[spring] Re: New Version Notification for draft-cheng-spring -srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt

Liyan Gong <[email protected]> Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:28:03 +0800 (CST)
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Dear All,


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We have updated the individual draft **draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-net=
work-sliceid** to version **-12**.


We would greatly appreciate your review and comments on this new revision.





This document describes a method to encode a Network Slice Identifier(NRP-I=
D) within the outer IPv6 header of SRv6 packets.


It enables routers along a path to identify the slice and apply specific fo=
rwarding treatment, facilitating slice-aware traffic steering across an SRv=
6 domain.=20


The primary goal of this update is to refine the document39s clarity, addre=
ss security considerations, and enhance its readiness for wider review.=20


=20


**Key updates in version -12 include:**


=20


1.  **Security Considerations Section:** Significantly expanded to define a=
 concrete trust model for the proposed encoding methods. It now includes a =
threat analysis and discusses mitigation strategies relevant to operational=
 deployment.


2.  **Clarification on SPI Encoding Options:** Enhanced descriptions for bo=
th SPI encoding options (Traffic Class bit and Source Address prefix), with=
 a clearer comparison of their backward compatibility implications.


3.  **Backward Compatibility Section:** Updated to more explicitly detail t=
he deployment and interoperability characteristics of each SPI option, help=
ing operators understand the migration path.


4.  **Editorial Improvements:** Various text refinements, structure adjustm=
ents, and typo fixes throughout the document to improve readability.


=20


Furthermore, the proposed encoding mechanism has undergone practical valida=
tion.It was successfully applied to realize "Link Slicing over SRv6" (use c=
ase 3.21)in the 2024 MPLS&SDN Interoperability Test=EF=BC=88EANTC=EF=BC=89,=
 enabling cross-vendor source address slicing integration. The insights fro=
m this implementation have informed the refinements in this document versio=
n.





Following advice to socialize this work, we are sending this update to the =
SPRING, 6MAN, and TEAS mailing lists.=20


Thank you for your time and consideration, looking forward to your feedback=
.


=20


Best Regards,


Liyan



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=EF=BC=9AChangwang Lin <[email protected]>,Fenghua Ren <renfh3@chi=
naunicom.cn>,Liyan Gong <[email protected]>,Mingyu Wu <wumy@centec.=
com>,Peiyong Ma <[email protected]>,Shay Zadok <[email protected]=
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18:00:24=E4=B8=BB=E9=A2=98=EF=BC=9ANew Version Notification for draft-cheng=
-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txtA new version of Internet-Draft=
draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt has been successful=
lysubmitted by Liyan Gong and posted to theIETF repository.Name:     draft-=
cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceidRevision: 12Title:    Encoding Ne=
twork Slice Identification for SRv6Date:     2026-01-13Group:    Individual=
 SubmissionPages:    10URL:      https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-chen=
g-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txtStatus:   https://datatracker.=
ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid/HTML:     htt=
ps://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-slice=
id-12.htmlHTMLized: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cheng-sprin=
g-srv6-encoding-network-sliceidDiff:     https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddi=
ff?url2=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12Abstract:   A =
Network Resource Partition (NRP) is a subset of the network   resources and=
 associated policies on each of a connected set of links   in the underlay =
network.  An NRP could be used as the underlay to   support one or a group =
of enhanced VPN services.  For packet   forwarding in a specific NRP, some =
fields in the data packet are used   to identify the NRP the packet belongs=
 to, so that NRP-specific   processing can be performed on each node along =
a path in the NRP.   This document describes a novel method to encode NRP-I=
D in the outer   IPv6 header of an SRv6 domain, which could be used to iden=
tify the   NRP-specific processing to be performed on the packets by each  =
 network node along a network path in the NRP.The IETF SecretariatSubject=
=EF=BC=9ANew Version Notification for draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-netw=
ork-sliceid-12.txtA new version of Internet-Draftdraft-cheng-spring-srv6-en=
coding-network-sliceid-12.txt has been successfullysubmitted by Liyan Gong =
and posted to theIETF repository.Name:     draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding=
-network-sliceidRevision: 12Title:    Encoding Network Slice Identification=
 for SRv6Date:     2026-01-13Group:    Individual SubmissionPages:    10URL=
:      https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-net=
work-sliceid-12.txtStatus:   https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-s=
pring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid/HTML:     https://www.ietf.org/archive/=
id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.htmlHTMLized: https:=
//datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sl=
iceidDiff:     https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=3Ddraft-cheng-spri=
ng-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12Abstract:   A Network Resource Partition=
 (NRP) is a subset of the network   resources and associated policies on ea=
ch of a connected set of links   in the underlay network.  An NRP could be =
used as the underlay to   support one or a group of enhanced VPN services. =
 For packet   forwarding in a specific NRP, some fields in the data packet =
are used   to identify the NRP the packet belongs to, so that NRP-specific =
  processing can be performed on each node along a path in the NRP.   This =
document describes a novel method to encode NRP-ID in the outer   IPv6 head=
er of an SRv6 domain, which could be used to identify the   NRP-specific pr=
ocessing to be performed on the packets by each   network node along a netw=
ork path in the NRP.The IETF Secretariat


