Internet-Draft | Optical Resource Performance Monitoring | March 2023 |
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This document defines a YANG data model for performance Monitoring in optical networks which provides the functionalities of performance monitoring task management, TCA (Threshold Crossing Alert) configuration and current or historic performance data retrieval. This data model should be used in the northbound of PNC.¶
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Performance monitoring is a basic function of optical networks management. With it, operators can proactively detect the running state of devices, identify major risks in advanced and avoid users' complaints.¶
As before, TMF has defined interfaces for performance management through traditional protocols, such as CORBA and MTOSI. With the development of SDN technologies and the using of RESTCONF interfaces, it becomes a widespread requirement to use RESTCONF protocol to support performance monitoring.¶
Using RESTCONF does not mean changing existing performance monitoring requirements or scenarios. On the contrary, since O&M is very important, many operators' O&M departments tend to be conservative. Mostly, they are fear of introducing issues into their network due to the protocol changes and O&M habits changes. Therefore, our document prefers to use the new protocol to support legacy functionality.¶
Traditional performance management involves control of performance monitoring, setting collectors on monitored objects, and obtaining performance data in different periods. The data can be current data on devices or processed by PNC, and historical performance data. TCA can be also configured by performance monitoring tasks.¶
The explanation of performance monitoring indicator would also be an important part of this document, especially some typical optical-specific indicators.¶
Currently, there are some existing documents related to performance monitoring in IETF, but there is no overlap with our current work. For example:¶
[I-D.ietf-teas-actn-pm-telemetry-autonomics] provides a YANG data model that describes performance monitoring and scaling intent mechanisms for TE-Tunnels and Virtual Networks(VNs). VN is determinated to be used in CMI (CNC-MDSC Interface) level and TE tunnel is more service or connection related. Our data model is proposed to be used in MPI (MDSC-PNC Interface) level and this performance monitoring is performed on network resources, such as network element, board, fiber, port or TTP (Tunnel Termination Point), which are not included in [I-D.ietf-teas-actn-pm-telemetry-autonomics].¶
[I-D.ietf-opsawg-yang-vpn-service-pm] defines a YANG data model for performance monitoring of both network topology layer and overlay VPN service topology layer. VPN service is more IP-specific and not adopted in Optical domain. And the data model in this document is augmenting network model. If the client wants to retrieve performance data of a link by RESTCONF, the URL would be probably same with the URL of topology retrieval. This may need some special mechanisms to make the client and server differentiate the using scenarios. This is not quite compliance with current O&M habits of Optical technology.¶
[I-D.zheng-ccamp-client-pm-yang] provides a performance monitoring YANG data model on client signal level. It is also not operated on resource level which is not compliance with the existing O&M habits. This performance monitoring solution is more user-oriented and can be used for more automatic O&M scenarios in the future. However, there is not a complete closed-loop O&M solution at the service layer and it has not been accepted by all operators' O&M departments, resource-based performance monitoring is still required.¶
The YANG data model defined in this document conforms to the Network Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA) defined in [RFC8342].¶
Refer to [RFC7446] and [RFC7581] for the key terms used in this document. The following terms are defined in [RFC7950] and are not redefined here: * client * server * augment * data model * data node¶
The following terms are defined in [RFC6241] and are not redefined here: * configuration data * state data¶
The following terms are defined in [RFC8454] and are not redefined here: * CMI * MPI * MDSC * CNC * PNC¶
//To Be Added: some explanation of performance indicator¶
A simplified graphical representation of the data model is used in Section 3 of this document. The meaning of the symbols in these diagrams are defined in [RFC8340].¶
In this document, names of data nodes and other data model objects are prefixed using the standard prefix associated with the corresponding YANG imported modules, as shown in the following table.¶
Prefix | Yang Module | Reference |
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optrpm | ietf-optical-resource-pm | RFC XXXX |
optrpm-types | ietf-optical-resource-pm-types | RFC XXXX |
yang | ietf-yang-types | [RFC6991] |
RFC Editor Note: Please replace XXXX with the RFC number assigned to this document.¶
According to the business requirements stated in [TMF-518], resource performance management requirements include: * The Interface shall support the control of performance monitoring in the network. This includes PM control, e.g., the enabling and disabling of PM collection and Threshold Crossing Alerts (TCA) control, e.g., the enabling and disabling of TCA generation. * The Interface shall support the retrieval of current and historical performance measurements for network resources. * The Interface shall support the distribution of TCAs to subscribed OSs.¶
For these requirements of PM, there are three group of interfaces are defined in TMF, including PerformanceManagementControl, PerformanceManagementRetrieval and ThresholdCrossingAlertControlm.¶
