Re: [spring] SRv6 Network Programming: ENH = 59

I agree that implicit payload identity is a bad idea.

If the payload is Ethernet, then the IANA Protocol Number Registry 
suggests that 22 is allocated for that purpose:

22	

XNS-IDP	XEROX NS IDP

["The Ethernet, A Local Area Network: Data Link Layer and Physical Layer 
Specification", AA-K759B-TK, Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA. 
Also as: "The Ethernet - A Local Area Network", Version 1.0, Digital 
Equipment Corporation, Intel Corporation, Xerox Corporation, September 
1980. And: "The Ethernet, A Local Area Network: Data Link Layer and 
Physical Layer Specifications", Digital, Intel and Xerox, November 1982. 
And: XEROX, "The Ethernet, A Local Area Network: Data Link Layer and 
Physical Layer Specification", X3T51/80-50, Xerox Corporation, Stamford, 
CT., October 1980.][[XEROX]]

- Stewart

On 06/05/2019 16:54, Bob Hinden wrote:
> Ron,
> 
>> On May 5, 2019, at 5:47 PM, Ron Bonica <rbonica=40juniper.net@dmarc.ietf.org> wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> According to Section 4.4 of draft-ietf-spring-srv6-network-programming-00, when processing the End.DX2 SID, the Next Header must be equal to 59. Otherwise, the packet will be dropped.
>>
>> In the words of the draft, "We conveniently reuse the next-header value 59 allocated to IPv6 No Next Header [RFC8200].  When the SID corresponds to function End.DX2 and the Next-Header value is 59, we know that an Ethernet frame is in the payload without any further header."
>>
>> According to Section 4.7 RFC 8200, " The value 59 in the Next Header field of an IPv6 header or any  extension header indicates that there is nothing following that header.  If the Payload Length field of the IPv6 header indicates the presence of octets past the end of a header whose Next Header field contains 59, those octets must be ignored and passed on unchanged if the packet is forwarded."
>>
>> Does the WG think that it is a good idea to reuse the Next Header value 59? Or would it be better to allocate a new Next Header value that represents Ethernet?
> 
> IMHO, it is a bad idea to reuse the Next Header value 59.  Better to allocate a new next header value.
> 
> Further, this proposed redefining of the “No Next Header” would require updating RFC8200.  I don’t see that in this draft.
> 
> Bob
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