IPPM T. Zhou, Ed. Internet-Draft G. Fioccola Intended status: Standards Track Huawei Expires: 31 May 2025 Y. Liu China Mobile M. Cociglio Telecom Italia R. Pang China Unicom L. Xiong CITC S. Lee LG U+ W. Li Huawei 27 November 2024 Enhanced Alternate Marking Method draft-zhou-ippm-enhanced-alternate-marking-16 Abstract This document extends the IPv6 Alternate Marking Option to provide enhanced capabilities and allow advanced functionalities. With this extension, it can be possible to perform thicker packet loss measurements and more dense delay measurements with no limitation for the number of concurrent flows under monitoring. Status of This Memo This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts. 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Code Components extracted from this document must include Revised BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the Revised BSD License. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1. Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Data Fields Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1. Introduction The Alternate Marking [RFC9341] and Multipoint Alternate Marking [RFC9342] define the Alternate Marking technique that is a hybrid performance measurement method, per [RFC7799] classification of measurement methods. This method is based on marking consecutive batches of packets and it can be used to measure packet loss, latency, and jitter on live traffic. The IPv6 AltMark Option [RFC9343] applies the Alternate Marking Method to IPv6, and defines an Extension Header Option to encode the Alternate Marking Method for both the Hop-by-Hop Options Header and the Destination Options Header. While the IPv6 AltMark Option implements the basic alternate marking methodology, this document defines extended data fields for the AltMark Option and provides enhanced capabilities to overcome some challenges and enable future proof applications. It is worth mentioning that the enhanced capabilities are intended for further use and are optional. Zhou, et al. Expires 31 May 2025 [Page 2] Internet-Draft enhanced-alternate-marking November 2024 Some possible enhanced applications MAY be: 1. thicker packet loss measurements: the single marking method of the base AltMark Option can be extended with additional marking bits in order to get shortest marking periods under the same timing conditions. 2. more dense delay measurements: than double marking method of the base AltMark Option can be extended with additional marking bits in order to identify down to each packet as delay sample. 3. increase the number of concurrent flows under monitoring: if the 20-bit FlowMonID is set independently and pseudo randomly, there is a 50% chance of collision for 1206 flows. The size of FlowMonIDcan can be extended to raise the entropy and therefore to increase the number of concurrent flows that can be monitored. 1.1. Requirements Language 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. 2. Data Fields Format The Data Fields format is represented in Figure 1. A 5-bit NH(NextHeader) field is allocated from the Reserved field of IPv6 AltMark Option [RFC9343]. It is worth highlighting that remaining bits of the former Reserved field continue to be reserved. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +---------------------------------------+-+-+---------+---------+ | FlowMonID |L|D| Reserved| NH | +---------------------------------------+-+-+---------+---------+ Figure 1: Data fields indicator for enhanced capabilities The NH (NextHeader) field is used to indicate the extended data fields which are used for enhanced capabilities: * NextHeader value of 0 is reserved for backward compatibility. It means that there is no extended data field attached. * NextHeader values of 1-15 are reserved for private use or for experimentation. Zhou, et al. Expires 31 May 2025 [Page 3] Internet-Draft enhanced-alternate-marking November 2024 * NextHeader value of 16-31 indicates the extended data fields that should be defined in IETF. This document specifies the extended data fields when the NextHeader is 16. The format is shown in Figure 2. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +---------------------------------------+-+-----+---+-----------+ | FlowMonID Ext |F| P | M | Reserved | +-------------------------------+-------+-+-----+---+-----------+ | MetaInfo | Padding | +-------------------------------+-------------------------------+ Figure 2: Data fields extension for enhanced alternate marking where: * FlowMonID Ext - 20 bits unsigned integer. This is used to extend the FlowMonID in order to reduce the conflict when random allocation is applied. The disambiguation of the FlowMonID field is discussed in IPv6 AltMark Option [RFC9343]. * F - The flag to enable the automatic backward flow monitoring. If F=1, it indicates the egress node to setup the backward flow monitoring automatically based on 5 tuple of the forward flow. * P - It indicates period of the alternate marking. - 000: 1s - 001: 10s - 010: 30s - 011: 60s - 100: 300s M - It indicates the measurement mode. - 00: Reserved; - 01: Edge to edge mode; - 10: Hop by hop mode; - 11: Reserved. Zhou, et al. Expires 31 May 2025 [Page 4] Internet-Draft enhanced-alternate-marking November 2024 * MetaInfo - A 16-bit Bitmap to indicate more meta data attached for the enhanced function (see below). * Padding - These bits MUST be set to zero when not being used. The MetaInfo is defined in the following Figure 4 as a bit map: bit 0: If set to 1, it indicates a 6 bytes Timestamp that is attached after the MetaInfo. Timestamp(s) stands for the number of seconds in the timestamp. It will overwrite the Padding after MetaInfo. Timestamp(ns) stands for the number of sub-seconds in the timestamp with the unit of nano second. This Timestamp is filled by the encapsulation node, and is taken all the way to the decapsulation node. So that all the intermediate nodes could compare it with its local time, and measure the one way delay. