[spring] Re: New Version Notification fordraft-cheng-spring- srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-13.txt

Liyan Gong <[email protected]> Wed, 8 Jul 2026 17:13:53 +0800 (CST)
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Dear Adrian and All,


Thank you again for your valuable comments on the draft[1].=20


As suggested, we have carefully reviewed the mature NRP-related documents t=
o ensure our terminology and concepts are fully aligned with the current fr=
amework.=20


Based on this review, we have updated the draft to version -13.





Key updates in version -13 include:


1. Terminology Alignment: Terminology has been updated throughout the docum=
ent to align with the definitions in RFC 9543 and draft-ietf-teas-ns-ip-mpl=
s.


1) The data plane identifier previously referred to as "SLID" is now consis=
tently called the "NRP Selector Identifier",=20


2) The presence indicator has been renamed from "SPI" to "NPI".=20


3) The terminology section now includes formal definitions for "NRP Selecto=
r" and "NRP Selector Identifier" with proper references.


2. Scope Clarification: We have made it clear that the document focuses sol=
ely on encoding the NRP Selector ID in the outer IPv6 header, and that the =
mapping from a specific slice to an NRP is outside the scope of this draft.


=20


We hope these changes address the concerns raised and make the document mor=
e aligned with the broader TEAS framework. We would appreciate further revi=
ew and comments.





[1]The draft link information is as follows=EF=BC=9A


URL: https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-netwo=
rk-sliceid-13.txtStatus: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-sprin=
g-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid/HTML: https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft=
-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-13.htmlHTMLized: https://datatr=
acker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceidDif=
f: https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-srv6-enco=
ding-network-sliceid-13


=20


Best Regards,


Liyan(on behalf of co-authors)




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=BC=9A[Teas] Re: New Version Notification fordraft-cheng-spring-srv6-encodi=
ng-network-sliceid-12.txtDear Adrian,



Thank you for your valuable feedback.



We will carefully review RFC 9543 and the related drafts to better align th=
e terminology and refine the positioning of our work.



Once We have a clearer revision plan, We will follow up for further discuss=
ion.



Best regards, =20

Liyan





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-01-13 20:08:54=E4=B8=BB=E9=A2=98=EF=BC=9ARE: [Teas] Re: New Version Notifi=
cation for draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt

Hello,


=20


Thanks for continuing to work on your draft.


=20


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


=20


For example:

A network slice and a network resource partition are not the same thing (RF=
C 9543). So a slice ID and an NRP ID are different. While it might be possi=
ble to have a 1:1 mapping between slice and NRP, this is unlikely to be nor=
mal.

There may be a difference between a network resource partition identifier (=
NRP-ID) and a network resource partition selector identifier (NRPS ID) (dra=
ft-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]> Sent: 13 January 2026 10:28To:=
 [email protected] 6man <[email protected]> TEAS WG <[email protected]> IPv6 List <ip=
[email protected]>Cc: Changwang Lin <[email protected]> Fenghua Ren <ren=
[email protected]> Mingyu Wu <[email protected]> Peiyong Ma <mapeiy@chinatel=
ecom.cn> Shay Zadok <[email protected]> Weiqiang Cheng <chengweiqiang=
@chinamobile.com> Xuewei Wang <[email protected]>Subject: [Teas] Re=
: New Version Notification for draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sli=
ceid-12.txt



=20

Dear All,


=20


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.


=20


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.


