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EXPERIMENTAL
Network Working Group                                       P. SrisureshRequest for Comments: 4973                                Kazeon SystemsCategory: Experimental                                         P. Joseph                                                              Consultant                                                               July 2007OSPF-xTE: Experimental Extension to OSPF for Traffic EngineeringStatus of This Memo   This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet   community.  It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.   Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.   Distribution of this memo is unlimited.Copyright Notice   Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2007).Abstract   This document defines OSPF-xTE, an experimental traffic engineering   (TE) extension to the link-state routing protocol OSPF.  OSPF-xTE   defines new TE Link State Advertisements (LSAs) to disseminate TE   metrics within an autonomous System (AS), which may consist of   multiple areas.  When an AS consists of TE and non-TE nodes, OSPF-xTE   ensures that non-TE nodes in the AS are unaffected by the TE LSAs.   OSPF-xTE generates a stand-alone TE Link State Database (TE-LSDB),   distinct from the native OSPF LSDB, for computation of TE circuit   paths.  OSPF-xTE is versatile and extendible to non-packet networks   such as Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) / Time Division   Multiplexing (TDM) and optical networks.IESG Note   The content of this RFC was at one time considered by the IETF, and   therefore it may resemble a current IETF work in progress or a   published IETF work.  This RFC is not a candidate for any level of   Internet Standard.  The IETF disclaims any knowledge of the fitness   of this RFC for any purpose and in particular notes that the decision   to publish is not based on IETF review for such things as security,   congestion control, or inappropriate interaction with deployed   protocols.  The RFC Editor has chosen to publish this document at its   discretion.  Readers of this RFC should exercise caution in   evaluating its value for implementation and deployment.  SeeRFC 3932   for more information.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                      [Page 1]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   SeeRFC 3630 for the IETF consensus protocol for OSPF Traffic   Engineering.  The OSPF WG position at the time of publication is that   although this proposal has some useful properties, the protocol inRFC 3630 is sufficient for the traffic engineering needs that have   been identified so far, and the cost of migrating to this proposal   exceeds its benefits.Table of Contents1. Introduction ....................................................32. Principles of Traffic Engineering ...............................33. Terminology .....................................................53.1. Native OSPF Terms ..........................................53.2. OSPF-xTE Terms .............................................64. Motivations behind the Design of OSPF-xTE .......................94.1. Scalable Design ............................................94.2. Operable in Mixed and Peer Networks ........................94.3. Efficient in Flooding Reach ................................94.4. Ability to Reserve TE-Exclusive Links .....................104.5. Extensible Design .........................................114.6. Unified for Packet and Non-Packet Networks ................114.7. Networks Benefiting from the OSPF-xTE Design ..............115. OSPF-xTE Solution Overview .....................................125.1. OSPF-xTE Solution .........................................125.2. Assumptions ...............................................136. Strategy for Transition of Opaque LSAs to OSPF-xTE .............147. OSPF-xTE Router Adjacency -- TE Topology Discovery .............147.1. The OSPF-xTE Router Adjacency .............................147.2. The Hello Protocol ........................................157.3. The Designated Router .....................................157.4. The Backup Designated Router ..............................157.5. Flooding and the Synchronization of Databases .............167.6. The Graph of Adjacencies ..................................168. TE LSAs for Packet Network .....................................188.1. TE-Router LSA (0x81) ......................................188.1.1. Router-TE Flags: TE Capabilities of the Router .....198.1.2. Router-TE TLVs .....................................208.1.3. Link-TE Flags: TE Capabilities of a Link ...........228.1.4. Link-TE TLVs .......................................238.2. TE-Incremental-Link-Update LSA (0x8d) .....................268.3. TE-Circuit-Path LSA (0x8C) ................................288.4. TE-Summary LSAs ...........................................318.4.1. TE-Summary Network LSA (0x83) ......................328.4.2. TE-Summary Router LSA (0x84) .......................338.5. TE-AS-external LSAs (0x85) ................................349. TE LSAs for Non-Packet Network .................................369.1. TE-Router LSA (0x81) ......................................369.1.1. Router-TE flags - TE Capabilities of a Router ......37Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                      [Page 2]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20079.1.2. Link-TE Options: TE Capabilities of a TE Link ......389.2. TE-positional-ring-network LSA (0x82) .....................389.3. TE-Router-Proxy LSA (0x8e) ................................4010. Abstract Topology Representation with TE Support ..............4211. Changes to Data Structures in OSPF-xTE Nodes ..................4411.1. Changes to Router Data Structure .........................4411.2. Two Sets of Neighbors ....................................4411.3. Changes to Interface Data Structure ......................4412. IANA Considerations ...........................................4512.1. TE LSA Type Values .......................................4512.2. TE TLV Tag Values ........................................4613. Acknowledgements ..............................................4614. Security Considerations .......................................4715. Normative References ..........................................4816. Informative References ........................................481.  Introduction   This document defines OSPF-xTE, an experimental traffic engineering   (TE) extension to the link-state routing protocol OSPF.  The   objective of OSPF-xTE is to discover TE network topology and   disseminate TE metrics within an autonomous system (AS).  A stand-   alone TE Link State Database (TE-LSDB), different from the native   OSPF LSDB, is created to facilitate computation of TE circuit paths.   Devising algorithms to compute TE circuit paths is not an objective   of this document.   OSPF-xTE is different from the Opaque-LSA-based approach outlined in   [OPQLSA-TE].Section 4 describes the motivations behind the design   of OSPF-xTE.Section 6 outlines a transition path for those   currently using [OPQLSA-TE] for intra-area and wish to extend this   using OSPF-xTE across the AS.   Readers interested in TE extensions for packet networks alone may   skipsection 9.0.2.  Principles of Traffic Engineering   The objective of traffic engineering (TE) is to set up circuit   path(s) between a pair of nodes or links and to forward traffic of a   certain forwarding equivalency class (FEC) through the circuit path.   Only unicast circuit paths are considered in this section; multicast   variations are outside the scope.   A traffic engineered circuit path is unidirectional and may be   identified by the tuple: (FEC, TE circuit parameters, origin   node/link, destination node/link).Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                      [Page 3]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   A forwarding equivalency class (FEC) is a grouping of traffic that is   forwarded in the same manner by a node.  An FEC may be classified   based on a number of criteria, as follows:        a) traffic arriving on a specific interface,        b) traffic arriving at a certain time of day,        c) traffic meeting a certain packet based classification           criteria (ex: based on a match of the fields in the IP and           transport headers within a packet),        d) traffic in a certain priority class,        e) traffic arriving on a specific set of TDM (Synchronous           Transport Signal (STS)) circuits on an interface, or        f) traffic arriving on a certain wavelength of an interface.   Discerning traffic based on the FEC criteria is mandatory for Label   Edge Routers (LERs).  The intermediate Label-Switched Routers (LSRs)   are transparent to the traffic content.  LSRs are only responsible   for maintaining the circuit for its lifetime.  This document will not   address definition of FEC criteria, the mapping of an FEC to circuit,   or the associated signaling to set up circuits.  [MPLS-TE] and   [GMPLS-TE] address the FEC criteria. [RSVP-TE] and [CR-LDP] address   signaling protocols to set up circuits.   This document is concerned with the collection of TE metrics for all   the TE enforceable nodes and links within an autonomous system.  TE   metrics for a node may include the following.        a) Ability to perform traffic prioritization,        b) Ability to provision bandwidth on interfaces,        c) Support for Constrained Shortest Path First (CSPF)           algorithms,        d) Support for certain TE-Circuit switch type, and        e) Support for a certain type of automatic protection switching.   TE metrics for a link may include the following.        a) available bandwidth,        b) reliability of the link,        c) color assigned to the link,        d) cost of bandwidth usage on the link, and        e) membership in a Shared Risk Link Group (SRLG).   A number of CSPF (Constraint-based Shortest Path First) algorithms   may be used to dynamically set up TE circuit paths in a TE network.   OSPF-xTE mandates that the originating and the terminating entities   of a TE circuit path be identifiable by IP addresses.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                      [Page 4]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20073.  Terminology   Definitions of the majority of the terms used in the context of the   OSPF protocol may be found in [OSPF-V2].  MPLS and traffic   engineering terms may be found in [MPLS-ARCH].  RSVP-TE and CR-LDP   signaling-specific terms may be found in [RSVP-TE] and [CR-LDP],   respectively.   The following subsections describe the native OSPF terms and the   OSPF-xTE terms used within this document.3.1.  Native OSPF Terms   o  Native node (Non-TE node)       A native or non-TE node is an OSPF router that is capable of IP       packet forwarding but does not take part in a TE network.  A       native OSPF node forwards IP traffic using the shortest-path       forwarding algorithm and does not run the OSPF-xTE extensions.   o  Native link (Non-TE link)       A native (or non-TE) link is a network attachment to a TE or       non-TE node used for IP packet traversal.   o  Native OSPF network (Non-TE network)       A native OSPF network refers to an OSPF network that does not       support TE.  "Non-TE network", "native-OSPF network", and "non-TE       topology" are used synonymously throughout the document.   o  LSP       LSP stands for "Label-Switched Path".  An LSP is a TE circuit       path in a packet network.  The terms "LSP" and "TE circuit path"       are used synonymously in the context of packet networks.   o  LSA       LSA stands for OSPF "Link State Advertisement".Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                      [Page 5]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   o  LSDB       LSDB stands for "Link State Database".  An LSDB contains a       representation of the topology of a network.  A native LSDB,       constituted of native OSPF LSAs, represents the topology of a       native IP network.  The TE-LSDB, on the other hand, is       constituted of TE LSAs and is a representation of the TE network       topology.3.2.  OSPF-xTE Terms   o  TE node       A TE node is a node in the traffic engineering (TE) network.  A       TE node has a minimum of one TE link attached to it.  Associated       with each TE node is a set of supported TE metrics.  A TE node       may also participate in a native IP network.       In a SONET/TDM or photonic cross-connect network, a TE node is       not required to be an OSPF-xTE node.  An external OSPF-xTE node       may act as proxy for the TE nodes that cannot be routers       themselves.   