Re: [sfc] Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-ietf-sfc-multi-layer-oam-05.txt

Dear Greg & Authors

Please consider adding an improved security mechanism to protect the
integrity of the SFC Echo Request/Reply function.

This feature would be highly valuable to operators.

Thank you

Gyan

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 10:51 PM Greg Mirsky <gregimirsky@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
> this version includes a minor update to the Security Considerations
> section.
> We, the authors, believe that the draft is ready for the WG LC. It defines
> an essential function of SFC OAM - SFP Echo request/reply. Per our
> analysis, existing OAM mechanisms cannot support both SFP ping and SFP
> traceroute. Consider ICMP. When encapsulated in NSH, it supports the ping
> function but, per our analysis, cannot be used as an SFP tracing tool.
> We much appreciate your comments and questions.
>
> Dear Jim and Joel,
> please kindly consider the WG LC for this draft.
>
> Regards,
> Greg
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: <internet-drafts@ietf.org>
> Date: Wed, May 20, 2020 at 6:32 PM
> Subject: New Version Notification for draft-ietf-sfc-multi-layer-oam-05.txt
> To: Bhumip Khasnabish <vumip1@gmail.com>, Cui(Linda) Wang <
> lindawangjoy@gmail.com>, Greg Mirsky <gregimirsky@gmail.com>, Wei Meng <
> meng.wei2@zte.com.cn>
>
>
>
> A new version of I-D, draft-ietf-sfc-multi-layer-oam-05.txt
> has been successfully submitted by Greg Mirsky and posted to the
> IETF repository.
>
> Name:           draft-ietf-sfc-multi-layer-oam
> Revision:       05
> Title:          Active OAM for Service Function Chains in Networks
> Document date:  2020-05-20
> Group:          sfc
> Pages:          18
> URL:
> https://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-sfc-multi-layer-oam-05.txt
> Status:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-sfc-multi-layer-oam/
> Htmlized:
> https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-sfc-multi-layer-oam-05
> Htmlized:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-sfc-multi-layer-oam
> Diff:
> https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-ietf-sfc-multi-layer-oam-05
>
> Abstract:
>    A set of requirements for active Operation, Administration and
>    Maintenance (OAM) of Service Function Chains (SFCs) in networks is
>    presented.  Based on these requirements an encapsulation of active
>    OAM message in SFC and a mechanism to detect and localize defects
>    described.  Also, this document updates RFC 8300 in the definition of
>    O (OAM) bit in the Network Service Header (NSH) and defines how the
>    active OAM message identified in SFC NSH.
>
>
>
>
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