=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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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=
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g-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txtStatus:   https://datatracker.=
ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid/HTML:     htt=
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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=
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:      https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-net=
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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"margin-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0;t=
ext-indent:0"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing=
: 0;font-size: 14px">Dear Adrian and All,</span></p><p style=3D"margin-top:=
5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0;text-indent:0"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size: 14px; font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: 0px=
;">Thank you again for your valuable comments on the draft[1].</span><span =
style=3D"font-size: 14px; font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; letter-spacing: =
0px;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"margin-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bot=
tom:5px;margin-left:0;text-indent:0"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=
=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">As suggested, we have carefull=
y reviewed the mature NRP-related documents to ensure our terminology and c=
oncepts are fully aligned with the current framework.&nbsp;</span></p><p st=
yle=3D"margin-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0;text-i=
ndent:0"><span style=3D"font-size: 14px; font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93; l=
etter-spacing: 0px;">Based on this review, we have updated the draft to ver=
sion -13.</span></p><p style=3D"margin-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom=
:5px;margin-left:0;text-indent:0"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=
=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px"><br/></span></p><p style=3D"margi=
n-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0;text-indent:0"><st=
rong><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-=
size: 14px"><span style=3D"font-family: SimSun; font-size: 14px;">Key updat=
es in version -13 include:</span></span></strong></p><p style=3D"margin-top=
: 5px;margin-right: 0;margin-bottom: 5px"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=
=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">1. Terminology Alignment=
</span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;fon=
t-size: 14px">:</span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter=
-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=
=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">Terminology has been upd=
ated throughout the document to align with the definitions in RFC 9543 and<=
/span> <span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;fon=
t-size: 14px">draft-ietf-teas-ns-ip-mpls</span><span style=3D"font-family: =
=E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">.</span></p><p style=
=3D"margin-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:5px"><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">1) </span><span=
 style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px=
">The data plane identifier previously referred to as &quot;SLID&quot; is n=
ow consistently called the &quot;NRP Selector Identifier&quot;, </span></p>=
<p style=3D"margin-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:5px"><span style=3D=
"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">2) </sp=
an><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-si=
ze: 14px">T</span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spa=
cing: 0;font-size: 14px">he presence indicator has been renamed from &quot;=
SPI&quot; to &quot;NPI&quot;. </span></p><p style=3D"margin-top:5px;margin-=
right:0;margin-bottom:5px"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;l=
etter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">3) </span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=
=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">The terminology section =
now includes formal definitions for &quot;NRP Selector&quot; and &quot;NRP =
Selector Identifier&quot; with proper references.</span></p><p style=3D"mar=
gin-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:5px"><span style=3D"font-family: =
=E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">2. Scope Clarificatio=
n:</span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;f=
ont-size: 14px"> We have made it clear that the document focuses solely on =
encoding the NRP Selector ID in the outer IPv6 header, and that the mapping=
 from a specific slice to an NRP is outside the scope of this draft</span><=
span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: =
14px">.</span></p><p style=3D"margin-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:5=
px;margin-left:0;text-indent:0"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=
=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"margin-=
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">We </span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: =
0;font-size: 14px">hope </span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=
=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">these changes address the concerns r=
aised and make the document more aligned with the broader TEAS framework. W=
e wou</span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: =
0;font-size: 14px">ld appreciate fu</span><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=
=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">rther review and comment=
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2=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-13</span></p><p style=
=3D"margin-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0;text-inde=
nt:0"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font=
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gin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0;text-indent:0"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=
=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size: 14px">Best Regards,</span></p>=
<p style=3D"margin-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0;t=
ext-indent:0"><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing=
: 0;font-size: 14px">Liyan(on behalf of co-authors)</span></p><p style=3D"m=