o  TE link       A TE link is a network attachment point to a TE node and is       intended for traffic engineering use.  Associated with each TE       link is a set of supported TE metrics.  A TE link may also       optionally carry native IP traffic.       Of the various links attached to a TE node, only the links that       take part in a traffic-engineered network are called TE links.   o  TE circuit path       A TE circuit path is a unidirectional data path that is defined       by a list of TE nodes connected to each other through TE links.       A TE circuit path is also often referred simply as a circuit path       or a circuit.       For the purposes of OSPF-xTE, the originating and terminating       entities of a TE circuit path must be identifiable by their IP       addresses.  As a general rule, all nodes and links party to a       traffic-engineered network should be uniquely identifiable by an       IP address.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                      [Page 6]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   o  OSPF-xTE node (OSPF-xTE router)       An OSPF-xTE node is a TE node that runs the OSPF routing protocol       and the OSPF-xTE extensions described in this document.  An       autonomous system (AS) may consist of a combination of native and       OSPF-xTE nodes.   o  TE Control network       The IP network used by the OSPF-xTE nodes for OSPF-xTE       communication is referred as the TE control network or simply the       control network.  The control network can be independent of the       TE data network.   o  TE network (TE topology)       A TE network is a network of connected TE nodes and TE links, for       the purpose of setting up one or more TE circuit paths.  The       terms "TE network", "TE data network", and "TE topology" are used       synonymously throughout the document.   o  Packet-TE network (Packet network)       A packet-TE network is a TE network in which the nodes switch       MPLS packets.  An MPLS packet is defined in [MPLS-TE] as a packet       with an MPLS header, followed by data octets.  The intermediary       node(s) of a circuit path in a packet-TE network perform MPLS       label swapping to emulate the circuit.       Unless specified otherwise, the term "packet network" is used       throughout the document to refer to a packet-TE network.   o  Non-packet-TE network (Non-packet network)       A non-packet-TE network is a TE network in which the nodes switch       non-packet entities such as STS time slots, Lambda wavelengths,       or simply interfaces.       SONET/TDM and fiber cross-connect networks are examples of non-       packet-TE networks.  Circuit emulation in these networks is       accomplished by the switch fabric in the intermediary nodes       (based on TDM time slot, fiber interface, or Lambda).       Unless specified otherwise, the term non-packet network is used       throughout the document to refer a non-packet-TE network.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                      [Page 7]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   o  Mixed network       A mixed network is a network that is constituted of both packet-       TE and non-TE networks.  Traffic in the network is strictly       datagram oriented, i.e., IP datagrams or MPLS packets.  Routers       in a mixed network may be TE or native nodes.       OSPF-xTE is usable within a packet network or a mixed network.   o  Peer network       A peer network is a network that is constituted of packet-TE and       non-packet-TE networks combined.  In a peer network, a TE node       could potentially support TE links for the packet as well as       non-packet data.       OSPF-xTE is usable within a packet network or a non-packet       network or a peer network, which is a combination of the two.   o  CSPF       CSPF stands for "Constrained Shortest Path First".  Given a TE       LSDB and a set of constraints that must be satisfied to form a       circuit path, there may be several CSPF algorithms to obtain a TE       circuit path that meets the criteria.   o  TLV       A TLV stands for a data object in the form: Tag-Length-Value.       All TLVs are assumed to be of the following format, unless       specified otherwise.  The Tag and Length are 16 bits wide each.       The Length includes the 4 octets required for Tag and Length       specification.  All TLVs described in this document are padded to       32-bit alignment.  Any padding required for alignment will not be       a part of the length field, however.  TLVs are used to describe       traffic engineering characteristics of the TE nodes, TE links,       and TE circuit paths.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Tag                |     Length (4 or more)        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                            Value ....                         |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                            ....                               |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                      [Page 8]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   o  Router-TE TLVs (Router TLVs)       TLVs used to describe the TE capabilities of a TE node.   o  Link-TE TLVs (Link TLVs)       TLVs used to describe the TE capabilities of a TE link.4.  Motivations behind the Design of OSPF-xTE   There are several motivations that led to the design of OSPF-xTE.   OSPF-xTE is scalable, efficient, and usable across a variety of   network topologies.  These motivations are explained in detail in the   following subsections.  The last subsection lists real-world network   scenarios that benefit from the OSPF-xTE.4.1.  Scalable Design   In OSPF-xTE, an area-level abstraction provides the scaling required   for the TE topology in a large autonomous system (AS).  An OSPF-xTE   area border router will advertise summary LSAs for TE and non-TE   topologies independent of each other.  Readers may refer tosection10 for a topological view of the AS from the perspective of a OSPF-   xTE node in an area.   [OPQLSA-TE], on the other hand, is designed for intra-area and is not   scalable to AS-wide scope.4.2.  Operable in Mixed and Peer Networks   OSPF-xTE assumes that an AS may be constituted of coexisting TE and   non-TE networks.  OSPF-xTE dynamically discovers TE topology and the   associated TE metrics of the nodes and links that form the TE   network.  As such, OSPF-xTE generates a stand-alone TE-LSDB that is   fully representative of the TE network.  Stand-alone TE-LSDB allows   for speedy TE computations.   [OPQLSA-TE] is designed for packet networks and is not suitable for   mixes and peer networks.  TE-LSDB in [OPQLSA-TE] is derived from the   combination of Opaque LSAs and native LSDB.  Further, the TE-LSDB   thus derived has no knowledge of the TE capabilities of the routers   in the network.4.3.  Efficient in Flooding Reach   OSPF-xTE is able to identify the TE topology in a mixed network and   to limit the flooding of TE LSAs to only the TE nodes.  Non-TE nodes   are not bombarded with TE LSAs.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                      [Page 9]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   In a TE network, a subset of the TE metrics may be prone to rapid   change, while others remain largely unchanged.  Changes in TE metrics   must be communicated at the earliest throughout the network to ensure   that the TE-LSDB is up-to-date within the network.  As a general   rule, a TE network is likely to generate significantly more control   traffic than a native network.  The excess traffic is almost directly   proportional to the rate at which TE circuits are set up and torn   down within the TE network.  The TE database synchronization should   occur much quicker compared to the aggregate circuit set up and   tear-down rates.  OSPF-xTE defines TE-Incremental-Link-update LSA   (section 8.2) to advertise only a subset of the metrics that are   prone to rapid changes.   The more frequent and wider the flooding, the larger the number of   retransmissions and acknowledgements.  The same information (needed   or not) may reach a router through multiple links.  Even if the   router did not forward the information past the node, it would still   have to send acknowledgements across all the various links on which   the LSAs tried to converge.  It is undesirable to flood non-TE nodes   with TE information.4.4.  Ability to Reserve TE-Exclusive Links   OSPF-xTE draws a clear distinction between TE and non-TE links.  A TE   link may be configured to permit TE traffic alone, and not permit   best-effort IP traffic on the link.  This permits TE enforceability   on the TE links.   When links of a TE topology do not overlap the links of a native IP   network, OSPF-xTE allows for virtual isolation of the two networks.   Best-effort IP network and TE network often have different service   requirements.  Keeping the two networks physically isolated can be   expensive.  Combining the two networks into a single physically   connected network will bring economies of scale, while service   enforceability can be maintained individually for each of the TE and   non-TE sections of the network.   [OPQLSA-TE] does not support the ability to isolate best-effort IP   traffic from TE traffic on a link.  All links are subject to best-   effort IP traffic.  An OSPF router could potentially select a TE link   to be its least cost link and inundate the link with best-effort IP   traffic, thereby rendering the link unusable for TE purposes.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 10]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20074.5.  Extensible Design   The OSPF-xTE design is based on the tried-and-tested OSPF paradigm,   and it inherits all the benefits of OSPF, present and future.  TE   LSAs are extensible, just as the native OSPF on which OSPF-xTE is   founded are extensible.4.6.  Unified for Packet and Non-Packet Networks   OSPF-xTE is usable within a packet network or a non-packet network or   a combination peer network.   Signaling protocols such as RSVP and LDP work the same across packet   and non-packet networks.  Signaling protocols merely need the TE   characteristics of nodes and links so they can signal the nodes to   formulate TE circuit paths.  In a peer network, the underlying   control protocol must be capable of providing a unified LSDB for all   TE nodes (nodes with packet-TE links as well as non-packet-TE links)   in the network.  OSPF-xTE meets this requirement.4.7.  Networks Benefiting from the OSPF-xTE Design   Below are examples of some real-world network scenarios that benefit   from OSPF-xTE.   o  IP providers transitioning to provide TE services       Providers needing to support MPLS-based TE in their IP network       may choose to transition gradually.  They may add new TE links or       convert existing links into TE links within an area first and       progressively advance to offering MPLS in the entire AS.       Not all routers will support TE extensions at the same time       during the migration process.  Use of TE-specific LSAs and their       flooding to OSPF-xTE only nodes will allow the vendor to       introduce MPLS TE without destabilizing the existing network.       The native OSPF-LSDB will remain undisturbed while newer TE links       are added to the network.   o  Providers offering best-effort-IP & TE services       Providers choosing to offer both best-effort-IP and TE based       packet services simultaneously on the same physically connected       network will benefit from the OSPF-xTE design.  By maintaining       independent LSDBs for each type of service, TE links are not       cannibalized in a mixed network.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 11]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   o  Large TE networks       The OSPF-xTE design is advantageous in large TE networks that       require the AS to be sub-divided into multiple areas.  OSPF-xTE       permits inter-area exchange of TE information, which ensures that       all nodes in the AS have up-to-date, AS-wide, TE reachability       knowledge.  This in turn will make TE circuit setup predictable       and computationally bounded.   o  Non-Packet Networks and Peer Networks       Vendors may also use OSPF-xTE for their non-packet TE networks.       OSPF-xTE defines the following functions in support of non-packet       TE networks.        (a) "Positional-Ring" type network LSAs.        (b) Router proxying -- allowing a router to advertise on behalf              of other nodes (that are not packet/OSPF-capable).5.  OSPF-xTE Solution Overview5.1.  OSPF-xTE Solution   Locally-scoped Opaque LSA (type 9) is used to discovery the TE   topology within a network.Section 7.1 describes in detail the use   of type 9 Opaque LSA for TE topology discovery.  