On Sun, Apr 23, 2023 at 03:35:32PM +0800, Heng Qi wrote:
> 1. Currently, a received encapsulated packet has an outer and an inner
> header, but
> the virtio device is unable to calculate the hash for the inner header. The
> same
> flow can traverse through different tunnels, resulting in the encapsulated
> packets being spread across multiple receive queues (refer to the figure
> below).
> However, in certain scenarios, we may need to direct these encapsulated
> packets of
> the same flow to a single receive queue. This facilitates the processing
> of the flow by the same CPU to improve performance (warm caches, less
> locking, etc.).
>
> client1 client2
> | +-------+ |
> +------->|tunnels|<--------+
> +-------+
> | |
> v v
> +-----------------+
> | monitoring host |
> +-----------------+
>
> To achieve this, the device can calculate a symmetric hash based on the inner
> headers
> of the same flow.
>
> 2. For legacy systems, they may lack entropy fields which modern protocols
> have in
> the outer header, resulting in multiple flows with the same outer header but
> different inner headers being directed to the same receive queue. This
> results in
> poor receive performance.
>
> To address this limitation, inner header hash can be used to enable the
> device to advertise
> the capability to calculate the hash for the inner packet, regaining better
> receive performance.
>
> Signed-off-by: Heng Qi <hen...@linux.alibaba.com>
> Reviewed-by: Xuan Zhuo <xuanz...@linux.alibaba.com>
grammar in new text is still pretty bad, lots of typos too.
Don't have time to fix it for you right now sorry, it's
a holiday here.
> ---
> v12->v13:
> 1. Add a GET command for hash_tunnel_types. @Parav Pandit
> 2. Add tunneling protocol explanation. @Jason Wang
> 3. Add comments on some usage scenarios for inner hash.
>
> v11->v12:
> 1. Add a command VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_TUNNEL_CONFIG.
> 2. Refine the commit log. @Michael S . Tsirkin
> 3. Add some tunnel types.
>
> v10->v11:
> 1. Revise commit log for clarity for readers.
> 2. Some modifications to avoid undefined terms. @Parav Pandit
> 3. Change VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_TUNNEL dependency. @Parav Pandit
> 4. Add the normative statements. @Parav Pandit
>
> v9->v10:
> 1. Removed hash_report_tunnel related information. @Parav Pandit
> 2. Re-describe the limitations of QoS for tunneling.
> 3. Some clarification.
>
> v8->v9:
> 1. Merge hash_report_tunnel_types into hash_report. @Parav Pandit
> 2. Add tunnel security section. @Michael S . Tsirkin
> 3. Add VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT_TUNNEL.
> 4. Fix some typos.
> 5. Add more tunnel types. @Michael S . Tsirkin
>
> v7->v8:
> 1. Add supported_hash_tunnel_types. @Jason Wang, @Parav Pandit
> 2. Change hash_report_tunnel to hash_report_tunnel_types. @Parav Pandit
> 3. Removed re-definition for inner packet hashing. @Parav Pandit
> 4. Fix some typos. @Michael S . Tsirkin
> 5. Clarify some sentences. @Michael S . Tsirkin
>
> v6->v7:
> 1. Modify the wording of some sentences for clarity. @Michael S. Tsirkin
> 2. Fix some syntax issues. @Michael S. Tsirkin
>
> v5->v6:
> 1. Fix some syntax and capitalization issues. @Michael S. Tsirkin
> 2. Use encapsulated/encaptulation uniformly. @Michael S. Tsirkin
> 3. Move the links to introduction section. @Michael S. Tsirkin
> 4. Clarify some sentences. @Michael S. Tsirkin
>
> v4->v5:
> 1. Clarify some paragraphs. @Cornelia Huck
> 2. Fix the u8 type. @Cornelia Huck
>
> v3->v4:
> 1. Rename VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_GRE_VXLAN_GENEVE_INNER to
> VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_TUNNEL. @Jason Wang
> 2. Make things clearer. @Jason Wang @Michael S. Tsirkin
> 3. Keep the possibility to use inner hash for automatic receive
> steering. @Jason Wang
> 4. Add the "Tunnel packet" paragraph to avoid repeating the GRE etc.
