Juniper Networks, Inc.
TRANSPORT ENDPOINT SEGMENTS FOR INTER-DOMAIN SEGMENT ROUTING

Abstract:

Techniques are described for inter-domain segment routing using transport endpoint segments. A transport endpoint segment provisioned on a router within a domain represents any intra-domain tunnel originated at the router and having reachability to an indicated endpoint within the same domain. The provisioning router advertises a transport endpoint segment identifier (TESID) for the transport endpoint segment to other routers or a controller for use in segment routing. The TESID for the transport endpoint segment remains constant regardless of which intra-domain tunnel is bound to the transport endpoint segment. The provisioning router dynamically binds the transport endpoint segment to at least one intra-domain tunnel, and any changes to the bound intra-domain tunnel are updated locally at the provisioning router. In this way, an inter-domain segment routing tunnel may be constructed as a list TESIDs that are not affected by intra-domain tunnel changes.