TE LSAs are designed   for use by the OSPF-xTE nodes.Section 8.0 describes the TE LSAs in   detail.  Changes required of the OSPF data structures to support   OSPF-xTE are described insection 11.0.  A new TE-neighbors data   structure will be used to advertise TE LSAs along TE topology.   An OSPF-xTE node will have a native LSDB and a TE-LSDB, while a   native OSPF node will have just a native LSDB.  Consider the OSPF   area, constituted of OSPF-xTE and native OSPF routers, shown in   Figure 1.  Nodes RT1, RT2, RT3, and RT6 are OSPF-xTE routers with TE   and non-TE link attachments.  Nodes RT4 and RT5 are native OSPF   routers with no TE links.  When the LSA database is synchronized, all   nodes will share the same native LSDB.  OSPF-xTE nodes alone will   have the additional TE-LSDB.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 12]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007              +---+              |   |--------------------------------------+              |RT6|\\                                    |              +---+  \\                                  |               ||      \\                                |               ||        \\                              |               ||          \\                            |               ||          +---+                         |               ||          |   |----------------+        |               ||          |RT1|\\              |        |               ||          +---+  \\            |        |               ||          //|      \\          |        |               ||        //  |        \\        |        |               ||      //    |          \\      |        |              +---+  //      |            \\  +---+      |              |RT2|//        |              \\|RT3|------+              |   |----------|----------------|   |              +---+          |                +---+                             |                  |                             |                  |                             |                  |                           +---+              +---+                           |RT5|--------------|RT4|                           +---+              +---+         Legend:              --   Native (non-TE) network link              |    Native (non-TE) network link              \\   TE network link              ||   TE network link             Figure 1.  A (TE + native) OSPF Network Topology5.2.  Assumptions   OSPF-xTE is an extension to the native OSPF protocol and does not   mandate changes to the existing OSPF.  OSPF-xTE design makes the   following assumptions.   (1)  An OSPF-xTE node will need to establish router adjacency with at        least one other OSPF-xTE node in the area in order for the        router's TE database to be synchronized within the area.        Failing this, the OSPF router will not be in the TE calculations        of other TE routers in the area.        It is the responsibility of the network administrator(s) to        ensure connectedness of the TE network.  Otherwise, there can be        disjoint TE topologies within a network.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 13]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   (2)  OSPF-xTE nodes must advertise the link state of its TE links.        TE links are not obligated to support native IP traffic.  Hence,        an OSPF-xTE node cannot be required to synchronize its link-        state database with neighbors on all its links.  The only        requirement is to have the TE LSDB synchronized across all        OSPF-xTE nodes in the area.   (3)  A link in a packet network may be designated as a TE link or a        native-IP link or both.  For example, a link may be used for        both TE and non-TE traffic, as long as the link is under        subscribed in bandwidth for TE traffic (for example, 50% of the        link capacity is set aside for TE traffic).   (4)  Non-packet TE sub-topologies must have a minimum of one node        running OSPF-xTE protocol.  For example, a SONET/SDH TDM ring        must have a minimum of one Gateway Network Element (GNE) running        OSPF-xTE.  The OSPF-xTE node will advertise on behalf of all the        TE nodes in the ring.6.  Strategy for Transition of Opaque LSAs to OSPF-xTE   Below is a strategy to transition implementations currently using   Opaque LSAs ([OPQLSA-TE]) within an area to adapt OSPF-xTE in a   gradual fashion across the AS.   (1)  Use [OPQLSA-TE] within an area.  Derive TE topology within the        area from the combination of Opaque LSAs and native LSDB.   (2)  Use TE-Summary LSAs and TE-AS-external LSAs for inter-area        communication.  Use the TE topology within an area to summarize        the TE networks in the area and advertise the same to all TE        nodes in the backbone.  The TE-ABRs (TE area border routers) on        the backbone area will in turn advertise these summaries within        their connected areas.7.  OSPF-xTE Router Adjacency -- TE Topology Discovery   OSPF creates adjacencies between neighboring routers for the purpose   of exchanging routing information.  The following subsections   describe the use of locally-scoped Opaque LSAs to discover OSPF-xTE   neighboring routers.  The capability is used as the basis to build a   TE topology.7.1.  The OSPF-xTE Router Adjacency   OSPF uses the options field in the Hello packet to advertise optional   router capabilities [OSPF-V2].  However, all the bits in this field   have been allocated and there is no way to advertise OSPF-xTESrisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 14]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   capability using the options field at this time.  This document   proposes using local-scope Opaque LSA (OPAQUE-9 LSA) to advertise   support for OSPF-xTE and establish OSPF-xTE adjacency.  In order to   exchange Opaque LSAs, the neighboring routers must have the O-bit   (Opaque option bit) set in the options field.   [OSPF-CAP] proposes a format for exchanging router capabilities via   OPAQUE-9 LSA.  Routers supporting OSPF-xTE will be required to set   the "OSPF Experimental TE" bit within the "router capabilities"   field.  Two routers will not become TE neighbors unless they share a   common network link on which both routers advertise support for   OSPF-xTE.  Routers that do not support OSPF-xTE may simply ignore the   advertisement.7.2.  The Hello Protocol   The Hello protocol is primarily responsible for dynamically   establishing and maintaining neighbor adjacencies.  In a TE network,   it is not required for all links and neighbors to establish adjacency   using this protocol.  OSPF-xTE router adjacency between two routers   is established using the method described in the previous section.   For non-broadcast multi-access (NBMA) and broadcast networks, the   HELLO protocol is responsible for electing the Designated Router and   the Backup Designated Router.  Routers supporting the TE option shall   be given a higher precedence for becoming a designated router over   those that do not support TE.7.3.  The Designated Router   When a router's non-TE link first becomes functional, it checks to   see whether there is currently a Designated Router for the network.   If there is one, it accepts that Designated Router, regardless of its   router priority, so long as the current designated router is TE   compliant.  Otherwise, the router itself becomes Designated Router if   it has the highest Router Priority on the network and is TE   compliant.   OSPF-xTE must be implemented on the most robust routers, as they   become likely candidates to take on the role as Designated Router.7.4.  The Backup Designated Router   The Backup Designated Router is also elected by the Hello Protocol.   Each Hello Packet has a field that specifies the Backup Designated   Router for the network.  Once again, TE-compliance must be weighed in   conjunction with router priority in electing the Backup Designated   Router.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 15]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20077.5.  Flooding and the Synchronization of Databases   In OSPF, adjacent routers within an area are required to synchronize   their databases.  However, a more concise requirement is that all   routers in an area must converge on the same LSDB.  As stated in item   2 ofsection 5.2, a basic assertion of OSPF-xTE is that the links   used by the OSPF-xTE control network for flooding must not be   required to match the links used by the data network for real-time   data forwarding.  For instance, it should not be required to send   OSPF-xTE messages over a TE link that is configured to reject non-TE   traffic.  However, the control network must be set up such that a   minimum of one path exists between any two OSPF or OSPF-xTE routers   within the network, for flooding purposes.  This revised control   network connectivity requirement does not jeopardize convergence of   LSDB within an area.   In a mixed network, where some of the neighbors are TE compliant and   others are not, the designated OSPF-xTE router will exchange   different sets of LSAs with its neighbors.  TE LSAs are exchanged   only with the TE neighbors.  Native LSAs are exchanged with all   neighbors (TE and non-TE alike).  Restricting the scope of TE LSA   flooding to just the OSPF-xTE nodes will not affect the native nodes   that coexist with the OSPF-xTE nodes.   The control traffic for a TE network (i.e., TE LSA advertisement) is   likely to be higher than that of a native OSPF network.  This is   because the TE metrics may vary with each TE circuit setup and the   corresponding state change must be advertised at the earliest, not   exceeding the MinLSInterval of 5 seconds.  To minimize advertising   repetitive content, OSPF-xTE defines a new TE-incremental-Link-update   LSA (section 8.2) that would advertise just the TLVs that changed for   a link.   The OSPFIGP-TE well-known multicast address 224.0.0.24 has been   assigned by IANA for the exchange of TE-compliant database   descriptors during database synchronization.7.6.  The Graph of Adjacencies   If two routers have multiple networks in common, they may have   multiple adjacencies between them.  The adjacency may be one of two   types - native OSPF adjacency and TE adjacency.  OSPF-xTE routers   will form both types of adjacency.   Two types of adjacency graphs are possible, depending on whether a   Designated Router is elected for the network.  On physical point-to-   point networks, point-to-multipoint networks, and virtual links,   neighboring routers become adjacent whenever they can communicateSrisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 16]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   directly.  The adjacency can be either (a) TE-compliant or (b)   native.  In contrast, on broadcast and NBMA networks the designated   router and the backup designated router may maintain two sets of   adjacency.  The remaining routers will form either TE-compliant or   native adjacency.   In the broadcast network in Figure 2, routers RT7 and RT3 are chosen   as the Designated and Backup Designated Routers, respectively.   Routers RT3, RT4 and RT7 are TE-compliant, but RT5 and RT6 are not.   So RT4 will have TE-compliant adjacency with the designated and   backup routers, while RT5 and RT6 will only have native adjacency   with the Designated and Backup Designated Routers.                Network                          Adjacency         +---+            +---+         |RT1|------------|RT2|            o-----------------o         +---+    N1      +---+           RT1               RT2                                                 RT7                                                  o:::::            +---+   +---+   +---+                /|    :            |RT7|   |RT3|   |RT4|               / |    :            +---+   +---+   +---+              /  |    :              |       |       |               /   |    :         +-----------------------+        RT5o RT6o    oRT4            N2    |       |                   *   *    ;                +---+   +---+                  *  *    ;                |RT5|   |RT6|                   * *    ;                +---+   +---+                    **    ;                                                  o;;;;;                                                 RT3                            Adjacency Legend:                               ----- Native adjacency (primary)                               ***** Native adjacency (backup)                               ::::: TE-compliant adjacency (primary)                               ;;;;; TE-compliant adjacency (backup)         Figure 2.  Two Adjacency Graphs with TE-Compliant RoutersSrisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 17]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20078.  