Hi,
With my design experience of NIC and Switch, I prefer VXLAN-GPE. I have the
same concern of HW complicated logic from Fabio, and additional concern to
GENEVE and GUE is its long size of header.
1. GENEVE: 256+8=262Bytes
2. GUE: 128+4=132Bytes
In many current switch and NIC design, the parser buffer size is still
128Bytes, and some NIC/DMA has 256Bytes buffer. This is workable because:
1. IPv4 options is not widely used.
2. IPv6 extension header only support with limited number.
But if adding GENEVE/GUE header, the minimum size of buffer is 256Bytes, or
even 512Bytes. Then the question is, does the hardware need to process
these Variable Length Options/Optional Fields/Private Data. If not, then it
is not reasonable to force the hardware to increase the cost, but gain
little.

Lizhong




> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Alia Atlas <[email protected]>
> To: NVO3 <[email protected]>
> Cc: "Bocci, Matthew (Nokia - GB)" <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:13:00 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nvo3] Consensus call on encap proposals
> I'd like to have people focus on the key point of this thread.
>
> Are there serious technical objections (and specifically what are they) to
> moving forward with VXLAN-GPE as the standards-track protocol?
>
> Are there serious technical objections (and specifically what are they) to
> moving forward with GENEVE as the standards-track protocol?
>
> Are there serious technical objections (and specifically what are they) to
> moving forward with GUE as the standards-track protocol?
>
> We need to capture any relevant objections.  So far, there's been some
> discussion on extensibility - with Tom Herbert providing concrete concerns.
>
> I have concluded that almost all the authors would prefer to have no
> standards track solution if they can't guarantee that theirs is that
> standard.
>
> I do hear concerns about whether a decision will be too late.   I think
> that a decision can only be helpful.   It goes back to when is the best
> time to plant a tree - with the answer of 20 years ago or now.
>
> Regards,
> Alia
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 4:34 AM, Naoki Matsuhira <[email protected]
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 2016/07/21 23:56, Bocci, Matthew (Nokia - GB) wrote:
>>
>>> WG
>>>
>>> There was a discussion in the NVO3 WG meeting in Berlin following strong
>>> advice from our Area Director that we need to come to a consensus on
>>> converging on a common encapsulation. Two sets of questions were asked:
>>> (1) Should the WG move forward with one standards track encap?
>>> (2) For a given encap, do you have significant technical objections?
>>>
>>
>> I want to inform to this mailing list that I proposed ME6E-FP and ME6E-PR
>> at the yokohama meeting. I also have proposal M46E-FP and M46E-PR (past
>> called SA46T).
>>
>> These encapsulation technologies are based on address mapping. ME6E use
>> IPv6 address which mapping MAC address, and M46E use IPv6 address which
>> mapping IPv4 address.
>>
>> I understand too many encapsulation technologies, however these my
>> proposal are simple, and may contribute to the Internet.
>>
>> I believe address mapping approach is unique, so I want to propose again.
>>
>> sorry not the answer to the question.
>>
>> Naoki Matsuhira
>>
>>
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