> many times. @Michael S. Tsirkin
>
> v2->v3:
> 1. Add a feature bit for GRE/VXLAN/GENEVE inner hash. @Jason Wang
> 2. Chang \field{hash_tunnel} to \field{hash_report_tunnel}. @Jason
> Wang, @Michael S. Tsirkin
>
> v1->v2:
> 1. Remove the patch for the bitmask fix. @Michael S. Tsirkin
> 2. Clarify some paragraphs. @Jason Wang
> 3. Add \field{hash_tunnel} and VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_GRE. @Yuri
> Benditovich
>
> device-types/net/description.tex | 159 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> device-types/net/device-conformance.tex | 1 +
> device-types/net/driver-conformance.tex | 1 +
> introduction.tex | 44 +++++++
> 4 files changed, 205 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/device-types/net/description.tex
> b/device-types/net/description.tex
> index 0500bb6..48e41f1 100644
> --- a/device-types/net/description.tex
> +++ b/device-types/net/description.tex
> @@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ \subsection{Feature bits}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
> Device / Feature bits
> \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR(23)] Set MAC address through control
> channel.
>
> +\item[VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_TUNNEL(52)] Device supports inner header hash
> + for tunnel-encapsulated packets.
> +
> \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_NOTF_COAL(53)] Device supports notifications coalescing.
>
> \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO4 (54)] Driver can receive USOv4 packets.
> @@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ \subsubsection{Feature bit requirements}\label{sec:Device
> Types / Network Device
> \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_NOTF_COAL] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ.
> \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_RSC_EXT] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4 or
> VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6.
> \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ.
> +\item[VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_TUNNEL] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ along with
> VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS and/or VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT.
> \end{description}
>
> \subsubsection{Legacy Interface: Feature bits}\label{sec:Device Types /
> Network Device / Feature bits / Legacy Interface: Feature bits}
> @@ -198,6 +202,7 @@ \subsection{Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device
> Types / Network Device
> u8 rss_max_key_size;
> le16 rss_max_indirection_table_length;
> le32 supported_hash_types;
> + le32 supported_tunnel_hash_types;
> };
> \end{lstlisting}
> The following field, \field{rss_max_key_size} only exists if
> VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS or VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT is set.
> @@ -212,6 +217,11 @@ \subsection{Device configuration
> layout}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device
> Field \field{supported_hash_types} contains the bitmask of supported hash
> types.
> See \ref{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing
> of Incoming Packets / Hash calculation for incoming packets /
> Supported/enabled hash types} for details of supported hash types.
>
> +Field \field{supported_tunnel_hash_types} only exists if the device supports
> inner header hash, i.e. if VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_TUNNEL is set.
> +
> +Filed \field{supported_tunnel_hash_types} contains the bitmask of supported
> tunnel hash types.
> +See \ref{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing
> of Incoming Packets / Hash calculation for incoming packets /
> Supported/enabled encapsulation hash types} for details of supported tunnel
> hash types.
> +
> \devicenormative{\subsubsection}{Device configuration layout}{Device Types /
> Network Device / Device configuration layout}
>
> The device MUST set \field{max_virtqueue_pairs} to between 1 and 0x8000
> inclusive,
> @@ -848,6 +858,7 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming
> Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
> If the feature VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS was negotiated:
> \begin{itemize}
> \item The device uses \field{hash_types} of the virtio_net_rss_config
> structure as 'Enabled hash types' bitmask.
> +\item The device uses \field{hash_tunnel_types} of the
> virtio_net_hash_tunnel_config structure as 'Enabled hash tunnel types'
> bitmask if VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_TUNNEL was negotiated.