argin-top:5px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0;text-indent:0"=
><span style=3D"font-family: =E5=AE=8B=E4=BD=93;letter-spacing: 0;font-size=
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=BC=9A</strong>Liyan&nbsp;Gong&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;=
<br/><strong>=E6=94=B6=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA=EF=BC=9A</strong>adrian&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,spring&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,6man=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,TEAS&nbsp;WG&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]=
&gt;,IPv6&nbsp;List&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;<br/><strong>=E6=8A=84=
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;,Mingyu&nbsp;Wu&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,Peiyong&nbsp;Ma&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,Shay&nbsp;Zadok&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;shay.zado=
[email protected]&gt;,Weiqiang&nbsp;Cheng&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;chengweiqiang@chinamo=
bile.com&gt;,Xuewei&nbsp;Wang&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;<=
br/><strong>=E5=8F=91=E9=80=81=E6=97=B6=E9=97=B4=EF=BC=9A</strong>2026-01-1=
4 18:39:33<br/><strong>=E4=B8=BB=E9=A2=98=EF=BC=9A</strong>[Teas]&nbsp;Re:&=
nbsp;New&nbsp;Version&nbsp;Notification&nbsp;fordraft-cheng-spring-srv6-enc=
oding-network-sliceid-12.txt<br/><br/><p>Dear Adrian,</p><p><span style=3D"=
font-size: 16.0px;"><br/></span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0px;">T=
hank you for your valuable feedback.</span></p><p><br/></p><p><span style=
=3D"font-size: 16.0px;">We will carefully review RFC 9543 and the related d=
rafts to better align the terminology and refine the positioning of our wor=
k.</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0px;"><br/></span></p><p><span=
 style=3D"font-size: 16.0px;">Once We have a clearer revision plan, We will=
 follow up for further discussion.<br/></span></p><p><br/></p><p><span styl=
e=3D"font-size: 16.0px;">Best regards,&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=
=3D"">Liyan</span></p><p><span style=3D""><br/></span></p><p><span style=3D=
""><br/></span></p><blockquote id=3D"oriMsgHtmlSeperator" style=3D"MARGIN: =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.8ex;">----=E9=82=AE=E4=BB=B6=E5=8E=9F=E6=96=87----<br/>=
<strong>=E5=8F=91=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA=EF=BC=9A</strong>Adrian&nbsp;Farrel&nbs=
p;&lt;[email protected]&gt;<br/><strong>=E6=94=B6=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA=EF=BC=
=9A</strong>&#39;Liyan&nbsp;Gong&#39;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt=
;,spring&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,&#39;6man&#39;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]=
&gt;,&#39;TEAS&nbsp;WG&#39;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,&#39;IPv6&nbsp;List&=
#39;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;<br/><strong>=E6=8A=84=E3=80=80=E9=80=81: </=
strong>&#39;Changwang&nbsp;Lin&#39;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;=
,&#39;Fenghua&nbsp;Ren&#39;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,&#39;Mingyu&=
nbsp;Wu&#39;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]&gt;,&#39;Peiyong&nbsp;Ma&#39;&nbsp;&l=
t;[email protected]&gt;,&#39;Shay&nbsp;Zadok&#39;&nbsp;&lt;shay.zadok@=
broadcom.com&gt;,&#39;Weiqiang&nbsp;Cheng&#39;&nbsp;&lt;chengweiqiang@china=
mobile.com&gt;,&#39;Xuewei&nbsp;Wang&#39;&nbsp;&lt;[email protected]=
n&gt;<br/><strong>=E5=8F=91=E9=80=81=E6=97=B6=E9=97=B4=EF=BC=9A</strong>202=
6-01-13 20:08:54<br/><strong>=E4=B8=BB=E9=A2=98=EF=BC=9A</strong>RE:&nbsp;[=
Teas]&nbsp;Re:&nbsp;New&nbsp;Version&nbsp;Notification&nbsp;for&nbsp;draft-=
cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt<br/><br/><div class=3D"Wo=
rdSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;font-fa=
mily: Calibri , sans-serif;">Hello,</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span=
></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: C=
alibri , sans-serif;">Thanks for continuing to work on your draft.</span></=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Cali=
bri , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"f=
ont-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">I think it would be re=
ally helpful to try to align your terminology with other work on network sl=
icing.</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;fo=
nt-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">For exa=
mple:</span></p><ul style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; width:=
 95%;" class=3D" list-paddingleft-2"><li style=3D"background-position: 0px =
3px; background-repeat: no-repeat; clear: both;"><p><span style=3D"font-siz=
e: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">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 bet=
ween slice and NRP, this is unlikely to be normal.</span></p></li><li style=
=3D"background-position: 0px 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat; clear: both=
;"><p><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">=
There may be a difference between a network resource partition identifier (=
NRP-ID) and a network resource partition selector identifier (NRPS ID) (dra=
ft-ietf-teas-nrp-scalability section 5.2 and draft-ietf-teas-ns-ip-mpls)</s=
pan></p></li></ul><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;f=
ont-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">It mig=
ht also be useful to look at drafts that already exist and have been adopte=
d by working groups to discover where you are =E2=80=9Ccompeting=E2=80=9D w=
ith existing IETF work and where you supplement it.</span></p><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-seri=
f;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0p=
t;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Cheers,</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Ad=
rian</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;font=
-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><div style=3D"border: none=
;border-top: solid rgb(225,225,225) 1.0pt;padding: 3.0pt 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm;=
"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;font-fami=
ly: Calibri , sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
1.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> Liyan Gong &lt;gongliyan@chinamo=
bile.com&gt; <br/><strong>Sent:</strong> 13 January 2026 10:28<br/><strong>=
To:</strong> [email protected]; 6man &lt;[email protected]&gt;; TEAS WG &lt;teas@=
ietf.org&gt;; IPv6 List &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br/><strong>Cc:</strong> Chan=
