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Diameter Maintenance andJ. Korhonen
Extensions (DIME)TeliaSonera
Internet-DraftH. Tschofenig
Intended status: Standards TrackNokia Siemens Networks
Expires: May 1, 2009M. Arumaithurai
 University of Goettingen
 M. Jones, Ed.
 A. Lior
 Bridgewater Systems
 October 28, 2008


Quality of Service Attributes for Diameter
draft-ietf-dime-qos-attributes-08.txt

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Abstract

This document extends the IPFilterRule AVP functionality of the Diameter Base protocol and the functionality of the QoS-Filter-Rule AVP defined in RFC 4005. The ability to convey Quality of Service information using the AVPs defined in this document is available to existing and future Diameter applications where permitted by the command ABNF.



Table of Contents

1.  Introduction
2.  Terminology
3.  Diameter QoS Defined AVPs
    3.1.  QoS-Capability AVP
    3.2.  QoS-Profile-Template AVP
    3.3.  Vendor-Specific-QoS-Profile-Template AVP
    3.4.  QoS-Resources AVP
    3.5.  Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule AVP
    3.6.  QoS-Semantics
    3.7.  QoS-Parameters AVP
    3.8.  QoS-Rule-Precedence AVP
4.  Semantics of QoS Parameters
5.  Diameter Classifier AVPs
    5.1.  Classifier AVP
    5.2.  Classifier-ID AVP
    5.3.  Protocol AVP
    5.4.  Direction AVP
    5.5.  From-Spec AVP
    5.6.  To-Spec AVP
    5.7.  Source and Destination AVPs
        5.7.1.  Negated AVP
        5.7.2.  IP-Address AVP
        5.7.3.  IP-Address-Range AVP
        5.7.4.  IP-Address-Start AVP
        5.7.5.  IP-Address-End AVP
        5.7.6.  IP-Address-Mask AVP
        5.7.7.  IP-Mask-Bit-Mask-Width AVP
        5.7.8.  MAC-Address AVP
        5.7.9.  MAC-Address-Mask AVP
        5.7.10.  MAC-Address-Mask-Pattern AVP
        5.7.11.  EUI64-Address AVP
        5.7.12.  EUI64-Address-Mask AVP
        5.7.13.  EUI64-Address-Mask-Pattern AVP
        5.7.14.  Port AVP
        5.7.15.  Port-Range AVP
        5.7.16.  Port-Start AVP
        5.7.17.  Port-End AVP
        5.7.18.  Use-Assigned-Address AVP
    5.8.  Header Option AVPs
        5.8.1.  Diffserv-Code-Point AVP
        5.8.2.  Fragmentation-Flag AVP
        5.8.3.  IP-Option AVP
        5.8.4.  IP-Option-Type AVP
        5.8.5.  IP-Option-Value AVP
        5.8.6.  TCP-Option AVP
        5.8.7.  TCP-Option-Type AVP
        5.8.8.  TCP-Option-Value AVP
        5.8.9.  TCP-Flags AVP
        5.8.10.  TCP-Flag-Type AVP
        5.8.11.  ICMP-Type
        5.8.12.  ICMP-Type-Number AVP
        5.8.13.  ICMP-Code AVP
        5.8.14.  ETH-Option AVP
        5.8.15.  ETH-Proto-Type AVP
        5.8.16.  ETH-Ether-Type AVP
        5.8.17.  ETH-SAP AVP
        5.8.18.  VLAN-ID-Range AVP
        5.8.19.  S-VID-Start AVP
        5.8.20.  S-VID-End AVP
        5.8.21.  C-VID-Start AVP
        5.8.22.  C-VID-End AVP
        5.8.23.  ETH-Priority-Range AVP
        5.8.24.  ETH-Low-Priority AVP
        5.8.25.  ETH-High-Priority AVP
6.  Time Of Day AVPs
    6.1.  Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP
    6.2.  Time-Of-Day-Start AVP
    6.3.  Time-Of-Day-End AVP
    6.4.  Day-Of-Week-Mask AVP
    6.5.  Day-Of-Month-Mask AVP
    6.6.  Month-Of-Year-Mask AVP
    6.7.  Absolute-Start-Time AVP
    6.8.  Absolute-End-Time AVP
    6.9.  Timezone-Flag AVP
    6.10.  Timezone-Offset AVP
7.  Examples
    7.1.  Diameter EAP with QoS Information
    7.2.  Diameter NASREQ with QoS Information
    7.3.  QoS Authorization
    7.4.  Diameter Server Initiated Re-authorization of QoS
    7.5.  Diameter Credit Control with QoS Information
    7.6.  Classifier Examples
8.  Acknowledgments
9.  Contributors
10.  IANA Considerations
11.  Security Considerations
12.  References
    12.1.  Normative References
    12.2.  Informative References
§  Authors' Addresses
§  Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements




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1.  Introduction

This document defines a number of Diameter Quality of Service (QoS) related AVPs that can be used in existing and future Diameter applications where permitted by the command ABNF. The Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule AVP thereby replaces the IPFilterRule, defined in RFC 3588bis [I‑D.ietf‑dime‑rfc3588bis] (Fajardo, V., Arkko, J., Loughney, J., and G. Zorn, “Diameter Base Protocol,” April 2010.), and the QoS-Filter-Rule, defined in RFC 4005 [RFC4005] (Calhoun, P., Zorn, G., Spence, D., and D. Mitton, “Diameter Network Access Server Application,” August 2005.).



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2.  Terminology

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119] (Bradner, S., “Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels,” March 1997.).



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3.  Diameter QoS Defined AVPs



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3.1.  QoS-Capability AVP

The QoS-Capability AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and contains a list of supported Quality of Service profile templates (and therefore the support of the respective parameter AVPs).

The QoS-Capability AVP may be used for a simple announcement of the QoS capabilities and QoS profiles supported by a peer. It may also be used to negotiate a mutually supported set of QoS capabilities and QoS profiles between two peers.

QoS-Capability ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                 * [ QoS-Profile-Template ]
                 * [ Vendor-Specific-QoS-Profile-Template ]
                 * [ AVP ]



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3.2.  QoS-Profile-Template AVP

The QoS-Profile-Template AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32 and contains a QoS profile template identifier. An initial QoS profile template is defined with value of 0 and is described in [I‑D.ietf‑dime‑qos‑parameters] (Korhonen, J., Tschofenig, H., and E. Davies, “Quality of Service Parameters for Usage with Diameter,” May 2009.). The registry for the QoS profile templates is created with the same document.



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3.3.  Vendor-Specific-QoS-Profile-Template AVP

The Vendor-Specific-QoS-Profile-Template AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and defines a vendor-specific QoS profile template.

The Vendor-Id AVP contains a 32 bit IANA SMI Network Management Private Enterprise Code and the QoS-Profile-Template AVP contains the template identifier assigned by the vendor.

Vendor-Specific-QoS-Profile-Template ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                                         { Vendor-Id }
                                         { QoS-Profile-Template }
                                       * [ AVP ]



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3.4.  QoS-Resources AVP

The QoS-Resources AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and includes a description of the Quality of Service resources for policing traffic flows.

QoS-Resources ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                * [ Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule ]
                * [ AVP ]



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3.5.  Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule AVP

The Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and defines one or more traffic flows together with a set of QoS parameters that should be applied to the flow(s) by the Resource Management Function. This AVP uses the Classifier AVP (see Section 5 (Diameter Classifier AVPs)) to describe traffic flows.

Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                             { QoS-Semantics }
                             [ QoS-Profile-Template ]
                             [ Vendor-Specific-QoS-Profile-Template ]
                             [ QoS-Parameters ]
                             [ QoS-Rule-Precedence ]
                             [ Classifier ]
                           * [ Time-Of-Day-Condition ]
                           * [ AVP ]

Either the QoS-Profile-Template or Vendor-Specific-QoS-Profile-Template AVP MUST appear in the Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule AVP.



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3.6.  QoS-Semantics

The QoS-Semantics AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated and provides the semantics for the QoS-Profile-Template and QoS-Parameters AVPs in the Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule AVP.

This document defines the following values:

 (0): QoS-Desired
 (1): QoS-Available
 (2): QoS-Reserved
 (3): Minimum-QoS
 (4): QoS-Authorized



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3.7.  QoS-Parameters AVP

The QoS-Parameters AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type OctetString and contains Quality of Service parameters. These parameters are defined in a separate document, see [I‑D.ietf‑dime‑qos‑parameters] (Korhonen, J., Tschofenig, H., and E. Davies, “Quality of Service Parameters for Usage with Diameter,” May 2009.).



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3.8.  QoS-Rule-Precedence AVP

The QoS-Rule-Precedence AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32 and specifies the execution order of the rules expressed in the QoS-Resources AVP. Rules with equal precedence MAY be executed in parallel if supported by the Resource Management Function. If the QoS-Rule-Precedence AVP is absent from the Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule AVP, the rules SHOULD be executed in the order in which they appear in the QoS-Resources AVP. The lower the numerical value of QoS-Rule-Precedence AVP, the higher the rule precedence.



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4.  Semantics of QoS Parameters

The QoS parameters carried in the QoS-Resources AVP may appear in different messages. The semantic of the QoS parameters depend on the information provided in the QoS-Semantics AVP which currently defines 5 values, namely QoS-Desired (0), QoS-Available (1), QoS-Reserved (2), Minimum-QoS (3), and QoS-Authorized (4).

The semantics of the different values are as follows:

Object Type    Direction   Semantic
---------------------------------------------------------------------
QoS-Desired     C->S       Please authorize the indicated QoS
QoS-Desired     C<-S       NA
QoS-Available   C->S       Admission Control at interface indicates
                           that this QoS is available. (note 1)
QoS-Available   C<-S       Indicated QoS is available. (note 2)
QoS-Reserved    C->S       Used for reporting during accounting.
QoS-Reserved    C<-S       NA
Minimum-QoS     C->S       Indicates that the client is not
                           interested in authorizing QoS that is
                           lower than Min. QoS.
Minimum-QoS     C<-S       The client must not provide QoS
                           guarantees lower than Min. QoS.
QoS-Authorized  C->S       NA
QoS-Authorized  C<-S       Indicated QoS authorized

Legend:

  C: Diameter client
  S: Diameter server
  NA: Not applicable to this document;
      no semantic defined in this specification

Notes:

 (1) QoS-Available is only useful in relationship with QoS-Desired
     (and optionally with Minimum-QoS).
 (2) QoS-Available is only useful when the AAA server performs
     admission control and knows about the resources in the network.



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5.  Diameter Classifier AVPs

Classifiers are used in many applications to specify how to classify packets. For example in a QoS application, if a packet matches a classifier then that packet will be treated in accordance with a QoS specification associated with that classifier.

The Classifiers are sent to on on-path element (e.g. a router) which uses the classifier to match packets. Figure 1 (Example of a Classifier Architecture) shows a typical deployment.



                                                        +-----------+
                                                       +-----------+|
    +--------+          +-------------+              +------------+||
    |        |   IN     |             |              |            |||
    |        +--------->|             +------------->|            |||
    |Managed |          | Classifying |              | Unmanaged  |||
    |Terminal|   OUT    | Entity      |              | Terminal   |||
    |        |<---------+             |<-------------+            ||+
    |        |          |             |              |            |+
    +--------+          +-------------+              +------------+
                                ^
                                | Classifiers
                                |
                         +------+-------+
                         |              |
                         |      AAA     |
                         |              |
                         +--------------+
 Figure 1: Example of a Classifier Architecture 

The managed terminal, the terminal for which the classifiers are being specified is located on the left of the Classifying Entity. The unmanaged terminal, the terminal that receives packets from the Managed terminal or sends packets to the managed terminal is located to the right side of the Classifying Entity.

The Classifying Entity is responsible for classifying packets that are incoming (IN) from the Managed Terminal or packets outgoing (OUT) to the Managed Terminal.

A Classifier consists of a group of attributes that specify how to match a packet. Each set of attributes expresses values about aspects of the packet - typically the packet header. Different protocols therefore would use different attributes.

In general a Classifier consists of the following:

Identifier:

The identifier uniquely identifies this classifier and may be used to reference the classifier from another structure.

From:

Specifies the rule for matching the source part of the packet.

To:

Specifies the rule for matching the destination part of the packet.

Protocol:

Specifies the matching protocol of the packet.

Direction:

Specifies whether the classifier is to apply to packets flowing from the Managed Terminal (IN) or to packets flowing to the Managed Terminal (OUT), or packets flowing in both direction.

Options:

Associated with each protocol or layer, or various values specific to the header of the protocol or layer. Options allow matching on those values.

Each protocol type will have a specific set of attributes that can be used to specify a classifier for that protocol. These attributes will be grouped under a grouped AVP called a Classifier AVP.



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5.1.  Classifier AVP

The Classifier AVP (AVP Code TBD) is a grouped AVP that consists of a set of attributes that specify how to match a packet.

Classifier ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
               { Classifier-ID }
               { Protocol }
               { Direction }
             * [ From-Spec ]
             * [ To-Spec ]
             * [ Diffserv-Code-Point ]
               [ Fragmentation-Flag ]
             * [ IP-Option ]
             * [ TCP-Option ]
               [ TCP-Flags ]
             * [ ICMP-Type ]
             * [ ETH-Option ]
             * [ AVP ]



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5.2.  Classifier-ID AVP

The Classifier-ID AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type OctetString and uniquely identifies the classifier. Each application will define the uniqueness scope of this identifier, e.g. unique per terminal or globally unique. Exactly one Classifier-ID AVP MUST be contained within a Classifier AVP.



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5.3.  Protocol AVP

The Protocol AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated and specifies the protocol being matched. The attributes included in the Classifier AVP must be consistent with the value of the Protocol AVP. Exactly one Protocol AVP MUST be contained within a Classifier AVP. The values for this AVP are managed by IANA under the Protocol Numbers registry [PROTOCOL] (IANA, “Protocol Types,” .).



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5.4.  Direction AVP

The Direction AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated that specifies in which direction to apply the Classifier. The values of the enumeration are: "IN","OUT","BOTH". In the "IN" and "BOTH" directions, the From-Spec refers to the address of the Managed Terminal and the To-Spec refers to the unmanaged terminal. In the "OUT" direction, the From-Spec refers to the Unmanaged Terminal whereas the To-Spec refers to the Managed Terminal.

  Value | Name and Semantic
  ------+--------------------------------------------------
    0   | RESERVED
    1   | IN - The classifier applies to flows from the
        | Managed Terminal.
    2   | OUT - The classifier applies to flows to the
        | Managed Terminal.
    3   | BOTH - The classifier applies to flows both to
        | and from the Managed Terminal.



