RFC 8287: Label Switched Path (LSP) Ping/Traceroute for Segment Routing (SR) IGP-Prefix and IGP-Adjacency Segment Identifiers (SIDs) with MPLS Data Planes
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A Segment Routing (SR) architecture leverages source routing and tunneling paradigms and can be directly applied to the use of a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) data plane. A node steers a packet through a controlled set of instructions called "segments" by prepending the packet with an SR header. The segment assignment and forwarding semantic nature of SR raises additional considerations for connectivity verification and fault isolation for a Label Switched Path (LSP) within an SR architecture. This document illustrates the problem and defines extensions to perform LSP Ping and Traceroute for Segment Routing IGP-Prefix and IGP-Adjacency Segment Identifiers (SIDs) with an MPLS data plane.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8287
- Published
- December 2017
- Authors
- N. Kumar; C. Pignataro; G. Swallow; N. Akiya; S. Kini; M. Chen
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 25
- Also known as
- —
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- RFC 8012Label Switched Path (LSP) and Pseudowire (PW) Ping/Trace over MPLS Networks Using Entropy Labels (ELs)Current
November 2016
- RFC 8611Label Switched Path (LSP) Ping and Traceroute Multipath Support for Link Aggregation Group (LAG) InterfacesUpdated
June 2019
- RFC 8665OSPF Extensions for Segment RoutingCurrent
December 2019
- RFC 8666OSPFv3 Extensions for Segment RoutingCurrent
December 2019
- RFC 8667IS-IS Extensions for Segment RoutingCurrent
December 2019
- RFC 8669Segment Routing Prefix Segment Identifier Extensions for BGPCurrent
December 2019
- RFC 7737Label Switched Path (LSP) Ping and Traceroute Reply Mode SimplificationCurrent
January 2016
- RFC 9085Border Gateway Protocol - Link State (BGP-LS) Extensions for Segment RoutingUpdated
August 2021
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