> 
>>        The point being discussed now is support for multiple
>>        encapsulation types (BSL conversion was mentioned in the thread
>>        – but it is NOT the subject being discussed at the moment).
>> 
>>        I got that, it was removed after a long debate sometime back.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>        In latest IS-IS BIER draft we changed:
>> 
>>             >     All routers in the flooding scope of the BIER TLVs
>>        MUST advertise the
>>             >     same encapsulation for a given <MT,SD>.  A router
>>        discovering
>>             >     encapsulation advertised that is different from its
>>        own MUST report a
>>             >     misconfiguration of a specific <MT,SD>.  All received
>>        BIER
>>             >     advertisements associated with the conflicting <MT,
>>        SD> pair MUST be
>>             >     ignored.
>>             >
>>             > "
>>             >
>>             > to
>>             >
>>             > "
>>             >
>>             >     Multiple encapsulations MAY be advertised/supported
>>        for a given
>>             >     <MT,SD>.  Clearly, however, there MUST be at least
>>        one encapsulation
>>             >     type in common in order for a BIER encapsulated
>>        packet to be
>>             >     successfully forwarded between two BFRs.
>>             >
>> 
>>        Point has been made that this really belongs in the architecture
>>        RFC, but since it isn’t there it may make sense for the IGP
>>        drafts to mention it.
>> 
>>        Below is taken from "6.10.1.  BitStringLength Compatibility
>>        Check” RFC 8279, does this not cover it?
>> 
>>        ****
>>        The combination of sub-domain S and Imposition BitStringLength L
>>            passes the BitStringLength Compatibility Check if and only
>>        if the
>>            following condition holds:
>> 
>>               Every BFR that has advertised its membership in
>>        sub-domain S has
>>               also advertised that it is using Disposition
>>        BitStringLength L
>>               (and possibly other BitStringLengths as well) in that
>>        sub-domain.
>>               (If MPLS encapsulation (Section 2.1 of [MPLS_BIER_ENCAPS]) is
>>               being used, this means that every BFR that is advertising
>>        a label
>>               for sub-domain S is advertising a label for the
>>        combination of
>>               sub-domain S and Disposition BitStringLength L.)
>> 
>>        If a BFIR has been provisioned to use a particular Imposition
>>            BitStringLength and a particular sub-domain for some set of
>>        packets,
>>            and if that combination of Imposition BitStringLength and
>>        sub-domain
>>            does not pass the BitStringLength Compatibility Check, the BFIR
>>            SHOULD log this fact as an error.
>>        ****
>> 
>>        [Les:] I don’t see how this text can be used to mean “multiple
>>        encap types can be supported on the same BFR for a given <MT,SD>”.
>>        ???
>> 
>>            Les
>> 
>> 
>>        Thx,
>> 
>>        Ice.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>        In the case of IS-IS, because earlier versions of the draft had
>>        an explicit statement which we now consider too limiting, it
>>        made sense to make an explicit statement of the more flexible
>>        behavior.
>> 
>>        In the case of OSPF, the overly restrictive text was never
>>        present, so it is more debatable as to whether the clarifying
>>        statement is needed – but doing so keeps the drafts in sync.
>> 
>>        Still, the “right solution” would be to have the statement in
>>        RFC 8279 – but a bit late for that.
>> 
>>            Les
>> 
>> 
>>        From: IJsbrand Wijnands (iwijnand)
>>        Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 12:05 PM
>>        To: Acee Lindem (acee) <acee@cisco.com <mailto:acee@cisco.com>>
>>        Cc: Tony Przygienda <tonysietf@gmail.com
>>        <mailto:tonysietf@gmail.com>>; Les Ginsberg (ginsberg)
>>        <ginsberg@cisco.com <mailto:ginsberg@cisco.com>>; bier@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:bier@ietf.org>; isis-wg@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org> list <isis-wg@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org>>; Peter Psenak (ppsenak)
>>        <ppsenak@cisco.com <mailto:ppsenak@cisco.com>>
>>        Subject: Re: [Bier] WGLC: draft-ietf-bier-isis-extensions-04
>> 
>>        Folks,
>> 
>>        I would say its wrong to try and fix the BIER architecture by
>>        adding this into the IGP drafts. The IGP is a pass-through for
>>        the BIER information, and adding this text seems to imply that
>>        the IGP now needs to become BIER aware in order to detect and
>>        trigger notifications of encapsulation incompatibilities.