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-------------------------------+ | Timestamp(s) | +-------------------------------+-------------------------------+ | Timestamp(ns) | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ Figure 3: Timestamp data field bit 1: If set to 1, it indicates more detailed control information with the following data format that is attached after the MetaInfo: 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +---------------+---------------+-----------+-------------------+ | DIP Mask | SIP Mask |P|I|O|V|S|T| Period | +---------------+---------------+-----------+-------------------+ Figure 4: Control information data field This is used to set up the backward direction flow monitoring. Where: * DIP Mask: The length of the destination IP prefix used to match the flow. * SIP Mask: The length of the source IP prefix used to match the flow. Zhou, et al. Expires 31 May 2025 [Page 5] Internet-Draft enhanced-alternate-marking November 2024 * P bit: If set to 1, it indicates to match the flow using the protocol identifier in the trigger packet. * I bit: If set to 1, it indicates to match the source port. * O bit: If set to 1, it indicates to match the destination port. * V bit: If set to 1, the egress node will automatically set up reverse direction monitoring, and allocate a FlowMonID. * S bit: If set to 1, it indicates to match the DSCP. * T bit: Used to control the scope of tunnel measurement. T=1 means meausre between Network-to-Network Interfaces (i.e., NNI to NNI). T=0 means measure between User-to-Network Interfaces (i.e., UNI to UNI). * Period: it indicates the alternate marking period with the unit of second. bit 2: If set to 1, it indicates a 4 bytes Sequence number with the following data format that is attached after the MetaInfo. The unique Sequence could be used to detect the out-of-order packets, in addition to the normal loss measurement. More over, the Sequence can be used together with the latency measurement, so as to get the per packet timestamp. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Sequence | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ Figure 5: Sequence number data field It is worth noting that the meta data information forming the Padding and specified above in Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 5 must be ordered according to the order of the MetaInfo bits. 3. Security Considerations IPv6 AltMark Option [RFC9343] analyzes different security concerns and related solutions. These aspects are valid and applicable also to this document. In particular the fundamental security requirement is that Alternate Marking MUST only be applied in a specific limited domain, as also mentioned in [RFC8799]. Zhou, et al. Expires 31 May 2025 [Page 6] Internet-Draft enhanced-alternate-marking November 2024 4. IANA Considerations This document has no request to IANA. 5. Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Adrian Farrel for the comments and review of this document. 6. References 6.1. Normative References [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997, . [RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174, May 2017, . [RFC9341] Fioccola, G., Ed., Cociglio, M., Mirsky, G., Mizrahi, T., and T. Zhou, "Alternate-Marking Method", RFC 9341, DOI 10.17487/RFC9341, December 2022, . [RFC9342] Fioccola, G., Ed., Cociglio, M., Sapio, A., Sisto, R., and T. Zhou, "Clustered Alternate-Marking Method", RFC 9342, DOI 10.17487/RFC9342, December 2022, . [RFC9343] Fioccola, G., Zhou, T., Cociglio, M., Qin, F., and R. Pang, "IPv6 Application of the Alternate-Marking Method", RFC 9343, DOI 10.17487/RFC9343, December 2022, . 6.2. Informative References [RFC7799] Morton, A., "Active and Passive Metrics and Methods (with Hybrid Types In-Between)", RFC 7799, DOI 10.17487/RFC7799, May 2016, . [RFC8799] Carpenter, B. and B. Liu, "Limited Domains and Internet Protocols", RFC 8799, DOI 10.17487/RFC8799, July 2020, . Zhou, et al. Expires 31 May 2025 [Page 7] Internet-Draft enhanced-alternate-marking November 2024 Authors' Addresses Tianran Zhou (editor) Huawei 156 Beiqing Rd. Beijing 100095 China Email: zhoutianran@huawei.com Giuseppe Fioccola Huawei Palazzo Verrocchio, Centro Direzionale Milano 2 20054 Segrate (Milan) Italy Email: giuseppe.fioccola@huawei.com Yisong Liu China Mobile Beijing China Email: liuyisong@chinamobile.com Mauro Cociglio Telecom Italia Email: mauro.cociglio@outlook.com Ran Pang China Unicom 9 Shouti South Rd. Beijing 100089 China Email: pangran@chinaunicom.cn Lixia Xiong CITC Beijing China Email: xionglx1@dimpt.com Zhou, et al. Expires 31 May 2025 [Page 8] Internet-Draft enhanced-alternate-marking November 2024 Shinyoung Lee LG U+ 71, Magokjungang 8-ro, Gangseo-gu Seoul Republic of Korea Email: leesy@lguplus.co.kr Weidong Li Huawei 156 Beiqing Rd. Beijing 100095 China Email: poly.li@huawei.com Zhou, et al. Expires 31 May 2025 [Page 9]