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This document defines a service provider targeted YANG data model for the configuration and management of a Flex Ethernet (FlexE) network, including FlexE group and FlexE client. The YANG module in this document conforms to the Network Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA).¶
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From a service provider's point of view, a transport network with Flex Ethernet (FlexE) support is usually deployed with all FlexE Groups configured at first, and then FlexE clients are added one by one at a later stage. This document defines a service provider targeted YANG data model for the configuration and management of FlexE, including FlexE groups and FlexE clients. It supports the configuration of FlexE client as an interface as the data model of FlexE client is augmented based on the generic interfaces data model as defined in [RFC8343]. Furthermore, when a FlexE transport network is used to backhaul 5G mobile services, synchronization channel can also be imbedded in a FlexE PHY. The specific PHY used for synchronization channel can be retrieved for management. Other FlexE attributes are based on the FlexE 2.1 Implementation Agreement as specified in [FLEXE].¶
Note that this document would only focus on the configuration and maintenance of the FlexE interfaces. Cross connection of FlexE timeslots in a network node is out of the scope of this document.¶
The YANG modules in this document conform to the Network Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA) [RFC8342].¶
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here.¶
A simplified graphical representation of the data model can be used in this document. The meaning of the symbols in the YANG data tree presented later in this document is defined in [RFC8340]. They are provided below for reference.¶
o Brackets "[" and "]" enclose list keys.¶
o Abbreviations before data node names: "rw" means configuration (read-write) and "ro" state data (read-only).¶
o Symbols after data node names: "?" means an optional node, "!" means a presence container, and "*" denotes a list and leaf-list¶
o Parentheses enclose choice and case nodes, and case nodes are also marked with a colon (":").¶
o Ellipsis ("...") stands for contents of subtrees that are not shown.¶
o Some of the key terms used in this document are listed as follow.¶
The terminology for describing YANG data models can be found in [RFC6020].¶
The following terminologies used in this document are defined in [IEEE802.3] and [FLEXE]. The following terminologies are listed in alphabetical order.¶
In this section, the requirements are summarized according to the descriptions in OIF FlexE Implementation Agreement and ITU-T FlexE related standards e.g. [ITU-T_G.8023]. FlexE YANG data model aims to provide the configurations of functions, report real states, and verify the consistency between the configuration and the real states. The requirements of FlexE groups and FlexE clients are summarized and illustrated as follows.¶
R-Group-01 The model SHALL support the management of the FlexE group, consisting of one or more Ethernet PHY(s).¶
R-Group-02 The model SHOULD be able to verify that the collection of Ethernet PHY(s) included in a FlexE group have the same characteristics (e.g. number of PHYs, timeslots of PHYs, etc.) at the local FlexE shims. If inconsistency exists, notifications (e.g. errors) SHOULD be invoked.¶
R-Client-01 The model SHALL support to assign required calendar slots to transport the FlexE clients. The assigned calendar slots MAY be in different FlexE timeslots with different ETH PHYs.¶
R-Client-02 The model SHALL support to add FlexE client(s) into or remove FlexE client(s) from the FlexE group, without affecting the other existing FlexE clients whose size and calendar slot assignments are not changed.¶
This section describes the hierarchy and tree diagram of YANG modules for the FlexE management.¶
Configuration management of FlexE group includes:¶
flexe-groups specifies management configuration of all FlexE groups¶
flexe-phys specifies management configuration of a list of PHYs in a specific FlexE group¶
Configuration management of a FlexE client includes:¶
flexe-client specifies the FlexE slots used for the FlexE Client in FlexE group¶
