Hi Neale, For the IP-to-MPLS case, can we specify another label in rpath.frp_label_stack (the vc label) in addition to specifying the sw_if_index of an MPLS tunnel (which will carry the tunnel label)?
Thanks, -nagp On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 5:28 PM, Neale Ranns (nranns) <nra...@cisco.com> wrote: > > > Quite a few of the multicast related options are not available via the > CLI. I don’t use the debug CLI much for testing, it’s all done in the > python UT through the API. If you can see your way to adding CLI options, > I’d be grateful. > > > > Thanks, > > neale > > > > *From: *Nagaprabhanjan Bellari <nagp.li...@gmail.com> > *Date: *Tuesday, 13 June 2017 at 12:37 > *To: *"Neale Ranns (nranns)" <nra...@cisco.com> > *Cc: *vpp-dev <vpp-dev@lists.fd.io> > *Subject: *Re: [vpp-dev] A few questions regarding mcast fib > > > > One question: I dont see a "multicast" option with the "mpls local-label" > command with latest VPP - am I missing something? > > Thanks, > > -nagp > > > > On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Nagaprabhanjan Bellari < > nagp.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you! As always, a great answer! > > This itself is good enough a documentation to get going. :-) > > -nagp > > > > On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 4:34 PM, Neale Ranns (nranns) <nra...@cisco.com> > wrote: > > Hi nagp, > > > > VPP does support those scenarios. I’ve not written any documentation > sadly, so I’ll write some instructions here… When I wrote the mfib/mpls > code I did little testing via the debug CLI, so some of the options below > are not be available via the CLI, I’ve put those options is []. I’ll be > cheeky and leave the implementation as an exercise to the reader…. but see > test_mpls.py and the test_mcast* functions therein for the various head, > midpoint and tail programming via the API. There are also examples of how > to setup the fib_route_path_t for each scenario in [m]fib_test.c. > > > > IP-to-IP: > > > > Adding routes to the mfib, and adding replications for those routes, is > similar to adding ECMP paths to routes in the unicast-fib (they even share > the sme fib_path[_list] code). > > The prefix in the mFIB can be: > > 1) (*,G/m) > > ip mroute add 232.1.0.0/16 via Eth0 Forward > > 2) (*,G) > > ip mroute add 232.1.1.1 via Eth0 Forward > > 3) (S,G) > > ip mroute add 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 via Eth0 Forward > > > > adding more replications is achieved by adding more paths: > > ip mroute add 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 via Eth1 Forward > > ip mroute add 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 via Eth2 Forward > > ip mroute add 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 via Eth3 Forward > > > > You’ll note the path is “attached”, i.e. only the interface is given and > not the next-hop. For mcast routes this is the expected case. The path will > resolve via the special multicast adjacency on the interface, which will > perform the MAC address fixup at switch time. If you want to specify a > next-hop in the path, and so have a unicast MAC address applied, then > you’ll need: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/6974/ > > > > The flag ‘Forward’ is required to specify this is as a replication, i.e. a > path used for forwarding. This distinction is required because for > multicast one must also specify the RPF constraints. RPF can be specified > in several ways: > > 1) a particular [set of] interfaces; > > ip mroute add 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 via Eth10 Accept > > 2) An RPF-ID (more on this later). No CLI for this > > 3) Accept from any interface – this can be thought of as an RPF > ‘don’t care’ – there are no loops, I personally guarantee it :/ > > ip mroute 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 AA > > the AA stands for accept-any-interface – it is a property of the mFIB > entry, not one of its paths > > > > At this point we do not support PIM register tunnels. > > > > IP-to-MPLS: the head-end > > > > VPP supports point-2-multi-point (P2MP) MPLS tunnels (the sort of tunnels > that one gets via e.g. RSVP P2MP-TE) and P2MP LSPs (e.g. those one gets > from mLDP) – the difference is essentially the presence (for the former) > and lack of (for the latter) an interface associated with the LSP. > > > > At the head end one has choices: > > 1) Add replications to the mroute over multiple unicast tunnels, > e.g. > > ip mroute add 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 via mpls-tunnel1 Forward > > ip mroute add 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 via mpls-tunnel2 Forward > > ip mroute add 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 via mpls-tunnel3 Forward > > but note that we do not support having an ‘out-label’ specification here, > hence the