There are three interfaces defined in TMF for this group, including: * clearPerformanceMonitoringData: This interface shall allow MDSC to clear or reset the performance register on TPs or NEs. This clearing operation means to reset the data value to the current value. The monitoring job is still running on. * disablePerformanceMonitoringData: This interface shall allow MDSC disable PM data collection on a list of TPs or NEs. * enablePerformanceMonitoringData: This interface shall allow MDSC enable PM data collection on a list of TPs or NEs.¶
This aspect of interface we introduce a monitor task to do this control. In the monitoring task, MDSC should be able to configure what period and what kind of performance data it want to collect. The disabling, enabling operation can be satisfy by changing the admin status which includes disabled, enabled. The change's result will affect the task status accordingly.¶
//NOTES: To be added. to support the clearPerformanceMonitoringData¶
module: ietf-optical-resource-pm +--rw performance-monitoring +--rw monitor-tasks | +--rw monitor-task* [task-id] | +--rw task-id yang:uuid | +--rw resource-id? leafref | +--ro resource-type? identityref | +--rw task-name? string | +--rw admin-status? enumeration | +--ro task-status? enumeration | +--rw task-cfg | +--rw period? identityref | +--rw indicators | +--rw indicator* [indicator-name] | +--rw indicator-name string | +--rw indicator-value-unit? string¶
There are six interfaces are defined in TMF for this group, including: * getAllCurrentPerformanceMonitoringData: This interface should allow MDSC to retrieve performance data on a series of termination point. * getHistoryPerformanceMonitoringData: This interface should allow MDSC to retrieve some historic performance data on a series of termination point in a time period through FTP. * getAllPerformanceMonitoringPoints: This interface should allow MDSC to retrieve all the performance monitoring points in a specified termination point or NE. * getHoldingTime: This interface should allow MDSC to retrieve how many hours PM data records are held in PNC. * getMePerformanceMonitoringCapabilities: This interface should allow MDSC to retrieve what parameters are supported by a specified NE or termination point.¶
For the retrieval of current/historic performance data, there is one option that we define the value in the data model. But considered that performance data is frequently changed and if we follow that approach, according to the requirement of on-change notification in YANG-push [RFC8641], once the performance data changes, the PNC should trigger a notifcation to the MDSC, for the sake of data consistency. But these two retrieval interfaces is more like on-demand invoking. The interaction through notification would bring great pressure to both PNC and MDSC.¶
And it is also hard to support retrieving performance data of multiple resources by data model. And for historic performance data retrieval, there could be a requirement to specify the start time and end time. It is not quite flexible to support this requirement by data model neither.¶
So we suggest to define two RPCs to accomplish these two interfaces' function.¶
rpcs: +---x get-all-current-pm-data | +--ro input | | +--ro resources* leafref | +--ro output | +--ro pm-data | +--ro pm-data-list* [resource] | +--ro resource leafref | +--ro collect-time? yang:date-and-time | +--ro resource-type? identityref | +--ro indicator-data | +--ro indicator-data-list* [indicator-name] | +--ro indicator-name string | +--ro indicator-value? string | +--ro indicator-value-unit? string +---x get-historic-pm-data +--ro input | +--ro resources* leafref | +--ro start-time? yang:date-and-time | +--ro end-time? yang:date-and-time +--ro output +--ro pm-data +--ro pm-data-list* [resource] +--ro resource leafref +--ro collect-time? yang:date-and-time +--ro resource-type? identityref +--ro indicator-data +--ro indicator-data-list* [indicator-name] +--ro indicator-name string +--ro indicator-value? string +--ro indicator-value-unit? string¶
//NOTE: To be futhur analyze: getAllPerformanceMonitoringPoints, getHoldingTime, getMePerformanceMonitoringCapabilities¶
There are nine interfaces are defined in TMF for this group, including: * createTcaParameterProfile: This interface should allow MDSC to create a new TCA parameter profile. This profile can be applied to the resources. * deleteTcaParameterProfile: This interface should allow MDSC to delete an existing TCA parameter profile which should not have been used by any resources. * enableThresholdCrossingAlert: This interface should allow MDSC to turn on TCA reporting on a list of TPs and NEs if the reporting was turned off before. * disableThresholdCrossingAlert: This interface should allow MDSC to turn off TCA reporting on a list of TPs and NEs. * getAllTcaParameterProfiles: This interfaces should allow MDSC to retrieve all TCA parameter profile that are being managed by a specified NE. * getTcaParameterProfile: This interface should allow MDSC to retrieve all the parameters of a specified TCA parameter profile. * getTcaTpParameter: This interface should allow MDSC to retrieve the PM threshold values on a TP. * setTcaParameterProfile: This interface should allow MDSC to configure all threshold values of a TCA parameter profile. * setTcaTpParameter: This interface should allow MDSC to modify the values of TCA Parameters on a TP¶
To be summarized, there are four main requirements for Threshold Crossing Alert Control: * Creation/retrieval/deletion/updating of TCA profile; * Enabling/disabling TCA reporting on the resource; * Configuring TCA on the resource by associating an existing profile; * Configuring TCA on the resource by detailed parameters.¶