> \item The device uses a key as defined in \field{hash_key_data} and
> \field{hash_key_length} of the virtio_net_rss_config structure (see
> \ref{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Control
> Virtqueue / Receive-side scaling (RSS) / Setting RSS parameters}).
> \end{itemize}
> @@ -855,6 +866,7 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming
> Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
> If the feature VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS was not negotiated:
> \begin{itemize}
> \item The device uses \field{hash_types} of the virtio_net_hash_config
> structure as 'Enabled hash types' bitmask.
> +\item The device uses \field{hash_tunnel_types} of the
> virtio_net_hash_tunnel_config structure as 'Enabled hash tunnel types'
> bitmask if VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_TUNNEL was negotiated.
> \item The device uses a key as defined in \field{hash_key_data} and
> \field{hash_key_length} of the virtio_net_hash_config structure (see
> \ref{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Control
> Virtqueue / Automatic receive steering in multiqueue mode / Hash
> calculation}).
> \end{itemize}
> @@ -870,6 +882,7 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming
> Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
>
> \subparagraph{Supported/enabled hash types}
> \label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing of
> Incoming Packets / Hash calculation for incoming packets / Supported/enabled
> hash types}
> +This paragraph relies on definitions from \hyperref[intro:IP]{[IP]},
> \hyperref[intro:UDP]{[UDP]} and \hyperref[intro:TCP]{[TCP]}.
> Hash types applicable for IPv4 packets:
> \begin{lstlisting}
> #define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_IPv4 (1 << 0)
> @@ -980,6 +993,152 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming
> Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
> (see \ref{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing
> of Incoming Packets / Hash calculation for incoming packets / IPv6 packets
> without extension header}).
> \end{itemize}
>
> +\paragraph{Inner Header Hash}
> +\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing of
> Incoming Packets / Inner Header Hash}
> +
> +If VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_TUNNEL has been negotiated, the device supports inner
> header hash and the driver can send
> +commands VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_SET and VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_GET
> for the inner header hash configuration.
> +
> +struct virtio_net_hash_tunnel_config {
> + le32 hash_tunnel_types;
> +};
> +
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH 7
> + #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_SET 0
> + #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_GET 1
> +
> +Filed \field{hash_tunnel_types} contains a bitmask of configured hash tunnel
> types as
> +defined in \ref{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation /
> Processing of Incoming Packets / Hash calculation for incoming packets /
> Supported/enabled hash tunnel types}.
> +
> +The class VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH has the following commands:
> +\begin{itemize}
> +\item VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_SET: set the \field{hash_tunnel_types} to
> configure the inner header hash calculation for the device.
> +\item VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_GET: get the \field{hash_tunnel_types}
> from the device.
> +\end{itemize}
> +
> +For the command VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_SET, the structure
> virtio_net_hash_tunnel_config is write-only for the driver.
> +For the command VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_GET, the structure
> virtio_net_hash_tunnel_config is read-only for the driver.
> +
> +\subparagraph{Tunnel/Encapsulated packet}
> +\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing of
> Incoming Packets / Hash calculation for incoming packets /
> Tunnel/Encapsulated packet}
> +
> +A tunnel packet is encapsulated from the original packet based on the
> tunneling protocol (only a single level of
> +encapsulation is currently supported). The encapsulated packet contains an
> outer header and an inner header, and
> +the device calculates the hash over either the inner header or the outer
> header.
> +
> +If VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_TUNNEL is negotiated and a received encapsulated
> packet's outer header matches one of the
> +configured \field{hash_tunnel_types}, the hash of the inner header is
> calculated.
> +
> +Supported encapsulated packet types:
> +\begin{itemize}
> +\item \hyperref[intro:gre_rfc2784]{[GRE_rfc2784]}: the outer header is over
> IPv4 and the inner header is over IPv4. The outer header does not contain the
> transport protocol.
> +\item \hyperref[intro:gre_rfc2890]{[GRE_rfc2890]}: the outer header is over
> IPv4 and the inner header is over IPv4. The outer header does not contain the
> transport protocol.