TE LSAs for Packet Network   The OSPFv2 protocol currently has a total of 11 LSA types.  LSA types   1 through 5 are defined in [OSPF-V2].  LSA types 6, 7, and 8 are   defined in [MOSPF], [NSSA], and [BGP-OSPF], respectively.  LSA types   9 through 11 are defined in [OPAQUE].   Each LSA type has a unique flooding scope.  Opaque LSA types 9   through 11 are general purpose LSAs, with flooding scope set to   link-local, area-local, and AS-wide (except stub areas) respectively.   In the following subsections, we define new LSAs for traffic   engineering (TE) use.  The values for the new TE LSA types are   assigned with the high bit of the LSA-type octet set to 1.  The new   TE LSAs are largely modeled after the existing LSAs for content   format and have a unique flooding scope.   TE-router LSA is defined to advertise TE characteristics of an OSPF-   xTE router and all the TE links attached to the router.  TE-   incremental-Link-Update LSA is defined to advertise incremental   updates to the metrics of a TE link.  Flooding scope for both these   LSAs is restricted to an area.   TE-Summary network and router LSAs are defined to advertise the   reachability of area-specific TE networks and area border routers   (along with router TE characteristics) to external areas.  Flooding   scope of the TE-Summary LSAs is the TE topology in the entire AS less   the non-backbone area for which the advertising router is an ABR.   Just as with native OSPF summary LSAs, the TE-Summary LSAs do not   reveal the topological details of an area to external areas.   TE-AS-external LSA and TE-Circuit-Path LSA are defined to advertise   AS external network reachability and pre-engineered TE circuits,   respectively.  While flooding scope for both these LSAs can be the   entire AS, flooding scope for the pre-engineered TE circuit LSA may   optionally be restricted to just the TE topology within an area.8.1.  TE-Router LSA (0x81)   The TE-router LSA (0x81) is modeled after the router LSA and has the   same flooding scope as the router LSA.  However, the scope is   restricted to only the OSPF-xTE nodes within the area.  The TE router   LSA describes the TE metrics of the router as well as the TE links   attached to the router.  Below is the format of the TE-router LSA.   Unless specified explicitly otherwise, the fields carry the same   meaning as they do in a router LSA.  Only the differences are   explained below.  Router-TE flags, Router-TE TLVs, Link-TE options,   and Link-TE TLVs are each described in the following sub-sections.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 18]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            LS age             |     Options   |     0x81      |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                        Link State ID                          |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     Advertising Router                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     LS sequence number                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |         LS checksum           |             length            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |    0    |V|E|B|      0        |       Router-TE flags         |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |  Router-TE flags (contd.)     |       Router-TE TLVs          |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     ....                                      |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     ....      |            # of TE links      |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                          Link ID                              |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                         Link Data                             |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |     Type      |        0      |    Link-TE flags              |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |   Link-TE flags (contd.)      |  Zero or more Link-TE TLVs    |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                          Link ID                              |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                         Link Data                             |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                              ...                              |8.1.1.  Router-TE Flags: TE Capabilities of the Router   The following flags are used to describe the TE capabilities of an   OSPF-xTE router.  The remaining bits of the 32-bit word are reserved   for future use.       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |L|L|P| | | |                                             |L|S|C|       |S|E|S| | | |                                             |S|I|S|       |R|R|C| | | |                                             |P|G|P|       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |<---- Boolean TE flags ------->|<- TE flags pointing to TLVs ->|Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 19]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007       Bit LSR - When set, the router is considered to have LSR (Label-                 Switched Router) capability.       Bit LER - When set, the router is considered to have LER                 capability.  All MPLS border routers will be required                 to have LER capability.  Setting both the LER and E                 bits indicates an AS Boundary router with LER                 capability.  Setting both the LER and B bits indicates                 an area border router with LER capability.       Bit PSC - Indicates the node is packet-switch capable.       Bit LSP - An MPLS Label switch TLV TE-NODE-TLV-MPLS-SWITCHING                 follows.  This is applicable only when the PSC flag is                 set.       Bit SIG - An MPLS Signaling-protocol-support TLV TE-NODE-TLV-                 MPLS-SIG-PROTOCOLS follows.       BIT CSPF - A CSPF algorithm support TLV TE-NODE-TLV-CSPF-ALG                 follows.8.1.2.  Router-TE TLVs   The following Router-TE TLVs are defined.8.1.2.1.  TE-NODE-TLV-MPLS-SWITCHING   MPLS switching TLV is applicable only for packet switched nodes.  The   TLV specifies the MPLS packet switching capabilities of the TE node.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Tag = 0x8001       |     Length = 6                |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       | Label Depth   |  QOS          |                               |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   Label Depth is the depth of label stack the node is capable of   processing on its ingress interfaces.  An octet is used to represent   label depth.  A default value of 1 is assumed when the TLV is not   listed.  Label depth is relevant when an LER has to pop multiple   labels off the MPLS stack.   QOS is a single-octet field that may be assigned '1' or '0'.  Nodes   supporting QOS are able to interpret the EXP bits in the MPLS header   to prioritize multiple classes of traffic through the same LSP.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 20]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20078.1.2.2.  TE-NODE-TLV-MPLS-SIG-PROTOCOLS   MPLS signaling protocols TLV lists all the signaling protocol   supported by the node.  An octet is used to list each signaling   protocol supported.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Tag = 0x8002       |     Length = 5, 6 or 7        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |   Protocol-1  |   ...         |      ....                     |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   RSVP-TE protocol is represented as 1, CR-LDP as 2, and LDP as 3.   These are the only permitted signaling protocols at this time.8.1.2.3.  TE-NODE-TLV-CSPF-ALGORITHMS   The CSPF algorithms TLV lists all the CSPF algorithm codes supported.   Support for CSPF algorithms makes the node eligible to compute   complete or partial circuit paths.  Support for CSPF algorithms can   also be beneficial in knowing whether or not a node is capable of   expanding loose routes (in an MPLS signaling request) into a detailed   circuit path.   Two octets are used to list each CSPF algorithm code.  The algorithm   codes may be vendor defined and unique within an Autonomous System.   If the node supports 'n' CSPF algorithms, the Length would be (4 + 4   * ((n+1)/2)) octets.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Tag = 0x8003       |     Length = 4(1 + (n+1)/2)   |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                    CSPF-1     |      ....                     |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                    CSPF-n     |                               |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 21]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20078.1.2.4.  TE-NODE-TLV-NULL   When a TE-Router or a TE link has multiple TLVs to describe the   metrics, the NULL TLV is used to terminate the TLV list.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Tag = 0x8888       |     Length = 4                |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+8.1.3.  Link-TE Flags: TE Capabilities of a Link   The following flags are used to describe the TE capabilities of a   link.  The remaining bits of the 32-bit word are reserved for future   use.       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |T|N|P| | | |D|                                         |S|L|B|C|       |E|T|K| | | |B|                                         |R|U|W|O|       | |E|T| | | |S|                                         |L|G| |L|       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |<---- Boolean TE flags ------->|<- TE flags pointing to TLVs ->|       Bit TE   - Indicates whether TE is permitted on the link.  A link                  can be denied for TE use by setting the flag to 0.       Bit NTE  - Indicates whether non-TE traffic is permitted on the                  TE link.  This flag is relevant only when the TE flag                  is set.       Bit PKT  - Indicates whether or not the link is capable of IP                  packet processing.       Bit DBS  - Indicates whether or not database synchronization is                  permitted on this link.       Bit SRLG - Shared Risk Link Group TLV TE-LINK-TLV-SRLG follows.       Bit LUG  - Link Usage Cost Metric TLV TE-LINK-TLV-LUG follows.       Bit BW   - One or more Link Bandwidth TLVs follow.       Bit COL  - Link Color TLV TE-LINK-TLV-COLOR follows.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 22]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20078.1.4.  Link-TE TLVs8.1.4.1.  TE-LINK-TLV-SRLG   The SRLG describes the list of Shared Risk Link Groups (SRLG) the   link belongs to.  Two octets are used to list each SRLG.  If the link   belongs to 'n' SRLGs, the Length would be (4 + 4 * ((n+1)/2)) octets.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Tag = 0x0001       |     Length = 4(1 + (n+1)/2)   |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                    SRLG-1     |      ....                     |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                    SRLG-n     |                               |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+8.1.4.2  TE-LINK-TLV-BANDWIDTH-MAX   The Bandwidth TLV specifies the maximum bandwidth of the link, as   follows.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Tag = 0x0002       |     Length = 8                |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                      Maximum Bandwidth                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   Bandwidth is expressed in units of 32 bytes/sec (256 bits/sec).  A   32-bit field for bandwidth would permit specification not exceeding 1   terabit/sec.   Maximum Bandwidth is the maximum link capacity expressed in bandwidth   units.  Portions or all of this bandwidth may be used for TE use.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 23]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20078.1.4.3.  TE-LINK-TLV-BANDWIDTH-MAX-FOR-TE   The Bandwidth TLV specifies the maximum bandwidth available for TE   use, as follows.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Tag = 0x0003       |     Length = 8                |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |              Maximum Bandwidth available for TE use           |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   Bandwidth is expressed in units of 32 bytes/sec (256 bits/sec).  A   32-bit field for bandwidth would permit specification not exceeding 1   terabit/sec.   "Maximum Bandwidth available for TE use" is the total reservable   bandwidth on the link for use by all the TE circuit paths traversing   the link.  The link is oversubscribed when this field is more than   the Maximum Bandwidth.  