Vishwas,

On 11/16/2012 1:48 PM, Vishwas Manral wrote:
> Hi Lou,
> 
> Got it. Can you suggest some text for this? I will try to incorporate
> the same into the document.

Assuming you don't like my prior attempt:
X.  The solution SHOULD support BGP/MPLS IP VPNs, see [RFC4364].

How about something like:
X. The solution MUST support Provider Edge (PE) based VPNs.

Note that this phrasing doesn't indicate a specific solutions which is
why I now suggest "MUST" vs "SHOULD".

Lou

> 
> Thanks,
> Vishwas
> 
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Lou Berger <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
>     Vishwas,
>             Sure, but it's the BGP information that indicates what IPsec
>     tunnels
>     are needed / when the SAs get established...
> 
>     Again, I just asking for language that points to this use case, not
>     implementation details.
> 
>     Thanks,
>     Lou
> 
>     On 11/16/2012 1:34 PM, Vishwas Manral wrote:
>     > Hi Lou,
>     >
>     >> I'm not sure I agree with this statement.  Let's say you have
>     >> a BGP VPN that uses IPsec tunnels between the PEs (which
>     >> was described in a couple of expired drafts and can be supported
>     >> using RFC5566), and then wants to be able to use dynamic PE
>     >> to PE IPsec tunnels.  Does this fit your "2 different layer"
>     >> perspective?
>     > IPsec with ADVPN secures the tunnel and creates the mesh underlay on
>     > need basis/ or automatically. L3VPN creates the overlay,
>     identifies the
>     > tenant/ customer a packet belongs to and passes the packet on.
>     >
>     > Where do we see the need for tighter integration here? Is it allowing
>     > the ability to create groups of ADVPN instances?
>     >
>     > Thanks,
>     > Vishwas
>     >
>     > On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Lou Berger <[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>
>     > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     Vishwas,
>     >
>     >     Please see below.
>     >
>     >     On 11/16/2012 12:49 PM, Vishwas Manral wrote:
>     >     > Hi Lou,
>     >     >
>     >     > Thanks for the quick reply. Just a few comments prefixed
>     with a "VM>":
>     >     >
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     > We can add something in the lines of additional protocols
>     >     are run over
>     >     >     > the IPsec tunnels and the solution should make an
>     effort to
>     >     allow for
>     >     >     > additional protocols like OSPF to be run optimally without
>     >     too many
>     >     >     > changes in configuration.
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     > Infact we have a requirement to the effect in section 4.1
>     >     >
>     >     >     yes, this is what I referred to as 4.2 below, and
>     suggested some
>     >     >     replacement text...
>     >     >
>     >     > OK got it.
>     >     >
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >     Gateways MUST allow tunnel binding, such that
>     >     applications like
>     >     >     >    Routing using the tunnels can work seamlessly
>     without any
>     >     >     updates to
>     >     >     >    the higher level application configuration i.e.  OSPF
>     >     >     configuration.
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >     - In section 4.2, how about:
>     >     >     >        (replacement text)
>     >     >     >        3.  Gateways MUST allow for the operation of
>     >     tunneling and
>     >     >     >        routing protocols operating over spoke-to-spoke
>     IPsec
>     >     Tunnels
>     >     >     >        with minimal, or no, configuration impact.
>     >     >
>     >     > VM> Ok will specifically specify tunnels and routing protocols.
>     >     >
>     >
>     >     Great.
>     >
>     >     >
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >        X.  The solution SHOULD support BGP/MPLS IP
>     VPNs, see
>     >     >     [RFC4364].
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >     If you want, you can make the "SHOULD" a "MUST", and
>     >     "support"
>     >     >     could be
>     >     >     >     "be compatible with".
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     > I do not want to go ahead into details of what other
>     routing
>     >     solutions
>     >     >     > it should support.
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     > With that said I am not sure what you mean by having BGP
>     >     MPLS VPN
>     >     >     in an
>     >     >     > ADVPN scenario. BGP MPLS VPN is a provider provisioned VPN
>     >     solution,
>     >     >     > this is a customer provisioned one.
>     >     >
>     >     >     Ahh, interesting point.  When I read the document I was
>     >     looking to see
>     >     >     if it was scoped purely to CE/customer based solutions.
>     >      Reading section
>     >     >     2 (intro) and 2.2, I saw no such restriction.  So I think
>     >     section 2.2
>     >     >     should be explicit on this point either way. Which is why I
>     >     proposed the
>     >     >     text "There is also the case when L3VPNs operate over IPsec
>     >     Tunnels."
>     >     >     (To explicitly include this case.)  If the WG wants this
>     case
>     >     excluded,
>     >     >     that's fine too.
>     >     >
>     >     > VM> It is not scoped purely as a CE device scenario, and
>     after seeing
>     >     > your comment I see no reason to leave that out of scope
>     (though if I
>     >     > understand your concern better I may feel otherwise). L3VPN
>     can work
>     >     > over GRE tunnels/ L2TP tunnels, which can themselves use IPsec.
>     >     Again in
>     >     > my view the L3VPN and the IPsec VPN are 2 different layers
>     in the
>     >     stack
>     >     > if they run on the same device.
>     >
>     >     I'm not sure I agree with this statement.  Let's say you have
>     a BGP VPN
>     >     that uses IPsec tunnels between the PEs (which was described
>     in a couple
>     >     of expired drafts and can be supported using RFC5566), and
>     then wants to
>     >     be able to use dynamic PE to PE IPsec tunnels.  Does this fit
>     your "2
>     >     different layer" perspective?
>     >
>     >     Either way, I think such usage should be explicitly in scope
>     as it is a
>     >     very different model / use case from CE-based IPsec VPNs.
>     >
>     >     > Do you see a reason to explicitly
>     >     > mention L3VPN in this case?
>     >
>     >     I'm open to different ways to cover the above.
>     >
>     >     Much thanks,
>     >     Lou
>     >     >
>     >     > Thanks,
>     >     > Vishwas
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >     >     > I see the 2 working in different
>     >     >     > layers, and interacting only in edge gateways where both
>     >     solutions
>     >     >     have
>     >     >     > an edge.
>     >     >
>     >     >     Sure, but the problem exists for both.
>     >     >
>     >     >     Thanks,
>     >     >     Lou
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >     I also have a few more minor comments:
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     > I am ok with the minor suggestions you have.
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     > Thanks,
>     >     >     > Vishwas
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >     - In section 2.1, you introduce the term "NAT
>     gateway" and
>     >     >     then later
>     >     >     >     use just "gateway" when I suspect you mean "NAT
>     gateway".  I
>     >     >     suggest
>     >     >     >     using the term "NAT" and thereby not introduce
>     possible
>     >     confusion
>     >     >     >     between the gateway term defined in section 1.1
>     and "NAT
>     >     >     gateways".
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >     - In section 2.2, s/occupies/requires
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >     - In sections 2.2, and Section 3.2 you say dynamic
>     >     addresses makes
>     >     >     >     static configuration impossible.  This doesn't reflect
>     >     the use of
>     >     >     >     dynamic dns to handle this issues (and is currently
>     >     supported
>     >     >     by some
>     >     >     >     vendors.)
>     >     >     >
>     >     >     >     Let me know what you think,
>     >     >     >     Lou
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