> +\item \hyperref[intro:gre_rfc7676]{[GRE_rfc7676]}: the outer header is over
> IPv4/IPv6 and the inner header is over IPv4/IPv6. The outer header does not
> contain the transport protocol.
> +\item \hyperref[intro:gre_in_udp_rfc8086]{[GRE-in-UDP]}: the outer header is
> over IPv4/IPv6 and the inner header is over IPv4/IPv6. The outer header uses
> UDP as the transport protocol.
> +\item \hyperref[intro:vxlan]{[VXLAN]}: the outer header is over IPv4/IPv6
> and the inner header is over IPv4/IPv6. The outer header uses UDP as the
> transport protocol.
> +\item \hyperref[intro:vxlan_gpe]{[VXLAN-GPE]}: the outer header is over
> IPv4/IPv6 and the inner header is over IPv4/IPv6. The outer header uses UDP
> as the transport protocol.
> +\item \hyperref[intro:geneve]{[GENEVE]}: the outer header is over IPv4/IPv6
> and the inner header is over IPv4/IPv6. The outer header uses UDP as the
> transport protocol.
> +\item \hyperref[intro:ipip]{[IPIP]}: the outer header is over IPv4 and the
> inner header is over IPv4. The outer header does not contain the transport
> protocol.
> +\item \hyperref[intro:nvgre]{[NVGRE]}: the outer header is over IPv4/IPv6
> and the inner header is over IPv4/IPv6. The outer header does not contain the
> transport protocol.
> +\item \hyperref[intro:sit]{[STT]}: the outer header is over IPv4/IPv6 and
> the inner header is over IPv4/IPv6. The outer header uses TCP-like as the
> transport protocol.
> +\end{itemize}
> +
> +If VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_NONE is set or the encapsulation type is not
> included in \field{hash_tunnel_types},
> +the hash of the outer header is calculated for the received encapsulated
> packet.
> +
> +The hash is calculated for the received non-encapsulated packet as if
> VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_TUNNEL was not negotiated.
> +
> +\subparagraph{Supported/enabled encapsulation hash types}
> +\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing of
> Incoming Packets / Hash calculation for incoming packets / Supported/enabled
> encapsulation hash types}
> +
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_NONE (1 << 0)
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +
> +Supported encapsulation hash types:
> +Hash type applicable for inner payload of the
> \hyperref[intro:gre_rfc2784]{[GRE_rfc2784]} packet:
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_GRE_2784 (1 << 1)
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +Hash type applicable for inner payload of the
> \hyperref[intro:gre_rfc2890]{[GRE_rfc2890]} packet:
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_GRE_2890 (1 << 2)
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +Hash type applicable for inner payload of the
> \hyperref[intro:gre_rfc7676]{[GRE_rfc7676]} packet:
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_GRE_7676 (1 << 3)
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +Hash type applicable for inner payload of the
> \hyperref[intro:gre_in_udp_rfc8086]{[GRE-in-UDP]} packet:
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_GRE_UDP (1 << 4)
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +Hash type applicable for inner payload of the
> \hyperref[intro:vxlan]{[VXLAN]} packet:
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN (1 << 5)
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +Hash type applicable for inner payload of the
> \hyperref[intro:vxlan_gpe]{[VXLAN-GPE]} packet:
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE (1 << 6)
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +Hash type applicable for inner payload of the
> \hyperref[intro:geneve]{[GENEVE]} packet:
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE (1 << 7)
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +Hash type applicable for inner payload of the \hyperref[intro:ipip]{[IPIP]}
> packet:
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_IPIP (1 << 8)
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +Hash type applicable for inner payload of the
> \hyperref[intro:nvgre]{[NVGRE]} packet:
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_NVGRE (1 << 9)
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +Hash type applicable for inner payload of the \hyperref[intro:stt]{[STT]}
> packet:
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_STT (1 << 10)
> +\end{lstlisting}
Too many protocols to support. Can we start with just one or two?