When the field is less than the Maximum   Bandwidth, the remaining bandwidth on the link may be used for non-TE   traffic in a mixed network.8.1.4.4.  TE-LINK-TLV-BANDWIDTH-TE   The Bandwidth TLV specifies the bandwidth reserved for TE as follows.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Tag = 0x0004       |     Length = 8                |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                      TE Bandwidth subscribed                  |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   Bandwidth is expressed in units of 32 bytes/sec (256 bits/sec).  A   32-bit field for bandwidth would permit specification not exceeding 1   terabit/sec.   "TE Bandwidth subscribed" is the bandwidth that is currently   subscribed from of the link. "TE Bandwidth subscribed" must be less   than the "Maximum bandwidth available for TE use".  New TE circuit   paths are able to claim no more than the difference between the two   bandwidths for reservation.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 24]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20078.1.4.5.  TE-LINK-TLV-LUG   The link usage cost TLV specifies bandwidth unit usage cost, TE   circuit set-up cost, and any time constraints for setup and teardown   of TE circuits on the link.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Tag = 0x0005       |     Length = 28               |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                      Bandwidth unit usage cost                |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                      TE circuit set-up cost                   |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                      TE circuit set-up time constraint        |       |                                                               |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                      TE circuit tear-down time constraint     |       |                                                               |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   Circuit Setup time constraint       This 64-bit number specifies the time at or after which a TE-       circuit path may be set up on the link.  The set-up time       constraint is specified as the number of seconds from the start       of January 1, 1970 UTC.  A reserved value of 0 implies no circuit       setup time constraint.   Circuit Teardown time constraint       This 64-bit number specifies the time at or before which all TE-       circuit paths using the link must be torn down.  The teardown       time constraint is specified as the number of seconds from the       start of January 1 1970 UTC.  A reserved value of 0 implies no       circuit teardown time constraint.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 25]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20078.1.4.6.  TE-LINK-TLV-COLOR   The color TLV is similar to the SRLG TLV, in that an Autonomous   System may choose to issue colors to a TE link meeting certain   criteria.  The color TLV can be used to specify one or more colors   assigned to the link as follows.  Two octets are used to list each   color.  If the link belongs to 'n' number of colors, the Length would   be (4 + 4 * ((n+1)/2)) octets.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Tag = 0x0006       |     Length = 4(1 + (n+1)/2)   |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                    Color-1    |      ....                     |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                    Color-n    |                               |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+8.1.4.7.  TE-LINK-TLV-NULL   When a TE link has multiple TLVs to describe its metrics, the NULL   TLV is used to terminate the TLV list.  The TE-LINK-TLV-NULL is same   as the TE-NODE-TLV-NULL described insection 8.1.2.48.2.  TE-Incremental-Link-Update LSA (0x8d)   A significant difference between a native OSPF network and a TE   network is that the latter may be subject to frequent real-time   circuit pinning and is likely to undergo TE-state updates.  Some   links might undergo changes more frequently than others.  Flooding   the network with TE-router LSAs at the aggregated speed of all link   metric changes is simply not desirable.  A smaller in size TE-   incremental-link-update LSA is designed to advertise only the   incremental link updates.   A TE-incremental-link-update LSA will be advertised as frequently as   the link state is changed (not exceeding once every MinLSInterval   seconds).  The TE link sequence is largely the advertisement of a   sub-portion of router LSA.  The sequence number on this will be   incremented with the TE-router LSA's sequence as the basis.  When an   updated TE-router LSA is advertised within 30 minutes of the previous   advertisement, the updated TE-router LSA will assume a sequence   number that is larger than the most frequently updated of its links.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 26]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   Below is the format of the TE-incremental-link-update LSA.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            LS age             |     Options   |     0x8d      |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                        Link State ID (same as Link ID)        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     Advertising Router                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     LS sequence number                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |         LS checksum           |             length            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                         Link Data                             |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |     Type      |        0      |    Link-TE options            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |     Link-TE options           | Zero or more Link-TE TLVs     |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |     # TOS     |                            metric             |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                              ...                              |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |      TOS      |        0      |          TOS  metric          |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   Link State ID       This would be exactly the same as would have been specified for       Link ID, for a link within the router LSA.   Link Data       This specifies the router ID the link belongs to.  In majority of       cases, this would be same as the advertising router.  This choice       for Link Data is primarily to facilitate proxy advertisement for       incremental link updates.       Suppose that a proxy router LSA was used to advertise the TE-       router LSA of a SONET/TDM node, and that the proxy router is now       required to advertise incremental-link-update for the same       SONET/TDM node.  Specifying the actual router-ID to which the       link in the incremental-link-update LSA belongs helps receiving       nodes in finding the exact match for the LSA in their database.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 27]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007       The tuple of (LS Type, LSA ID, Advertising router) uniquely       identifies the LSA and replaces LSAs of the same tuple with an       older sequence number.  However, there is an exception to this       rule in the context of TE-link-update LSA.  TE-Link-update LSA       will initially assume the sequence number of the TE-router LSA it       belongs to.  Further, when a new TE-router LSA update with a       larger sequence number is advertised, the newer sequence number       is assumed by all the link LSAs.8.3.  TE-Circuit-Path LSA (0x8C)   TE-Circuit-path LSA (next page) may be used to advertise the   availability of pre-engineered TE circuit path(s) originating from   any router in the network.  The flooding scope may be area-wide or   AS-wide.  Fields are as follows.   Link State ID   The ID of the far-end router or the far-end link-ID to which the TE   circuit path(s) is being advertised.   TE-circuit-path(s) flags       Bit G - When set, the flooding scope is set to be AS-wide.               Otherwise, the flooding scope is set to be area-wide.       Bit E - When set, the advertised Link-State ID is an AS boundary               router (E is for external).  The advertising router and               the Link State ID belong to the same area.       Bit B - When set, the advertised Link State ID is an area border               router (B is for Border)       Bit D - When set, this indicates that the duration of circuit               path validity follows.       Bit S - When set, this indicates that setup time of the circuit               path follows.       Bit T - When set, this indicates that teardown time of the               circuit path follows.       CktType - This 4-bit field specifies the circuit type of the               Forward Equivalency Class (FEC).Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 28]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007                0x01 - Origin is Router, Destination is Router.                0x02 - Origin is Link,   Destination is Link.                0x04 - Origin is Router, Destination is Link.                0x08 - Origin is Link,   Destination is Router.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            LS age             |     Options   |      0x84     |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                       Link State ID                           |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     Advertising Router                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     LS sequence number                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |         LS checksum           |             Length            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |      0    |G|E|B|D|S|T|CktType| Circuit Duration (Optional)   |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                 Circuit Duration cont...                      |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       | Circuit Duration cont..       | Circuit Setup time (Optional) |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                 Circuit Setup time cont...                    |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       | Circuit Setup time cont..     |Circuit Teardown time(Optional)|       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                 Circuit Teardown time cont...                 |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       | Circuit Teardown time cont..  |  No. of TE Circuit Paths      |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                          Circuit-TE ID                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                         Circuit-TE Data                       |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |     Type      |        0      |    Circuit-TE flags           |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |   Circuit-TE flags (contd.)   |  Zero or more Circuit-TE TLVs |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                          Circuit-TE ID                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                         Circuit-TE Data                       |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                              ...                              |Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 29]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   Circuit Duration (Optional)       This 64-bit number specifies the seconds from the time of the LSA       advertisement for which the pre-engineered circuit path will be       valid.  This field is specified only when the D-bit is set in the       TE-circuit-path flags.   Circuit Setup time (Optional)       This 64-bit number specifies the time at which the TE circuit       path may be set up.  This field is specified only when the S-bit       is set in the TE-circuit-path flags.  The set-up time is       specified as the number of seconds from the start of January 1,       1970 UTC.   Circuit Teardown time (Optional)       This 64-bit number specifies the time at which the TE circuit       path may be torn down.  This field is specified only when the       T-bit is set in the TE-circuit-path flags.  The teardown time is       specified as the number of seconds from the start of January 1       1970 UTC.   No. of TE Circuit Paths       This specifies the number of pre-engineered TE circuit paths       between the advertising router and the router specified in the       Link State ID.   Circuit-TE ID       This is the ID of the far-end router for a given TE circuit path       segment.   