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5.5.  From-Spec AVP

The From-Spec AVP (AVP Code TBD) is a grouped AVP that specifies the Source Specification used to match the packet. Zero or more of these AVPs may appear in the Classifier. If this AVP is absent from the Classifier then all packets are matched regardless of the source address. If more than one instance of this AVP appears in the Classifier then the source of the packet can match any From-Spec AVP. The contents of this AVP are protocol specific.

If more than one instance of the IP address AVPs (IP-Address, IP-Address-Range, IP-Address-Mask, Use-Assigned-Address) appear in the From-Spec AVP then the source IP address of the packet must match one of the addresses represented by these AVPs.

If more that one instance of the layer 2 address AVPs (MAC-Address, MAC-Address-Mask, EUI64-Address, EUI64-Address-Mask) appears in the From-Spec then the the source layer 2 address of the packet must match one of the addresses represented in these AVPs.

If more that one instance of the port AVPs (Port, Port-Range) appears in the From-Spec AVP then the source port number must match one of the port numbers represented in these AVPs.

If the IP address, MAC address and port AVPs appear in the same From-Spec AVP then the source packet must match all the specifications, i.e. match the IP address AND MAC address AND port number.

From-Spec ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
            * [ IP-Address ]
            * [ IP-Address-Range ]
            * [ IP-Address-Mask ]
            * [ MAC-Address ]
            * [ MAC-Address-Mask]
            * [ EUI64-Address ]
            * [ EUI64-Address-Mask]
            * [ Port ]
            * [ Port-Range ]
              [ Negated ]
              [ Use-Assigned-Address ]
            * [ AVP ]



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5.6.  To-Spec AVP

The To-Spec AVP (AVP Code TBD) is a grouped AVP that specifies the Destination Specification used to match the packet. Zero or more of these AVPs may appear in the Classifier. If this AVP is absent from the Classifier then all packets are matched regardless of the destination address. If more than one instance of this AVP appears in the Classifier then the destination of the packet can match any To-Spec AVP. The contents of this AVP are protocol specific.

If more than one instance of the IP address AVPs (IP-Address, IP-Address-Range, IP-Address-Mask, Use-Assigned-Address) appear in the To-Spec AVP then the destination IP address of the packet must match one of the addresses represented by these AVPs.

If more that one instance of the layer 2 address AVPs (MAC-Address, MAC-Address-Mask, EUI64-Address, EUI64-Address-Mask) appears in the To-Spec then the the destination layer 2 address of the packet must match one of the addresses represented in these AVPs.

If more that one instance of the port AVPs (Port, Port-Range) appears in the To-Spec AVP then the destination port number must match one of the port numbers represented in these AVPs.

If the IP address, MAC address and port AVPs appear in the same To-Spec AVP then the destination packet must match all the specifications, i.e. match the IP address AND MAC address AND port number.

To-Spec ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
          * [ IP-Address ]
          * [ IP-Address-Range ]
          * [ IP-Address-Mask ]
          * [ MAC-Address ]
          * [ MAC-Address-Mask]
          * [ EUI64-Address ]
          * [ EUI64-Address-Mask]
          * [ Port ]
          * [ Port-Range ]
            [ Negated ]
            [ Use-Assigned-Address ]
          * [ AVP ]



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5.7.  Source and Destination AVPs

For packet classification the contents of the From-Spec and To-Spec can contain the following AVPs.

By combining several of these AVPs within a From-Spec or To-Spec AVP and using more than one From-Spec or To-Spec AVP in the Classifier AVP, one can express many different types of address pools.



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5.7.1.  Negated AVP

The Negated AVP (AVP Code TBD) of type Enumerated containing the values of True or False. Exactly zero or one of these AVPs may appear in the From-Spec or To-Spec AVP. When set to True the meaning of the match in the To-Spec and From-Spec are negated, causing all other addresses to be matched instead.

When set to False, or when the AVP is not included in the From-Spec or To-Spec AVP then the meaning of the match is not inverted, causing only the addresses specified to be matched.

Note that the negation does not impact the port comparisons.

  Value | Name
  ------+--------
    0   | False
    1   | True



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5.7.2.  IP-Address AVP

The IP-Address AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Address and specifies a single IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) address to match.



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5.7.3.  IP-Address-Range AVP

The IP-Address-Range AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies an inclusive IP address range.

IP-Address-Range ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                     [ IP-Address-Start ]
                     [ IP-Address-End ]
                   * [ AVP ]

If the IP-Address-Start AVP is not included then the address range starts from the first valid IP address up to and including the specified IP-Address-End address.

If the IP-Address-End AVP is not included then the address range starts at the address specified by the IP-Address-Start AVP and includes all the remaining valid IP addresses.

For the IP-Address-Range AVP to be valid, the IP-Address-Start AVP MUST contain a value that is less than that of the IP-Address-End AVP.



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5.7.4.  IP-Address-Start AVP

The IP-Address-Start AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Address and specifies the first IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) address of an IP address range.



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5.7.5.  IP-Address-End AVP

The IP-Address-End AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Address and specifies the last IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) address of an address range.



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5.7.6.  IP-Address-Mask AVP

The IP-Address-Mask AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies an IP address range using a base IP address and the bit-width of the mask. For example, a range expressed as 1.2.3.0/24 will match all IP addresses from 1.2.3.0 up to and including 1.2.3.255. The bit-width MUST be valid for the type of IP address.

IP-Address-Mask ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                    { IP-Address }
                    { IP-Bit-Mask-Width }
                  * [ AVP ]



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5.7.7.  IP-Mask-Bit-Mask-Width AVP

The IP-Bit-Mask-Width AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type OctetString. The value is a single octet and specifies the width of an IP address bit-mask.



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5.7.8.  MAC-Address AVP

The MAC-Address AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type OctetString and specifies a single layer 2 address in MAC-48 format. The value is a 6 octets encoding of the address as it would appear in the frame header.



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5.7.9.  MAC-Address-Mask AVP

The MAC-Address-Mask AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies a set of MAC addresses using a bit mask to indicate the bits of the MAC addresses which must fit to the specified MAC address attribute. For example, a MAC-Address-Mask with the MAC-Address as 00-10-A4-23-00-00 and with a MAC-Address-Mask-Pattern of FF-FF-FF-FF-00-00 will match all MAC addresses from 00-10-A4-23-00-00 up to and including 00-10-A4-23-FF-FF.

MAC-Address-Mask ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                     { MAC-Address }
                     { MAC-Address-Mask-Pattern }
                   * [ AVP ]



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5.7.10.  MAC-Address-Mask-Pattern AVP

The MAC-Address-Mask-Pattern AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type OctetString. The value is a 6 octets specifying the bit positions of a MAC address, that are taken for matching.



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5.7.11.  EUI64-Address AVP

The EUI64-Address AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type OctetString and specifies a single layer 2 address in EUI-64 format. The value is a 8 octets encoding of the address as it would appear in the frame header.



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5.7.12.  EUI64-Address-Mask AVP

The EUI64-Address-Mask AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies a set of EUI64 addresses using a bit mask to indicate the bits of the EUI64 addresses which must fit to the specified EUI64 address attribute. For example, a EUI64-Address-Mask with the EUI64-Address as 00-10-A4-FF-FE-23-00-00 and with a EUI64-Address-Mask-Pattern of FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-00-00 will match all EUI64 addresses from 00-10-A4-FF-FE-23-00-00 up to and including 00-10-A4-FF-FE-23-FF-FF.