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<p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=
=BD=93; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Dear All,</span></p><p style=
=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; =
letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"text-wr=
ap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spac=
ing: 0px; font-size: 14px;">We have updated the individual draft **draft-ch=
eng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid** to version **-12**.</span></p><p=
 style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=
=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
=E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; font-size: 14px; text-wrap-mode: wrap;">We would greatl=
y appreciate your review and comments on this new revision.</span></span></=
p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=
=E4=BD=93; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br/></span></p><p style=
=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; =
letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;">This document describes a method to =
encode a Network Slice Identifier(NRP-ID) within the outer IPv6 header of S=
Rv6 packets.</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;">It en=
ables routers along a path to identify the slice and apply specific forward=
ing treatment, facilitating slice-aware traffic steering across an SRv6 dom=
ain.</span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; font-size: 14px;=
 letter-spacing: 0px;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;">=
<span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-s=
ize: 14px;">The primary goal of this update is to refine the document&#39;s=
 clarity, address security considerations, and enhance its readiness for wi=
der review.&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=
=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;"=
>&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;">**Key upda=
tes in version -12 include:**</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;">=
<span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-s=
ize: 14px;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=
=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;"=
>1. &nbsp;**Security Considerations Section:** Significantly expanded to de=
fine a concrete trust model for the proposed encoding methods. It now inclu=
des a threat analysis and discusses mitigation strategies relevant to opera=
tional deployment.</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=
=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;"=
>2. &nbsp;**Clarification on SPI Encoding Options:** Enhanced descriptions =
for both SPI encoding options (Traffic Class bit and Source Address prefix)=
, with a clearer comparison of their backward compatibility implications.</=
span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=
=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;">3. &nbsp;**Backward=
 Compatibility Section:** Updated to more explicitly detail the deployment =
and interoperability characteristics of each SPI option, helping operators =
understand the migration path.</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"=
><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-=
size: 14px;">4. &nbsp;**Editorial Improvements:** Various text refinements,=
 structure adjustments, and typo fixes throughout the document to improve r=
eadability.</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"fon=
t-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;=
</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
=E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;">Furthermore, the=
 proposed encoding mechanism has undergone practical validation.It was succ=
essfully applied to realize&nbsp;&quot;Link Slicing over SRv6&quot; (use ca=
se 3.21)in the 2024 MPLS&amp;SDN Interoperability Test</span><span style=3D=
"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;">=
=EF=BC=88EANTC=EF=BC=89</span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=
=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px;">, enabling cross-vendor source =
address slicing integration. The insights from this implementation have inf=
ormed the refinements in this document version.</span></p><p style=3D"text-=
wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-sp=
acing: 0px; font-size: 14px;"><br/></span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: w=
rap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; =
font-size: 14px;"><span style=3D"color: #0F1115; font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=
=BD=93, NSimSun, SimSun; background-color: #FFFFFF;">Following advice to so=
cialize this work, we are sending this update to the SPRING, 6MAN, and TEAS=