tunnels must be dedicated to the mroute – which is not so > scalable. > > 2) Define one MPLS P2MP tunnel with replications > > mpls tunnel [multicast] add via 10.10.10.10 Eth0 out-label 55 > > mpls tunnel <SW_IF_HANDLE> add via 11.11.11.11 Eth1 out-label 66 > > and then point the mroute via this tunnel > > ip mroute 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 via mpls-tunnelXXX Forward > > the tunnel can be shared or dedicated to the mroute (i.e. a default or > data MDT). > > > > option 2 is the typical/recommended way, since it reflects the control > plane model; BGP gives paths via the core-tress (i.e. replications for the > mroute via tunnels) and mLDP/RSVP-TE builds the LSPs (add/removes > replications for the P2MP MPLS tunnel). > > > > If there are also IP replications to make, then combinations can be used, > e.g.; > > ip mroute 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 via mpls-tunnelXXX > > ip mroute 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 via Eth0 Forward > > 2-stage replication; first via all tunnels and all attached peers, then > via each next-hop in the tunnel. > > > > > > MPLS-to-MPLS: the mid-point. > > > > > > At the mid-point we build MPLS entries that perform replication: > > mpls local-label [multicast] 33 eos via 10.10.10.10 eth0 out-label 77 > > mpls local-label [multicast] 33 eos via 11.11.11.11 eth1 out-label 77 > > each path is unicast. i.e. the packet is sent out with a unicast MAC to > the peer in the path, consequently RPF is necessary. > > > > MPLS-to-IP: the tail > > > > > > The use of upstream assigned labels has not been tested, though it could > easily be made to work I think, but let’s discount this use-case as it’s > rarely, if ever, used. Consequently, any VRF context must be recovered from > the transport LSP – i.e. P2MP LSPs cannot PHP. > > > > At the tail, we then need to extract two pieces of information from the > label the packet arrives with; firstly, the VRF and secondly the RPF > information. For an LSP with an associated interface (i.e. RSVP-TE) this is > easier, since the interface is bound to a VRF and the mroutes in that VRF > can have RPF constraints specified against that interface. The MPLS local > label programming can then simply say, if the packet arrives with label X, > pop it, now it’s ip4, and make it look like it came in on interface Y. > > mpls local-label 77 eos via rx-ip4 mpls-tunnel3 > > > > If there is no interface associated with the LSP, then we need another way > to specify RPF constraints – this is where the RPF-ID comes in, think of it > as equivalent to specifying a virtual interface, but with the [scaling] > benefit of not having to create an interface representation. We associate > the LSP’s path with an RPF-ID and indicate it is a pop and lookup in an > mFIB. The RPF-ID is associated with the path and not with the label so we > can support extranets – i.e. replications into multiple VRFs with a > different RPF-ID in each [this is untested though] > > > > mpls local label [multicast] 77 eos via [rpf-id 44] > [ip4-mcast-lookip-in-table] 3 > > > > where table 3 is the VRF in question. Mroutes in VRF 3 then also need to > be associated with RPF-ID 44 so that the RPF check passes for packets > egressing the LSP; > > ip mroute table 3 1.1.1.1 239.1.1.1 [rpf-id 3] > > > > if the RPF-ID the packet ‘acquires’ as it egresses the LSP does not match > the RPF-ID of the mroute, the RPF check fails, and the packet is dropped. > > > > Bud Nodes > > > > A bud node is a combination of a mid-point and a tail, i.e. MPLS > replications will be made further down the core tree/LSP and a copy will be > made locally to be forwarded within the IP VRF. This is done simply by > specifying both types of replication associated with the LSP’s local-label; > > mpls local label [multicast] 77 eos [rpf-id 44] > [ip4-mcast-lookip-in-table] 3 > > mpls local-label [multicast] 77 eos via 10.10.10.10 eth0 out-label 88 > > > > > > > > hth, > > neale > > > > > > *From: *<vpp-dev-boun...@lists.fd.io> on behalf of Nagaprabhanjan Bellari > <nagp.li...@gmail.com> > *Date: *Tuesday, 13 June 2017 at 07:31 > *To: *vpp-dev <vpp-dev@lists.fd.io> > *Subject: *[vpp-dev] A few questions regarding mcast fib > > > > Hi, > > Just wanted to understand if the following things are achievable with VPP > w.r.t IP multicast: > > 1. Ip multicast routing - check (S, G) and forward to one or more listeners > > 2. Ip multicast MPLS tunnel origination - check (S,G) and replicate to one > or more MPLS tunnels (with different labels) > > 3. MPLS termination and IP multicast routing - terminate MPLS and lookup > (S,G) of the packet and forward to one or more listeners. > > If there is any document that details how IP mcast is usable in VPP, it > would be great! > > > > Thanks, > > -nagp > > > > > >
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