EUI64-Address-Mask ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                       { EUI64-Address }
                       { EUI64-Address-Mask-Pattern }
                     * [ AVP ]



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5.7.13.  EUI64-Address-Mask-Pattern AVP

The EUI64-Address-Mask-Pattern AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type OctetString. The value is a 8 octets specifying the bit positions of a EUI64 address, that are taken for matching.



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5.7.14.  Port AVP

The Port AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Integer32 in the range of 0 to 65535 and specifies the TCP or UDP port number to match.



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5.7.15.  Port-Range AVP

The Port-Range AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies an inclusive range of ports.

Port-Range ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
               [ Port-Start ]
               [ Port-End ]
             * [ AVP ]

If the Port-Start AVP is omitted then port 0 is assumed. If the Port-End AVP is omitted then port 65535 is assumed.



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5.7.16.  Port-Start AVP

The Port-Start AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Integer32 and specifies the first port number of an IP port range.



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5.7.17.  Port-End AVP

The Port-End AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Integer32 and specifies the last port number of an IP port range.



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5.7.18.  Use-Assigned-Address AVP

In some scenarios, the AAA does not know the IP address assigned to the Managed Terminal at the time that the Classifier is sent to the Classifying Entity. The Use-Assigned-Address AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated containing the values of True or False. When present and set to True, it represents the IP address assigned to the Managed Terminal.

  Value | Name
  ------+--------
    0   | False
    1   | True



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5.8.  Header Option AVPs

The Classifier AVP may contain one or more of the following AVPs to match on the various possible IP, TCP or ICMP header options.



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5.8.1.  Diffserv-Code-Point AVP

The Diffserv-Code-Point AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated and specifies the Differentiated Services Field Codepoints to match in the IP header. The values are managed by IANA under the Differentiated Services Field Codepoints registry [DSCP] (IANA, “Differentiated Services Field Codepoints,” .).



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5.8.2.  Fragmentation-Flag AVP

The Fragmentation-Flag AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated and specifies the packet fragmentation flags to match in the IP header.

  Value | Name and Semantic
  ------+------------------------------------------------------------
    0   | RESERVED
    1   | Don't Fragment (DF)
    2   | More Fragments (MF)



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5.8.3.  IP-Option AVP

The IP-Option AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies an IP header option that must be matched.

IP-Option ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
              { IP-Option-Type }
            * [ IP-Option-Value ]
              [ Negated ]
            * [ AVP ]

If one or more IP-Option-Value AVPs are present, one of the values MUST match the value in the IP header option. If the IP-Option-Value AVP is absent, the option type MUST be present in the IP header but the value is wild carded.

The Negated AVP is used in conjunction with the IP-Option-Value AVPs to specify IP header options which do not match specific values. The Negated AVP is used without the IP-Option-Value AVP to specify IP headers which do not contain the option type.



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5.8.4.  IP-Option-Type AVP

The IP-Option-Type AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated and the values are managed by IANA under the IP Option Numbers registry [IPOPTIONS] (IANA, “IP Option Numbers,” .).



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5.8.5.  IP-Option-Value AVP

The IP-Option-Value AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type OctetString and contains the option value that must be matched.



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5.8.6.  TCP-Option AVP

The TCP-Option AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies a TCP header option that must be matched.

TCP-Option ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
               { TCP-Option-Type }
             * [ TCP-Option-Value ]
               [ Negated ]
             * [ AVP ]

If one or more TCP-Option-Value AVPs are present, one of the values MUST match the value in the TCP header option. If the TCP-Option-Value AVP is absent, the option type MUST be present in the TCP header but the value is wild carded.

The Negated AVP is used in conjunction which the TCP-Option-Value AVPs to specify TCP header options which do not match specific values. The Negated AVP is used without the TCP-Option-Value AVP to specify TCP headers which do not contain the option type.



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5.8.7.  TCP-Option-Type AVP

The TCP-Option-Type AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated and the values are managed by IANA under the TCP Option Numbers registry [TCPOPTIONS] (IANA, “TCP Option Numbers,” .).



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5.8.8.  TCP-Option-Value AVP

The TCP-Option-Value AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type OctetString and contains the option value that must be matched.



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5.8.9.  TCP-Flags AVP

The TCP-Flags AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies a set of TCP control flags that must be matched.

TCP-Flags ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
           1* { TCP-Flag-Type }
              [ Negated ]
            * [ AVP ]

If the Negated AVP is not present, the TCP-Flag-Type AVPs specifies which flags MUST be set. If the Negated AVP is present, the TCP-Flag-Type AVPs specifies which flags MUST be cleared.



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5.8.10.  TCP-Flag-Type AVP

The TCP-Flag-Type AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated and specifies a TCP control flag type that must be matched.

  Value | Name and Semantic
  ------+------------------------------------------------------------
    0   | RESERVED
    1   | CWR - Congestion Window Reduced.
    2   | ECE - ECN-Echo. TCP peer is ECN capable.
    3   | URG - URGent pointer field is significant.
    4   | ACK - ACKnowledgment field is significant.
    5   | PSH - Push function.
    6   | RST - Reset the connection.
    7   | SYN - Synchronize sequence numbers.
    8   | FIN - No more data from sender.



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5.8.11.  ICMP-Type

The ICMP-Type AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies a ICMP message type that must be matched.

ICMP-Type ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
              { ICMP-Type-Number }
            * [ ICMP-Code ]
              [ Negated ]
            * [ AVP ]

If the ICMP-Code AVP is present, the value MUST match that in the ICMP header. If the ICMP-Code AVP is absent, the ICMP type MUST be present in the ICMP header but the code is wild carded.

The Negated AVP is used in conjunction which the ICMP-Code AVPs to specify ICMP codes which do not match specific values. The Negated AVP is used without the ICMP-Code AVP to specify ICMP headers which do not contain the ICMP type.



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5.8.12.  ICMP-Type-Number AVP

The ICMP-Type-Number AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated and the values are managed by IANA under the ICMP Type Numbers registry [ICMPTYPE] (IANA, “ICMP Type Numbers,” .).



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5.8.13.  ICMP-Code AVP

The ICMP-Code AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated and the values are managed by IANA under the ICMP Type Numbers registry [ICMPTYPE] (IANA, “ICMP Type Numbers,” .).



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5.8.14.  ETH-Option AVP

The ETH-Option AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies Ethernet specific attributes.

ETH-Option ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
               { ETH-Proto-Type }
             * [ VLAN-ID-Range ]
             * [ ETH-Priority-Range ]
             * [ AVP ]



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5.8.15.  ETH-Proto-Type AVP

The Eth-Proto-Type AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies the encapsulated protocol type. ETH-Ether-Type and ETH-SAP are mutually exclusive.

ETH-Proto-Type ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                 * [ ETH-Ether-Type ]
                 * [ ETH-SAP ]
                 * [ AVP ]



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5.8.16.  ETH-Ether-Type AVP

The ETH-Ether-Type AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type OctetString. The value is a double octet the contains the value of the Ethertype field in the packet to match. This AVP MAY be present in the case of DIX or if SNAP is present at 802.2 but the ETH-SAP AVP MUST NOT be present in this case.