YANG tree diagram [RFC8340] representing the data model is typically used by YANG modules. A simplified FlexE tree diagram defined in this document follows the syntax and notation defined in [RFC8340].¶
A tree diagram of IETF FlexE is depicted as the following:¶
module: ietf-flexe
+--rw flexe
+--rw flexe-groups
| +--rw flexe-group* [index]
| +--rw index uint32
| +--rw group-num uint32
| +--rw negotiation-mode negotiation-mode-type
| +--ro total-bandwidth? string
| +--ro free-bandwidth? string
| +--ro sync-phy-number? uint32
| +--rw flexe-phys
| +--rw flexe-phy* [port-name]
| +--rw port-name if:interface-ref
| +--rw phy-number uint32
| +--ro free-timeslot-list? string
| +--ro used-timeslot-list? string
+--rw flexe-clients
+--rw flexe-client* [client-index]
+--rw client-index uint32
+--rw group-index -> /flexe/flexe-groups/flexe-group/index
+--rw client-num uint32
+--rw timeslot-lists
+--rw timeslot-list* [port-name]
+--rw port-name if:interface-ref
+--rw time-slot string¶
The following YANG data module augments the interface container defined in [RFC8343] for a FlexE group interface. It imports ietf-interfaces [RFC8343].¶
module ietf-flexe {
yang-version 1.1;
namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-flexe";
prefix "flexe";
import ietf-interfaces {
prefix if;
reference
"RFC 8343: A YANG Data Model For Interface Management";
}
organization "IETF CCAMP Working Group";
contact
"WG Web: http://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/ccamp/
WG List: <mailto:ccamp@ietf.org>
Author: Minxue Wang
<mailto: wangminxue@chinamobile.com>
Author: Liuyan Han
<mailto: hanliuyan@chinamobile.com>
Author: Xuesong Geng
<mailto:gengxuesong@huawei.com>
Author: Xiaobing Niu
<mailto: niu.xiaobing@zte.com.cn>
Author: Luis M. Contreras
<mailto:luismiguel.contrerasmurillo@telefonica.com>
Author: Xufeng Liu
<mailto:xufeng.liu.ietf@gmail.com>";
description
"This YANG module defines a data model for the configuration
of FlexE, which includes the configuration of FlexE group and
FlexE client.
Copyright (c) 2022 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
authors of the code. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
to the license terms contained in, the Revised BSD License
set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions
Relating to IETF Documents
(https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).
This version of this YANG module is part of RFC XXXX; see the
RFC itself for full legal notices.";
revision "2023-09-12" {
description "the sixth version";
reference
"RFC XXXX: YANG Data Model for FlexE Management";
}
typedef negotiation-mode-type {
type enumeration {
enum "dynamic" {
value 1;
description
"Dynamic mode.";
}
enum "static" {
value 2;
description
"Static mode.";
}
}
description
"Negotiation mode of a FlexE group.";
}
container flexe {
description
"Specify FlexE group configuration information.";
reference
"Flex Ethernet 2.1 Implementation Agreement";
container flexe-groups {
description
"List of FlexE groups.";
list flexe-group {
key "index";
description
"Configure FlexE group.";
leaf index {
type uint32 {
range "1..65535";
}
description
"FlexE group index.";
}
leaf group-num {
type uint32 {
range "1..1048574";
}
mandatory true;
description
"FlexE group number, as specified in OIF FlexE 2.1.";
}
leaf negotiation-mode {
type negotiation-mode-type;
mandatory true;
description
"FlexE group calendar negotiation mode, the default
value is 'dynamic'.";
}
leaf total-bandwidth {
type string {
length "1..9";
}
config false;
description
"FlexE group total bandwidth in Gbit/s, such as 10.";
}
leaf free-bandwidth {
type string {
length "1..9";
}
config false;
description
"FlexE group free bandwidth in Gbit/s, such as 100.";
}
leaf sync-phy-number {
type uint32 {
range "1..254";
}
config false;
description
"The FlexE PHY number used for synchronization management
channel in a FlexE group, which is one of the PHY number
value in a FlexE group.";
}
container flexe-phys {
description
"List of physical port information in a FlexE Group.";
list flexe-phy {
key "port-name";
description
"FlexE PHY port name.";
leaf port-name {
type if:interface-ref;
description
"Physical port name. ";
}
leaf phy-number {
type uint32 {
range "1..254";
}
mandatory true;
description
"Number of a FlexE physical port. The PHY number of
a 100G port is an integer ranging from 1 to 254.