And for the TCA parameters, no matter it is configured directly on the resource or by a preset profile, there should not be any differences. The TCA parameter (indicator) should include: * indicator-name: Name of indicator. This indicator should also include some data processing information, such if it is a maximum, or minimum, or average data .etc. * threshold-type: This threshold type is used to indicate when the alert will be triggered. By exceeding the upper bound value, or by below the lower bound value. * period: This period is used to indicate the frequency of the data collection. * severity: This severity is used to indicate what level of alert would be triggered if cross the threshold. * indicator-value: The value of threshold. * indicator-value-unit: The unit of threshold value.¶
The tree structure for TCA profile:¶
module: ietf-optical-resource-pm +--rw performance-monitoring +--rw monitor-tasks | +--rw monitor-task* [task-id] | +--rw task-id yang:uuid | +--...................... +--rw tca-management | +--rw profiles | | +--rw profile* [profile-id] | | +--rw profile-id yang:uuid | | +--rw profile-name? string | | +--rw tca-cfg | | +--rw tca-indicator* [indicator-name threshold-type period severity] | | +--rw indicator-name string | | +--rw indicator-value string | | +--rw indicator-value-unit string | | +--rw threshold-type enumeration | | +--rw period identityref | | +--rw severity identityref¶
The function of enabling/disabling TCA on the resource can be controlled by an admin-status attributes in "tca" node:¶
module: ietf-optical-resource-pm +--rw performance-monitoring +--rw monitor-tasks | +--rw monitor-task* [task-id] | +--rw task-id yang:uuid | +--...................... +--rw tca-management | +--rw tca* [resource-id] | +--rw resource-id leafref | +--ro resource-type? identityref | +--rw admin-status? enumeration | +--......................¶
If MDSC wants to configure TCA by an existing profile, it can use this applied-profiles structure:¶
module: ietf-optical-resource-pm +--rw performance-monitoring +--rw monitor-tasks | +--rw monitor-task* [task-id] | +--rw task-id yang:uuid | +--...................... +--rw tca-management | +--rw tca* [resource-id] | +--rw resource-id leafref | +--ro resource-type? identityref | +--rw applied-profiles | | +--rw profile* [profile-id] | | +--rw profile-id leafref | +--......................¶
MDSC can also configure TCA value directly by the "tca-cfg" structure:¶
module: ietf-optical-resource-pm +--rw performance-monitoring +--rw monitor-tasks | +--rw monitor-task* [task-id] | +--rw task-id yang:uuid | +--...................... +--rw tca-management | +--rw tca* [resource-id] | +--rw resource-id leafref | +--ro resource-type? identityref | +--...................... | +--rw tca-cfg | +--rw tca-indicator* [indicator-name threshold-type period severity] | +--rw indicator-name string | +--rw indicator-value string | +--rw indicator-value-unit string | +--rw threshold-type enumeration | +--rw period identityref | +--rw severity identityref¶
The definition of most performance monitoring interfaces in TMF is quite generic. And it is also similar that the functionalities of both alarm and performance monitoring can be defined with a generic structure, regardless of what kind of object is operated on. Therefore, our data model prefer to follow this approach. And when defining our data model, we get refer to [RFC8632], in which a generic alarm data model is provided. In [RFC8632], a union type of resource attributes is defined as the source of alarm. So we also reference this structure in our data model.¶
Additionally, we extend a resource-type attribute to indicate what exact kind of resource is. Firstly, this attribute can help to improve interaction efficiency between PNC and MDSC. The MDSC may quickly identify the resource type from this attribute, without parsing the resource identifier or searching the resource id in the whole resource. On the other hand, it will be unified with the existing IETF topology and inventory objects and form a complete interface system.¶
module: ietf-optical-resource-pm +--rw performance-monitoring +--rw resources +--rw resource* [resource-id] +--rw resource-id union +--ro resource-type? identityref¶
//To Be Added¶
<Add any manageability considerations>¶
The YANG module specified in this document defines a schema for data that is designed to be accessed via network management protocols such as NETCONF [RFC6241] or RESTCONF [RFC8040]. The lowest NETCONF layer is the secure transport layer, and the mandatory-to-implement secure transport is Secure Shell (SSH) [RFC6242]. The lowest RESTCONF layer is HTTPS, and the mandatory-to-implement secure transport is TLS [RFC8446].¶
The NETCONF access control model [RFC8341] provides the means to restrict access for particular NETCONF or RESTCONF users to a preconfigured subset of all available NETCONF or RESTCONF protocol operations and content.¶
There are a number of data nodes defined in this YANG module that are writable/creatable/deletable (i.e., config true, which is the default). These data nodes may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. Write operations (e.g., edit-config) to these data nodes without proper protection can have a negative effect on network operations. Considerations in Section 8 of [RFC8795]are also applicable to their subtrees in the module defined in this document.¶
Some of the readable data nodes in this YANG module may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. It is thus important to control read access (e.g., via get, get-config, or notification) to these data nodes. Considerations in Section 8 of [RFC8795] are also applicable to their subtrees in the module defined in this document.¶
This document registers following YANG modules in the YANG Module Names registry [RFC6020].¶
name: ietf-optical-resource-pm namespace: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-optical-resource-pm prefix: optrpm reference: RFC XXXX: A YANG Data Model for Optical Performance Monitoring¶
name: ietf-optical-resource-pm-types namespace: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-optical-resource-pm-types prefix: optrpm-types reference: RFC XXXX: A YANG Data Model for Optical Performance Monitoring¶
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