>> 
>>        The BIER architecture RFC 8279 has section 6.10 "Use of
>>        Different BitStringLengths within a Domain”, what is missing in
>>        that section that would justify the IGP to become aware of
>>        BitStringLength differences? IMO everything is covered.
>> 
>>        Thx,
>> 
>>        Ice.
>> 
>> 
>>        On 12 Feb 2018, at 19:33, Acee Lindem (acee) <acee@cisco.com
>>        <mailto:acee@cisco.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>        Hi Tony,
>>        I agree that since architecture has been published, it would not
>>        hurt to add the 5.2 text to the IGP documents.
>>        Thanks,
>>        Acee
>> 
>>        From: Tony Przygienda <tonysietf@gmail.com
>>        <mailto:tonysietf@gmail.com>>
>>        Date: Monday, February 12, 2018 at 12:13 PM
>>        To: Acee Lindem <acee@cisco.com <mailto:acee@cisco.com>>
>>        Cc: "Peter Psenak (ppsenak)" <ppsenak@cisco.com
>>        <mailto:ppsenak@cisco.com>>, "Les Ginsberg (ginsberg)"
>>        <ginsberg@cisco.com <mailto:ginsberg@cisco.com>>, "bier@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:bier@ietf.org>" <bier@ietf.org <mailto:bier@ietf.org>>,
>>        "isis-wg@ietf.org list <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org%20list>"
>>        <isis-wg@ietf.org <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org>>
>>        Subject: Re: [Bier] WGLC: draft-ietf-bier-isis-extensions-04
>> 
>>        Peter, Acee, agree that this was missed in architecture and we
>>        should have talked about multiple encaps on a link there (just
>>        like we mentioned the BSL conversion). Alas, it was theoretical
>>        then and we missed. It was just a suggestion here to put it into
>>        IGP draft as we did in ISIS. I'm fine whichever way you guys
>>        feel it's better and a clarification draft can be always
>>        published later after more experience in the field albeit it
>>        seems that the issue is straight fwd' for most old hands, it's a
>>        link local decision so just use any matching encaps to transfer,
>>        however the computation has to agree to prevent blackholes  ...
>> 
>>        Otherwise went through the important sections on -11 and looks
>>        good to me, no further comments. Thanks for the work
>> 
>>        --- tony
>> 
>>        On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 7:58 AM, Acee Lindem (acee)
>>        <acee@cisco.com <mailto:acee@cisco.com>> wrote:
>>        With respect to the text in section 5.2, I agree with Peter.
>> 
>>        Thanks
>>        Acee
>> 
>>        On 2/12/18, 9:59 AM, "BIER on behalf of Peter Psenak (ppsenak)"
>>        <bier-bounces@ietf.org on behalf of ppsenak@cisco.com
>>        <mailto:bier-bounces@ietf.org%20on%20behalf%20of%C2%A0ppsenak@cisco.com>>
>>        wrote:
>> 
>>             Hi Tony,
>> 
>>             OSPF does not have the original text, so it does not need
>>        the new one.
>> 
>>             IMHO, the text in section 5 of ISIS BIER draft suits better
>>        to the BIER
>>             architecture draft than to the IGP extension draft.
>> 
>>             thanks,
>>             Peter
>> 
>> 
>>             On 09/02/18 20:17 , Tony Przygienda wrote:
>>             > Sure ;-)  let me ping Peter @ the bottom then ... I don't
>>        think any of
>>             > the stuff applies to OSPF (was ISIS nits) except we can
>>        consider an
>>             > encaps paragraph. We basically suggest both to replace in
>>        ISIS the
>>             > encaps section like this
>>             >
>>             > before:
>>             >
>>             > "
>>             >     All routers in the flooding scope of the BIER TLVs
>>        MUST advertise the
>>             >     same encapsulation for a given <MT,SD>.  A router
>>        discovering
>>             >     encapsulation advertised that is different from its
>>        own MUST report a
>>             >     misconfiguration of a specific <MT,SD>.  All received
>>        BIER
>>             >     advertisements associated with the conflicting <MT,
>>        SD> pair MUST be
>>             >     ignored.
