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| lpwan Working Group O. Gimenez, Ed. | lpwan Working Group O. Gimenez, Ed. | |||
| Internet-Draft Semtech | Internet-Draft Semtech | |||
| Intended status: Informational I. Petrov, Ed. | Intended status: Informational I. Petrov, Ed. | |||
| Expires: January 9, 2020 Acklio | Expires: April 11, 2020 Acklio | |||
| July 08, 2019 | J. Catalano | |||
| Kerlink | ||||
| October 09, 2019 | ||||
| Static Context Header Compression (SCHC) over LoRaWAN | Static Context Header Compression (SCHC) over LoRaWAN | |||
| draft-ietf-lpwan-schc-over-lorawan-02 | draft-ietf-lpwan-schc-over-lorawan-03 | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| The Static Context Header Compression (SCHC) specification describes | The Static Context Header Compression (SCHC) specification describes | |||
| generic header compression and fragmentation techniques for LPWAN | generic header compression and fragmentation techniques for LPWAN | |||
| (Low Power Wide Area Networks) technologies. SCHC is a generic | (Low Power Wide Area Networks) technologies. SCHC is a generic | |||
| mechanism designed for great flexibility, so that it can be adapted | mechanism designed for great flexibility so that it can be adapted | |||
| for any of the LPWAN technologies. | for any of the LPWAN technologies. | |||
| This document provides the adaptation of SCHC for use in LoRaWAN | This document provides the adaptation of SCHC for use in LoRaWAN | |||
| networks, and provides elements such as efficient parameterization | networks, and provides elements such as efficient parameterization | |||
| and modes of operation. This is called a profile. | and modes of operation. This is called a profile. | |||
| Status of This Memo | Status of This Memo | |||
| This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | |||
| provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | |||
| skipping to change at page 1, line 39 ¶ | skipping to change at page 1, line 41 ¶ | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
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| Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
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| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on January 9, 2020. | This Internet-Draft will expire on April 11, 2020. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (c) 2019 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2019 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
| document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
| This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
| Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
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| publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
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| 3. Static Context Header Compression Overview . . . . . . . . . 3 | 3. Static Context Header Compression Overview . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
| 4. LoRaWAN Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 4. LoRaWAN Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
| 4.1. End-Device classes (A, B, C) and interactions . . . . . . 6 | 4.1. End-Device classes (A, B, C) and interactions . . . . . . 6 | |||
| 4.2. End-Device addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 4.2. End-Device addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 4.3. General Message Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 4.3. General Message Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 4.4. LoRaWAN MAC Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | 4.4. LoRaWAN MAC Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | |||
| 5. SCHC-over-LoRaWAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | 5. SCHC-over-LoRaWAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | |||
| 5.1. LoRaWAN FPort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | 5.1. LoRaWAN FPort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | |||
| 5.2. Rule ID management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 5.2. Rule ID management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
| 5.3. IID computation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 5.3. IID computation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
| 5.4. Fragmentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 5.4. Padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| 5.5. DTag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 5.5. Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| 5.5.1. Uplink fragmentation: From device to SCHC gateway . . 10 | 5.6. Fragmentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| 5.5.2. Downlink fragmentation: From SCHC gateway to device . 13 | 5.6.1. DTag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| 5.6.2. Uplink fragmentation: From device to SCHC gateway . . 10 | ||||
