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

"Adrian Farrel" <[email protected]> Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:08:54 -0000
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Hello,

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Thanks for continuing to work on your draft.

=20

I think it would be really helpful to try to align your terminology with =
other work on network slicing.

=20

For example:

*	A network slice and a network resource partition are not the same =
thing (RFC 9543). So a slice ID and an NRP ID are different. While it =
might be possible to have a 1:1 mapping between slice and NRP, this is =
unlikely to be normal.
*	There may be a difference between a network resource partition =
identifier (NRP-ID) and a network resource partition selector identifier =
(NRPS ID) (draft-ietf-teas-nrp-scalability section 5.2 and =
draft-ietf-teas-ns-ip-mpls)

=20

It might also be useful to look at drafts that already exist and have =
been adopted by working groups to discover where you are =
=E2=80=9Ccompeting=E2=80=9D with existing IETF work and where you =
supplement it.

=20

Cheers,

Adrian

=20

From: Liyan Gong <[email protected]>=20
Sent: 13 January 2026 10:28
To: [email protected]; 6man <[email protected]>; TEAS WG <[email protected]>; IPv6 =
List <[email protected]>
Cc: Changwang Lin <[email protected]>; Fenghua Ren =
<[email protected]>; Mingyu Wu <[email protected]>; Peiyong Ma =
<[email protected]>; Shay Zadok <[email protected]>; Weiqiang =
Cheng <[email protected]>; Xuewei Wang =
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Teas] Re: New Version Notification for =
draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt

=20

Dear All,

=20

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

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

=20

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

It enables routers along a path to identify the slice and apply specific =
forwarding treatment, facilitating slice-aware traffic steering across =
an SRv6 domain.=20

The primary goal of this update is to refine the document's clarity, =
address 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 =
both 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 the deployment and interoperability characteristics of each SPI =
option, helping operators understand the migration path.

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

=20

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

=20

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

=20

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=E4=B8=BB=E9=A2=98=EF=BC=9ANew Version Notification for =
draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt

A new version of Internet-Draft
draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt has been =
successfully
submitted by Liyan Gong and posted to the
IETF repository.

Name:     draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid
Revision: 12
Title:    Encoding Network Slice Identification for SRv6
Date:     2026-01-13
Group:    Individual Submission
Pages:    10
URL:      =
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-=
sliceid-12.txt
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Abstract:

   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-ID in the outer
   IPv6 header of an SRv6 domain, which could be used to identify the
   NRP-specific processing to be performed on the packets by each
   network node along a network path in the NRP.



The IETF Secretariat



Subject=EF=BC=9ANew Version Notification for =
draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt

A new version of Internet-Draft
draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt has been =
successfully
submitted by Liyan Gong and posted to the
IETF repository.

Name:     draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid
Revision: 12
Title:    Encoding Network Slice Identification for SRv6
Date:     2026-01-13
Group:    Individual Submission
Pages:    10
URL:      =
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-=
sliceid-12.txt
Status:   =
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network=
-sliceid/
HTML:     =
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-=
sliceid-12.html
HTMLized: =
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-ne=
twork-sliceid
Diff:     =
https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-srv6-encod=
ing-network-sliceid-12

Abstract:

   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-ID in the outer
   IPv6 header of an SRv6 domain, which could be used to identify the
   NRP-specific processing to be performed on the packets by each
   network node along a network path in the NRP.



