Re: [Lsvr] Kicking off the LSVR (Link State Vector Routing) charter discussion

[Jeff Tantsura <[e-mail]>]

Charter looks good to begin with.

 

Cheers,

Jeff 

> On 1/10/18 5:50 AM, Van De Velde, Gunter (Nokia - BE/Antwerp) wrote:
> 
> [Note: Target audience, and discussions should happen on
> [e-mail], however "rtgwg", "idr" and "dcrouting" email lists have
> been added as the concepts originated in those working groups]
> 
> Since dcrouting@ietf100, a few people have been discussing a possible WG
> charter for LSVR (Link State Vector Routing).
> Here is what we have so far.  Comments and improvements would be most
> welcome.
> 
> WG page is to be setup soon.
> Subscription to LSVR mailing list:
> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/lsvr
> 
> Feedback (comments, edits, corrections, etc)  on the draft LSVR
> charter is appreciated
> 
> 
> ***** DRAFT CHARTER UPDATE - JAN 10 2018 *****
>   Charter: LSVR - Link State Vector Routing
>   The Link-State Vector Routing (LSVR) Working Group is chartered to
> develop and document a hybrid routing protocol utilizing a combination of
> link-state and path-vector routing mechanisms.  The LSVR WG will utilize
> existing the IPv4/IPv6 transport, packet formats, and error handling from
> BGP-4 (RFC4271). Additionally, the BGP-LS NLRI encoding mechanisms defined
> in RFC7752 are utilized to facilitate Link-State Vector (LSV) routing
> information distribution. An LSV is intended to be specified as a data
> structure comprised of a link identification, link attributes, neighbor
> information, cost toward neighbors, and other attributes that are defined
> for control plane function and policy-based routing decisions.
>   The LSVR specification is initially focused on operation within a
> single datacenter (DC) with preliminary focus on specifying functionality
> within a single distribution domain.  Routing protocol functionality defined
> by LSVR would be typically routing within a datacenter's underlay routing
> plane.
>   In order to achieve the noted objective, the working group will focus
> on standardization of protocol functionality, defining Link-State Vectors
> (LSVs), and defining standard path-vector route selection utilizing existing
> Dijkstra SPF based algorithm, BGP-4 protocol mechanics, and BGP-LS NRLI
> encoding.
>   For the purposes of the initial work within the LSVR WG, and until
> further specified by the WG, the following definitions apply to this
> charter.
>   - Link-State Vector - An LSV is intended to represent a data structure
> (data set) comprised of link identification, link attributes, neighbor
> information, cost towards neighbors, and other potential attributes that can
> be utilized to make routing decisions.
> - LSVR Distribution Domain - Initially scoped as a set of participating
> LSVR nodes in a single administrative domain.
>      The LSVR WG is chartered to deliver the following documents:
>   - Publish Applicability Statement for the use of LSVR in the
> Datacenter - Target Status: Informational
> - Publish specification document describing LSV with standard Dijkstra
> SPF route/path selection (calculation) utilizing existing BGP protocol
> baseline functionality and BGP-LS packet encoding formats - Target:
> Standards Track (Based on draft draft-keyupate-idr-bgp-spf)
> - Publish specification documenting protocol extensions required to
> efficiently reuse BGP to distribute LSVs within an IPv4/IPv6 DC with
> scope to include privacy and security considerations - - Target:
> Standards Track
> - Publish YANG model specification for LSVR - - Target: Standards
> Track
>   LSVR Milestones:
>   - Applicability statement for LSVR in DCs: March 2019
> - LSVR with standard Dijkstra path selection: March 2019
> - LSV distribution using BGP transport: March 2019
> - YANG specification for LSRV: July 2019
> 
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References:
 
   - Re: [Lsvr] Kicking off the LSVR (Link State Vector Routing) charter
   discussion
   <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/lsvr/ejhm_8H4TD94810i-_QC6yI1bxM>
   Victor Kuarsingh <[e-mail]>; <[e-mail]&gt>;;
 
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