> +\subparagraph{Advice}
> +Usage scenarios of inner header hash (but not limited to):
> +\begin{itemize}
> +\item Legacy tunneling protocols that lack entropy in the outer header use
> inner header hash to hash flows
> + with the same outer header but different inner headers to different
> queues for better receiving performance.
That's the only one that sounds convincing to me.
How about we start with just legacy? What are these? legacy GRE and
maybe NVGRE?
> +\item In scenarios where the same flow passing through different tunnels is
> expected to be received in the same queue,
> + warm caches, lessing locking, etc. are optimized to obtain receiving
> performance.
> +\item For modern tunneling protocols, in some scenarios, the entropy in the
> outer header is insufficient, for example,
> + the external destination port number is fixed. Inner header hash can
> be used to increase the entropy to
> + regain receiving performance.
Too vague. If the problem existed someone would have tried to solve it
at the protocol level by now.
> +\end{itemize}
> +
> +For scenarios with sufficient external entropy or no internal hashing
> requirements, inner header hash may not be needed:
> +A tunnel is often expected to isolate the external network from the internal
> one. By completely ignoring entropy
> +in the external header and replacing it with entropy from the internal
> header, for hash calculations, this expectation
> +might be violated to a certain extent, depending on how the hash is used.
> When the hash use is limited to RSS queue
> +selection, inner header hash may have quality of service (QoS) limitations.
> +
> +Possible mitigations:
> +\begin{itemize}
> +\item Use a tool with good forwarding performance to keep the receive queue
> from filling up.
> +\item If the QoS is unavailable, the driver can set
> \field{hash_tunnel_types} to VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_NONE
> + to disable inner header hash for encapsulated packets.
> +\item Perform appropriate QoS before packets consume the receive buffers of
> the receive queues.
> +\end{itemize}
> +
> +\devicenormative{\subparagraph}{Inner Header Hash}{Device Types / Network
> Device / Device Operation / Control Virtqueue / Inner Header Hash}
> +
> +The device MUST calculate the hash on the outer header if the type of the
> received encapsulated packet does not match any value of the
> \field{hash_tunnel_types}.
> +
> +The device MUST respond to the VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_SET command with
> VIRTIO_NET_ERR if the device received an unrecognized or unsupported
> VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_ flag.
> +
> +Upon reset, the device MUST initialize \field{hash_tunnel_type} to 0.
> +
> +\drivernormative{\subparagraph}{Inner Header Hash}{Device Types / Network
> Device / Device Operation / Control Virtqueue / Inner Header Hash}
> +
> +The driver MUST have negotiated the VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_TUNNEL feature when
> issuing commands VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_SET and
> VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_GET.
> +
> +The driver MUST ignore the values of \field{hash_tunnel_types} received from
> the VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_TUNNEL_HASH_GET command if the device responds with
> VIRTIO_NET_ERR.
> +
> +The driver MUST NOT set any VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TUNNEL_TYPE_ flags that are not
> supported by the device.