>>             >
>>             > "
>>             >
>>             > now
>>             >
>>             > "
>>             >
>>             >     Multiple encapsulations MAY be advertised/supported
>>        for a given
>>             >     <MT,SD>.  Clearly, however, there MUST be at least
>>        one encapsulation
>>             >     type in common in order for a BIER encapsulated
>>        packet to be
>>             >     successfully forwarded between two BFRs.
>>             >
>>             > "
>>             >
>>             > I do think that OSPF would benefit from adding this
>>        section to clarify
>>             > the issue which is not theoretical now that we have Ethernet.
>>             >
>>             >
>>             > So Peter, any ETA on outstanding OSPF nits now that we're
>>        tying up the
>>             > IETF LC?
>>             >
>>             > thanks
>>             >
>>             > --- tony
>>             >
>>             >
>>             > On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 11:12 AM, Greg Shepherd
>>        <gjshep@gmail.com
>>        <mailto:gjshep@gmail.com%0b%C2%A0%20>>
>>        <mailto:gjshep@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>             >
>>             >     No I didn't. Why would I? These are the changes you
>>        and Les worked
>>             >     out. I assumed you'd share them as needed. If for
>>        some reason you're
>>             >     uncomfortable engaging with the OSPF draft thread and
>>        authors with
>>             >     your proposed changes, let me know and I'll broker
>>        the conversation.
>>             >
>>             >     Greg
>>             >
>>             >     On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 11:04 AM, Tony Przygienda
>>             >     <tonysietf@gmail.com <mailto:tonysietf@gmail.com
>>        <mailto:tonysietf@gmail.com%20%3cmailto:tonysietf@gmail.com>>>
>>        wrote:
>>             >
>>             >         Les has the diff, I'd expect him to publish any
>>        minute to the
>>             >         list ... The encaps was a real defect, the rest
>>        is just
>>             >         tightening down the language/spec where it was
>>        too loose/too
>>             >         strict.
>>             >
>>             >         OSPF still needs update with conversion TLV
>>        removed, same
>>             >         paragraph on encaps could be useful. I hope Greg
>>        pinged Peter ...
>>             >
>>             >         thanks
>>             >
>>             >         tony
>>             >
>>             >         On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 10:58 AM, Alia Atlas
>>        <akatlas@gmail.com
>>        <mailto:akatlas@gmail.com%0b%C2%A0%20>>
>>        <mailto:akatlas@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>             >
>>             >             On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 12:46 PM, Tony Przygienda
>>             >             <tonysietf@gmail.com
>>        <mailto:tonysietf@gmail.com
>>        <mailto:tonysietf@gmail.com%20%3cmailto:tonysietf@gmail.com>>>
>>        wrote:
>>             >
>>             >                 Went last nits with Les, we found one
>>        issue (encaps
>>             >                 section was wrong, need to look @ OSPF as
>>        well) and
>>             >                 basically tightened language in few places.
>>             >
>>             >
>>             >             K - please get that  out with the details of
>>        changes to the
>>             >             list.  I did my AD review back in Oct and
>>        looked at the
>>             >             differences before issuing
>>             >             IETF Last Call.
>>             >
>>             >             I look forward to reviewing the minor changes.
>>             >
>>             >             Regards,
>>             >             Alia
>>             >
>>             >                 tony
>>             >
>>             >                 On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 3:45 PM, Greg Shepherd
>>             >                 <gjshep@gmail.com
>>        <mailto:gjshep@gmail.com
>>        <mailto:gjshep@gmail.com%20%3cmailto:gjshep@gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>             >
>>             >                     Thanks Les.
>>             >
>>             >                     Any other feedback? Looks like the
>>        concerns have
>>             >                     been addressed. Speak now.
