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Link Aggregation ControlProtocol
Presentation to the Link AggregationTask Force, July 1998
Tony Jeffree
Alan Chambers
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Overview
• Uses the best bits of theFinn/Wakerley/Fine & Jeffree presentationsfrom the Interim meeting
• Much work done on the protocoldescription & operation
• Subdivision into more, simpler statemachines for clarity & functionalindependence
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Basic assumptions/objectives
• If aggregation is possible, it will happenautomatically
• If not possible, links operate normally
• Determinism
• Rapid convergence
• Low risk of misconfiguration
• Low risk of duplication or misordering
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Specific Objectives - 1• Ability to configure “speak if spoken to”
Ports (= Automatic mode) and “speakanyway” Ports (= Desirable mode)
• Ability to detect “crowds” - multiplepartners on shared medium links
• BUT should not be necessary to switch theprotocol off to get today’s performance onshared media links with h/w that cannotdistinguish point-to-point vs shared
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Specific Objectives - 2
• Ability to configure “Relaxed” operation forPorts that can hardware detect link failure,or “Nervous” operation for Ports that cannot
• Fast detection of presence/absence ofpartners on initialisation
• Accommodation of hardware that cancontrol transmit/receive independently, andof hardware that cannot
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Specific Objectives - 3
• Fast detection of cases where aggregationcannot occur => activate as individual link
• Ability to determine which physical Portscan/cannot aggregate with which AggregatePorts
• Very low probability of misdelivery• Low probability of loss• Low probability of reporting good link with
only partial connectivity
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Identifying link characteristics• Many characteristics that contribute
– Standardised in .3: Link speed, duplex/non-duplex…etc
– Other characteristics…e.g., administrative, non-standardised
• A Link is allocated a single Capability Identifier
• Capability Group: All Links in a system that sharethe same Capability ID
• Links that are not capable are in a CapabilityGroup with one member
• Links can only aggregate with Aggregators thathave the same Capability ID
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Identifying Link AggregationGroups
• System ID plus Capability provides a globalidentifier for a Capability Group
• The set of links in an aggregation are identified byconcatenating the Capability Group identifiers ateach end of the link
• Hence, for Systems S and T, who use C and D asthe Capability ID for a set of aggregated links, theLAG ID would be {SC, TD}…(which is the sameidentifier as {TD, SC})
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Detecting Aggregation possibility• Aggregation possibility can be detected simply by
exchanging global Capability Group Ids across alink; each system can then see whether any otherLinks exist with the same {SC,TD} value.
• If other links in a system exist with the same {SC,TD} then they can all be added to the same LinkAggregation Group
• Simplifying assumption: no limit on aggregationsize - allocate more capabilities if it is necessary toimpose such a limit.
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Prevention ofDuplication/Reordering
• Collect once you are in the right aggregation
• Don’t Distribute until you know that the other endis Collecting
• Stop Distribution/Collection on a Link prior tomoving it to a new aggregation
• BUT also need to accommodate equipment whichcannot switch collector/distributor independently
• Need to “flush” other links if Conversations arere-allocated as a result of adding/removing links
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Protocol basics
• If the other guy doesn’t get it, say it again
• Assumption that packet loss is very low
• Communicate state, not commands
• Need to Tell if local state has changed, ifinformation is old, or if the other guy doesnot get it
• Tell the other party what you know. Whenyou are both agreed - aggregate
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Flush protocol operationsomething like...
• Flush ID sent (along with normal messagecontent). Sender chooses ID value.
• Recipient’s NTT is asserted by receipt ofFlush ID; Flush ID saved by recipient &sent in subsequent messages till messagereceived with no Flush ID.
• Note: Does not fix the case of a link failing.
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The Big Picture
TX MUX Aggregate Match
RX Desirable Nervous CrowdNTT NTT
NTT NTTNTT Off, On
In Sync,Out Of Sync
New(..)Update(..)Unresolved(..)