gwang Lin &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Fenghua Ren &lt;renfh3@chinau=
nicom.cn&gt;; Mingyu Wu &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Peiyong Ma &lt;mapeiy@chin=
atelecom.cn&gt;; Shay Zadok &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Weiqiang Cheng=
 &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Xuewei Wang &lt;wangxuewei1@ruijie.=
com.cn&gt;<br/><strong>Subject:</strong> [Teas] Re: New Version Notificatio=
n for draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt</span></p></d=
iv><p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt;fon=
t-family: SimSun;">Dear All,</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D""><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></p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: S=
imSun;">We would greatly appreciate your review and comments on this new re=
vision.</span></p><p style=3D"">&nbsp;</p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"font=
-size: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">This document describes a method to enc=
ode a Network Slice Identifier(NRP-ID) within the outer IPv6 header of SRv6=
 packets.</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt;font-fam=
ily: SimSun;">It enables routers along a path to identify the slice and app=
ly specific forwarding treatment, facilitating slice-aware traffic steering=
 across an SRv6 domain.&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"font-s=
ize: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">The primary goal of this update is to ref=
ine the document&#39;s clarity, address security considerations, and enhanc=
e its readiness for wider review.&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=
=3D"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"">=
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">**Key updates in ver=
sion -12 include:**</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5p=
t;font-family: SimSun;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"font-=
size: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">1. &nbsp;**Security Considerations Secti=
on:** Significantly expanded to define a concrete trust model for the propo=
sed encoding methods. It now includes a threat analysis and discusses mitig=
ation strategies relevant to operational deployment.</span></p><p style=3D"=
"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">2. &nbsp;**Clarifi=
cation on SPI Encoding Options:** Enhanced descriptions for both SPI encodi=
ng options (Traffic Class bit and Source Address prefix), with a clearer co=
mparison of their backward compatibility implications.</span></p><p style=
=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">3. &nbsp;**Bac=
kward Compatibility Section:** Updated to more explicitly detail the deploy=
ment and interoperability characteristics of each SPI option, helping opera=
tors understand the migration path.</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"=
font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">4. &nbsp;**Editorial Improvements:*=
* Various text refinements, structure adjustments, and typo fixes throughou=
t the document to improve readability.</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=
=3D"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"">=
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">Furthermore, the pro=
posed encoding mechanism has undergone practical validation.It was successf=
ully 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></p><p style=3D"">&nbsp;</p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"font-size:=
 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;color: #0F1115;background: white;">Following ad=
vice 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-famil=
y: SimSun;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt=
;font-family: SimSun;">Thank you for your time and consideration, looking f=
orward to your feedback.</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: =
8.5pt;font-family: &quot;Segoe UI&quot; , sans-serif;color: #0F1115;backgro=
und: white;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5p=
t;font-family: SimSun;">Best Regards,</span></p><p style=3D""><span style=
=3D"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: SimSun;">Liyan</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p=
 style=3D"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">----<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Mic=
rosoft JhengHei&quot; , sans-serif;">=E9=82=AE=E4=BB=B6=E5=8E=9F=E6=96=87</=
span>----<br/><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Microsoft JhengHei&quot; , =
sans-serif;">=E5=8F=91=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA=EF=BC=9A</span>internet-drafts&nbs=
p;&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]<=
/a>&gt;<br/><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;MS Gothic&quot;;">=E6=94=B6=
=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA=EF=BC=9A</span>Changwang&nbsp;Lin&nbsp;&lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;,Fenghua=
&nbsp;Ren&nbsp;&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">renfh3@chinauni=
com.cn</a>&gt;,Liyan&nbsp;Gong&nbsp;&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gongliyan@chinamo=
bile.com">[email protected]</a>&gt;,Mingyu&nbsp;Wu&nbsp;&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;,Peiyong&nbsp;Ma&nbsp;&l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;,=
Shay&nbsp;Zadok&nbsp;&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">shay.za=
[email protected]</a>&gt;,Weiqiang&nbsp;Cheng&nbsp;&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:che=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;,Xuewei&nb=
sp;Wang&nbsp;&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">wangxuewei1@r=
uijie.com.cn</a>&gt;,xuewei&nbsp;wang&nbsp;&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wangxuewei=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br/><span style=3D"font-=
family: &quot;MS Gothic&quot;;">=E6=8A=84=E3=80=80=E9=80=81</span>:&nbsp;(<=
span style=3D"font-family: &quot;MS Gothic&quot;;">=E6=97=A0</span>)<br/><s=
pan style=3D"font-family: &quot;Microsoft JhengHei&quot; , 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<b=
r/><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;MS Gothic&quot;;">=E4=B8=BB</span><spa=
n style=3D"font-family: &quot;Microsoft JhengHei&quot; , sans-serif;">=E9=
=A2=98=EF=BC=9A</span>New&nbsp;Version&nbsp;Notification&nbsp;for&nbsp;draf=
t-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt<br/><br/>A&nbsp;new&nbs=
p;version&nbsp;of&nbsp;Internet-Draft<br/>draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-=