>>             >
>>             >                     Cheers,
>>             >                     Greg
>>             >
>>             >                     On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 7:26 AM, Les
>>        Ginsberg
>>             >                     (ginsberg) <ginsberg@cisco.com
>>        <mailto:ginsberg@cisco.com%0b%C2%A0%20>>
>>        <mailto:ginsberg@cisco.com>> wrote:
>>             >
>>             >                         Greg –____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         This thread is outdated.____
>>             >
>>             >                         In V6 of the draft we removed the
>>        restriction to
>>             >                         limit IS-IS BIER support to area
>>        boundaries – so
>>             >                         Toerless’s comment (and my
>>        proposed text) are no
>>             >                         longer relevant.____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         Specifically:____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         Section 4.1:____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         “At present, IS-IS support for a
>>        given BIER
>>             >                         domain/sub-domain is ____
>>             >
>>             >                                             limited to a
>>        single area -
>>             >                         or to the IS-IS L2 sub-domain.”____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         The above text was removed.____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         Section 4.2____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         o  BIER sub-TLVs MUST NOT be
>>        included when a
>>             >                         prefix reachability____
>>             >
>>             >                                advertisement is leaked
>>        between levels.____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         Was changed to____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         o  BIER sub-TLVs MUST be included
>>        when a prefix
>>             >                         reachability____
>>             >
>>             >                                advertisement is leaked
>>        between levels.____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         This aligns IS-IS and OSPF drafts
>>        in this
>>             >                         regard.____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                              Les____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         *From:*Greg Shepherd
>>        [mailto:gjshep@gmail.com
>>             >                         <mailto:gjshep@gmail.com>
>>        <mailto:gjshep@gmail.com%0b%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%3e%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%3cmailto:gjshep@gmail.com%3e>]
>>             >                         *Sent:* Thursday, February 01,
>>        2018 2:23 AM
>>             >                         *To:* Toerless Eckert <tte@cs.fau.de
>>        <mailto:tte@cs.fau.de%0b%C2%A0%20>>
>>        <mailto:tte@cs.fau.de>>
>>             >                         *Cc:* Les Ginsberg (ginsberg)
>>             >                         <ginsberg@cisco.com
>>        <mailto:ginsberg@cisco.com%0b%C2%A0%20>>
>>        <mailto:ginsberg@cisco.com>>; Tony Przygienda
>>             >                         <tonysietf@gmail.com
>>        <mailto:tonysietf@gmail.com%0b%C2%A0%20>>
>>           <mailto:tonysietf@gmail.com>>; Hannes Gredler
>>             >                         (hannes@gredler.at
>>        <mailto:hannes@gredler.at> <mailto:hannes@gredler.at
>>        <mailto:hannes@gredler.at>>)
>>             >                         <hannes@gredler.at
>>        <mailto:hannes@gredler.at
>>        <mailto:hannes@gredler.at%20%3cmailto:hannes@gredler.at>>>;
>>             > bier@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:bier@ietf.org> <mailto:bier@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:bier@ietf.org>>;
>>             > isis-wg@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org> <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org>> list
>>             >                         <isis-wg@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org%20%3cmailto:isis-wg@ietf.org>>>;
>>             >                         Christian Hopps <chopps@chopps.org
>>        <mailto:chopps@chopps.org%0b%C2%A0%20>>
>>        <mailto:chopps@chopps.org>>
>>             >
>>             >
>>             >                         *Subject:* Re: [Bier] WGLC:
>>             >
>>        draft-ietf-bier-isis-extensions-04____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         Have these changes been reflected
>>        in the draft?
>>             >                         We're in WGLC but this discussion
>>        needs to come
>>             >                         to a conclusion so we can
>>        progress. ____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         Greg____
>>             >
>>             >                         __ __
>>             >
>>             >                         On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 12:52 PM,
>>        Toerless
>>             >                         Eckert <tte@cs.fau.de
>>        <mailto:tte@cs.fau.de
>>        <mailto:tte@cs.fau.de%20%3cmailto:tte@cs.fau.de>>>
>>             >                         wrote:____
>>             >
>>             >                             Thanks, Less, that would be
>>        lovely!
>>             >
>>             >                             I didn't check the OSPF
>>        draft, if its
>>             >                             similar state, explanatory
>>        text wold equally
>>             >                             be appreciated.____
>>             >
>>             >
>>             >                             On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at
>>        11:28:08PM +0000,
>>             >                             Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) wrote:
>>             >                              > Toerless -
>>             >                              >
>>             >                              > I am thinking to add a
>>        statement in
>>             >                             Section 4.1 - something like:
>>             >                              >
>>             >                              > "At present, IS-IS support
>>        for a given
>>             >                             BIER domain/sub-domain is
>>        limited to a
>>             >                             single area - or to the IS-IS
>>        L2 sub-domain."
>>             >                              >
>>             >                              > If you believe this would
>>        be helpful I
>>             >                             will spin a new version
>>        (subject to
>>             >                             review/agreement from my
>>        co-authors).