Circuit-TE Data       This is the virtual link identifier on the near-end router for a       given TE circuit path segment.  This can be a private interface       or handle the near-end router uses to identify the virtual link.       The sequence of (Circuit-TE ID, Circuit-TE Data) pairs lists the       end-point nodes and links in the LSA as a series.   Circuit-TE flags       This lists the zero or more TE-link TLVs that all member elements       of the LSP meet.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 30]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20078.4.  TE-Summary LSAs   TE-Summary LSAs are Type 0x83 and 0x84 LSAs.  These LSAs are   originated by area border routers.  A TE-Summary-network LSA (0x83)   describes the reachability of TE networks in a non-backbone area,   advertised by the area border router.  A Type 0x84 summary LSA   describes the reachability of area border routers and AS border   routers and their TE capabilities.   One of the benefits of having multiple areas within an AS is that   frequent TE advertisements within the area do not impact outside the   area.  Only the TE abstractions befitting the external areas are   advertised.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 31]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20078.4.1.  TE-Summary Network LSA (0x83)   A TE-Summary network LSA may be used to advertise reachability of   TE-networks accessible to areas external to the originating area.   The content and the flooding scope of a TE-Summary LSA is different   from that of a native Summary LSA.   The scope of flooding for a TE-Summary network LSA is AS-wide, with   the exception of the originating area and the stub areas.  The area   border router for each non-backbone area is responsible for   advertising the reachability of backbone networks into the area.   Unlike a native-summary network LSA, a TE-Summary network LSA does   not advertise summary costs to reach networks within an area.  This   is because TE parameters are not necessarily additive or comparable.   The parameters can be varied in their expression.  For example, a   TE-Summary network LSA will not summarize a network whose links do   not fall under an SRLG (Shared-Risk Link Group).  This way, the TE-   Summary LSA merely advertises the reachability of TE networks within   an area.  The specific circuit paths can be computed by the ABR.   Pre-engineered circuit paths are advertised using TE-Circuit-path   LSAs(refer toSection 8.3).        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            LS age             |     Options   |    0x83       |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                  Link State ID  (IP Network Number)           |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            Advertising Router (Area Border Router)            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     LS sequence number                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |         LS checksum           |            Length             |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                         Network Mask                          |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                         Area-ID                               |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 32]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20078.4.2.  TE-Summary Router LSA (0x84)    A TE-Summary router LSA may be used to advertise the availability of    area border routers (ABRs) and AS border routers (ASBRs) that are    TE-capable.  The TE-Summary router LSAs are originated by the Area    Border Routers.  The scope of flooding for the TE-Summary router LSA    is the non-backbone area the advertising ABR belongs to.        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            LS age             |     Options   |      0x84     |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     Link State ID                             |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     Advertising Router (ABR)                  |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     LS sequence number                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |         LS checksum           |             Length            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |    0      |E|B|      0        |       No. of Areas            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     Area-ID                                   |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                       ...                                     |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                   Router-TE flags                             |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                   Router-TE TLVs                              |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     ....                                      |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   Link State ID       The ID of the area border router or the AS border router whose TE       capability is being advertised.   Advertising Router       The ABR that advertises its TE capabilities (and the OSPF areas       it belongs to) or the TE capabilities of an ASBR within one of       the areas for which the ABR is a border router.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 33]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   No. of Areas       Specifies the number of OSPF areas the link state ID belongs to.   Area-ID       Specifies the OSPF area(s) the link state ID belongs to.  When       the link state ID is same as the advertising router ID, the       Area-ID lists all the areas the ABR belongs to.  In the case the       link state ID is an ASBR, the Area-ID simply lists the area the       ASBR belongs to.  The advertising router is assumed to be the ABR       from the same area the ASBR is located in.   Summary-router-TE flags       Bit E - When set, the advertised Link-State ID is an AS boundary               router (E is for external).  The advertising router and               the Link State ID belong to the same area.       Bit B - When set, the advertised Link state ID is an Area border               router (B is for Border)   Router-TE flags, Router-TE TLVs       TE capabilities of the link-state-ID router.       TE Flags and TE TLVs are as applicable to the ABR/ASBR specified       in the link state ID.  The semantics is same as specified in the       Router-TE LSA.8.5.  TE-AS-external LSAs (0x85)   TE-AS-external LSAs are the Type 0x85 LSAs.  This is modeled after   AS-external LSA format and flooding scope.  TE-AS-external LSAs are   originated by AS boundary routers with TE extensions, and describe   the TE networks and pre-engineered circuit paths external to the AS.   As with AS-external LSA, the flooding scope of the TE-AS-external LSA   is AS-wide, with the exception of stub areas.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 34]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            LS age             |     Options   |      0x85     |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                        Link State ID                          |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     Advertising Router                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     LS sequence number                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |         LS checksum           |             length            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                         Network Mask                          |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                       Forwarding address                      |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                      External Route Tag                       |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |  #  of Virtual TE links       |                 0             |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                      Link-TE flags                            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                      Link-TE TLVs                             |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                              ...                              |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                      TE-Forwarding address                    |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                      External Route TE Tag                    |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                              ...                              |   Network Mask        The IP address mask for the advertised TE destination.  For        example, this can be used to specify access to a specific TE        node or TE link with an mask of 0xffffffff.  This can also be        used to specify access to an aggregated set of destinations        using a different mask.  ex: 0xff000000.   Link-TE flags, Link-TE TLVs        The TE attributes of this route.  These fields are optional and        are provided only when one or more pre-engineered circuits can        be specified with the advertisement.  Without these fields, the        LSA will simply state TE reachability info.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 35]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   Forwarding address        Data traffic for the advertised destination will be forwarded to        this address.  If the Forwarding address is set to 0.0.0.0, data        traffic will be forwarded instead to the LSA's originator (i.e.,        the responsible AS boundary router).   External Route Tag        A 32-bit field attached to each external route.  This is not        used by the OSPF protocol itself.  It may be used to communicate        information between AS boundary routers; the precise nature of        such information is outside the scope of this specification.9.  TE LSAs for Non-Packet Network   A non-packet network would use the TE LSAs described in the previous   section for a packet network with some variations.  These variations   are described in the following subsections.   Two new LSAs, TE-Positional-ring-network LSA and TE-Router-Proxy LSA   are defined for use in non-packet TE networks.   Readers may refer to [SONET-SDH] for a detailed description of the   terms used in the context of SONET/SDH TDM networks,9.1.  TE-Router LSA (0x81)   The following fields are used to describe each router link (i.e.,   interface).  Each router link is typed (see the below Type field).   The Type field indicates the kind of link being described.   Type        A new link type "Positional-Ring Type" (value 5) is defined.        This is essentially a connection to a TDM-Ring.  TDM ring        network is different from LAN/NBMA transit network in that nodes        on the TDM ring do not necessarily have a terminating path        between themselves.  Second, the order of links is important in        determining the circuit path.  Third, the protection switching        and the number of fibers from a node going into a ring are        determined by the ring characteristics, for example, 2-fiber vs.        4-fiber ring and Unidirectional Path Switched Ring (UPSR) vs.        Bidirectional Line Switched Ring (BLSR).Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 36]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007               Type   Description               __________________________________________________               1      Point-to-point connection to another router               2      Connection to a transit network               3      Connection to a stub network               4      Virtual link               5      Positional-Ring type.   Link ID        Identifies the object that this router link connects to.  Value        depends on the link's Type.  For a positional-ring type, the        Link ID shall be IP Network/Subnet number just as the case with        a broadcast transit network.  The following table summarizes the        updated Link ID values.               Type   Link ID               ______________________________________               1      Neighboring router's Router ID               2      IP address of Designated Router               3      IP network/subnet number               4      Neighboring router's Router ID               5      IP network/subnet number   Link Data        This depends on the link's Type field.  For type-5 links, this        specifies the router interface's IP address.9.1.1  Router-TE flags - TE Capabilities of a Router   Flags specific to non-packet TE nodes are described below.       