IANA Allocation Procedures for the GMPLS OTN Signal Type Registry

Abstract

IANA defined the "OTN Signal Type" subregistry of the "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Parameters" registry in RFC 7139. This document updates the "OTN Signal Type" subregistry to allow registration via Specification Required.

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Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ................................................... 2
   2. Security Considerations ........................................ 3
   3. IANA Considerations ............................................ 3
   4. References ..................................................... 3
      4.1. Normative References ...................................... 3
      4.2. Informative References .................................... 3
   Acknowledgments ................................................... 4
   Authors' Addresses ................................................ 4

1. Introduction

IANA maintains "OTN Signal Type" subregistry of the "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Parameters" registry for OTN signal types (as defined in [RFC4328] and updated by [RFC7139]). This subregistry is defined to use only the Standards Action registration policy as defined by [RFC5226]. This document updates [RFC7139] to allow the "OTN Signal Type" subregistry to also use the Specification Required policy as defined in [RFC5226].

2. Security Considerations

This document does not introduce any new security considerations to the existing GMPLS signaling protocols. Refer to [RFC7139] for further details of the specific security measures. Additionally, [RFC5920] provides an overview of security vulnerabilities and protection mechanisms for the GMPLS control plane.

3. IANA Considerations

IANA maintains the "OTN Signal Type" subregistry of the "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Parameters" registry. The registry currently is defined to use the Standards Action registration policy as defined by [RFC5226].

Per this document, IANA has updated the registration policies for the "OTN Signal Type" subregistry to be "Standards Action" for Standards Track documents and "Specification Required" for other documents.

4. References

4.1. Normative References

   [RFC4328]  Papadimitriou, D., Ed., "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label
   
              Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Extensions for G.709 Optical
              Transport Networks Control", RFC 4328,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC4328, January 2006,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4328>.
   
   [RFC7139]  Zhang, F., Ed., Zhang, G., Belotti, S., Ceccarelli, D.,
              and K. Pithewan, "GMPLS Signaling Extensions for Control
              of Evolving G.709 Optical Transport Networks", RFC 7139,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC7139, March 2014,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7139>.
   
   [RFC5226]  Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an
              IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 5226,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC5226, May 2008,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5226>.

4.2. Informative References

   [RFC5920]  Fang, L., Ed., "Security Framework for MPLS and GMPLS
              Networks", RFC 5920, DOI 10.17487/RFC5920, July 2010,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5920>.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Lou Berger, Deborah Brungard, Daniele Ceccarelli, Adrian Farrel, Vijay Gurbani, Huub van Helvoort, Barry Leiba, and Robert Sparks for comments.

Authors' Addresses

Zafar Ali
Cisco Systems

Email:

          zali@cisco.com

Antonello Bonfanti
Cisco Systems

Email:

          abonfant@cisco.com

Matt Hartley
Cisco Systems

Email:

          mhartley@cisco.com

Fatai Zhang
Huawei Technologies

Email:

          zhangfatai@huawei.com