PCEP error RP object missing

benabdam1 — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 15:48:16 GMT

Cisco IOS XR router send a PCEP request to ODL PCE for path computation and gets a PCEP Error message type 6 value 1: Mandatory object missing, RP Object missing.

Wireshark shows that the PCEP client (the router) sends the PCE request message with the RP object hence the error seems contradictory. Although we do notice that the RP object is setting the OF flag (Objetive Flag) which is not defined in RFC 5440, and was only introduced in RFC 5541 so could be that ODL rejects this PCEP request due to unsopported flag.

The RFC states that unassigned bit in the flag field (in the RP object or any other object) "are considered reserved. They MUST be set to zero on transmission and MUST be ignored on receipt" so perhaps this OF flag which is unassigned in RFC 5440 is causing the ODL PCE to reject it/

Any idea if we can configure the Cisco IOS XR router to not set this flag? which "mpls traffic-eng" or "interface tunnel-te" config parameter should be "unconfigured" or configured to not set the OF flag in the RP object of the PCEP request?

Below is the Wireshark capture of the PCE request from PCC (Cisco Router) to PCE (ODL Beryllium) and the PCE reply from PCE ODL to PCC (Cisco router)

No. Time Source Destination Protocol Length Info
1 2017-11-09 15:39:54.619757083 10.92.224.112 10.93.1.11 PCEP 162 Path Computation Request (PCReq)

Frame 1: 162 bytes on wire (1296 bits), 162 bytes captured (1296 bits) on interface 0
Ethernet II, Src: Cisco_66:aa:3d (70:e4:22:66:aa:3d), Dst: Dell_c9:03:6a (ec:f4:bb:c9:03:6a)
802.1Q Virtual LAN, PRI: 0, CFI: 0, ID: 10
Internet Protocol Version 4, Src: 10.92.224.112, Dst: 10.93.1.11
Transmission Control Protocol, Src Port: 17568, Dst Port: 4189, Seq: 1, Ack: 1, Len: 104
    Source Port: 17568
    Destination Port: 4189
    [Stream index: 0]
    [TCP Segment Len: 104]
    Sequence number: 1    (relative sequence number)
    [Next sequence number: 105    (relative sequence number)]
    Acknowledgment number: 1    (relative ack number)
    Header Length: 20 bytes
    Flags: 0x018 (PSH, ACK)
    Window size value: 63986
    [Calculated window size: 63986]
    [Window size scaling factor: -1 (unknown)]
    Checksum: 0x7acc [unverified]
    [Checksum Status: Unverified]
    Urgent pointer: 0
    [SEQ/ACK analysis]
    [PDU Size: 104]
Path Computation Element communication Protocol
    Path Computation Request (PCReq) Header
    RP object
        Object Class: RP OBJECT (2)
        0001 .... = RP Object-Type: Request Parameters (1)
        Flags
        Object Length: 20
        Reserved: 0x00
        Flags: 0x000080
            0000 0000 0... .... .... .... = Reserved Flags: Not set
            .... .... .0.. .... .... .... = (C) Core-tree computation: Not set
            .... .... ..0. .... .... .... = (F) Fragmentation: Not set
            .... .... ...0 .... .... .... = (N) P2MP: Not set
            .... .... .... 0... .... .... = (E) ERO-compression: Not set
            .... .... .... .0.. .... .... = (M) Make-before-break: Not set
            .... .... .... ..0. .... .... = (D) Report the request order: Not set
            .... .... .... ...0 .... .... = (P) Path Key: Not set
            .... .... .... .... 1... .... = (S) Supply OF on response: Set
            .... .... .... .... .0.. .... = (V) VSPT: Not set
            .... .... .... .... ..0. .... = (L) Strict/Loose: Not set
            .... .... .... .... ...0 .... = (B) Bi-directional: Not set
            .... .... .... .... .... 0... = (R) Reoptimization: Not set
            .... .... .... .... .... .000 = (PRI) Priority: Off
        Requested ID Number: 0x0000000c
        PATH-SETUP-TYPE
            Type: PATH-SETUP-TYPE (28)
            Length: 4
            Reserved: 0x000000
            Path Setup Type: Path is setup using Segment Routing (1)
    END-POINT object
    LSP object
    LSPA object
    BANDWIDTH object
    METRIC object

No. Time Source Destination Protocol Length Info
2 2017-11-09 15:39:54.622698028 10.93.1.11 10.92.224.112 PCEP 66 Error (PCErr)

Frame 2: 66 bytes on wire (528 bits), 66 bytes captured (528 bits) on interface 0
Ethernet II, Src: Dell_c9:03:6a (ec:f4:bb:c9:03:6a), Dst: Cisco_66:aa:3d (70:e4:22:66:aa:3d)
Internet Protocol Version 4, Src: 10.93.1.11, Dst: 10.92.224.112
Transmission Control Protocol, Src Port: 4189, Dst Port: 17568, Seq: 1, Ack: 105, Len: 12
    Source Port: 4189
    Destination Port: 17568
    [Stream index: 0]
    [TCP Segment Len: 12]
    Sequence number: 1    (relative sequence number)
    [Next sequence number: 13    (relative sequence number)]
    Acknowledgment number: 105    (relative ack number)
    Header Length: 20 bytes
    Flags: 0x018 (PSH, ACK)
    Window size value: 229
    [Calculated window size: 229]
    [Window size scaling factor: -1 (unknown)]
    Checksum: 0x7621 [unverified]
    [Checksum Status: Unverified]
    Urgent pointer: 0
    [SEQ/ACK analysis]
    [PDU Size: 12]
Path Computation Element communication Protocol
    Error (PCErr) Header
    ERROR object
        Object Class: PCEP ERROR OBJECT (13)
        0001 .... = PCEP-ERROR Object-Type: PCEP Error (1)
        Flags
        Object Length: 8
        Reserved: 0x00
        Flags: 0x00
        Error-Type: Mandatory Object Missing (6)
        Error-Value: RP object missing (1)

Re: PCEP error RP object missing

eckelcu — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 21:11:26 GMT

The Beryllium release of quite old. Is there a reason you need to use that? Is it possible for you to try to with a more current release, e.g. Carbon or Nitrogen. https://www.opendaylight.org/technical-community/getting-started-for-developers/downloads-and-documentation

Also, what version of software is running on the Cisco IOS XR router?

Re: PCEP error RP object missing

benabdam1 — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 21:36:47 GMT

We also tried Carbon, same error.

And we are using IOS XR 6.2.2

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Re: PCEP error RP object missing

giheron — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:15:09 GMT

interesting.

I've not tried 6.2.2 but IIRC 6.2.1 worked for me.

Might be worth emailing bgpcep-users@lists.opendaylight.org

Re: PCEP error RP object missing

benabdam1 — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:20:21 GMT

Hi Giles,

Was there anything specific you configured on the Karaf xml files that is not documented on Opendaylight config guidelines ?

Thanks,

Mehdi

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Re: PCEP error RP object missing

giheron — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:31:39 GMT

I'm afraid I don't use karaf XML. I configure using RESTCONF with JSON. I think I have some blog posts on here that explain what I do. I also have some stuff in github though i'm not sure how up to date it is:

opendaylight-sample-apps/postman-collections at master · CiscoDevNet/opendaylight-sample-apps · GitHub

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