Cro
wde
d, N
ot C
row
ded
Desirable,Automatic
Fast,Slow
Fast,Slow
Desirable,Automatic
NTT
TX PDU
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Information communicated• My Port
• I Am Desirable
• Partner Desirable
• I Am Nervous
• Partner Nervous
• I Am Crowded
• Partner Crowded
• I Am Individual
• Partner Individual
• Sync
• I Am Collecting
• I Am Distributing
• Partner Collecting
• Partner Distributing
• My System
• My Capability
• Partner System
• Partner Capability
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Desirable
TX MUX Aggregate Match
RX Desirable Nervous CrowdNTT NTT
NTT NTTNTT Off, On
In Sync,Out Of Sync
New(..)Update(..)Unresolved(..)
Cro
wde
d, N
ot C
row
ded
Desirable,Automatic
Fast,Slow
Fast,Slow
Desirable,Automatic
NTT
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Desirable - State Machine
DesirableMe
DesirableYou
DesirableBoth
Automatic!set_me_desirable
!set_me_desirable
!set_me_auto
!set_me_auto
!rx_
I_am
_aut
o !rx_I_am_auto
!rx_
I_am
_aut
o!r
x_I_
am_d
esir
able
!rx_I_am_auto
!rx_I_am_desirable
!des
irab
le_w
hile
!desirable_while
!rx_
I_am
_des
irab
le
!rx_I_am_desirable
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Desirable - Functionality Recap• Determines whether or not this Port will
generate routine LACPDUs
• Desirable if the actor or any of its partnersare (or are believed to be) desirable
• Automatic if the actor and all of its partnersare (or are believed to be) automatic
• If automatic this must be an individual link
• NTT if he doesn’t know my state
• Initial state: Partner is desirable
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Nervous
TX MUX Aggregate Match
RX Desirable Nervous CrowdNTT NTT
NTT NTTNTT Off, On
In Sync,Out Of Sync
New(..)Update(..)Unresolved(..)
Cro
wde
d, N
ot C
row
ded
Desirable,Automatic
Fast,Slow
Fast,Slow
Desirable,Automatic
NTT
TX PDU
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Nervous -His Anxiety State Machine
Fast Slow
!rx_I_am_cool
!nervous_while
!rx_I_am_nervous
!rx_I_am_nervous !rx_I_am_cool
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Nervous - My Anxiety State Machine
Nervous Cool!set_me_nervous
!set_me_cool
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Nervous - Functionality Recap
• Controls whether routine LACPDUtransmission is fast or slow
• Speed depends upon the nervous conditionof the partner(s), not the actor
• Initial state: Partner is nervous
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Crowd
TX MUX Aggregate Match
RX Desirable Nervous CrowdNTT NTT
NTT NTTNTT Off, On
In Sync,Out Of Sync
New(..)Update(..)Unresolved(..)
Cro
wde
d, N
ot C
row
ded
Desirable,Automatic
Fast,Slow
Fast,Slow
Desirable,Automatic
NTT
TX PDU
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Crowd -Crowd Control State Machine
Lonely
Gathering
!rx_n
ew_s
yste
m
!rx_new_system
!rx_new_system
!crow
ded_
while
!crowded_while
Crowded
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Crowd -Crowd Records State Machine
He Is NotCrowded
He IsCrowded
!rx_he_is_not_crowded
!rx_he_is_crowded
!rx_he_is_not_crowded
!expired
!expired!rx_he_is_crowded
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Crowd - Functionality Recap• Detects the presence of a crowd on the link
– N’s company, N+1’s a crowd– N = 2 but model can be generalised
• I think there is a crowd if my N is exceeded• There is a crowd if any partner’s N is
exceeded• Crowded links can only be individual links• Gathering state avoids gratuitous disruption• Initial state: Lonely
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Match
TX MUX Aggregate Match
RX Desirable Nervous CrowdNTT NTT
NTT NTTNTT Off, On
In Sync,Out Of Sync
New(..)Update(..)Unresolved(..)
Cro
wde
d, N
ot C
row
ded
Desirable,Automatic
Fast,Slow
Fast,Slow
Desirable,Automatic
NTT
TX PDU
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Match - State Machine (1)
• Have we agreed capabilities? We have if:– He is not crowded, we are not crowded, and he
does not know of anyone who is crowded, andhe has correctly identified our system andcapabilities; or
– He is crowded (that’s his decision, we have toagree); or
– We are crowded, and he has agreed.
