Re: Methods to label the passive interfaces within ISIS

Aijun Wang <[email protected]> Tue, 14 Jan 2020 06:47:49 +0800
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Hi, Acee:
As Tony suggested also before, we can change the description for =E2=80=9Cpa=
ssive=E2=80=9D to =E2=80=9Cstub=E2=80=9D later.
Is that more acceptable then?


Aijun Wang
China Telecom

> On Jan 14, 2020, at 06:40, Acee Lindem (acee) <[email protected]> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi Aijun,
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> From: Aijun Wang <[email protected]>
> Date: Monday, January 13, 2020 at 5:37 PM
> To: Jeff Tantsura <[email protected]>
> Cc: Acee Lindem <[email protected]>, Tony Li <[email protected]>, "Les Ginsberg=
 (ginsberg)" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Robert Ras=
zuk <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Lsr] Methods to label the passive interfaces within ISIS
> =20
> Hi, Acee, Les and Jeff:
> IGP is used to transfer the topology information within the domain, and th=
e stub/passive interface is the important part of one network, especially fo=
r the inter-AS topology.
> Currently, we have not figured out other use cases to distinguish other in=
terfaces type. But for stub/passive interfaces, it will be useful to floodin=
g such information to other internal routers.
> =20
> A stub interface is not necessarily a passive interace.
> =20
> OSPF has already the corresponding consideration and specifications, isn=E2=
=80=99t it reasonable for ISIS to have such capabilities also?
> =20
> OSPF doesn=E2=80=99t advertise that an interface is a passive interface. O=
thers routing can=E2=80=99t distinguish a passive interface from any other s=
tub link.
> =20
> Thanks,
> Acee
> =20
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> Aijun Wang
> China Telecom
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> On Jan 14, 2020, at 02:41, Jeff Tantsura <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Agree with Acee and Les
> =20
> Cheers,
> Jeff
> On Jan 13, 2020, 9:29 AM -0800, Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) <[email protected]=
m>, wrote:
>=20
> I agree with Acee that there is no requirement to identify an interface as=
 passive =E2=80=93 or (as suggested in this thread) as loopback or tunnel or=
 stub=E2=80=A6
> =20
> Before debating the best encoding for information, it would be sensible to=
 define the use case/requirements.
> Simply having an advertisement that identifies an interface type isn=E2=80=
=99t sufficient to do anything useful IMO.
> =20
>    Les
> =20
> From: Acee Lindem (acee) <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2020 8:03 AM
> To: [email protected]; Aijun Wang <[email protected]>
> Cc: Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) <[email protected]>; Robert Raszuk <robert@ra=
szuk.net>; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Lsr] Methods to label the passive interfaces within ISIS
> =20
> Hi Aijun,
> I guess the external use case for this is advertisement in BGP-LS for Netw=
ork Management purposes?? There really isn=E2=80=99t IS-IS requirement to kn=
ow whether or not an interface is a passive interface.
> Thanks,
> Acee
> =20
> From: Lsr <[email protected]> on behalf of Tony Li <[email protected]>
> Date: Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11:00 AM
> To: Aijun Wang <[email protected]>
> Cc: "Les Ginsberg (ginsberg)" <[email protected]>, Robert Raszuk <robert@=
raszuk.net>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Lsr] Methods to label the passive interfaces within ISIS
> =20
> =20
> Hi Anjun,
> =20
> =20
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> Is it reasonable to put the link attribute information into the =E2=80=9CI=
P Reachability TLV=E2=80=9D?
> IMHO, such stub link is not the normal links within IGP domain.  Label the=
 related prefix is coming from the passive/stub link seems also acceptable?
> =20
> =20
> Well, a passive interface is really configured so that you advertise the i=
nterface=E2=80=99s prefix.  Attaching the data that you want to the associat=
ed data seems reasonable to me.
> =20
> There=E2=80=99s no good IS Neighbor advertisement to attach the sub-TLV to=
 because there is no neighbor.
> =20
> Tony
> =20
> =20
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, we can change the description for =E2=80=9Cpassive=E2=80=9D to =E2=80=9Cst=
ub=E2=80=9D later.</div><div>Is that more acceptable then?</div><div><br><br=
><div dir=3D"ltr">Aijun Wang<div>China Telecom</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jan 14, 2020, at 06:40, Acee Lindem (acee) &=
lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"c=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi Aijun, <o:p></o:p></p>
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e:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Aijun Wang &lt;wanga=
[email protected]&gt;<br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, January 13, 2020 at 5:37 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Jeff Tantsura &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br>
<b>Cc: </b>Acee Lindem &lt;[email protected]&gt;, Tony Li &lt;[email protected]&g=
t;, "Les Ginsberg (ginsberg)" &lt;[email protected]&gt;, "[email protected]" &lt=
;[email protected]&gt;, Robert Raszuk &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Lsr] Methods to label the passive interfaces within ISI=
S<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in">Hi, Acee, Les and Jeff: <o=
:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in">IGP is used to transfer th=
e topology information within the domain, and the stub/passive interface is t=
he important part of one network, especially for the inter-AS topology.<o:p>=
</o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in">Currently, we have not fig=
ured out other use cases to distinguish other interfaces type. But for stub/=
passive interfaces, it will be useful to flooding such information to other i=
nternal routers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">A stub interface is not necessarily a passive interac=
e.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in">OSPF has already the corre=
sponding consideration and specifications, isn=E2=80=99t it reasonable for I=
SIS to have such capabilities also?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">OSPF doesn=E2=80=99t advertise that an interface is a=
 passive interface. Others routing can=E2=80=99t distinguish a passive inter=
face from any other stub link.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Acee<o:p></o:p></p>
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in">Aijun Wang <o:p></o:p></p>=