The PHY number of a 50G port is an integer ranging
from 1 to 126.";
}
leaf free-timeslot-list {
type string {
length "1..199";
}
config false;
description
"Free timeslots of a FlexE PHY. The string
consists of one or more numbers separated by
commas (,) or hyphens (-), e.g.'1-5' indicates
1,2,3,4,5 timeslots, '0,5,7-10' indicates
0,5,7,8,9,10 timeslots.";
}
leaf used-timeslot-list {
type string {
length "1..199";
}
config false;
description
"Used timeslots of a FlexE PHY. The string
consists of one or more numbers separated by
commas (,) or hyphens (-), e.g.'1-5' indicates
1,2,3,4,5 timeslots, '0,5,7-10' indicates
0,5,7,8,9,10 timeslots.";
}
}
}
}
}
container flexe-clients {
description
"All the clients configured in the same FlexE group.";
list flexe-client{
key "client-index";
description
"Specify FlexE client configuration information.";
reference
"Flex Ethernet 2.1 Implementation Agreement";
leaf client-index {
type uint32 {
range "1..65535";
}
mandatory true;
description
"FlexE client index.";
}
leaf group-index {
type leafref {
path "/flexe:flexe/flexe:flexe-groups"
+ "/flexe:flexe-group/flexe:index";
}
mandatory true;
description
"A local FlexE group index configured for a client on one
equipment for the sake of simplicity on configuration and
management.";
}
leaf client-num {
type uint32 {
range "1..65534";
}
mandatory true;
description
"FlexE Client number.";
}
container timeslot-lists {
description
"List of binding timeslots.";
list timeslot-list {
key "port-name";
description
"Configure binding timeslots.";
leaf port-name {
type if:interface-ref;
description
"FlexE physical port name.";
}
leaf time-slot {
type string {
length "1..199";
}
mandatory true;
description
"Timeslot allocated for a FlexE client. The string
consists of one or more numbers separated by
commas (,) or hyphens (-), e.g.'1-5' indicates
1,2,3,4,5 timeslots, '0,5,7-10' indicates
0,5,7,8,9,10 timeslots.";
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
¶
The YANG module specified in this document defines a schema for data that is designed to be accessed via network management protocols such as NETCONF [RFC6241] or RESTCONF [RFC8040]. The lowest NETCONF layer is the secure transport layer, and the mandatory-to-implement secure transport is Secure Shell (SSH) [RFC6242]. The lowest RESTCONF layer is HTTPS, and the mandatory-to-implement secure transport is TLS [RFC8446].¶
The NETCONF access control model [RFC8341] provides the means to restrict access for particular NETCONF or RESTCONF users to a preconfigured subset of all available NETCONF or RESTCONF protocol operations and content.¶
There are a number of data nodes defined in the YANG data modules in this document are writable, and the involved subtrees that are sensitive include:¶
/flexe/flexe-groups/flexe-group¶
/flexe/flexe-groups/flexe-group/flexe-phys/flexe-phy-list¶
/flexe-client/timeslot-lists¶
Write operations (e.g., edit-config) to these data nodes without proper protection can have a negative effect on network operations. Specifically, an inappropriate configuration may interrupt a FlexE client flow, drop all Ethernet frames of a FlexE client, or even break down a whole FlexE group interface.¶
IANA is asked to assign new URIs from the "IETF XML Registry" [RFC3688] as follows:¶
URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-flexe Registrant Contact: The IESG XML: N/A; the requested URI is an XML namespace¶
The following YANG modules are requested to be registered in the IANA "YANG Module Names" [RFC6020] registry:¶
Name: ietf-flexe Namespace: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-flexe Prefix: flexe Reference: this document¶
The authors would like to thank Weiqiang Cheng and Yuanlong Jiang for their valuable suggestions.¶
A FlexE group must be configured first before any client signals are carried over it. The initial configuration commands could be from external management system, SDN controller etc.¶
Currently, t he FlexE configuration model shows the necessary parameters about the FlexE group and the FlexE client. That is the base model for further augments or extensions.¶
In this section, more details about parameters in the model are elaborated, and some examples are illustrated based on following figure.¶
+--------+ +---------+
| | 1 FlexE group 1 | |
FlexE client1-| +----------------------+ |-FlexE client1
| FlexE | 2 2 | FlexE |
FlexE client2-| mux +----------------------+ demux |-FlexE client2
| | 3 3 | |
| +----------------------+ |
| | 4 4 | |
| +----------------------+ |
+--------+ +---------+
The FlexE group YANG tree is shown in section 4. More explanations for the flexe-group data node include,¶
The leaf index provides an index to the FlexE group. The value of the index may be generated by local network device or network management system, so the values in FlexE mux and demux may be different.¶
The leaf group-num is transported between FlexE mux and FlexE demux.¶
The leaf negotiation-mode includes dynamic mode and static mode, and the default value is dynamic mode. For the dynamic mode, the calendar slot information for the FlexE client is only sent to the FlexE mux. While for the static mode, the calendar slot information for the FlexE client is configured both to the FlexE mux and demux.¶