 mailing lists.</span>&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><=
span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px; font-si=
ze: 14px;">Thank you for your time and consideration, looking forward to yo=
ur feedback.</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family: &quot;Segoe UI&quot;; color: #0F1115; letter-spacing: 0px; font-=
size: 11px; background: #FFFFFF;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mo=
de: wrap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: =
0px; font-size: 14px;">Best Regards,</span></p><p style=3D"text-wrap-mode: =
wrap;"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px;=
 font-size: 14px;">Liyan</span></p><p><br/></p><p>----=E9=82=AE=E4=BB=B6=E5=
=8E=9F=E6=96=87----<br/>=E5=8F=91=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA=EF=BC=9Ainternet-drafts=
&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;<br/>=E6=94=B6=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA=EF=
=BC=9AChangwang&nbsp;Lin&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,Fenghua&nb=
sp;Ren&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,Liyan&nbsp;Gong&nbsp;&lt;gongliya=
[email protected]&gt;,Mingyu&nbsp;Wu&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,Peiyong&n=
bsp;Ma&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,Shay&nbsp;Zadok&nbsp;&lt;shay.za=
[email protected]&gt;,Weiqiang&nbsp;Cheng&nbsp;&lt;chengweiqiang@chinamobile=
.com&gt;,Xuewei&nbsp;Wang&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,xuewei&nbs=
p;wang&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;<br/>=E6=8A=84=E3=80=80=E9=80=
=81:&nbsp;(=E6=97=A0)<br/>=E5=8F=91=E9=80=81=E6=97=B6=E9=97=B4=EF=BC=9A2026=
-01-13&nbsp;18:00:24<br/>=E4=B8=BB=E9=A2=98=EF=BC=9ANew&nbsp;Version&nbsp;N=
otification&nbsp;for&nbsp;draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-=
12.txt<br/><br/>A&nbsp;new&nbsp;version&nbsp;of&nbsp;Internet-Draft<br/>dra=
ft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbs=
p;successfully<br/>submitted&nbsp;by&nbsp;Liyan&nbsp;Gong&nbsp;and&nbsp;pos=
ted&nbsp;to&nbsp;the<br/>IETF&nbsp;repository.<br/><br/>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid<br/>Revisi=
on:&nbsp;12<br/>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Encoding&nbsp;Network&nbsp;Sl=
ice&nbsp;Identification&nbsp;for&nbsp;SRv6<br/>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;2026-01-13<br/>Group:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Individual&nbsp;Submiss=
ion<br/>Pages:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10<br/>URL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-=
network-sliceid-12.txt<br/>Status:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;https://datatracker.iet=
f.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid/<br/>HTML:&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-=
srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.html<br/>HTMLized:&nbsp;https://datatracke=
r.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid<br/>Di=
ff:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=
=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12<br/><br/>Abstract:<b=
r/><br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;Network&nbsp;Resource&nbsp;Partition&nbsp;=
(NRP)&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;subset&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;network<br/>&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;resources&nbsp;and&nbsp;associated&nbsp;policies&nbsp;on&nbsp;eac=
h&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;connected&nbsp;set&nbsp;of&nbsp;links<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;underlay&nbsp;network.&nbsp;&nbsp;An&nbsp;NRP&nbsp;=
could&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;underlay&nbsp;to<br/>&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;support&nbsp;one&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&nbsp;group&nbsp;of&nbsp;enhanced&=
nbsp;VPN&nbsp;services.&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;packet<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fo=
rwarding&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;specific&nbsp;NRP,&nbsp;some&nbsp;fields&nbsp;=
in&nbsp;the&nbsp;data&nbsp;packet&nbsp;are&nbsp;used<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;the&nbsp;NRP&nbsp;the&nbsp;packet&nbsp;belongs&nbsp;t=
o,&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;NRP-specific<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;processing&nbs=
p;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;performed&nbsp;on&nbsp;each&nbsp;node&nbsp;along&nbsp;a&=
nbsp;path&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;NRP.<br/><br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This&nbsp;d=
ocument&nbsp;describes&nbsp;a&nbsp;novel&nbsp;method&nbsp;to&nbsp;encode&nb=
