Network Service Header (NSH) Metadata Type 2 Variable-Length Context Headers

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 15
Abstract: Service Function Chaining (SFC) uses the Network Service Header (NSH) (RFC 8300) to steer and provide context metadata (MD) with each packet. Such metadata can be of various types, including MD Type 2, consisting of Variable-Length Context Headers. This document specifies several such Context Headers that can be used within a Service Function Path (SFP).
Publication Date: 2022-08-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC9263
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9263
Author(s): Yuehua Wei
Uri Elzur
Sumandra Majee
Carlos Pignataro
Donald E. Eastlake 3rd
Keyword(s): NSH

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IEEE, "IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Network -- Bridges and Bridged Networks", July 2018, <https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8403927>. EXTERNAL
IANA, "Network Service Header (NSH) Parameters", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/nsh>. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3931 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8174 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8300 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9145 [Active*]

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OpenDaylight, "OpenDaylight VTN", 2021, <https://nexus.opendaylight.org/content/sites/site/org.opendaylight.docs/master/userguide/manuals/userguide/bk-user-guide/content/_vtn.html>. EXTERNAL
IANA, "IANAifType-MIB DEFINITIONS", 2021, <https://www.iana.org/assignments/ianaiftype-mib>. EXTERNAL
OpenDaylight, "Group Based Policy User Guide", 2021, <https://docs.opendaylight.org/en/stable-fluorine/user-guide/group-based-policy-user-guide.html?highlight=group%20policy#>. EXTERNAL
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IETF RFC 2890 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3032 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4364 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6790 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7665 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8200 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8926 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8979 [Active*]

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IETF RFC 9451 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9791 [Active*]