>>             >                              >
>>             >                              >    Les
>>             >                              >
>>             >                              >
>>             >                              > > -----Original Message-----
>>             >                              > > From: Toerless Eckert
>>             >                             [mailto:tte@cs.fau.de
>>        <mailto:tte@cs.fau.de>
>>        <mailto:tte@cs.fau.de%20%3cmailto:tte@cs.fau.de%3e>]
>>             >                              > > Sent: Saturday, July 22,
>>        2017 6:34 AM
>>             >                              > > To: Les Ginsberg (ginsberg)
>>             >                              > > Cc: Tony Przygienda;
>>        Hannes Gredler
>>             >                             (hannes@gredler.at
>>        <mailto:hannes@gredler.at>
>>             >                             <mailto:hannes@gredler.at>);
>>        Greg Shepherd;
>>             >                              > > bier@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:bier@ietf.org> <mailto:bier@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:bier@ietf.org>>;
>>             > isis-wg@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org> <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org>>
>>             >                             list; Christian Hopps
>>             >                              > > Subject: Re: [Bier] WGLC:
>>             >
>>        draft-ietf-bier-isis-extensions-04
>>             >                              > >
>>             >                              > > Thanks Les
>>             >                              > >
>>             >                              > > When searching various
>>        terms in the doc
>>             >                             to figure out what happens i
>>        am not
>>             >                              > > sure why i missed this one.
>>             >                              > >
>>             >                              > > But: IMHO, RFCs can not
>>        only be the
>>             >                             minimum number of words to get a
>>             >                              > > running implementation.
>>        It also needs
>>             >                             to specify what this
>>        implementation
>>             >                              > > intends to achieve.
>>        Otherwise its not
>>             >                             possible to do a useful review:
>>             >                              > > The reviewer can to
>>        verify whether the
>>             >                             spec will achieve what it
>>        claims to
>>             >                              > > achieve is there no
>>        definitionn of what
>>             >                             it claims to achieve.
>>             >                              > >
>>             >                              > > If i understand ISIS
>>        correctly, my
>>             >                             reverse engineering of the
>>        intent is:
>>             >                              > >
>>             >                              > > - BIER TLVs stay within
>>        single ISIS
>>             >                             areas. BFIR and BFER must
>>        therefore be
>>             >                              > >   in the same ISIS area:
>>        There is no
>>             >                             inter-area BIER traffic possible
>>             >                              > >   with this
>>        specification. This is also
>>             >                             true for ISIS area 0.
>>             >                              > >
>>             >                              > > - The same BIER
>>        sub-domain identifiers
>>             >                             can be re-used
>>             >                              > >   across different ISIS
>>        areas without
>>             >                             any current impact. If these
>>        BFR-IDs
>>             >                              > >   are non-overlapping,
>>        then this would
>>             >                             allow in the future to create
>>        a single
>>             >                              > >   cross ISIS area BIER
>>        sub-domain by
>>             >                             leaking TLVs for such a BIER
>>        sub-domain
>>             >                              > >   across ISIS levels.
>>        Leakage is
>>             >                             outside the scope of this
>>        specificication.
>>             >                              > >
>>             >                              > > I actually even would
>>        like to do the
>>             >                             following:
>>             >                              > >
>>             >                              > > - If BIER sub-domains
>>        are made to span
>>             >                             multiple ISIS areas and BFR-ids
>>             >                              > > assignemtns
>>             >                              > >   are made such that all
>>        BFR-ids with
>>             >                             the same SI are in the same
>>        ISIS ara,
>>             >                              > >   then it should be in
>>        the future
>>             >                             reasonably easy to create
>>        inter-area BIER
>>             >                              > >   not by leaking of the
>>        BIER TLV but by
>>             >                             having BFIR MPLS unicastBIER
>>        packets
>>             >                              > >   for different SIs to
>>        an appropriate
>>             >                             L2L1 BFIR that is part of the
>>        destination
>>             >                              > > area/SI.
>>             >                              > >   (if you would use SI
>>        number that are
>>             >                             the same as ISIS area numbers
>>        then
>>             >                              > >    you could probably do
>>        this without
>>             >                             any new signaling. Not quite
>>        sure if
>>             >                              > >    you can today easily
>>        find L1L2
>>             >                             border router for another
>>        area via existing
>>             >                              > >    TLVs).