sp;NRP-ID&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;outer<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IPv6&nbsp;heade=
r&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;SRv6&nbsp;domain,&nbsp;which&nbsp;could&nbsp;be&nbsp=
;used&nbsp;to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;the<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NRP-specific&nbs=
p;processing&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;performed&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;packets&n=
bsp;by&nbsp;each<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;network&nbsp;node&nbsp;along&nbsp;a&=
nbsp;network&nbsp;path&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;NRP.<br/><br/><br/><br/>The&nb=
sp;IETF&nbsp;Secretariat<br/><br/><br/><br/>Subject=EF=BC=9ANew&nbsp;Versio=
n&nbsp;Notification&nbsp;for&nbsp;draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-=
sliceid-12.txt<br/><br/>A&nbsp;new&nbsp;version&nbsp;of&nbsp;Internet-Draft=
<br/>draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt&nbsp;has&nbsp;=
been&nbsp;successfully<br/>submitted&nbsp;by&nbsp;Liyan&nbsp;Gong&nbsp;and&=
nbsp;posted&nbsp;to&nbsp;the<br/>IETF&nbsp;repository.<br/><br/>Name:&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid<br=
/>Revision:&nbsp;12<br/>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Encoding&nbsp;Network=
&nbsp;Slice&nbsp;Identification&nbsp;for&nbsp;SRv6<br/>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2026-01-13<br/>Group:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Individual&nbsp=
;Submission<br/>Pages:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10<br/>URL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-e=
ncoding-network-sliceid-12.txt<br/>Status:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;https://datatra=
cker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid/<br/>HTM=
L:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng=
-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.html<br/>HTMLized:&nbsp;https://da=
tatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-slicei=
d<br/>Diff:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddi=
ff?url2=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12<br/><br/>Abst=
ract:<br/><br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;Network&nbsp;Resource&nbsp;Partitio=
n&nbsp;(NRP)&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;subset&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;network<br/>&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;resources&nbsp;and&nbsp;associated&nbsp;policies&nbsp;on&n=
bsp;each&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;connected&nbsp;set&nbsp;of&nbsp;links<br/>&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;underlay&nbsp;network.&nbsp;&nbsp;An&nbsp;NR=
P&nbsp;could&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;underlay&nbsp;to<br/>&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;support&nbsp;one&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&nbsp;group&nbsp;of&nbsp;en=
hanced&nbsp;VPN&nbsp;services.&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;packet<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;forwarding&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;specific&nbsp;NRP,&nbsp;some&nbsp;field=
s&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;data&nbsp;packet&nbsp;are&nbsp;used<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;the&nbsp;NRP&nbsp;the&nbsp;packet&nbsp;belongs=
&nbsp;to,&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;NRP-specific<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;process=
ing&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;performed&nbsp;on&nbsp;each&nbsp;node&nbsp;along&=
nbsp;a&nbsp;path&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;NRP.<br/><br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This=
&nbsp;document&nbsp;describes&nbsp;a&nbsp;novel&nbsp;method&nbsp;to&nbsp;en=
code&nbsp;NRP-ID&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;outer<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IPv6&nbs=
p;header&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;SRv6&nbsp;domain,&nbsp;which&nbsp;could&nbsp;=
be&nbsp;used&nbsp;to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;the<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NRP-speci=
fic&nbsp;processing&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;performed&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;pa=
ckets&nbsp;by&nbsp;each<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;network&nbsp;node&nbsp;along&=
nbsp;a&nbsp;network&nbsp;path&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;NRP.<br/><br/><br/><br/=
>The&nbsp;IETF&nbsp;Secretariat<br/><br/><br/><br/></p>
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