| 5.6.3. Downlink fragmentation: From SCHC gateway to a device 13 | ||||
| 6. Security considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | 6. Security considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
| Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
| Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
| 9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | 9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
| 9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | 9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
| 9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | 9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | |||
| Appendix A. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | Appendix A. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | |||
| A.1. Uplink - Compression example - No fragmentation . . . . . 18 | A.1. Uplink - Compression example - No fragmentation . . . . . 18 | |||
| A.2. Uplink - Compression and fragmentation example . . . . . 19 | A.2. Uplink - Compression and fragmentation example . . . . . 19 | |||
| A.3. Downlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 | A.3. Downlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 | |||
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| communicate with other Internet networks. However, for efficient | communicate with other Internet networks. However, for efficient | |||
| performance, some parameters and modes of operation need to be set | performance, some parameters and modes of operation need to be set | |||
| appropriately for each of the LPWAN technologies. | appropriately for each of the LPWAN technologies. | |||
| This document describes the efficient parameters and modes of | This document describes the efficient parameters and modes of | |||
| operation when SCHC is used over LoRaWAN networks. | operation when SCHC is used over LoRaWAN networks. | |||
| 2. Terminology | 2. Terminology | |||
| The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | |||
| "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this | "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and | |||
| document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119]. | "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP | |||
| 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all | ||||
| capitals, as shown here. | ||||
| This section defines the terminology and acronyms used in this | This section defines the terminology and acronyms used in this | |||
| document. For all other definitions, please look up the SCHC | document. For all other definitions, please look up the SCHC | |||
| specification [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | specification [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | |||
| o DevEUI: an IEEE EUI-64 identifier used to identify the end-device | o DevEUI: an IEEE EUI-64 identifier used to identify the end-device | |||
| during the procedure while joining the network (Join Procedure) | during the procedure while joining the network (Join Procedure) | |||
| o DevAddr: a 32-bit non-unique identifier assigned to a end-device | o DevAddr: a 32-bit non-unique identifier assigned to an end-device | |||
| statically or dynamically after a Join Procedure (depending on the | statically or dynamically after a Join Procedure (depending on the | |||
| activation mode) | activation mode) | |||
| o RCS: Reassembly Check Sequence. Used to verify the integrity of | ||||
| the fragmentation-reassembly process | ||||
| o TBD: all significant LoRaWAN-related terms. | o TBD: all significant LoRaWAN-related terms. | |||
| 3. Static Context Header Compression Overview | 3. Static Context Header Compression Overview | |||
| This section contains a short overview of Static Context Header | This section contains a short overview of Static Context Header | |||
| Compression (SCHC). For a detailed description, refer to the full | Compression (SCHC). For a detailed description, refer to the full | |||
| specification [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | specification [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | |||
| Static Context Header Compression (SCHC) avoids context | Static Context Header Compression (SCHC) avoids context | |||
| synchronization, based on the fact that the nature of data flows is | synchronization, based on the fact that the nature of data flows is | |||
| highly predictable in LPWAN networks, some static contexts may be | highly predictable in LPWAN networks, some static contexts may be | |||
| stored on the Device (Dev). The contexts must be stored in both | stored on the Device (Dev). The context MUST be stored in both ends, | |||
| ends, and it can either be learned by a provisioning protocol or by | and it can either be learned by a provisioning protocol or by out-of- | |||