>>             >                              > >
>>             >                              > >   Alas, this idea will
>>        probably be
>>             >                             killed because of the BIER
>>        architecture
>>             >                              > >   intent not to engineer
>>        SI assignments
>>             >                             in geographical fashions to
>>             >                              > >   minimize traffic
>>        duplication in the
>>             >                             presence of multiple SIs.
>>             >                              > >
>>             >                              > > Cheers
>>             >                              > >     Toerless
>>             >                              > >
>>             >                              > > On Sat, Jul 22, 2017 at
>>        06:03:53AM
>>             >                             +0000, Les Ginsberg
>>        (ginsberg) wrote:
>>             >                              > > > Tony/Toerless ???
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > There is an explicit
>>        statement as to
>>             >                             scope:
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > <snip>
>>             >                              > > > Section 4.2
>>             >                              > > > ???
>>             >                              > > >    o  BIER sub-TLVs
>>        MUST NOT be
>>             >                             included when a prefix
>>        reachability
>>             >                              > > >       advertisement is
>>        leaked between
>>             >                             levels.
>>             >                              > > > <end snip>
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > Tony seems to have
>>        forgotten that we
>>             >                             had a discussion about how BIER
>>             >                              > > might be supported
>>        across areas and the
>>             >                             conclusion was we did not know
>>             >                              > > how to do that yet.
>>             >                              > > > (Sorry Tony)
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > Note this is
>>        ???consistent??? with
>>             > https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-bier-
>>        <https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-bier->
>>             >
>>        <https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-bier-
>>        <https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-bier->>
>>             >                              > >
>>        ospf-bier-extensions-07.txt Section
>>             >
>>        2.5<https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-
>>        <https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-%0b%C2%A0%20>>
>>                       <https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-
>>        <https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf->>
>>             >                              > >
>>             >
>>        bier-ospf-bier-extensions-07.txt%20Section%202.5>
>>             >                             - which limits the
>>             >                              > > flooding scope of BIER
>>        information to a
>>             >                             single area unless it can be
>>        validated
>>             >                              > > that the best path to
>>        the prefix with
>>             >                             BIER info can be validated to
>>        be to a
>>             >                              > > router which itself
>>        advertised the BIER
>>             >                             info. This is not something
>>        IS-IS can do
>>             >                              > > since a single IS-IS
>>        instance only
>>             >                             supports one area and
>>        therefore does not
>>             >                              > > have the Level-1
>>        advertisements of the
>>             >                             originating router when that
>>        router is
>>             >                              > > in another area.
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > A few more responses
>>        inline.
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > From: BIER
>>             >                             [mailto:bier-bounces@ietf.org
>>             >
>>        <mailto:bier-bounces@ietf.org>
>>        <mailto:bier-bounces@ietf.org%0b%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%3e%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20%3cmailto:bier-bounces@ietf.org%3e>]
>>        On Behalf Of
>>             >                             Tony Przygienda
>>             >                              > > > Sent: Friday, July 21,
>>        2017 5:17 AM
>>             >                              > > > To: Toerless Eckert
>>             >                              > > > Cc: Hannes Gredler
>>        (hannes@gredler.at <mailto:hannes@gredler.at>
>>             >                             <mailto:hannes@gredler.at>);
>>        Greg Shepherd;
>>             > bier@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:bier@ietf.org> <mailto:bier@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:bier@ietf.org>>;
>>             >                              > > > isis-wg@ietf.org
>>        <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org>
>>             >                             <mailto:isis-wg@ietf.org>
>>        list; Christian Hopps
>>             >                              > > > Subject: Re: [Bier] WGLC:
>>             >
>>        draft-ietf-bier-isis-extensions-04
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > Terminology is a bit
>>        nits  IMO since
>>             >                             the doc is reading clear
>>        enough for
>>             >                              > > someone who read BIER &
>>        ISIS. I can
>>             >                             reread it or Les can comment
>>        whether
>>             >                              > > we should tighten
>>        glossary ...
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > With the scope I
>>        agree, that got lost
>>             >                             and the doc should be
>>        possibly rev'ed
>>             >                              > > before closing LC. Yes,
>>        we flood AD
>>             >                             wide was the agreement but
>>        something
>>             >                              > > mentioning that this
>>        could change in
>>             >                             the future is good so we are
>>        forced to
>>             >                              > > give it some thought how
>>        that would
>>             >                             transition ...
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > Thinking further
>>        though, in ISIS we
>>             >                             have a clean document really.