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5.8.17.  ETH-SAP AVP

The ETH-SAP AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type OctetString. The value is a double octet representing the 802.2 SAP as specified in [IEEE802.2] (IEEE, “IEEE Standard for Information technology, Telecommunications and information exchange between systems, Local and metropolitan area networks, Specific requirements, Part 2: Logical Link Control,” 1998.). The first octet contains the DSAP and the second the SSAP.



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5.8.18.  VLAN-ID-Range AVP

The VLAN-ID-Range AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies the VLAN range to match. VLAN identities are either specified by a single VLAN-ID according to [IEEE802.1Q] (IEEE, “IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks, Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks,” 2005.) or by a combination of Customer and Service VLAN-IDs according to [IEEE802.1ad] (IEEE, “IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks, Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks, Amendment 4: Provider Bridges,” 2005.).

The single VLAN-ID is represented by the C-VID-Start and C-VID-End AVPs and the S-VID-Start and S-VID-End AVPs SHALL be ommitted in this case. If the VLAN-ID-Range AVP is omitted from the Classifier, then comparison of the VLAN identity of the packet is irrelevant.

VLAN-ID-Range ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                  [ S-VID-Start ]
                  [ S-VID-End ]
                  [ C-VID-Start ]
                  [ C-VID-End ]
                * [ AVP ]

When the S-VID-Start AVP is present but the S-VID-End AVP is absent, the S-VID-Start AVP value MUST equal the value of the IEEE 802.1ad S-VID bits specified in [IEEE802.1ad] (IEEE, “IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks, Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks, Amendment 4: Provider Bridges,” 2005.) for a successful match. When both S-VID-Start and S-VID-End AVPs are present, the value of the IEEE 802.1ad S-VID bits MUST be greater than or equal to the S-VID-Start AVP value and less than or equal to the S-VID-End AVP value for a successful match. If the S-VID-Start and S-VID-End AVPs are omitted, then existence of IEEE802.1ad encapsulation or comparison of the IEEE 802.1ad S-VID bits is irrelevamt for this Classifier. If the S-VID-Start and S-VID-End AVPs are specified, then Ethernet packets without IEEE 802.1ad encapsulation MUST NOT match this Classifier.

When the C-VID-Start AVP is present but the C-VID-End AVP is absent, the C-VID-Start AVP value MUST equal the value of the IEEE 802.1ad C-VID bits specified in [IEEE802.1ad] (IEEE, “IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks, Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks, Amendment 4: Provider Bridges,” 2005.) or the IEEE 802.1Q VLAN-ID bits specified in [IEEE802.1Q] (IEEE, “IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks, Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks,” 2005.) for a successful match. When both C-VID-Start and C-VID-End AVPs are present, the value of the IEEE 802.1ad C-VID bits or the IEEE 802.1Q VLAN-ID bits MUST be greater than or equal to the C-VID-Start AVP value and less than or equal to the C-VID-End AVP value for a successful match. If the C-VID-Start and C-VID-End AVPs are omitted, then comparison of the IEEE 802.1ad C-VID bits or IEEE 802.1Q VLAN-ID bits for this Classifier is irrelevant. If the C-VID-Start and C-VID-End AVPs are specified, then Ethernet packets without IEEE 802.1ad or IEEE 802.1Q encapsulation MUST NOT match this Classifier.



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5.8.19.  S-VID-Start AVP

The S-VID-Start AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32. The value MUST be in the range from 0 to 4095. The value of this AVP specifies the start value of the range of S-VID VLAN-IDs to be matched.



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5.8.20.  S-VID-End AVP

The S-VID-End AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32. The value MUST be in the range from 0 to 4095. The value of this AVP specifies the end value of the range of S-VID VLAN-IDs to be matched.



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5.8.21.  C-VID-Start AVP

The C-VID-Start AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32. The value MUST be in the range from 0 to 4095. The value of this AVP specifies the start value of the range of C-VID VLAN-IDs to be matched.



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5.8.22.  C-VID-End AVP

The C-VID-End AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32. The value MUST be in the range from 0 to 4095. The value of this AVP specifies the end value of the range of C-VID VLAN-IDs to be matched.



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5.8.23.  ETH-Priority-Range AVP

The ETH-Priority-Range AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies an inclusive range to match the user_priority parameter specified in [IEEE802.1D] (IEEE, “IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks, Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges,” 2004.). An Ethernet packet containing the user_priority parameter matches this Classifier if the value is greater than or equal to ETH-Low-Priority and less than or equal to ETH-High-Priority. If this AVP is omitted, then comparison of the IEEE 802.1D user_priority parameter for this Classifier is irrelevant.

ETH-Priority-Range ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                     * [ ETH-Low-Priority ]
                     * [ ETH-High-Priority ]
                     * [ AVP ]



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5.8.24.  ETH-Low-Priority AVP

The ETH-Low-Priority AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32. The value MUST be in the range from 0 to 7.



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5.8.25.  ETH-High-Priority AVP

The ETH-High-Priority AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32. The value MUST be in the range from 0 to 7.



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6.  Time Of Day AVPs

In many QoS applications, the QoS specification applied to the traffic flow is conditional upon the time of day when the flow was observed. The following sections define AVPs that can be used to express one or more time windows which determine when a QoS specification is applicable to a traffic flow.



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6.1.  Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP

The Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Grouped and specifies one or more time windows.

Time-Of-Day-Condition ::= < AVP Header: XXX >
                          [ Time-Of-Day-Start ]
                          [ Time-Of-Day-End ]
                          [ Day-Of-Week-Mask ]
                          [ Day-Of-Month-Mask ]
                          [ Month-Of-Year-Mask ]
                          [ Absolute-Start-Time ]
                          [ Absolute-End-Time ]
                          [ Timezone-Flag ]
                        * [ AVP ]

If more than one instance of this AVP is present in the Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule AVP, the current time at QoS rule evaluation MUST be within at least one of the time windows specified in one of the Time-Of-Day-Condition AVPs.

When the Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP and Classifier AVP are present in the same Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule AVP, both the time of day and packet classification conditions MUST match for the QoS specification to be applied.

For example, a time window for 9am to 5pm (local time) from Monday to Friday would be expressed as:

Time-Of-Day-Condition = {
    Time-Of-Day-Start = 32400;
    Time-Of-Day-End = 61200;
    Day-Of-Week-Mask =
        ( MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY );
    Timezone-Flag = LOCAL;
}



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6.2.  Time-Of-Day-Start AVP

The Time-Of-Day-Start AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32. The value MUST be in the range from 0 to 86400. The value of this AVP specifies the start of an inclusive time window expressed as the offset in seconds from midnight. If this AVP is absent from the Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP, the time window starts at midnight.



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6.3.  Time-Of-Day-End AVP

The Time-Of-Day-End AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32. The value MUST be in the range from 1 to 86400. The value of this AVP specifies the end of an inclusive time window expressed as the offset in seconds from midnight. If this AVP is absent from the Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP, the time window ends one second before midnight.



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6.4.  Day-Of-Week-Mask AVP

The Day-Of-Week-Mask AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32. The value is a bitmask which specifies the day of the week for the time window to match. This document specifies the following bits:

   Bit  | Name
  ------+------------
    0   | SUNDAY
    1   | MONDAY
    2   | TUESDAY
    3   | WEDNESDAY
    4   | THURSDAY
    5   | FRIDAY
    6   | SATURDAY

The bit MUST be set for the time window to match on the corresponding day of the week. Bit 0 is the most significant bit and unused bits MUST be cleared. If this AVP is absent from the Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP, the time windows match on all days of the week.