| out-of-band means or it can be pre-provisioned, etc. The way the | band means or it can be pre-provisioned, etc. The way the context is | |||
| context is learned on both sides is out of the scope of this | learned on both sides is outside the scope of this document. | |||
| document. | ||||
| Dev App | Dev App | |||
| +----------------+ +----+ +----+ +----+ | +----------------+ +----+ +----+ +----+ | |||
| | App1 App2 App3 | |App1| |App2| |App3| | | App1 App2 App3 | |App1| |App2| |App3| | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| | UDP | |UDP | |UDP | |UDP | | | UDP | |UDP | |UDP | |UDP | | |||
| | IPv6 | |IPv6| |IPv6| |IPv6| | | IPv6 | |IPv6| |IPv6| |IPv6| | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| |SCHC C/D and F/R| | | | | | | | |SCHC C/D and F/R| | | | | | | | |||
| +--------+-------+ +----+ +----+ +----+ | +--------+-------+ +----+ +----+ +----+ | |||
| | +--+ +----+ +----+ +----+ . . . | | +---+ +----+ +----+ +----+ . . . | |||
| +~ |RG| === |NGW | == |SCHC| == |SCHC|...... Internet .... | +~ |RGW| === |NGW | == |SCHC| == |SCHC|...... Internet .... | |||
| +--+ +----+ |F/R | |C/D | | +---+ +----+ |F/R | |C/D | | |||
| +----+ +----+ | +----+ +----+ | |||
| Figure 1: Architecture | Figure 1: Architecture | |||
| Figure 1 represents the architecture for compression/decompression, | Figure 1 represents the architecture for compression/decompression, | |||
| it is based on [RFC8376] terminology. The Device is sending | it is based on [RFC8376] terminology. The Device is sending | |||
| applications flows using IPv6 or IPv6/UDP protocols. These flow | applications flows using IPv6 or IPv6/UDP protocols. These flow | |||
| might be fragemented (SCHC F/R), and compressed by an Static Context | might be compressed by an Static Context Header Compression | |||
| Header Compression Compressor/Decompressor (SCHC C/D) to reduce | Compressor/Decompressor (SCHC C/D) to reduce headers size and | |||
| headers size. Resulting information is sent on a layer two (L2) | fragmented (SCHC F/R). The resulting information is sent on a layer | |||
| frame to a LPWAN Radio Network (RG) which forwards the frame to a | two (L2) frame to an LPWAN Radio Gateway (RGW) which forwards the | |||
| Network Gateway (NGW). The NGW sends the data to a SCHC F/R for | frame to a Network Gateway (NGW). The NGW sends the data to a SCHC | |||
| defragmentation, if required, then C/D for decompression which shares | F/R for defragmentation, if required, then C/D for decompression | |||
| the same rules with the device. The SCHC F/R and C/D can be located | which shares the same rules with the device. The SCHC F/R and C/D | |||
| on the Network Gateway (NGW) or in another place as long as a tunnel | can be located on the Network Gateway (NGW) or in another place as | |||
| is established between the NGW and the SCHC F/R, then SCHC F/R and | long as a tunnel is established between the NGW and the SCHC F/R, | |||
| SCHC C/D. The SCHC C/D in both sides must share the same set of | then SCHC F/R and SCHC C/D. The SCHC C/D in both sides MUST share | |||
| Rules. After decompression, the packet can be sent on the Internet | the same set of rules. After decompression, the packet can be sent | |||
| to one or several LPWAN Application Servers (App). | on the Internet to one or several LPWAN Application Servers (App). | |||
| The SCHC F/R and SCHC C/D process is bidirectional, so the same | The SCHC F/R and SCHC C/D process is bidirectional, so the same | |||
| principles can be applied in the other direction. | principles can be applied in the other direction. | |||
| In a LoRaWAN network, the RG is called a Gateway, the NGW is Network | In a LoRaWAN network, the RG is called a Gateway, the NGW is Network | |||
| Server, and the SCHC C/D is an Application Server. It can be | Server, and the SCHC C/D is an Application Server. It can be | |||
| provided by the Network Server or any third party software. Figure 1 | provided by the Network Server or any third party software. Figure 1 | |||
| can be map in LoRaWAN terminology to: | can be mapped in LoRaWAN terminology to: | |||
| Dev App | Dev App | |||
| +----------------+ +----+ +----+ +----+ | +--------------+ +----+ +----+ +----+ | |||
| | App1 App2 App3 | |App1| |App2| |App3| | |App1 App2 App3| |App1| |App2| |App3| | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| | UDP | |UDP | |UDP | |UDP | | | UDP | |UDP | |UDP | |UDP | | |||
| | IPv6 | |IPv6| |IPv6| |IPv6| | | IPv6 | |IPv6| |IPv6| |IPv6| | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| |SCHC C/D and F/R| | | | | | | | |SCHC C/D & F/R| | | | | | | | |||
| +--------+-------+ +----+ +----+ +----+ | +-------+------+ +----+ +----+ +----+ | |||
| | +-------+ +-------+ +----------------+ . . . | | +-------+ +-------+ +-----------+ . . . | |||
| +~ |Gateway| === |Network| == |Application |...... Internet .... | +~ |Gateway| === |Network| == |Application|..... Internet .... | |||