>>        The  BIER
>>             >                              > > sub-TLVs go into well
>>        defined TLVs in
>>             >                             terms of flooding scope.
>>        Normal L1-L2
>>             >                              > > redistribution can be
>>        used to get the
>>             >                             info to all needed places
>>        AFAIS. So
>>             >                              > > maybe nothing needs to
>>        be written. I
>>             >                             wait for Les to chime in.
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > OSPF I would have to
>>        look @ scopes
>>             >                             again & think whether we need to
>>             >                              > > write something or maybe
>>        Peter can
>>             >                             comment ...
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > --- tony
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2017
>>        at 8:27 AM,
>>             >                             Toerless Eckert
>>             >                              > > <tte@cs.fau.de
>>        <mailto:tte@cs.fau.de%0b%C2%A0%20>>
>>        <mailto:tte@cs.fau.de><mailto:tte@cs.fau.de
>>        <mailto:tte@cs.fau.de%0b%C2%A0%20>>
>>        <mailto:tte@cs.fau.de>>> wrote:
>>             >                              > > > Sorry, past the two
>>        weeks, but
>>             >                             hopefully  benign textual
>>        comments:
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > We tried to find an
>>        explicit
>>             >                             statement about the scope of
>>        BIER TLVs - eg:
>>             >                              > > > are they meant to stay
>>        within an
>>             >                             area, have some
>>        redistribution across
>>             >                              > > > areas/levels or not.
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > Tony said WG agreement
>>        was to have
>>             >                             these TLV be flooded across the
>>             >                              > > > whole ISIS domain for
>>        now (this
>>             >                             draft). So an explicit
>>        statement to that
>>             >                              > > effect would
>>             >                              > > > be great (All BIER
>>        sub-domains TLVs
>>             >                             are flooded across all ISIS
>>        areas/levels,
>>             >                              > > so they span the whole
>>        ISIS domain).
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > Also, if future work
>>        may/should could
>>             >                             improve on that maybe some
>>             >                              > > > sentence about that (i
>>        guess one
>>             >                             could just have ISIS
>>        intra-area BIER sub-
>>             >                              > > domains ?).
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > Also: Do a check about
>>        possible
>>             >                             ambiguity of any generic
>>        terms like
>>             >                              > > sub-domain, level, area,
>>        topology so
>>             >                             that reader that don't know the
>>             >                              > > terminology ofall
>>        protocols (ISIS,
>>             >                             BIER) by heart can easily
>>        know which
>>             >                              > > protocol is referred to.
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > [Les:] There is no
>>        mention of
>>             >                             ???level??? in the document.
>>             >                              > > > The use of
>>        ???sub-domain??? is
>>             >                             clearly always associated
>>        with ???BIER???.
>>             >                              > > > ???topology??? is
>>        always used as an
>>             >                             RFC 5120 topology ??? therefore
>>             >                              > > clearly an IS-IS topology.
>>             >                              > > > There is only one use
>>        of the term
>>             >                             ???area??? (in Section 5.1).
>>        That text
>>             >                              > > might deserve a bit of
>>        clarification
>>             >                             given this might be either a
>>        Level 1 area or
>>             >                              > > the Level2 sub-domain.
>>        I???ll take a
>>             >                             pass at it.
>>             >                              > > > (BTW ??? I am talking
>>        about IS-IS
>>             >                             area/L2sub-domain Toerless. ???)
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > I don???t see that any
>>        other
>>             >                             clarification is needed ???
>>        but Toerless ??? if
>>             >                              > > you can point to any
>>        specific
>>             >                             sentences/paragraphs which
>>        you find confusing
>>             >                              > > - I???ll take a second look.
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > >    Les
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > I guess there are no
>>        BIER level, area
>>             >                             or topologies, but still makes
>>             >                              > > > reading easier if the
>>        doc would say
>>             >                             "ISIS level", "ISIS area", or at
>>             >                              > > > least have them in the
>>        Terminology
>>             >                             section. And probably in
>>             >                              > > > terminology say
>>        "domain -> in the
>>             >                             context of this document the BIER
>>             >                              > > domain which is also the
>>        same as the
>>             >                             ISIS domain"
>>             >                              > > > (which i hope is the
>>        correct
>>             >                             statement, see above).
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > Cheers
>>             >                              > > >     Toerless
>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > >
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>>             >                              > > >
>>             >                              > > > --
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