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Match - State Machine (2)• Have we agreed that this physical Port
cannot be aggregated with any other? Wehave an “agreed individual” if:– His system/capability is particular to this Port
(that’s his decision, we have to agree); or– Our system/capability is particular to this Port ,
and he has agreed; or– He is crowded, so this is an individual link; or– We are crowded, and he has agreed; or– We are both Automatic
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Match - State Machine (3)• If we have not detected any partner on the
link, then we are agreed (by definition, aswe only have ourselves to agree with), andthis link must be an individual link.
• If we have not reached agreement, NTT.
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Match - Functionality Recap• Determines whether or not the actor and its
partner(s) agree on how the link should beaggregated
• Monitors and maintains the state ofagreement
• NTT if no agreement reached
• Signals new aggregations, updates toaggregations, unresolved aggregations
• Initial state: No match
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Aggregate
TX MUX Aggregate Match
RX Desirable Nervous CrowdNTT NTT
NTT NTTNTT Off, On
In Sync,Out Of Sync
New(..)Update(..)Unresolved(..)
Cro
wde
d, N
ot C
row
ded
Desirable,Automatic
Fast,Slow
Fast,Slow
Desirable,Automatic
NTT
TX PDU
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Aggregate - State Machine
• Once we have a Match, aggregates thisphysical Port with other compatible,matching Ports and a compatible AggregatePort
• Deals with temporary resource shortages &delays
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Aggregate - Functionality Recap
• Determines whether the link is in the rightaggregate or not
• If not in the right one, removes it
• If not in an aggregate, finds the right one forit to be in and adds it
• Signals in synch when aggregated, out ofsynch when not
• Initial state: out of synch
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Mux
TX MUX Aggregate Match
RX Desirable Nervous CrowdNTT NTT
NTT NTTNTT Off, On
In Sync,Out Of Sync
New(..)Update(..)Unresolved(..)
Cro
wde
d, N
ot C
row
ded
Desirable,Automatic
Fast,Slow
Fast,Slow
Desirable,Automatic
NTT
TX PDU
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Mux - State Machine Events
• !xout - info expired, out of sync
• !xin - info expired, in sync
• !rout - received pdu, actor or partner out of sync
• !rin - received pdu, a & p in sync
• !rincon - received pdu, a & p in sync, p’s collector enabled
• !ringo - reeived pdu - both collector & distributor enabled
• !cop - from hardware, collector operational
• !dop - from hardware, distributor operational
• !cno - from hardware, collector not operational
• !dno - from hardware, distributor not operational
• !hop - from hardware, collector & distributor operational
• !hno - from hardware, collector & distributor not operational
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Mux - Coupled H/W, ImmediateAction
On Off!xin, !rin, !rincon, !ringo
!xout, !rout
!xin!rin!rincon!ringo
!xout!rout
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Mux - Independent H/W,Immediate Action
CollectorOn
On
!xin
, !rin
con,
!rin
go
!xout!rout
!xout, !rout
!rin
!rin
Off
!rin
!xin!rincon!ringo
!xout, !rout
!xin, !rincon, !ringo
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Mux - Coupled H/W, DelayedAction
Enabling
DisablingOn
Off!xin, !rin, !rincon, !ringo
!xout, !rout
!xin
, !ri
n,!r
inco
n, !
ring
o !xout, !rout!x
in, !
rin,
!rin
con,
!ri
ngo !xout, !rout
!hno!h
op
!xout, !rout
!xin, !rin, !rincon, !ringo
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Mux - Functionality Recap
• When in synch, takes the necessary steps toturn on collector and distributor
• When out of synch, takes the necessarysteps to turn off collector and distributor
• Signals on, off when its done
• Initial state: off
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TX
TX MUX Aggregate Match
RX Desirable Nervous CrowdNTT NTT
NTT NTTNTT Off, On
In Sync,Out Of Sync
New(..)Update(..)Unresolved(..)