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6.5.  Day-Of-Month-Mask AVP

The Day-Of-Week-Month AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32. The value MUST be in the range from 0 to 2147483647. The value is a bitmask which specifies the days of the month where bit 0 represents the first day of the month through to bit 30 which represents the last day of the month. The bit MUST be set for the time window to match on the corresponding day of the month. Bit 0 is the most significant bit and unused bits MUST be cleared. If this AVP is absent from the Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP, the time windows match on all days of the month.



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6.6.  Month-Of-Year-Mask AVP

The Month-Of-Year-Month AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Unsigned32. The value is a bitmask which specifies the months of the year for the time window to match. This document specifies the following bits:

   Bit  | Name
  ------+-----------
    0   | JANUARY
    1   | FEBRUARY
    2   | MARCH
    3   | APRIL
    4   | MAY
    5   | JUNE
    6   | JULY
    7   | AUGUST
    8   | SEPTEMBER
    9   | OCTOBER
    10  | NOVEMBER
    11  | DECEMBER

The bit MUST be set for the time window to match on the corresponding month of the year. Bit 0 is the most significant bit and unused bits MUST be cleared. If this AVP is absent from the Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP, the time windows match during all months of the year.



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6.7.  Absolute-Start-Time AVP

The Absolute-Start-Time AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Time. The value of this AVP specifies the time in seconds since January 1, 1900, 00:00 UTC when the time window starts. If this AVP is absent from the Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP, the time window starts on January 1, 1900, 00:00 UTC.



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6.8.  Absolute-End-Time AVP

The Time-Of-Day-End AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Time. The value of this AVP specifies the time in seconds since January 1, 1900, 00:00 UTC when the time window ends. If this AVP is absent from the Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP, the time window is open-ended.



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6.9.  Timezone-Flag AVP

The Timezone-Flag AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Enumerated and indicates whether the time windows are specified in UTC, local time at the managed terminal or as an offset from UTC. If this AVP is absent from the Time-Of-Day-Condition AVP, the time windows are in UTC.

This document defines the following values:

  Value | Name and Semantic
  ------+--------------------------------------------------
    0   | RESERVED
    1   | UTC - The time windows are expressed in UTC.
    2   | LOCAL - The time windows are expressed in local
        | time at the Managed Terminal.
    3   | OFFSET - The time windows are expressed as an
        | offset from UTC (see Timezone-Offset AVP).



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6.10.  Timezone-Offset AVP

The Timezone-Offset AVP (AVP Code TBD) is of type Integer32. The value of this AVP MUST be in the range from -43200 to 43200. It specifies the offset in seconds from UTC that was used to express Time-Of-Day-Start, Time-Of-Day-End, Day-Of-Week-Mask, Day-Of-Month-Mask and Month-Of-Year-Mask AVPs. This AVP MUST be present if the Timezone-Flag AVP is set to OFFSET.



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7.  Examples

This section shows a number of signaling flows where QoS negotiation and authorization is part of the conventional NASREQ, EAP or Credit Control applications message exchanges. The signalling flows for the Diameter QoS Application are described in [I‑D.ietf‑dime‑diameter‑qos] (Sun, D., McCann, P., Tschofenig, H., ZOU), T., Doria, A., and G. Zorn, “Diameter Quality of Service Application,” March 2010.).



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7.1.  Diameter EAP with QoS Information

Figure 2 (Example of a Diameter EAP enhanced with QoS Information) shows a simple signaling flow where a NAS (Diameter Client) announces its QoS awareness and capabilities included into the DER message and as part of the access authentication procedure. Upon completion of the EAP exchange, the Diameter Server provides a pre-provisioned QoS profile with the QoS-Semantics in the Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule AVP set to "QoS-Authorized", to the NAS in the final DEA message.


 End                           Diameter                      Diameter
 Host                           Client                         Server
  |                               |                                |
  |        (initiate EAP)         |                                |
  |<----------------------------->|                                |
  |                               | Diameter-EAP-Request           |
  |                               | EAP-Payload(EAP Start)         |
  |                               | QoS-Capability                 |
  |                               |------------------------------->|
  |                               |                                |
  |                               |            Diameter-EAP-Answer |
  |                          Result-Code=DIAMETER_MULTI_ROUND_AUTH |
  |                               |    EAP-Payload(EAP Request #1) |
  |                               |<-------------------------------|
  |         EAP Request(Identity) |                                |
  |<------------------------------|                                |
  :                               :                                :
  :                     <<<more message exchanges>>>               :
  :                               :                                :
  |                               |                                |
  | EAP Response #N               |                                |
  |------------------------------>|                                |
  |                               | Diameter-EAP-Request           |
  |                               | EAP-Payload(EAP Response #N)   |
  |                               |------------------------------->|
  |                               |                                |
  |                               |            Diameter-EAP-Answer |
  |                               |   Result-Code=DIAMETER_SUCCESS |
  |                               |       EAP-Payload(EAP Success) |
  |                               |       [EAP-Master-Session-Key] |
  |                               |           (authorization AVPs) |
  |                               |  QoS-Resources(QoS-Authorized) |
  |                               |<-------------------------------|
  |                               |                                |
  |                   EAP Success |                                |
  |<------------------------------|                                |
  |                               |                                |

 Figure 2: Example of a Diameter EAP enhanced with QoS Information 



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7.2.  Diameter NASREQ with QoS Information

Figure 3 (Example of a Diameter NASREQ enhanced with QoS Information) shows a similar pre-provisioned QoS signaling as in Figure 2 (Example of a Diameter EAP enhanced with QoS Information) but using the NASREQ application instead of EAP application.



   End                                             Diameter
   Host               NAS                            Server
    |                  |                              |
    |  Start Network   |                              |
    |  Attachment      |                              |
    |<---------------->|                              |
    |                  |                              |
    |                  |AA-Request                    |
    |                  |NASREQ-Payload                |
    |                  |QoS-Capability                |
    |                  +----------------------------->|
    |                  |                              |
    |                  |                     AA-Answer|
    |            Result-Code=DIAMETER_MULTI_ROUND_AUTH|
    |                NASREQ-Payload(NASREQ Request #1)|
    |                  |<-----------------------------+
    |                  |                              |
    | Request          |                              |
    |<-----------------+                              |
    |                  |                              |
    :                  :                              :
    :          <<<more message exchanges>>>           :
    :                  :                              :
    | Response #N      |                              |
    +----------------->|                              |
    |                  |                              |
    |                  |AA-Request                    |
    |                  |NASREQ-Payload ( Response #N )|
    |                  +----------------------------->|
    |                  |                              |
    |                  |                     AA-Answer|
    |                  |  Result-Code=DIAMETER_SUCCESS|
    |                  |          (authorization AVPs)|
    |                  |QoS-Resources(QoS-Authorized) |
    |                  |<-----------------------------+
    |                  |                              |
    | Success          |                              |
    |<-----------------+                              |
    |                  |                              |

 Figure 3: Example of a Diameter NASREQ enhanced with QoS Information 



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7.3.  QoS Authorization

Figure 4 (Example of an Authorization-Only Message Flow) shows an example of authorization only QoS signaling as part of the NASREQ message exchange. The NAS provides the Diameter server with the "QoS-Desired" QoS-Semantics AVP included in the QoS-Resources AVP. The Diameter server then either authorizes the indicated QoS or rejects the request and informs the NAS about the result. In this scenario the NAS does not need to include the QoS-Capability AVP in the AAR message as the QoS-Resources AVP implicitly does the same and also the NAS is authorizing a specific QoS profile, not a pre-provisioned one.