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |L|L|P|T|L|F|                                           |S|S|S|C|       |S|E|S|D|S|S|                                           |T|E|I|S|       |R|R|C|M|C|C|                                           |A|L|G|P|       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |<---- Boolean TE flags ------->|<- TE flags pointing to TLVs ->|       Bit TDM - Indicates the node is TDM circuit switch capable.       Bit LSC - Indicates the node is capable of Lambda switching.       Bit FSC - Indicates the node is capable of fiber-switching (can           also be a non-fiber link type).Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 37]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 20079.1.2  Link-TE Options: TE Capabilities of a TE Link       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |T|N|P|T|L|F|D|                                         |S|L|B|C|       |E|T|K|D|S|S|B|                                         |R|U|W|O|       | |E|T|M|C|C|S|                                         |L|G|A|L|       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |<---- Boolean TE flags ------->|<- TE flags pointing to TLVs ->|       TDM, LSC, FSC bits - Same as defined for router TE options.9.2.  TE-positional-ring-network LSA (0x82)   Network LSA is adequate for packet TE networks.  A new TE-   positional-ring-network LSA is defined to represent type-5 link   networks, found in non-packet networks such as SONET/SDH TDM rings.   A type-5 ring is a collection of network elements (NEs) forming a   closed loop.  Each NE is connected to two adjacent NEs via a duplex   connection to provide redundancy in the ring.  The sequence in which   the NEs are placed on the Ring is pertinent.  The NE that provides   the OSPF-xTE functionality is termed the Gateway Network Element   (GNE).  The GNE selection criteria is outside the scope of this   document.  The GNE is also termed the Designated Router for the ring.   The TE-positional-ring-network LSA (0x82) is modeled after the   network LSA and has the same flooding scope as the network LSA   amongst the OSPF-xTE nodes within the area.  Below is the format of   the TE-Positional-Ring-network LSA.  Unless specified explicitly   otherwise, the fields carry the same meaning as they do in a network   LSA.  Only the differences are explained below.   A TE-positional-ring-network LSA is originated for each Positional-   Ring type network in the area.  The tuple of (Link State ID, Network   Mask) below uniquely represents a ring.  The TE option must be set in   the Options flag while propagating the LSA.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 38]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            LS age             |      Options  |     0x82      |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                        Link State ID                          |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     Advertising Router                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     LS sequence number                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |         LS checksum           |             length            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                         Network Mask                          |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |  Ring Type    | Capacity Unit |        Reserved               |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                           Ring capacity                       |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                   Network Element Node Id                     |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                              ...                              |   Link State ID        This is the IP interface address of the network's Gateway        Network Element, which is also the designated router.   Advertising Router        Router ID of the network's Designated Router.   Ring type        There are 8 types of SONET/SDH rings defined as follows.        1 - A Unidirectional Line Switched 2-fiber ring (2-fiber ULSR)        2 - A Bidirectional Line switched 2-fiber ring (2-fiber BLSR)        3 - A Unidirectional Path Switched 2-fiber ring (2-fiber UPSR)        4 - A Bidirectional Path switched 2-fiber ring (2-fiber BPSR)        5 - A Unidirectional Line Switched 4-fiber ring (4-fiber ULSR)        6 - A Bidirectional Line switched 4-fiber ring (4-fiber BLSR)        7 - A Unidirectional Path Switched 4-fiber ring (4-fiber UPSR)        8 - A Bidirectional Path switched 4-fiber ring (4-fiber BPSR)Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 39]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   Capacity Unit        Two units are currently defined, as follows.        1 - Synchronous Transport Signal (STS), which is the basic            signal rate for SONET signals.  The rate of an STS signal is            51.84 Mbps        2 - Synchronous Transport Multiplexer (STM), which is the basic            signal rate for SDH signals.  The rate of an STM signal is            155.52 Mbps   Ring capacity        Ring capacity expressed in number of Capacity Units.   Network Element Node Id        The Router ID of each of the routers in the positional-ring        network.  The list must start with the designated router as the        first element.  The Network Elements (NEs) must be listed in        strict clockwise order as they appear on the ring, starting with        the Gateway Network Element (GNE).  The number of NEs in the        ring can be deduced from the LSA header's length field.9.3.  TE-Router-Proxy LSA (0x8e)   This is a variation to the TE-router LSA in that the TE-router LSA is   not advertised by the network element, but rather by a trusted TE-   router Proxy.  This is typically the scenario in a non-packet TE   network, where some of the nodes do not have OSPF functionality and   count on a helper node to do the advertisement for them.  One such   example would be the SONET/SDH Add-Drop Multiplexer (ADM) nodes in a   TDM ring.  The nodes may principally depend upon the GNE (Gateway   Network Element) to do the advertisement for them.  TE-router-Proxy   LSA shall not be used to advertise area border routers and/or AS   border routers.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 40]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007        0                   1                   2                   3        0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |            LS age             |     Options   |     0x8e      |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |      Link State ID  (Router ID of the TE Network Element)     |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     Advertising Router                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                     LS sequence number                        |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |         LS checksum           |             length            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                 0             |       Router-TE flags         |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |  Router-TE flags (contd.)     |       Router-TE TLVs          |       +---------------------------------------------------------------+       |                     ....                                      |       +---------------------------------------------------------------+       |                     ....      |      # of TE links            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                          Link ID                              |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                         Link Data                             |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |     Type      |        0      |    Link-TE options            |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |   Link-TE flags               |  Zero or more Link-TE TLVs    |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                          Link ID                              |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                         Link Data                             |       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+       |                              ...                              |Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 41]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 200710.  Abstract Topology Representation with TE Support   Below, we consider a TE network composed of three OSPF areas, Area-1,   Area-2 and Area-3, attached together through the backbone area.   Area-1 an has a single area border router, ABR-A1 and no ASBRs.   Area-2 has an area border router ABR-A2 and an AS border router   ASBR-S1.  Area-3 has two area border routers ABR-A2 and ABR-A3 and an   AS border router ASBR-S2.  The following network also assumes a pre-   engineered TE circuit path between ABR-A1 and ABR-A2; between ABR-A1   and ABR-A3; between ABR-A2 and ASBR-S1; and between ABR-A3 and ASBR-   S2.   The following figure is an inter-area topology abstraction from the   perspective of routers in Area-1.  The abstraction illustrates   reachability of TE networks and nodes within area to the external   areas in the same AS and to the external ASes.  The abstraction also   illustrates pre-engineered TE circuit paths advertised by ABRs and   ASBRs.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 42]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007                          +-------+                          |Area-1 |                          +-------+   +-------------+            |   |Reachable TE |       +--------+   |networks in  |-------| ABR-A1 |   |backbone area|       +--------+   +-------------+          | | |             +--------------+ | +-----------------+             |                |                   |   +-----------------+        |            +-----------------+   |Pre-engineered TE|    +----------+     |Pre-engineered TE|   |circuit path(s)  |    | Backbone |     |circuit path(s)  |   |to ABR-A2        |    | Area     |     |to ABR-A3        |   +-----------------+    +----------+     +-----------------+             |               |   |                 |             +----------+    |   +--------------+  |   +-----------+        |    |                  |  |     +-----------+   |Reachable  |      +--------+             +--------+  |Reachable  |   |TE networks|------| ABR-A2 |             | ABR-A3 |--|TE networks|   |in Area A2 |      +--------+             +--------+  |in Area A3 |   +-----------+       | | | |                   | |     +-----------+         +-------------+ | | +-----------------+ | +----------+         |               | +-----------+       | |            |   +-----------+ +--------------+      |       | |    +--------------+   |Reachable  | |Pre-engineered|      |       | |    |Pre-engineered|   |TE networks| |TE Ckt path(s)|  +------+  +------+ |TE Ckt path(s)|   |in Area A3 | |to ASBR-S1    |  |Area-2|  |Area-3| |to ASBR-S2    |   +-----------+ +--------------+  +------+  +------+ +--------------+                          |            |       |              |                          |   +--------+       |  +-----------+   +-------------+        |   |                |  |   |AS external  |    +---------+          +---------+   |TE-network   |----| ASBR-S1 |          | ASBR-S2 |   |reachability |    +---------+          +---------+   |from ASBR-S1 |        |                    |  |   +-------------+    +---+            +-------+  +-----------+                      |                |                     |          +-----------------+   +-------------+   +-----------------+          |Pre-engineered TE|   |AS External  |   |Pre-engineered TE|          |circuit path(s)  |   |TE-Network   |   |circuit path(s)  |          |reachable from   |   |reachability |   |reachable from   |          |ASBR-S1          |   |from ASBR-S2 |   |ASBR-S2          |          +-----------------+   +-------------+   +-----------------+       Figure 3: Inter-Area Abstraction as viewed by Area-1 TE-routersSrisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 43]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 200711.  Changes to Data Structures in OSPF-xTE Nodes11.1.  Changes to Router Data Structure   An OSPF-xTE router must be able to include the router-TE capabilities   (as specified insection 8.1) in the router data structure.  OSPF-xTE   routers providing proxy service to other TE routers must also track   the router and associated interface data structures for all the TE   client nodes for which the proxy service is being provided.   Presumably, the interaction between the Proxy server and the proxy   clients is out-of-band.11.2.  Two Sets of Neighbors   Two sets of neighbor data structures are required.  TE-neighbors set   is used to advertise TE LSAs.  