> +
> \paragraph{Hash reporting for incoming packets}
> \label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing of
> Incoming Packets / Hash reporting for incoming packets}
>
> diff --git a/device-types/net/device-conformance.tex
> b/device-types/net/device-conformance.tex
> index 54f6783..f88f48b 100644
> --- a/device-types/net/device-conformance.tex
> +++ b/device-types/net/device-conformance.tex
> @@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
> \item \ref{devicenormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation
> / Control Virtqueue / Automatic receive steering in multiqueue mode}
> \item \ref{devicenormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation
> / Control Virtqueue / Receive-side scaling (RSS) / RSS processing}
> \item \ref{devicenormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation
> / Control Virtqueue / Notifications Coalescing}
> +\item \ref{devicenormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation
> / Control Virtqueue / Inner Header Hash}
> \end{itemize}
> diff --git a/device-types/net/driver-conformance.tex
> b/device-types/net/driver-conformance.tex
> index 97d0cc1..9d853d9 100644
> --- a/device-types/net/driver-conformance.tex
> +++ b/device-types/net/driver-conformance.tex
> @@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
> \item \ref{drivernormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation
> / Control Virtqueue / Offloads State Configuration / Setting Offloads State}
> \item \ref{drivernormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation
> / Control Virtqueue / Receive-side scaling (RSS) }
> \item \ref{drivernormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation
> / Control Virtqueue / Notifications Coalescing}
> +\item \ref{drivernormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation
> / Control Virtqueue / Inner Header Hash}
> \end{itemize}
> diff --git a/introduction.tex b/introduction.tex
> index 287c5fc..36b620f 100644
> --- a/introduction.tex
> +++ b/introduction.tex
> @@ -99,6 +99,50 @@ \section{Normative References}\label{sec:Normative
> References}
> Standards for Efficient Cryptography Group(SECG), ``SEC1: Elliptic
> Cureve Cryptography'', Version 1.0, September 2000.
> \newline\url{https://www.secg.org/sec1-v2.pdf}\\
>
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:gre_rfc2784}\textbf{[GRE_rfc2784]} &
> + Generic Routing Encapsulation. This protocol is only specified for IPv4
> and used as either the payload or delivery protocol.
> + \newline\url{https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc2784/}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:gre_rfc2890}\textbf{[GRE_rfc2890]} &
> + Key and Sequence Number Extensions to GRE \ref{intro:gre_rfc2784}. This
> protocol describes extensions by which two fields, Key and
> + Sequence Number, can be optionally carried in the GRE Header
> \ref{intro:gre_rfc2784}.
> + \newline\url{https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2890}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:gre_rfc7676}\textbf{[GRE_rfc7676]} &
> + IPv6 Support for Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE). This protocol is
> specified for IPv6 and used as either the payload or
> + delivery protocol. Note that this does not change the GRE header format
> or any behaviors specified by RFC 2784 or RFC 2890.
> + \newline\url{https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc7676/}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:gre_in_udp_rfc8086}\textbf{[GRE-in-UDP]} &
> + GRE-in-UDP Encapsulation. This specifies a method of encapsulating
> network protocol packets within GRE and UDP headers.
> + This GRE-in-UDP encapsulation allows the UDP source port field to be
> used as an entropy field. This protocol is specified for IPv4 and IPv6,
> + and used as either the payload or delivery protocol.
> + \newline\url{https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8086}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:vxlan}\textbf{[VXLAN]} &
> + Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network.
> + \newline\url{https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc7348/}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:vxlan-gpe}\textbf{[VXLAN-GPE]} &
> + Generic Protocol Extension for VXLAN. This protocol describes extending
> Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) via changes to the VXLAN header.
> +
> \newline\url{https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-nvo3-vxlan-gpe-12.txt}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:geneve}\textbf{[GENEVE]} &
> + Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation.
> + \newline\url{https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc8926/}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:ipip}\textbf{[IPIP]} &
> + IP Encapsulation within IP.
> + \newline\url{https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2003}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:nvgre}\textbf{[NVGRE]} &
> + NVGRE: Network Virtualization Using Generic Routing Encapsulation
> + \newline\url{https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7637.html}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:stt}\textbf{[STT]} &
> + Stateless Transport Tunneling. STT is particularly useful when some
> tunnel endpoints are in end-systems, as it utilizes the capabilities
> + of the network interface card to improve performance.
> + \newline\url{https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-davie-stt-08.txt}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:IP}\textbf{[IP]} &
> + INTERNET PROTOCOL
> + \newline\url{https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc791}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:UDP}\textbf{[UDP]} &
> + User Datagram Protocol
> + \newline\url{https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc768}\\
> + \phantomsection\label{intro:TCP}\textbf{[TCP]} &
> + TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL
> + \newline\url{https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc793}\\
> \end{longtable}
>
> \section{Non-Normative References}
> --
> 2.19.1.6.gb485710b
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