| +-------+ |server | |server F/R - C/D| | +-------+ |server | |server | | |||
| +-------+ +----------------+ | +-------+ | F/R - C/D | | |||
| +-----------+ | ||||
| Figure 2: Architecture | Figure 2: SCHC Architecture mapped to LoRaWAN | |||
| 4. LoRaWAN Architecture | 4. LoRaWAN Architecture | |||
| An overview of LoRaWAN [lora-alliance-spec] protocol and architecture | An overview of LoRaWAN [lora-alliance-spec] protocol and architecture | |||
| is described in [RFC8376]. Mapping between the LPWAN architecture | is described in [RFC8376]. The mapping between the LPWAN | |||
| entities as described in [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc] and | architecture entities as described in | |||
| the ones in [lora-alliance-spec] is as follows: | [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc] and the ones in | |||
| [lora-alliance-spec] is as follows: | ||||
| o Devices (Dev) are the end-devices or hosts (e.g. sensors, | o Devices (Dev) are the end-devices or hosts (e.g. sensors, | |||
| actuators, etc.). There can be a very high density of devices per | actuators, etc.). There can be a very high density of devices per | |||
| radio gateway (LoRaWAN gateway). This entity maps to the LoRaWAN | radio gateway (LoRaWAN gateway). This entity maps to the LoRaWAN | |||
| End-Device. | End-Device. | |||
| o The Radio Gateway (RGW), which is the end point of the constrained | o The Radio Gateway (RGW), which is the endpoint of the constrained | |||
| link. This entity maps to the LoRaWAN Gateway. | link. This entity maps to the LoRaWAN Gateway. | |||
| o The Network Gateway (NGW) is the interconnection node between the | o The Network Gateway (NGW) is the interconnection node between the | |||
| Radio Gateway and the Internet. This entity maps to the LoRaWAN | Radio Gateway and the Internet. This entity maps to the LoRaWAN | |||
| Network Server. | Network Server. | |||
| o LPWAN-AAA Server, which controls the user authentication and the | o LPWAN-AAA Server, which controls the user authentication and the | |||
| applications. This entity maps to the LoRaWAN Join Server. | applications. This entity maps to the LoRaWAN Join Server. | |||
| o Application Server (App). The same terminology is used in LoRaWAN. | o Application Server (App). The same terminology is used in LoRaWAN. | |||
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| single IP hop, the ultimate end-point of the IP communication may be | single IP hop, the ultimate end-point of the IP communication may be | |||
| an Internet node beyond the Application Server. In other words, the | an Internet node beyond the Application Server. In other words, the | |||
| LoRaWAN Application Server (SCHC gateway) acts as the first hop IP | LoRaWAN Application Server (SCHC gateway) acts as the first hop IP | |||
| router for the End-Device. The Application Server and Network Server | router for the End-Device. The Application Server and Network Server | |||
| may be co-located, which effectively turns the Network/Application | may be co-located, which effectively turns the Network/Application | |||
| Server into the first hop IP router. | Server into the first hop IP router. | |||
| 4.1. End-Device classes (A, B, C) and interactions | 4.1. End-Device classes (A, B, C) and interactions | |||
| The LoRaWAN MAC layer supports 3 classes of end-devices named A, B | The LoRaWAN MAC layer supports 3 classes of end-devices named A, B | |||
| and C. All end-devices implement the classA, some end-devices | and C. All end-devices implement the Class A, some end-devices may | |||
| implement classA+B or class A+C. ClassB and classC are mutually | implement Class B or Class C. Class B and Class C are mutually | |||
| exclusive. | exclusive. | |||
| o *ClassA*: The classA is the simplest class of end-devices. The | o Class A: The Class A is the simplest class of end-devices. The | |||
| end-device is allowed to transmit at any time, randomly selecting | end-device is allowed to transmit at any time, randomly selecting | |||
| a communication channel. The network may reply with a downlink in | a communication channel. The network may reply with a downlink in | |||
| one of the 2 receive windows immediately following the uplinks. | one of the 2 receive windows immediately following the uplinks. | |||
| Therefore, the network cannot initiate a downlink, it has to wait | Therefore, the network cannot initiate a downlink, it has to wait | |||
| for the next uplink from the end-device to get a downlink | for the next uplink from the end-device to get a downlink | |||
| opportunity. The classA is the lowest power end-device class. | opportunity. The Class A is the lowest power end-device class. | |||
| o *ClassB*: classB end-devices implement all the functionalities of | o Class B: Class B end-devices implement all the functionalities of | |||
| classA end-devices, but also schedule periodic listen windows. | Class A end-devices, but also schedule periodic listen windows. | |||