Only the TE nodes will be members of   the TE-neighbor set.  Native neighbors set will be used to advertise   native LSAs.  All neighboring nodes supporting non-TE links are part   of the Native neighbors set.11.3.  Changes to Interface Data Structure   The following new fields are introduced to the interface data   structure.   TePermitted       If the value of the flag is TRUE, the interface may be advertised       as a TE-enabled interface.   NonTePermitted       If the value of the flag is TRUE, the interface permits non-TE       traffic on the interface.  Specifically, this is applicable to       packet networks, where data links may permit both TE and IP       packets.  For FSC and LSC TE networks, this flag is set to FALSE.   FloodingPermitted       If the value of the flag is TRUE, the interface may be used for       OSPF and OSPF-xTE packet exchange to synchronize the LSDB across       all adjacent neighbors.  This is TRUE by default to all       NonTePermitted interfaces that are enabled for OSPF.  However, it       is possible to set this to FALSE for some of the interfaces.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 44]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   TE-TLVs       Each interface may define any number of TLVS that describe the       link characteristics.   The following existing fields in Interface data structure will take   on additional values to support TE extensions.   Type       The OSPF interface type can also be of type "Positional-Ring".       The Positional-Ring type is different from other types (such as       broadcast and NBMA) in that the exact location of the nodes on       the ring is relevant, even though they are all on the same ring.       SONET ADM ring is a good example of this.  Complete ring       positional-ring description may be provided by the GNE on a ring       as a TE-network LSA for the ring.   List of Neighbors       The list may be statically defined for an interface without       requiring the use of Hello protocol.12.  IANA Considerations   The IANA has assigned multicast address 224.0.0.24 to OSPFIGP-TE for   the exchange of TE database descriptors.   TE LSA types and TE TLVs will be maintained by the IANA, using the   following criteria.12.1.  TE LSA Type Values   LSA type is an 8-bit field required by each LSA.  TE LSA types will   have the high bit set to 1.  TE LSAs can range from 0x80 through   0xFF.  The following values are defined in sections8.0 and9.0.  The   remaining values are available for assignment by the IANA with IETF   Consensus [RFC2434].Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 45]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007      TE LSA Type                        Value      _________________________________________      TE-Router LSA                      0x81      TE-Positional-ring-network LSA     0x82      TE-Summary Network LSA             0x83      TE-Summary router LSA              0x84      TE-AS-external LSAs                0x85      TE-Circuit-paths LSA               0x8C      TE-incremental-link-Update LSA     0x8d      TE-Router-Proxy LSA                0x8e12.2.  TE TLV Tag Values   TLV type is a 16-bit field required by each TE TLV.  TLV type shall   be unique across the router and link TLVs.  A TLV type can range from   0x0001 through 0xFFFF.  TLV type 0 is reserved and unassigned.  The   following TLV types are defined in sections8.0 and9.0.  The   remaining values are available for assignment by the IANA with IETF   Consensus [RFC2434].   TE TLV Tag                         Reference       Value                                      Section   _________________________________________________________   TE-LINK-TLV-SRLGSection 8.1.4.1  0x0001   TE-LINK-TLV-BANDWIDTH-MAXSection 8.1.4.2  0x0002   TE-LINK-TLV-BANDWIDTH-MAX-FOR-TESection 8.1.4.3  0x0003   TE-LINK-TLV-BANDWIDTH-TESection 8.1.4.4  0x0004   TE-LINK-TLV-LUGSection 8.1.4.5  0x0005   TE-LINK-TLV-COLORSection 8.1.4.6  0x0006   TE-LINK-TLV-NULLSection 8.1.4.7  0x8888   TE-NODE-TLV-MPLS-SWITCHINGSection 8.1.2.1  0x8001   TE-NODE-TLV-MPLS-SIG-PROTOCOLSSection 8.1.2.2  0x8002   TE-NODE-TLV-CSPF-ALGSection 8.1.2.3  0x8003   TE-NODE-TLV-NULLSection 8.1.2.4  0x888813.  Acknowledgements   The authors wish to specially thank Chitti Babu and his team for   implementing the protocol specified in a packet network and verifying   several portions of the specification in a mixed packet network.  The   authors also wish to thank Vishwas Manral, Riyad Hartani, and Tricci   So for their valuable comments and feedback on the document.  Lastly,   the authors wish to thank Alex Zinin and Mike Shand for their   document (now defunct) titled "Flooding optimizations in link state   routing protocols".  The document provided inspiration to the authors   to be sensitive to the high flooding rate, likely in TE networks.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 46]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 200714.  Security Considerations   Security considerations for the base OSPF protocol are covered in   [OSPF-V2] and [SEC-OSPF].  This memo does not create any new security   issues for the OSPF protocol.  Security measures applied to the   native OSPF (refer [SEC-OSPF]) are directly applicable to the TE LSAs   described in the document.  Discussed below are the security   considerations in processing TE LSAs.   Secure communication between OSPF-xTE nodes has a number of   components.  Authorization, authentication, integrity and   confidentiality.  Authorization refers to whether a particular OSPF-   xTE node is authorized to receive or propagate the TE LSAs to its   neighbors.  Failing the authorization process might indicate a   resource theft attempt or unauthorized resource advertisement.  In   either case, the OSPF-xTE nodes should take proper measures to   audit/log such attempts so as to alert the administrator to take   necessary action.  OSPF-xTE nodes may refuse to communicate with the   neighboring nodes that fail to prompt the required credentials.   Authentication refers to confirming the identity of an originator for   the datagrams received from the originator.  Lack of strong   credentials for authentication of OSPF-xTE LSAs can seriously   jeopardize the TE service rendered by the network.  A consequence of   not authenticating a neighbor would be that an attacker could spoof   the identity of a "legitimate" OSPF-xTE node and manipulate the   state, and the TE database including the topology and metrics   collected.  This could potentially cause denial-of-service on the TE   network.  Another consequence of not authenticating is that an   attacker could pose as OSPF-xTE neighbor and respond in a manner that   would divert TE data to the attacker.   Integrity is required to ensure that an OSPF-xTE message has not been   accidentally or maliciously altered or destroyed.  The result of a   lack of data integrity enforcement in an untrusted environment could   be that an imposter will alter the messages sent by a legitimate   adjacent neighbor and bring the OSPF-xTE on a node and the whole   network to a halt or cause a denial of service for the TE circuit   paths effected by the alteration.   Confidentiality of OSPF-xTE messages ensures that the TE LSAs are   accessible only to the authorized entities.  When OSPF-xTE is   deployed in an untrusted environment, lack of confidentiality will   allow an intruder to perform traffic flow analysis and snoop the TE   control network to monitor the traffic metrics and the rate at which   circuit paths are being setup and torn-down.  The intruder could   cannibalize a lesser secure OSPF-xTE node and destroy or compromise   the state and TE-LSDB on the node.  Needless to say, the least secureSrisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 47]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   OSPF-xTE will become the Achilles heel and make the TE network   vulnerable to security attacks.15. Normative References   [MPLS-ARCH] Rosen, E., Viswanathan, A., and R. Callon, "Multiprotocol               Label Switching Architecture",RFC 3031, Jaunary 2001.   [MPLS-TE]   Awduche, D., Malcolm, J., Agogbua, J., O'Dell, M., and J.               McManus, "Requirements for Traffic Engineering Over               MPLS",RFC 2702, September 1999.   [OSPF-V2]   Moy, J., "OSPF Version 2", STD 54,RFC 2328, April 1998.   [SEC-OSPF]  Murphy, S., Badger, M., and B. Wellington, "OSPF with               Digital Signatures",RFC 2154, June 1997.   [OSPF-CAP]  Lindem, A., Ed., Shen, N., Vasseur, J., Aggarwal, R., and               S.  Schaffer, "Extensions to OSPF for Advertising               Optional Router Capabilities",RFC 4970, July 2007.   [RFC2434]   Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an               IANA Considerations Section in RFCs",BCP 26,RFC 2434,               October 1998.16. Informative References   [BGP-OSPF]  Ferguson, D., "The OSPF External Attribute LSA",               unpublished.   [CR-LDP]    Jamoussi, B., Andersson, L., Callon, R., Dantu, R., Wu,               L., Doolan, P., Worster, T., Feldman, N., Fredette, A.,               Girish, M., Gray, E., Heinanen, J., Kilty, T., and A.               Malis, "Constraint-Based LSP Setup using LDP",RFC 3212,               January 2002.   [GMPLS-TE]  Berger, L., "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching               (GMPLS) Signaling Functional Description",RFC 3471,               January 2003.   [MOSPF]     Moy, J., "Multicast Extensions to OSPF",RFC 1584, March               1994.   [NSSA]      Murphy, P., "The OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) Option",RFC 3101, January 2003.   [OPAQUE]    Coltun, R., "The OSPF Opaque LSA Option",RFC 2370, July               1998.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 48]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007   [OPQLSA-TE] Katz, D., Yeung, D., and K. Kompella, "Traffic               Engineering Extensions to OSPF",RFC 3630, September               2003.   [RSVP-TE]   Awduche, D., Berger, L., Gan, D., Li, T., Srinivasan, V.,               and G. Swallow, "RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP               Tunnels",RFC 3209, December 2001.   [SONET-SDH] Chow, M.-C., "Understanding SONET/SDH Standards and               Applications", Holmdel, N.J.: Andan Publisher, 1995.Authors' Addresses   Pyda Srisuresh   Kazeon Systems, Inc.   1161 San Antonio Rd.   Mountain View, CA 94043   U.S.A.   Phone: (408) 836-4773   EMail: srisuresh@yahoo.com   Paul Joseph   Consultant   10100 Torre Avenue, # 121   Cupertino, CA 95014   U.S.A.   Phone: (408) 777-8493   EMail: paul_95014@yahoo.comSrisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 49]

RFC 4973           OSPF Traffic Engineering Extension          July 2007Full Copyright Statement   Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2007).   This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions   contained inBCP 78 and at www.rfc-editor.org/copyright.html, and   except as set forth therein, the authors retain all their rights.   This document and the information contained herein are provided on an   "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS   OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY, THE IETF TRUST AND   THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS   OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF   THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED   WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.Intellectual Property   The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any   Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to   pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in   this document or the extent to which any license under such rights   might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has   made any independent effort to identify any such rights.  Information   on the procedures with respect to rights in RFC documents can be   found inBCP 78 andBCP 79.   Copies of IPR disclosures made to the IETF Secretariat and any   assurances of licenses to be made available, or the result of an   attempt made to obtain a general license or permission for the use of   such proprietary rights by implementers or users of this   specification can be obtained from the IETF on-line IPR repository athttp://www.ietf.org/ipr.   The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any   copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary   rights that may cover technology that may be required to implement   this standard.  Please address the information to the IETF at   ietf-ipr@ietf.org.Acknowledgement   Funding for the RFC Editor function is currently provided by the   Internet Society.Srisuresh & Joseph            Experimental                     [Page 50]

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