6969
PROPOSED STANDARD

OSPFv3 Instance ID Registry Update

Authors: A. Retana, D. Cheng
Date: July 2013
Area: rtg
Working Group: ospf
Stream: IETF
Updates: RFC 5838

Abstract

This document modifies the "Unassigned" number space in the IANA "OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family Values" registry by dividing it in two halves -- one half Unassigned but managed via Standards Action, and the other Reserved for Private Use. It updates RFC 5838.

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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                         A. Retana
Request for Comments: 6969                           Cisco Systems, Inc.
Updates: <a href="./rfc5838">5838</a>                                                   D. Cheng
Category: Standards Track                            Huawei Technologies
ISSN: 2070-1721                                                July 2013


                   <span class="h1">OSPFv3 Instance ID Registry Update</span>

Abstract

   This document modifies the "Unassigned" number space in the IANA
   "OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family Values" registry by dividing it in
   two halves -- one half Unassigned but managed via Standards Action,
   and the other Reserved for Private Use.  It updates <a href="./rfc5838">RFC 5838</a>.

Status of This Memo

   This is an Internet Standards Track document.

   This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
   (IETF).  It represents the consensus of the IETF community.  It has
   received public review and has been approved for publication by the
   Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Further information on
   Internet Standards is available in <a href="./rfc5741#section-2">Section 2 of RFC 5741</a>.

   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
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   <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6969">http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6969</a>.

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Table of Contents

   <a href="#section-1">1</a>.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="#page-2">2</a>
   <a href="#section-2">2</a>.  OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family Values Registry Update  . . . <a href="#page-3">3</a>
   <a href="#section-3">3</a>.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="#page-3">3</a>
   <a href="#section-4">4</a>.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="#page-3">3</a>
   <a href="#section-5">5</a>.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="#page-3">3</a>
   <a href="#section-6">6</a>.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="#page-4">4</a>
     <a href="#section-6.1">6.1</a>.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="#page-4">4</a>
     <a href="#section-6.2">6.2</a>.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="#page-4">4</a>

<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-1" href="#section-1">1</a>.  Introduction</span>

   [<a id="ref-RFC5838">RFC5838</a>] defined the "OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family Values"
   registry for the purpose of mapping OSPFv3 Instance IDs to different
   address families.  The following table lists the value ranges that
   were allocated for [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>] and Unassigned.

   +---------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+
   | Value   | Description                                 | Reference |
   +---------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+
   | 0       | IPv6 unicast AF                             | [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>] |
   | 1 - 31  | Base IPv6 Unicast AF dependent on local     | [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>] |
   |         | policy                                      |           |
   | 32      | Base IPv6 Multicast                         | [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>] |
   | 33-63   | IPv6 Multicast AFs dependent on local       | [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>] |
   |         | policy                                      |           |
   | 64      | Base IPv4 Unicast AF                        | [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>] |
   | 65-95   | IPv4 Unicast AFs dependent on local policy  | [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>] |
   | 96      | Base IPv4 Multicast                         | [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>] |
   | 97-127  | IPv4 Multicast AFs dependent on local       | [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>] |
   |         | policy                                      |           |
   | 128-255 | Unassigned                                  | [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>] |
   +---------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+

   In some networks, additional OSPFv3 instances may be required to
   operationally identify specific applications.  This need requires a
   pool of Instance IDs that the operator may locally assign for that
   purpose.

   For example, [<a href="#ref-OSPF-EMBED" title=""Routing for IPv4-embedded IPv6 Packets"">OSPF-EMBED</a>] describes an application in which IPv4-
   embedded IPv6 addresses [<a href="./rfc6052" title=""IPv6 Addressing of IPv4/IPv6 Translators"">RFC6052</a>] are used to transport IPv4 packets
   over an IPv6 network.  While the IPv4-embedded IPv6 addresses do in
   fact represent IPv6 destinations, it would be operationally
   beneficial to be able to easily identify the specific application by
   having a separate space to do so.  This benefit is enabled by the
   allocation of a range of Private Use Instance IDs.




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   This document modifies the IANA "OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family
   Values" registry by designating a range as Reserved for Private Use.
   For the remaining unassigned values, the registration procedure is
   Standards Action.

<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-2" href="#section-2">2</a>.  OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family Values Registry Update</span>

   The IANA "OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family Values" registry has been
   updated so that Instance IDs from 192-255 are Reserved for Private
   Use [<a href="./rfc5226" title="">RFC5226</a>].  For the remaining unassigned values (128-191), the
   registration procedure is Standards Action.  The registry now shows:

   +--------------------------+---------------+-----------------------+
   | Value                    | Description   | Reference             |
   +--------------------------+---------------+-----------------------+
   | 128-191                  | Unassigned    | 192-255               |
   | Reserved for Private Use | this document | Private Use [<a href="./rfc5226" title="">RFC5226</a>] |
   +--------------------------+---------------+-----------------------+

<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-3" href="#section-3">3</a>.  IANA Considerations</span>

   This document requests the modification of the "OSPFv3 Instance ID
   Address Family Values" registry as described in <a href="#section-2">Section 2</a>.  The
   reference to [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>] has been removed from the registry for the
   modified ranges.

<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-4" href="#section-4">4</a>.  Security Considerations</span>

   This document modifies an IANA registry defined in [<a href="./rfc5838" title=""Support of Address Families in OSPFv3"">RFC5838</a>].  It
   does not introduce any new security issues.

<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-5" href="#section-5">5</a>.  Acknowledgements</span>

   Many thanks to Acee Lindem, Stewart Bryant, Nevil Brownlee, Pearl
   Liang, Ben Campbell, Adrian Farrel, and Richard Barnes for their
   review and input.















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<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-6" href="#section-6">6</a>.  References</span>

<span class="h3"><a class="selflink" id="section-6.1" href="#section-6.1">6.1</a>.  Normative References</span>

   [<a id="ref-RFC5226">RFC5226</a>]     Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing
                 an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/bcp/bcp26">BCP 26</a>,
                 <a href="./rfc5226">RFC 5226</a>, May 2008.

<span class="h3"><a class="selflink" id="section-6.2" href="#section-6.2">6.2</a>.  Informative References</span>

   [<a id="ref-OSPF-EMBED">OSPF-EMBED</a>]  Cheng, D., Boucadair, M., and A. Retana, "Routing for
                 IPv4-embedded IPv6 Packets", Work in Progress,
                 June 2013.

   [<a id="ref-RFC5838">RFC5838</a>]     Lindem, A., Mirtorabi, S., Roy, A., Barnes, M., and R.
                 Aggarwal, "Support of Address Families in OSPFv3",
                 <a href="./rfc5838">RFC 5838</a>, April 2010.

   [<a id="ref-RFC6052">RFC6052</a>]     Bao, C., Huitema, C., Bagnulo, M., Boucadair, M., and
                 X. Li, "IPv6 Addressing of IPv4/IPv6 Translators",
                 <a href="./rfc6052">RFC 6052</a>, October 2010.

Authors' Addresses

   Alvaro Retana
   Cisco Systems, Inc.
   7025 Kit Creek Rd.
   Research Triangle Park, NC  27709
   USA

   EMail: [email protected]


   Dean Cheng
   Huawei Technologies
   2330 Central Expressway
   Santa Clara, California  95050
   USA

   EMail: [email protected]











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