The leaf sync-phy-number is used for the synchronization management channel.¶
The list flexe-phys includes all the PHYs bonded in a FlexE group. Each of the PHYs is identified by the port-name and phy-number in the group. Both ends of each PHY in the FlexE group should use the same PHY number.¶
In this example, it is assumed that the FlexE mux is configured with 1# slot with 4 100G PHYs, and the FlexE demux is configured with 2# slot with 4 100G PHYs.¶
<flexe-group>
<index>20221</index>
<group-num>2222</group-num>
<negotiation-mode>static</negotiation-mode>
<flexe-phys>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>flexe-1/1</port-name>
<phy-number>1</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>flexe-1/2</port-name>
<phy-number>2</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>flexe-1/3</port-name>
<phy-number>3</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>flexe-1/4</port-name>
<phy-number>4</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
</flexe-phys>
</flexe-group>
While in the FlexE demux, part of the configuration for FlexE group is shown as follows,¶
<flexe-group>
<index>3001</index>
<group-num>2222</group-num>
<negotiation-mode>static</negotiation-mode>
<flexe-phys>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>flexe-2/1</port-name>
<phy-number>1</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>flexe-2/2</port-name>
<phy-number>2</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>flexe-2/3</port-name>
<phy-number>3</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
<flexe-phy>
<port-name>flexe-2/4</port-name>
<phy-number>4</phy-number>
</flexe-phy>
</flexe-phys>
</flexe-group>
Based on the configuration above, the running states in the FlexE device can be gotten by using NETCONF Get command. To FlexE group, the running states include total-bandwidth and free-bandwidth of the FlexE group, and free-timeslot-list and used-timeslot-list of each PHY in the FlexE group.¶
The FlexE client YANG tree is shown in section 4. More explanations for the flexe-client data node include,¶
The leaf client-index provides an index to the FlexE client. The value of the client-index may be configured by the network device or network management system or controller, and the values in FlexE mux and demux may be different.¶
The leafref group-index references the FlexE group with the specific group index. It means that the FlexE group should be created before configuring the FlexE client, and the FlexE client will be transported by the specific FlexE group.¶
The leaf client-num is used to indicate the FlexE client. The value of the client-num should be configured by the network management system or controller, and the values in FlexE mux and demux should be the same.¶
The container timeslot-lists shows all the calendar slots assigned to the FlexE client. In the list timeslot-list, the total assignment of slots in each PHY, which is indicated by the leaf port-name, are indicated by the slots in the leaf time-slot.¶
For example, two FlexE clients are configured to be transported by the FlexE group in section 4.1.¶
The bandwidth of the first FlexE client is 10Gb/s, and the assigned calendar slots include two 5G slots.¶
The bandwidth of the second FlexE client is 200Gb/s, and the assigned calendar slots include 40 5G slots, exactly located in two 100G PHYs. This configuration shows the capability of FlexE bonding.¶
Part of the configuration for the first and second FlexE client in FlexE mux is shown as follows,¶
<flexe-client>
<client-index>6001</client-index>
<group-index>20221</group-index>
<client-num>1001</client-num>
<timeslot-lists>
<timeslot-list>
<port-name>flexe-1/1</port-name>
<time-slot>1-2</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
</timeslot-lists>
</flexe-client>
<flexe-client>
<client-index>6002</client-index>
<group-index>20221</group-index>
<client-num>1002</client-num>
<timeslot-lists>
<timeslot-list>
<port-name>flexe-1/2</port-name>
<time-slot>1-20</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
<timeslot-list>
<port-name>flexe-1/3</port-name>
<time-slot>1-20</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
</timeslot-lists>
</flexe-client>
Part of the configuration for the first and second FlexE client in FlexE demux is shown as follows,¶
<flexe-client>
<client-index>7001</client-index>
<group-index>3001</group-index>
<client-num>1001</client-num>
<timeslot-lists>
<timeslot-list>
<port-name>flexe-2/1</port-name>
<time-slot>1-2</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
</timeslot-lists>
</flexe-client>
<flexe-client>
<client-index>7002</client-index>
<group-index>3001</group-index>
<client-num>1002</client-num>
<timeslot-lists>
<timeslot-list>
<port-name>flexe-2/2</port-name>
<time-slot>1-20</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
<timeslot-list>
<port-name>flexe-2/3</port-name>
<time-slot>1-20</time-slot>
</timeslot-list>
</timeslot-lists>
</flexe-client>