    End                                            Diameter
    Host               NAS                          Server
     |                  |                              |
     |                  |                              |
     |  QoS Request     |                              |
     +----------------->|                              |
     |                  |                              |
     |                  |AA-Request                    |
     |                  |Auth-Request-Type=AUTHORIZE_ONLY
     |                  |NASREQ-Payload                |
     |                  |QoS-Resources(QoS-Desired)    |
     |                  +----------------------------->|
     |                  |                              |
     |                  |                     AA-Answer|
     |                  |       NASREQ-Payload(Success)|
     |                  | QoS-Resources(QoS-Authorized)|
     |                  |<-----------------------------+
     |  Accept          |                              |
     |<-----------------+                              |
     |                  |                              |
     |                  |                              |
     |                  |                              |

 Figure 4: Example of an Authorization-Only Message Flow 



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7.4.  Diameter Server Initiated Re-authorization of QoS

Figure 5 (Example of a Server-initiated Re-Authorization Procedure) shows a message exchange for a Diameter server initiated QoS re-authorization procedure. The Diameter server sends the NAS a RAR message requesting re-authorization for an existing session and the NAS acknowledges it with a RAA message. The NAS is aware of its existing QoS profile and information for the ongoing session that the Diameter server requested for re-authorization. Thus, the NAS must initiate re-authorization of the existing QoS profile. The re-authorization procedure is the same as in Figure 4 (Example of an Authorization-Only Message Flow).




   End                                             Diameter
   Host               NAS                            Server
    |                  |                              |
    |                  |                              |
    :                  :                              :
    :          <<<Initial Message Exchanges>>>         :
    :                  :                              :
    |                  |                              |
    |                  |                   RA-Request |
    |                  |<-----------------------------+
    |                  |                              |
    |                  |RA-Answer                     |
    |                  |Result-Code=DIAMETER_SUCCESS  |
    |                  +----------------------------->|
    |                  |                              |
    |                  |                              |
    |                  |AA-Request                    |
    |                  |NASREQ-Payload                |
    |                  |Auth-Request-Type=AUTHORIZE_ONLY
    |                  |QoS-Resources(QoS-Desired)    |
    |                  +----------------------------->|
    |                  |                              |
    |                  |                     AA-Answer|
    |                  |  Result-Code=DIAMETER_SUCCESS|
    |                  |          (authorization AVPs)|
    |                  | QoS-Resources(QoS-Authorized)|
    |                  |<-----------------------------+
    |                  |                              |

 Figure 5: Example of a Server-initiated Re-Authorization Procedure 



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7.5.  Diameter Credit Control with QoS Information

In this case the User is charged as soon as the Service Element (CC client) receives the service request. In this case the client uses the "QoS-Desired" QoS-Semantics parameter in the QoS-Resources AVP that it sends to the Accounitng server. The server responds with a "QoS-Available" QoS-Semantics parameter in the QoS-Resources AVP



                     Service Element
  End User            (CC Client)           B           CC Server
     |                     |                |                |
     |(1) Service Request  |                |                |
     |-------------------->|                |                |
     |                     |(2)  CCR (event, DIRECT_DEBITING,|
     |                     |     QoS-Resources[QoS-desired]) |
     |                     |-------------------------------->|
     |                     |(3)  CCA (Granted-Units, QoS-    |
     |                     |     Resources[QoS-Authorized])  |
     |                     |<--------------------------------|
     |(4) Service Delivery |                |                |
     |<--------------------|                |                |
     |(5) Begin service    |                |                |
     |<------------------------------------>|                |
     |                     |                |                |
     .                     .                .                .
     .                     .                .                .

 Figure 6: Example for a One-Time Diameter Credit Control Charging Event 



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7.6.  Classifier Examples

Example: Classify all packets from hosts on subnet 12.34.56.00/24 to ports 80, 8090 or 443 on web servers 23.45.67.123, 23.45.68.124, 23.45.69.125.

Classifier = {
    Classifier-Id = "web_svr_example";
    Protocol = TCP;
    Direction = OUT;
    From-Spec = {
        IP-Address-Mask = {
            IP-Address = 12.34.56.00;
            IP-Bit-Mask-Width = 24;
        }
    }
    To-Spec = {
        IP-Address = 23.45.67.123;
        IP-Address = 23.45.68.124;
        IP-Address = 23.45.69.125;
        Port = 80;
        Port = 8080;
        Port = 443;
    }
}

Example: Any SIP signalling traffic from a device with a MAC address of 01:23:45:67:89:ab to servers with IP addresses in the range 34.56.78.90 to 34.56.78.190.

Classifier = {
    Classifier-Id = "web_svr_example";
    Protocol = UDP;
    Direction = OUT;
    From-Spec = {
        MAC-Address = 01:23:45:67:89:ab;
    }
    To-Spec = {
        IP-Address-Range = {
            IP-Address-Start = 34.56.78.90;
            IP-Address-End = 34.56.78.190;
        }
        Port = 5060;
        Port = 3478;
        Port-Range = {
            Port-Start = 16348;
            Port-End = 32768;
        }
    }
}



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8.  Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Victor Fajardo, Tseno Tsenov, Robert Hancock, Jukka Manner, Cornelia Kappler, Xiaoming Fu, Frank Alfano,Tolga Asveren, Mike Montemurro, Glen Zorn, Avri Doria, Dong Sun, Tina Tsou, Pete McCann, Georgios Karagiannis, Elwyn Davies, Max Riegel and Yong Li for their comments.



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9.  Contributors

Max Riegel contributed the VLAN sections.



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10.  IANA Considerations

IANA is requested to allocate AVP codes for the following AVPs that are defined in this document.