The IETF Secretariat





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class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>Thanks for continuing to work on your =
draft.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>I think it would be really helpful to try to align your =
terminology with other work on network slicing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>For example:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul =
style=3D'margin-top:0cm' type=3Ddisc><li class=3DMsoListParagraph =
style=3D'margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>A network slice and a network resource partition are not =
the same thing (RFC 9543). So a slice ID and an NRP ID are different. =
While it might be possible to have a 1:1 mapping between slice and NRP, =
this is unlikely to be normal.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li =
class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo1'><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>There may be a difference between a network resource =
partition identifier (NRP-ID) and a network resource partition selector =
identifier (NRPS ID) (draft-ietf-teas-nrp-scalability section 5.2 and =
draft-ietf-teas-ns-ip-mpls)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>It might also be useful to look at drafts that already =
exist and have been adopted by working groups to discover where you are =
=E2=80=9Ccompeting=E2=80=9D with existing IETF work and where you =
supplement it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>Adrian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Liyan Gong =
&lt;[email protected]&gt; <br><b>Sent:</b> 13 January 2026 =
10:28<br><b>To:</b> [email protected]; 6man &lt;[email protected]&gt;; TEAS WG =
&lt;[email protected]&gt;; IPv6 List &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> =
Changwang Lin &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Fenghua Ren =
&lt;[email protected]&gt;; Mingyu Wu &lt;[email protected]&gt;; =
Peiyong Ma &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Shay Zadok =
&lt;[email protected]&gt;; Weiqiang Cheng =
&lt;[email protected]&gt;; Xuewei Wang =
&lt;[email protected]&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> [Teas] Re: New =
Version Notification for =
draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt<o:p></o:p></span>=
</p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>Dear =
All,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p=
><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>We have updated the =
individual draft **draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid** to =
version **-12**.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: =
wrap'><span style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>We would =
greatly appreciate your review and comments on this new =
revision.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: =
wrap'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>This document describes a =
method to encode a Network Slice Identifier(NRP-ID) within the outer =
IPv6 header of SRv6 packets.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>It enables routers along a =
path to identify the slice and apply specific forwarding treatment, =
facilitating slice-aware traffic steering across an SRv6 =
domain.&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: =
wrap'><span style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>The primary =
goal of this update is to refine the document's clarity, address =
security considerations, and enhance its readiness for wider =
review.&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: =
wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p=
><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>**Key updates in version =
-12 include:**</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: =
wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p=
><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>1. &nbsp;**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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>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><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: =
wrap'><span style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>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><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>4. &nbsp;**Editorial =
Improvements:** Various text refinements, structure adjustments, and =
typo fixes throughout the document to improve =
readability.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: =
wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p=
><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>Furthermore, the proposed =
encoding mechanism has undergone practical validation.It was =
successfully applied to realize&nbsp;&quot;Link Slicing over SRv6&quot; =
(use case 3.21)in the 2024 MPLS&amp;SDN Interoperability =
Test=EF=BC=88EANTC=EF=BC=89, enabling cross-vendor source address =
slicing integration. The insights from this implementation have informed =
the refinements in this document version.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:#0F1115;background:whi=
te'>Following advice to socialize this work, we are sending this update =
to the SPRING, 6MAN, and TEAS mailing lists.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p=
><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>Thank you for your time =
and consideration, looking forward to your =
feedback.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Segoe =
UI",sans-serif;color:#0F1115;background:white'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></=
p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>Best =
Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'text-wrap-mode: wrap'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun'>Liyan</span><o:p></o:p></p>=
<p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>----<span =
style=3D'font-family:"Microsoft =
JhengHei",sans-serif'>=E9=82=AE=E4=BB=B6=E5=8E=9F=E6=96=87</span>----<br>=
<span style=3D'font-family:"Microsoft =
JhengHei",sans-serif'>=E5=8F=91=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA=EF=BC=9A</span>internet=
-drafts&nbsp;&lt;<a =
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<br><span style=3D'font-family:"MS =
Gothic"'>=E6=94=B6=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA=EF=BC=9A</span>Changwang&nbsp;Lin&nb=
sp;&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>=
&gt;,Fenghua&nbsp;Ren&nbsp;&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;,Liyan=
&nbsp;Gong&nbsp;&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&g=
t;,Mingyu&nbsp;Wu&nbsp;&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;,Peiyong&nbsp;Ma&n=
bsp;&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;,Sha=
y&nbsp;Zadok&nbsp;&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;,W=
eiqiang&nbsp;Cheng&nbsp;&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
om</a>&gt;,Xuewei&nbsp;Wang&nbsp;&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&g=
t;,xuewei&nbsp;wang&nbsp;&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&g=
t;<br><span style=3D'font-family:"MS =
Gothic"'>=E6=8A=84=E3=80=80=E9=80=81</span>:&nbsp;(<span =
style=3D'font-family:"MS Gothic"'>=E6=97=A0</span>)<br><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Microsoft =
JhengHei",sans-serif'>=E5=8F=91=E9=80=81=E6=97=B6=E9=97=B4=EF=BC=9A</span=
>2026-01-13&nbsp;18:00:24<br><span style=3D'font-family:"MS =
Gothic"'>=E4=B8=BB</span><span style=3D'font-family:"Microsoft =
