Hi Dan

I have written the following text to address the general question of 
manageability of different LSP Setup types and plan to include it in the next 
revision of this draft.  Please let me know if you have any comments.

NEW (insert before “Security Considerations” section)

6. Manageability Considerations

This document generalises PCEP to allow path setup methods other than RSVP-TE 
to be used by the network.  It is possible that, in a given network, multiple 
path setup methods will be used.  It is also possible that not all devices will 
support the same set of path setup methods.  Managing networks that combine 
multiple path setup methods may therefore raise some challenges from a 
configuration and observability point of view.

Each document that introduces a new path setup type to PCEP must include a 
manageability section.  The manageability section must explain how operators 
can manage PCEP with the new path setup type.  It must address the following 
questions, which are generally applicable when working with multiple path setup 
types in PCEP.

  *   What are the criteria for when devices will use the new path setup type 
in PCEP, and how can the operator control this?
  *   How can the network be migrated to the new path setup type, and are there 
any backwards compatibility issues that operators need to be aware of?
  *   Are paths set up using the new path setup type intended to coexist with 
other paths over the long term and, if so, how is this situation managed with 
PCEP?
  *   How can operators verify the correct operation of PCEP in the network 
with respect to the new path setup type?  Which fault conditions must be 
reported to the operators?
  *   Are there any existing management interfaces (such as YANG models) that 
must be extended to model the operation of PCEP in the network with respect to 
the new path setup type?

See [RFC 6123] for further guidance on how to write manageability sections in 
PCEP standards-track documents.

END NEW

+ [RFC 6123] is added as an informative reference.

Many thanks
Jon



From: Dan Romascanu [mailto:droma...@gmail.com]
Sent: 03 March 2018 10:57
To: Jonathan Hardwick <jonathan.hardw...@metaswitch.com>
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On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 7:15 PM, Jonathan Hardwick 
<jonathan.hardw...@metaswitch.com<mailto:jonathan.hardw...@metaswitch.com>> 
wrote:
Hi Dan

Many thanks for the review.  Please see my replies below - look for "Jon>".

Best regards
Jon


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Subject: Opsdir last call review of draft-ietf-pce-lsp-setup-type-08

Reviewer: Dan Romascanu
Review result: Has Issues

I am the assigned OPS-DIR reviewer for this draft. The OPS DIrectorate reviews 
a great part of the IETF documents being processed by the IESG for the OPS ADs.
Please treat with these comments as with all other IETF LC comments. Please 
wait for direction from your document shepherd or AD before posting a new 
version of the draft.

This document is an extension of PCEP to allow for other LSP setup methods than 
RSVP-TE to be used. For this purpose it defines two new TLVs and details their 
operation.

This is an extension of an existing protocol. An RFC 5706 review applies.

While the document seems to be focused to developers and implementers of PCEP, 
it is not clear what is the impact from an operational point of view and there 
are no considerations related to manageability. Maybe these are detailed in 
other documents - in this case a reference would be useful.

Jon> The context of this draft is that it generalizes PCEP so that the protocol 
is not dependent solely on using RSVP-TE as a method for setting up paths.  The 
document performs this generalization, positioning RSVP-TE as one possible 
method of path setup, but it stops short of defining any other path setup 
methods.  Since no new path setup methods are being introduced, the 
manageability and operational considerations do not really change.  We have 
simply generalized a part of PCEP to allow other path setup methods (and their 
manageability considerations) to be defined elsewhere.


Here are a few issues. For a complete list of questions, see Annex A in RFC 
5706.

1. Why were these extensions needed? Do they improve efficiency? Are there 
classes of devices that do not support RSVP-TE and need the new methods?

Jon> This is a pre-requisite step to allow PCEP to be used in networks that use 
segment routing to define paths.  Segment routing (SR) is a distinct path setup 
method from RSVP-TE.  It is possible that SR devices might not support RSVP-TE. 
 The WG took the decision to write one draft to generalize PCEP (this draft) 
and then to write a separate draft to explain how this generalization is 
applied to segment routing (draft-ietf-pce-segment-routing).  The latter draft 
is post-WGLC in the PCE WG and should be catching up with 
draft-ietf-pce-lsp-setup-type shortly.  Why did we not combine 
draft-ietf-pce-lsp-setup-type and draft-ietf-pce-segment-routing?  Suppose we 
invent a third path setup type in future.  It is clearer for implementers that 
they only need to implement the procedures of draft-ietf-pce-lsp-setup-type in 
order to prepare the ground for this third path setup type - having one 
combined draft incorporating SR as well would make this harder.

It would be good to describe all these in a paragraph of text, for folks in the 
future, and for those who did not follow closely the discussions and work 
assignments in the WG.

2. How are the new TLVs going to be deployed and managed? Does an operator have 
the option of selecting one LSP setup method or the other? How and what are the 
criteria of selections?

3. There is no discussion about initial setup and configuration. Are there any 
initial configuration parameters? If yes, how are they set up?

4. Are there any backwards compatibility and migration path issues operators 
should be aware about?

5. What is the expected impact on network operation?

6. How is correct operation visible to the operators? Are there any fault 
conditions that need to be reported to operators?

7. Are there any existing management interfaces (e.g. YANG models) that need to 
be defined or extended?

Jon> I think the above points 2..7 are really good questions to be asking about 
each new path setup type that we introduce.  In a draft that is agnostic of 
path setup type, I don't really know how to answer them.  For example, I would 
expect draft-ietf-pce-segment-routing to answer these questions in the context 
of configuring and enabling PCEP for segment routing.  Do you think that there 
is something we can usefully say about working with multiple path setup types 
in general?

I am writing this review from the operational and manageability perspective. 
Managing networks that combine multiple path setup methods may raise some 
challenges from a configuration and observability point of view. If there are 
issues that are deferred to other documents, it would be good to mention this 
in a short paragraph, and provide a reference. I think that Benjamin also 
suggested something on these lines.
Thanks for addressing my comments and for your answers.
Regards,
Dan


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