+------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                       AVP  Section               |
| Attribute Name                        Code Defined   Data Type   |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
|QoS-Capability                         TBD    3.1     Grouped     |
|QoS-Profile-Template                   TBD    3.2     Unsigned32  |
|Vendor-Specific-QoS-Profile-Template   TBD    3.3     Grouped     |
|Extended-QoS-Filter-Rule               TBD    3.5     Grouped     |
|QoS-Semantics                          TBD    3.6     Enumerated  |
|QoS-Parameters                         TBD    3.7     OctetString |
|QoS-Rule-Precedence                    TBD    3.8     Unsigned32  |
|Classifier                             TBD    5.1     Grouped     |
|Classifier-ID                          TBD    5.2     OctetString |
|Protocol                               TBD    5.3     Enumerated  |
|Direction                              TBD    5.4     Enumerated  |
|From-Spec                              TBD    5.5     Grouped     |
|To-Spec                                TBD    5.6     Grouped     |
|Negated                                TBD    5.7.1   Enumerated  |
|IP-Address                             TBD    5.7.2   Address     |
|IP-Address-Range                       TBD    5.7.3   Grouped     |
|IP-Address-Start                       TBD    5.7.4   Address     |
|IP-Address-End                         TBD    5.7.5   Address     |
|IP-Address-Mask                        TBD    5.7.6   Grouped     |
|IP-Mask-Bit-Mask-Width                 TBD    5.7.7   OctetString |
|MAC-Address                            TBD    5.7.8   OctetString |
|MAC-Address-Mask                       TBD    5.7.9   Grouped     |
|MAC-Address-Mask-Pattern               TBD    5.7.10  OctetString |
|EUI64-Address                          TBD    5.7.11  OctetString |
|EUI64-Address-Mask                     TBD    5.7.12  Grouped     |
|EUI64-Address-Mask-Pattern             TBD    5.7.13  OctetString |
|Port                                   TBD    5.7.14  Integer32   |
|Port-Range                             TBD    5.7.15  Grouped     |
|Port-Start                             TBD    5.7.16  Integer32   |
|Port-End                               TBD    5.7.17  Integer32   |
|Use-Assigned-Address                   TBD    5.7.18  Enumerated  |
|Diffserv-Code-Point                    TBD    5.8.1   Enumerated  |
|Fragmentation-Flag                     TBD    5.8.2   Enumerated  |
|IP-Option                              TBD    5.8.3   Grouped     |
|IP-Option-Type                         TBD    5.8.4   Enumerated  |
|IP-Option-Value                        TBD    5.8.5   OctetString |
|TCP-Option                             TBD    5.8.6   Grouped     |
|TCP-Option-Type                        TBD    5.8.7   Enumerated  |
|TCP-Option-Value                       TBD    5.8.8   OctetString |
|TCP-Flags                              TBD    5.8.9   Grouped     |
|TCP-Flag-Type                          TBD    5.8.10  Enumerated  |
|ICMP-Type                              TBD    5.8.11  Grouped     |
|ICMP-Type-Number                       TBD    5.8.12  Enumerated  |
|ICMP-Code                              TBD    5.8.13  Enumerated  |
|ETH-Option                             TBD    5.8.14  Grouped     |
|ETH-Proto-Type                         TBD    5.8.15  Grouped     |
|ETH-Ether-Type                         TBD    5.8.16  OctetString |
|ETH-SAP                                TBD    5.8.17  OctetString |
|VLAN-ID-Range                          TBD    5.8.18  Grouped     |
|S-VID-Start                            TBD    5.8.19  Unsigned32  |
|S-VID-End                              TBD    5.8.20  Unsigned32  |
|C-VID-Start                            TBD    5.8.21  Unsigned32  |
|C-VID-End                              TBD    5.8.22  Unsigned32  |
|ETH-Priority-Range                     TBD    5.8.23  Grouped     |
|ETH-Low-Priority                       TBD    5.8.24  Unsigned32  |
|ETH-High-Priority                      TBD    5.8.25  Unsigned32  |
|Time-Of-Day-Condition                  TBD    6.1     Grouped     |
|Time-Of-Day-Start                      TBD    6.2     Grouped     |
|Time-Of-Day-End                        TBD    6.3     Unsigned32  |
|Day-Of-Week-Mask                       TBD    6.4     Unsigned32  |
|Day-Of-Month-Mask                      TBD    6.5     Unsigned32  |
|Month-Of-Year-Mask                     TBD    6.6     Unsigned32  |
|Absolute-Start-Time                    TBD    6.7     Time        |
|Absolute-End-Time                      TBD    6.8     Time        |
|Timezone-Flag                          TBD    6.9     Enumerated  |
|Timezone-Offset                        TBD    6.10    Integer32   |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+

IANA is also requested to allocate a registry for the QoS-Semantics. The following values are allocated by this specification.

            (0): QoS-Desired
            (1): QoS-Available
            (2): QoS-Reserved
            (3): Minimum-QoS
            (4): QoS-Authorized

A specification is required to add a new value to the registry. A standards track document is required to depreciate, delete, or modify existing values.



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11.  Security Considerations

This document describes the extension of Diameter for conveying Quality of Service information. The security considerations of the Diameter protocol itself have been discussed in RFC 3588bis [I‑D.ietf‑dime‑rfc3588bis] (Fajardo, V., Arkko, J., Loughney, J., and G. Zorn, “Diameter Base Protocol,” April 2010.). Use of the AVPs defined in this document MUST take into consideration the security issues and requirements of the Diameter Base protocol.



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12.  References



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12.1. Normative References

[DSCP] IANA, “Differentiated Services Field Codepoints,”  http://www.iana.org/assignments/dscp-registry.
[I-D.ietf-dime-qos-parameters] Korhonen, J., Tschofenig, H., and E. Davies, “Quality of Service Parameters for Usage with Diameter,” draft-ietf-dime-qos-parameters-11 (work in progress), May 2009 (TXT).
[I-D.ietf-dime-rfc3588bis] Fajardo, V., Arkko, J., Loughney, J., and G. Zorn, “Diameter Base Protocol,” draft-ietf-dime-rfc3588bis-20 (work in progress), April 2010 (TXT).
[ICMPTYPE] IANA, “ICMP Type Numbers,”  http://www.iana.org/assignments/icmp-parameters.
[IEEE802.1D] IEEE, “IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks, Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges,” 2004.
[IEEE802.1Q] IEEE, “IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks, Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks,” 2005.
[IEEE802.1ad] IEEE, “IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks, Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks, Amendment 4: Provider Bridges,” 2005.
[IEEE802.2] IEEE, “IEEE Standard for Information technology, Telecommunications and information exchange between systems, Local and metropolitan area networks, Specific requirements, Part 2: Logical Link Control,” 1998.
[IPOPTIONS] IANA, “IP Option Numbers,”  http://www.iana.org/assignments/ip-parameters.
[PROTOCOL] IANA, “Protocol Types,”  http://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers.
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., “Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels,” BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997 (TXT, HTML, XML).
[RFC4005] Calhoun, P., Zorn, G., Spence, D., and D. Mitton, “Diameter Network Access Server Application,” RFC 4005, August 2005 (TXT).
[TCPOPTIONS] IANA, “TCP Option Numbers,”  http://www.iana.org/assignments/tcp-parameters.


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12.2. Informative References

[I-D.ietf-dime-diameter-qos] Sun, D., McCann, P., Tschofenig, H., ZOU), T., Doria, A., and G. Zorn, “Diameter Quality of Service Application,” draft-ietf-dime-diameter-qos-15 (work in progress), March 2010 (TXT).


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Authors' Addresses

  Jouni Korhonen
  TeliaSonera
  Teollisuuskatu 13
  Sonera FIN-00051
  Finland
Email:  jouni.korhonen@teliasonera.com
  
  Hannes Tschofenig
  Nokia Siemens Networks
  Linnoitustie 6
  Espoo 02600
  Finland
Phone:  +358 (50) 4871445
Email:  Hannes.Tschofenig@gmx.net
URI:  http://www.tschofenig.priv.at
  
  Mayutan Arumaithurai
  University of Goettingen
 
Email:  mayutan.arumaithurai@gmail.com
  
  Mark Jones (editor)
  Bridgewater Systems
  303 Terry Fox Drive, Suite 500
  Ottawa, Ontario K2K 3J1
  Canada
Phone:  +1 613-591-6655
Email:  mark.jones@bridgewatersystems.com
  
  Avi Lior
  Bridgewater Systems
  303 Terry Fox Drive, Suite 500
  Ottawa, Ontario K2K 3J1
  Canada
Phone:  +1 613-591-6655
Email:  avi@bridgewatersystems.com


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