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in">China Telecom<o:p></o:p></=
p>
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On Jan 14, 2020, at 02:41, Jeff Tantsura &lt;[email protected]&gt; wro=
te:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in">Agree with Acee and Les<o:=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in">Cheers, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in">Jeff<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in">On Jan 13, 2020, 9:29 AM -=
0800, Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) &lt;[email protected]&gt;, wrote:<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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in-bottom:3.75pt">
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
I agree with Acee that there is no requirement to identify an interface as p=
assive =E2=80=93 or (as suggested in this thread) as loopback or tunnel or s=
tub=E2=80=A6<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
Before debating the best encoding for information, it would be sensible to d=
efine the use case/requirements.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
Simply having an advertisement that identifies an interface type isn=E2=80=99=
t sufficient to do anything useful IMO.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
&nbsp;&nbsp; Les<o:p></o:p></p>
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t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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..0pt">
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in 0in">
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t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
<b>From:</b> Acee Lindem (acee) &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 13, 2020 8:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> [email protected]; Aijun Wang &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br>=

<b>Cc:</b> Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Robert Raszuk=
 &lt;[email protected]&gt;; [email protected]<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lsr] Methods to label the passive interfaces within ISI=
S<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
Hi Aijun,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
I guess the external use case for this is advertisement in BGP-LS for Networ=
k Management purposes?? There really isn=E2=80=99t IS-IS requirement to know=
 whether or not an interface is a passive interface.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
Acee<o:p></o:p></p>
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t:auto;margin-left:.5in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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in 0in">
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t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
<b><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:</span></b> <span style=
=3D"font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
Lsr &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;=
 on behalf of Tony Li &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Date:</b> Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Aijun Wang &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">wanga=
[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> "Les Ginsberg (ginsberg)" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
m">[email protected]</a>&gt;, Robert Raszuk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:robert@ra=
szuk.net">[email protected]</a>&gt;, "<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">lsr@ie=
tf.org</a>" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lsr] Methods to label the passive interfaces within ISI=
S</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
Hi Anjun,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;marg=
in-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #E67E22 1.0pt;padding:0in=
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in-bottom:3.75pt">
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
<span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Is it reasonable to put the l=
ink attribute information into the =E2=80=9CIP Reachability TLV=E2=80=9D?</s=
pan><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
<span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">IMHO, such stub link is not t=
he normal links within IGP domain.&nbsp; Label the related prefix is coming f=
rom the passive/stub link seems also acceptable?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
Well, a passive interface is really configured so that you advertise the int=
erface=E2=80=99s prefix. &nbsp;Attaching the data that you want to the assoc=
iated data seems reasonable to me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
There=E2=80=99s no good IS Neighbor advertisement to attach the sub-TLV to b=
ecause there is no neighbor.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-al=
t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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t:auto;margin-left:1.0in">
Tony<o:p></o:p></p>
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