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Network Working Group                                        K. Kompella
Internet Draft                                          Juniper Networks
Category: Best Current Practice                                  J. Lang
Expires: August 2003                                          Consultant
                                                           February 2003


                     Procedures for Modifying RSVP
                   draft-kompella-rsvp-change-00.txt


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Abstract

   This memo specifies procedures for modifying the Resource Reservation
   Protocol (RSVP).  This memo also includes an IANA Considerations
   section that lays out new assignment guidelines for number spaces for
   RSVP messages, object classes, class-types and sub-objects.


Conventions used in this document

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED",  "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [KEYWORDS].


1. Introduction

   This memo specifies procedures for modifying the Resource Reservation
   Protocol (RSVP) [RSVP], including (but not limited to) adding,
   updating, extending or making obsolete: messages, message formats and
   procedures; object classes and class types, object formats and
   procedures; header formats; error codes and subcodes and semantics;
   and procedures for sending, receiving and addressing RSVP messages.

   IANA recognizes the following RSVP names spaces: Messages Types;
   Class Names, Class Numbers, Class Types and Sub-objects; Virtual
   Destination Ports; and Error Codes and (Subcode) Values (henceforth
   referred to as RSVP entities).  This memo specifies for each name
   space ranges that are "for Private Use", "to be assigned by Expert
   Review", and "to be assigned by Standards Action" (these terms are
   defined in [IANA]).

   Assignments made from RSVP number spaces set aside for Private Use
   (i.e., for proprietary extensions) need not be documented.
   Independent RSVP implementations using the same Private Use code
   points will in general not interoperate, so care should be exercised
   in using these code points in a multi-vendor network.

   Assignments made from RSVP number spaces to be assigned by Expert
   Review are to be reviewed by an Expert designated by the IESG.  It is
   upto the discretion of the Expert whether such assignments need to be
   documented, and what form and detail such documentation takes.  The
   intent in this document is that code points from these ranges are
   used for Experimental extensions; it is RECOMMENDED that such
   assignments be accompanied by Experimental RFCs.  If deployment
   suggests that these extensions are useful, then they should be
   described in Standards Track RFCs, and new code points from the
   Standards Action ranges be assigned.



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   Assignments from RSVP number spaces to be assigned by Standards
   Action MUST be documented by a Standards Track RFC, typically
   submitted to an IETF Working Group, but in any case following the
   usual IETF procedures for Proposed Standards.


2. Modifying RSVP Procedures

   RSVP entities have associated procedures describing when and how they
   are to be sent, received and processed.  If it is desired to change a
   procedure that affects the processing of an RSVP entity that belongs
   to a range designated "Standards Action", such a change MUST be
   documented in a Standards Track RFC.


3. Normative References

   [KEYWORDS] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
       Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997

   [RSVP] Braden, R. Ed., L. Zhang, S. Berson, S. Herzog, and S. Jamin,
       "Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Functional
       Specification", RFC 2205, September 1997.


4. Informative References

   [IANA] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for IANA
       Considerations", BCP 26, RFC 2434, October 1998.

   [RSVP-IPSEC] Berger, L., and T. O'Malley, "RSVP Extensions for IPSEC
       Data Flows", RFC 2207, September 1997.

   [RSVP-TE] Awduche, D., Berger, L., Gan, D., Li, T., and Swallow, G.,
       "RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels," RFC 3209, December
       2001.















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5. Security Considerations

   It is hoped that the procedures outlined in this memo will ensure
   that changes made to RSVP will be better reviewed and thus be more
   architecturally sound, thereby enhancing the security both of the
   protocol and of networks deploying it.


6. IANA Considerations

   For each of the RSVP name spaces identified by IANA, the space is
   divided into assigment ranges as follows.

6.1. Message Types

   A Message Type is an 8-bit number that identifies the function of the
   RSVP message.  Values from 0 through 239 are to be assigned by
   Standards Action.  Values from 240 through 251 are to be assigned by
   Expert Review.  Values from 252 through 255 are reserved for Private
   Use.

6.2. Class Names and Numbers

   Each class of data object in an RSVP message is identified by an all
   upper-case Class Name and an 8-bit Class Number (also known as C-
   Num).  Class Numbers are divided broadly into three ranges (0-127,
   128-191, and 192-255) determined by the two high-order bits of the
   Class-Num object (the 'b' represents a bit).

      o  Class-Num = 0bbbbbbb

         Class Numbers from 0 through 119 are to be assigned by
         Standards Action.  Class Numbers from 120 through 123 are to be
         assigned by Expert Review.  Class Numbers from 124 through 127
         are reserved for Private Use.

      o  Class-Num = 10bbbbbb

         Class Numbers from 128 through 183 are to be assigned by
         Standards Action.  Class Numbers from 184 through 187 are to be
         assigned by Expert Review.  Class Numbers from 188 through 191
         are reserved for Private Use.

      o  Class-Num = 11bbbbbb

         Class Numbers from 192 through 247 are to be assigned by
         Standards Action.  Class Numbers from 248 through 251 are to be
         assigned by Expert Review.  Class Numbers from 252 through 255



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         are reserved for Private Use.

6.3. Class Types

   Within each object class there is an 8-bit Class Type (also known as
   a C-Type).  Class Types are scoped to a Class Number.  For each
   object class, Class Types from 0 to 191 are to be assigned by
   Standards Action.  Class Types from 192 through 223 are to be
   assigned by Expert Review.  Class Types from 224 through 255 are
   reserved for Private Use.

6.3.1. Sub-objects

   Within a Class Type, sub-objects may be defined, generally as a Type-
   Length-Value triple.  These sub-objects are also registered with
   IANA, and appropriate ranges of values will be set aside for these.
   For now, the following are defined.

   The EXPLICIT_ROUTE object [RSVP-TE] carries a variable length sub-
   object that is identified by a 7-bit Type field.  Types 0 through 119
   are to be assigned by Standards Action.  Types 120 through 123 are to
   be assigned by Expert Review.  Types 124 through 127 are to be
   reserved for Private Use.

   The RECORD_ROUTE object [RSVP-TE] carries a variable length sub-
   object that is identified by an 8-bit Type field.  Types 0 through
   119 are to be assigned by Standards Action. Types 120 through 123 are
   to be assigned by Expert Review.  Types 124 through 127 are to be
   reserved for Private Use.  Types 128 through 247 are to be assigned
   by Standards Action. Types 248 through 251 are to be assigned by
   Expert Review.  Types 252 through 255 are to be reserved for Private
   Use.

6.4. Virtual Destination Ports

   Virtual destination ports are described in [RSVP-IPSEC], which also
   specifies how IANA assignments are to be made.

6.5. Error Codes and Values

   An Error Code is an 8-bit quantity that appears in an ERROR_SPEC
   object to broadly define an error condition.  With each Error Code
   there may be a 16-bit Error Value that further specifies the cause of
   the error.  Error Value may be globally defined, in which case the
   sub-code component is assigned by IANA.

   Error Code values from 0 through 239 are to be assigned by Standards
   Action.  Values from 240 through 251 are to be assigned by Expert



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   Review.  Values from 252 through 255 are reserved for Private Use.

   Globally defined Error Values are assigned by Standards Action.


Acknowledgments

   Many thanks to Scott Bradner, who was not discouraging.  More cannot
   be said without his explicit permission.


Authors' Addresses

   Kireeti Kompella
   Juniper Networks
   1194 N. Mathilda Ave
   Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA
   Email:  kireeti@juniper.net

   Jonathan P. Lang
   Email:  jplang@ieee.org


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