| Therefore, as opposed the classA end-devices, classB end-devices | Therefore, opposed to the Class A end-devices, Class B end-devices | |||
| can receive downlink that are initiated by the network and not | can receive downlinks that are initiated by the network and not | |||
| following an uplink. There is a trade-off between the periodicity | following an uplink. There is a trade-off between the periodicity | |||
| of those scheduled classB listen windows and the power consumption | of those scheduled Class B listen windows and the power | |||
| of the end-device. The lower the downlink latency, the higher the | consumption of the end-device. The lower the downlink latency, | |||
| power consumption. | the higher the power consumption. | |||
| o *ClassC*: classC end-devices implement all the functionalities of | o Class C: Class C end-devices implement all the functionalities of | |||
| classA end-devices, but keep their receiver open whenever they are | Class A end-devices, but keep their receiver open whenever they | |||
| not transmitting. ClassC end-devices can receive downlinks at any | are not transmitting. Class C end-devices can receive downlinks | |||
| time at the expense of a higher power consumption. Battery | at any time at the expense of a higher power consumption. | |||
| powered end-devices can only operate in classC for a limited | Battery-powered end-devices can only operate in Class C for a | |||
| amount of time (for example for a firmware upgrade over-the-air). | limited amount of time (for example for a firmware upgrade over- | |||
| Most of the classC end-devices are main powered (for example Smart | the-air). Most of the Class C end-devices are grid powered (for | |||
| Plugs). | example Smart Plugs). | |||
| 4.2. End-Device addressing | 4.2. End-Device addressing | |||
| LoRaWAN end-devices use a 32 bits network address (devAddr) to | LoRaWAN end-devices use a 32-bit network address (devAddr) to | |||
| communicate with the network over-the-air. However, that address | communicate with the network over-the-air. However, that address | |||
| might be reused several time on the same network at the same time for | might be reused several times on the same network at the same time | |||
| different end-devices. End-devices using the same devAddr are | for different end-devices. End-devices using the same devAddr are | |||
| distinguish by the Network Server based on the cryptographic | distinguished by the Network Server based on the cryptographic | |||
| signature appended to every single LoRaWAN MAC frame, as all end- | signature appended to every single LoRaWAN MAC frame, as all end- | |||
| devices use different security keys. To communicate with the SCHC | devices use different security keys. To communicate with the SCHC | |||
| gateway the Network Server MUST identify the end-devices by a unique | gateway the Network Server MUST identify the end-devices by a unique | |||
| 64bits device ID called the devEUI. Unlike devAddr, devEUI is | 64-bit device identifier called the devEUI. Unlike devAddr, devEUI | |||
| guaranteed to be unique for every single end-device across all | is guaranteed to be unique for every single end-device across all | |||
| networks. The devEUI is assigned to the end-device during the | networks. The devEUI is assigned to the end-device during the | |||
| manufacturing process by the end-device's manufacturer. It is built | manufacturing process by the end-device's manufacturer. It is built | |||
| like an Ethernet MAC address by concatenating the manufacturer's IEEE | like an Ethernet MAC address by concatenating the manufacturer's IEEE | |||
| OUI field with a vendor unique number. ex: 24bits OUI is | OUI field with a vendor unique number. e.g.: 24-bit OUI is | |||
| concatenated with a 40 bits serial number. The Network Server | concatenated with a 40-bit serial number. The Network Server | |||
| translates the devAddr into a devEUI in the uplink direction and | translates the devAddr into a devEUI in the uplink direction and | |||
| reciprocally on the downlink direction. | reciprocally on the downlink direction. | |||
| +--------+ +----------+ +---------+ +----------+ | +--------+ +----------+ +---------+ +----------+ | |||
| | End- | <=====> | Network | <====> | SCHC | <========> | Internet | | | End- | <=====> | Network | <====> | SCHC | <========> | Internet | | |||
| | Device | devAddr | Server | devEUI | Gateway | IPv6/UDP | | | | Device | devAddr | Server | devEUI | Gateway | IPv6/UDP | | | |||
| +--------+ +----------+ +---------+ +----------+ | +--------+ +----------+ +---------+ +----------+ | |||
| Figure 4: LoRaWAN addresses | Figure 4: LoRaWAN addresses | |||
| 4.3. General Message Types | 4.3. General Message Types | |||
| o *Confirmed messages*: The sender asks the receiver to acknowledge | o Confirmed messages: The sender asks the receiver to acknowledge | |||