Cro
wde
d, N
ot C
row
ded
Desirable,Automatic
Fast,Slow
Fast,Slow
Desirable,Automatic
NTT
TX PDU
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TX - State Machine--- --t -s- -st d-- d-t ds- dst
!ntt --t --t -st -st d-t d-t dst dstIdesirable d-- d-t ds- dst d-- d-t ds- dst
!auto --- --t -s- -st --- --t -s- -st!fast --- --t --- --t d-- d-t d-- d-t!slow -s- -st -s- -st ds- dst ds- dst
!tx_when --- --t -s- -st d-t d-t dst dsttx_when=F tx_when=F tx_when=S tx_when=S tx_when=F tx_when=F tx_when=S tx_when=S
!tx pdu --- --- -s- -s- d-- d-- ds- ds-transmit transmit transmit transmit
• State variables:t = TX Pending/TX Not Pending
s = Slow/Fast
d = Desirable/Automatic
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TX - Functionality Recap
• Causes LACPDUs to be generated if:
• NTT
• Desirable– Frequency depends on fast or slowsignal from
Nervous state machine
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Aggregate Port - State Machines
RX EnableTrue
TX EnableFalse
TX EnableTrue
RX EnableFalse
! Physical Port RX Enabled
! Physical Port TX Enabled
!Last Physical Port RX Disabled
!Last Physical Port TX Disabled
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The Big Picture
TX MUX Aggregate Match
RX Desirable Nervous CrowdNTT NTT
NTT NTTNTT Off, On
In Sync,Out Of Sync
New(..)Update(..)Unresolved(..)
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Desirable,Automatic
Fast,Slow
Fast,Slow
Desirable,Automatic
NTT
TX PDU
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Summary
• Covers (majority of) functionality describedby Finn/Wakerly/Fine & Jeffree
• Fully describes the process of reachingagreement & the actions taken to join &leave aggregations
• Separate state machines improve clarity
• Flush protocol yet to be included
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Example Protocol Scenarios
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Link ConfigurationsX:/Y: APn A0n 0Pn 00n LAPn A1 A2 I1 I2 F1A0n (A3) I3 (I4) F20Pn I5 I6 F300n I7 F4
• A/0: Aggregatable/individual• P/0: Preferred (Desirable)/automatic• n: Nervous• L: Legacy (non-participating device)• Ai: Aggregate configurations• Ii: Individual configurations• Fi: Fall-back configurations, remote is a
legacy non-participant
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Notation for Examples1st System 2nd System
X System ID YI Capability ID JA Aggregatable/Individual BP Preferred {Desirable}/Auto mode QN Nervous/Relaxed OU Uncrowded/Crowded VS Sync/Out of Sync TC Collecting ED Distributing F
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Individual LinkXI YJ (Individual)
XI:APn U0:00 YJ:0Qo V0:0000:BQO 00:00 00:APN 00:00
* >> YJ:0Qo V0:E0 Assign1 (J)XI:APn U0:00 C-on*
Assign1 (I) XI:APn US:CD << *C-on*, D-on*YJ:0Qo V0:E0
Go* >> YJ:BQo VT:EF D-on*
XI:APn US:CD Go
XI:APn US:CD << *YJ:0Qo VT:EF
* >> same
same << *
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Aggregated LinkXI YJ
XI:APn U0:00 00:BQO 00:00 YJ:BQo V0:00 00:APN 00:00
* >> YJ:BQo V0:00 XI:APn U0:00 Assign (J)C-on>
YJ:BQo V0:E0 XI:APn U0:00 <C!Assign (I) XI:APn U0:00 YJ:BQo V0:E0 << *
<C-on, D-onXI:APn U0:CD YJ:BQo V0:E0
* >> YJ:BQo V0:EF XI:APn U0:CD D-on!
XI:APn U0:CD YJ:BQo V0:EF << *
* >> same
same << *
Go XI:APn US:CD YJ:BQo V0:EF* >> YJ:BQo V0:EF XI:APn US:CD
YJ:BQo VT:EF XI:APn US:CD GoXI:APn US:CD YJ:BQo VT:EF << *