network-sliceid-12.txt&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;successfully<br/>submitted&n=
bsp;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-sp=
ring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid<br/>Revision:&nbsp;12<br/>Title:&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Encoding&nbsp;Network&nbsp;Slice&nbsp;Identification&nbsp;f=
or&nbsp;SRv6<br/>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2026-01-13<br/>Group:&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Individual&nbsp;Submission<br/>Pages:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;10<br/>URL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://w=
ww.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.=
txt">https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-netwo=
rk-sliceid-12.txt</a><br/>Status:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://datat=
racker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid/">http=
s://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-slice=
id/</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">ht=
tps://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-slic=
eid-12.html</a><br/>HTMLized:&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://datatracker.ietf.org/=
doc/html/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid">https://datatrac=
ker.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-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12">htt=
ps://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-n=
etwork-sliceid-12</a><br/><br/>Abstract:<br/><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;&nbsp;&nbsp;resources&nbsp;and&nbsp=
;associated&nbsp;policies&nbsp;on&nbsp;each&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;connected&n=
bsp;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&n=
bsp;the&nbsp;underlay&nbsp;to<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;support&nbsp;one&nbsp;o=
r&nbsp;a&nbsp;group&nbsp;of&nbsp;enhanced&nbsp;VPN&nbsp;services.&nbsp;&nbs=
p;For&nbsp;packet<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;forwarding&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;spec=
ific&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;NR=
P&nbsp;the&nbsp;packet&nbsp;belongs&nbsp;to,&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;NRP-spe=
cific<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;processing&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;performed&nbsp=
;on&nbsp;each&nbsp;node&nbsp;along&nbsp;a&nbsp;path&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;N=
RP.<br/><br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This&nbsp;document&nbsp;describes&nbsp;a&nbs=
p;novel&nbsp;method&nbsp;to&nbsp;encode&nbsp;NRP-ID&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;o=
uter<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IPv6&nbsp;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-specific&nbsp;processing&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp=
;performed&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;packets&nbsp;by&nbsp;each<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;network&nbsp;node&nbsp;along&nbsp;a&nbsp;network&nbsp;path&nbsp;in&nb=
sp;the&nbsp;NRP.<br/><br/><br/><br/>The&nbsp;IETF&nbsp;Secretariat<br/><br/=
><br/><br/>Subject<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;MS Gothic&quot;;">=EF=
=BC=9A</span>New&nbsp;Version&nbsp;Notification&nbsp;for&nbsp;draft-cheng-s=
pring-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-s=
liceid-12.txt&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;successfully<br/>submitted&nbsp;by&nb=
sp;Liyan&nbsp;Gong&nbsp;and&nbsp;posted&nbsp;to&nbsp;the<br/>IETF&nbsp;repo=
sitory.<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;S=
Rv6<br/>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2026-01-13<br/>Group:&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;Individual&nbsp;Submission<br/>Pages:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1=
0<br/>URL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://www.ietf.o=
rg/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.txt">http=
s://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-slicei=
d-12.txt</a><br/>Status:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://datatracker.ie=
tf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid/">https://datat=
racker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid/</a><b=
r/>HTML:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://www.ietf.org/archi=
ve/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.html">https://www=
.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12.ht=
ml</a><br/>HTMLized:&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/=
draft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-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/iddi=
ff?url2=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sliceid-12">https://auth=
or-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=3Ddraft-cheng-spring-srv6-encoding-network-sl=
iceid-12</a><br/><br/>Abstract:<br/><br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;Network&n=
bsp;Resource&nbsp;Partition&nbsp;(NRP)&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;subset&nbsp;of&n=
bsp;the&nbsp;network<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;resources&nbsp;and&nbsp;associat=
ed&nbsp;policies&nbsp;on&nbsp;each&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;connected&nbsp;set&n=
bsp;of&nbsp;links<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;underlay&nbsp;netw=
ork.&nbsp;&nbsp;An&nbsp;NRP&nbsp;could&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&n=
bsp;underlay&nbsp;to<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;support&nbsp;one&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&=
nbsp;group&nbsp;of&nbsp;enhanced&nbsp;VPN&nbsp;services.&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbs=
p;packet<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;forwarding&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;th=
e&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;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&n=
bsp;method&nbsp;to&nbsp;encode&nbsp;NRP-ID&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;outer<br/>=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IPv6&nbsp;header&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;SRv6&nbsp;domain,&n=
bsp;which&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;performe=
d&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;packets&nbsp;by&nbsp;each<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;net=
work&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/></p=
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