An MPLS-Based Forwarding Plane for Service Function Chaining

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 32
Abstract: This document describes how Service Function Chaining (SFC) can be achieved in an MPLS network by means of a logical representation of the Network Service Header (NSH) in an MPLS label stack. That is, the NSH is not used, but the fields of the NSH are mapped to fields in the MPLS label stack. This approach does not deprecate or replace the NSH, but it acknowledges that there may be a need for an interim deployment of SFC functionality in brownfield networks.
Publication Date: 2019-06-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC8595
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC8595
Author(s): Adrian Farrel
Stewart Bryant
John Drake
Keyword(s): SFC, MPLS, NSH

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IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6790 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7274 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8174 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8300 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8393 [Active*]

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IETF.draft-ietf-bess-nsh-bgp-control-plane-11 — BGP-NSH-SFC EXTERNAL
IETF.draft-ietf-mpls-opportunistic-encrypt-03 — MPLS-Opp-Sec EXTERNAL
IETF.draft-xuclad-spring-sr-service-programming-02 — SR-Srv-Prog EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 3031 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4364 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5920 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7665 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8402 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8459 [Active*]

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