JhengHei",sans-serif'>=E9=A2=98=EF=BC=9A</span>New&nbsp;Version&nbsp;Noti=
fication&nbsp;for&nbsp;draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-1=
2.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&nbs=
p;successfully<br>submitted&nbsp;by&nbsp;Liyan&nbsp;Gong&nbsp;and&nbsp;po=
sted&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>Revis=
ion:&nbsp;12<br>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Encoding&nbsp;Network&nbsp;=
Slice&nbsp;Identification&nbsp;for&nbsp;SRv6<br>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;2026-01-13<br>Group:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Individual&nbsp;Sub=
mission<br>Pages:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10<br>URL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-=
network-sliceid-12.txt">https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-sprin=
g-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt</a><br>Status:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a=
 =
href=3D"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding=
-network-sliceid/">https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-sr=
v6-encoding-network-sliceid/</a><br>HTML:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a=
 =
href=3D"https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-=
network-sliceid-12.html">https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spri=
ng-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.html</a><br>HTMLized:&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-enc=
oding-network-sliceid">https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cheng-=
spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid</a><br>Diff:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-sr=
v6-encoding-network-sliceid-12">https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=
=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12</a><br><br>Abstrac=
t:<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;Network&nbsp;Resource&nbsp;Partition&n=
bsp;(NRP)&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;subset&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;network<br>&nb=
sp;&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>&nb=
sp;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;support&nbsp;one&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&nbsp;group&nbsp;of&n=
bsp;enhanced&nbsp;VPN&nbsp;services.&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;packet<br>&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;forwarding&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;specific&nbsp;NRP,&nbsp;some&n=
bsp;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;to,&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;NRP-specific<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;processing&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;performed&nbsp;on&nbsp;each&nbsp;n=
ode&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;metho=
d&nbsp;to&nbsp;encode&nbsp;NRP-ID&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;outer<br>&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;IPv6&nbsp;header&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;SRv6&nbsp;domain,&nbsp;wh=
ich&nbsp;could&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;the<br>&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;NRP-specific&nbsp;processing&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;performed&n=
bsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;packets&nbsp;by&nbsp;each<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;netwo=
rk&nbsp;node&nbsp;along&nbsp;a&nbsp;network&nbsp;path&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nb=
sp;NRP.<br><br><br><br>The&nbsp;IETF&nbsp;Secretariat<br><br><br><br>Subj=
ect<span style=3D'font-family:"MS =
Gothic"'>=EF=BC=9A</span>New&nbsp;Version&nbsp;Notification&nbsp;for&nbsp=
;draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt<br><br>A&nbsp;ne=
w&nbsp;version&nbsp;of&nbsp;Internet-Draft<br>draft-cheng-spring-srv6-enc=
oding-network-sliceid-12.txt&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;successfully<br>subm=
itted&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;Identificat=
ion&nbsp;for&nbsp;SRv6<br>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2026-01-13<b=
r>Group:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Individual&nbsp;Submission<br>Pages:&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10<br>URL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-=
network-sliceid-12.txt">https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-sprin=
g-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt</a><br>Status:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a=
 =
href=3D"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding=
-network-sliceid/">https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-sr=
v6-encoding-network-sliceid/</a><br>HTML:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a=
 =
href=3D"https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-=
network-sliceid-12.html">https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spri=
ng-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.html</a><br>HTMLized:&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-enc=
oding-network-sliceid">https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cheng-=
spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid</a><br>Diff:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-sr=
v6-encoding-network-sliceid-12">https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=
=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12</a><br><br>Abstrac=
t:<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;Network&nbsp;Resource&nbsp;Partition&n=
bsp;(NRP)&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;subset&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;network<br>&nb=
sp;&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>&nb=
sp;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;support&nbsp;one&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&nbsp;group&nbsp;of&n=
bsp;enhanced&nbsp;VPN&nbsp;services.&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;packet<br>&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;forwarding&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;specific&nbsp;NRP,&nbsp;some&n=
bsp;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;to,&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;NRP-specific<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;processing&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;performed&nbsp;on&nbsp;each&nbsp;n=
ode&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;metho=
d&nbsp;to&nbsp;encode&nbsp;NRP-ID&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;outer<br>&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;IPv6&nbsp;header&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;SRv6&nbsp;domain,&nbsp;wh=
ich&nbsp;could&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;the<br>&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;NRP-specific&nbsp;processing&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;performed&n=
bsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;packets&nbsp;by&nbsp;each<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;netwo=
rk&nbsp;node&nbsp;along&nbsp;a&nbsp;network&nbsp;path&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nb=
sp;NRP.<br><br><br><br>The&nbsp;IETF&nbsp;Secretariat<br><br><br><o:p></o=
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