| the message. | the message. | |||
| o *Unconfirmed messages*: The sender does not ask the receiver to | o Unconfirmed messages: The sender does not ask the receiver to | |||
| acknowledge the message. | acknowledge the message. | |||
| As SCHC defines its own acknowledgment mechanisms, SCHC does not | As SCHC defines its own acknowledgment mechanisms, SCHC does not | |||
| require to use confirmed messages. | require to use confirmed messages. | |||
| 4.4. LoRaWAN MAC Frames | 4.4. LoRaWAN MAC Frames | |||
| o *JoinRequest*: This message is used by a end-device to join a | o JoinRequest: This message is used by an end-device to join a | |||
| network. It contains the end-device's unique identifier devEUI | network. It contains the end-device's unique identifier devEUI | |||
| and a random nonce that will be used for session key derivation. | and a random nonce that will be used for session key derivation. | |||
| o *JoinAccept*: To on-board a end-device, the Network Server | o JoinAccept: To on-board an end-device, the Network Server responds | |||
| responds to the JoinRequest end-device's message with a JoinAccept | to the JoinRequest end-device's message with a JoinAccept message. | |||
| message. That message is encrypted with the end-device's AppKey | That message is encrypted with the end-device's AppKey and | |||
| and contains (amongst other fields) the major network's settings | contains (amongst other fields) the major network's settings and a | |||
| and a network random nonce used to derive the session keys. | network random nonce used to derive the session keys. | |||
| o *Data* | o Data | |||
| 5. SCHC-over-LoRaWAN | 5. SCHC-over-LoRaWAN | |||
| 5.1. LoRaWAN FPort | 5.1. LoRaWAN FPort | |||
| The LoRaWAN MAC layers features a frame port field in all frames. | The LoRaWAN MAC layer features a frame port field in all frames. | |||
| This field (FPort) is 8-bit long and the values from 1 to 223 can be | This field (FPort) is 8-bit long and the values from 1 to 223 can be | |||
| used. It allows LoRaWAN network and application to identify data. | used. It allows LoRaWAN networks and applications to identify data. | |||
| The FPort field is part of the SCHC Packet or the SCHC Fragment, as | ||||
| shown in Figure 5. The SCHC C/D and the SCHC F/R SHALL concatenate | ||||
| the FPort field with the LoRaWAN payload to retrieve their payload as | ||||
| it is used as a part of the ruleId field. | ||||
| | FPort | LoRaWAN payload | | ||||
| + ------------------------ + | ||||
| | SCHC payload | | ||||
| Figure 5: SCHC payload in LoRaWAN | ||||
| A fragmentation session with application payload transferred from | A fragmentation session with application payload transferred from | |||
| device to server, is called uplink fragmentation session. It uses | device to server, is called uplink fragmentation session. It uses an | |||
| FPortUpShort or FPortUpDefault for data uplink and its associated | FPort for data uplink and its associated SCHC control downlinks, | |||
| SCHC control downlinks. The other way, a fragmentation session with | named FPortUp in this document. The other way, a fragmentation | |||
| application payload transferred from server to device, is called | session with application payload transferred from server to device, | |||
| downlink fragmentation session. It uses FPortDown for data downlink | is called downlink fragmentation session. It uses another FPort for | |||
| and its associated SCHC control uplinks. | data downlink and its associated SCHC control uplinks, named | |||
| FPortDown in this document. | ||||
| FPorts can use arbitrary values inside the allowed FPort range and | FPorts can use arbitrary values inside the allowed FPort range and | |||
| must be shared by the end-device, the Network Server and SCHC | MUST be shared by the end-device, the Network Server and SCHC gateway | |||
| gateway. The uplink and downlink SCHC ports must be different. In | prior to the communication. The uplink and downlink fragmentation | |||
| order to improve interoperability, it is recommended to use: | FPorts MUST be different. | |||
| o FPortUpShort = 20 | 5.2. Rule ID management | |||
| o FPortUpDefault = 21 | RuleID minimum length MUST be 8 bits, and RECOMMENDED length is 8 | |||
| bits. RuleID MSB is encoded in the LoRaWAN FPort as described in | ||||
| Section 5.1. LoRaWAN supports up to 223 application FPorts in the | ||||
| range [1;223] as defined in section 4.3.2 of [lora-alliance-spec], it | ||||
| implies that RuleID MSB SHOULD be inside this range. An application | ||||
| MAY reserve some FPort values for other needs as long as they don't | ||||
| conflict with FPorts used for SCHC C/D and SCHC F/R. | ||||
| o FPortDown = 22 | A RuleID SHOULD be reserved to tag packets for which SCHC compression | |||
| was not possible (no matching Rule was found). RuleIDs FPortUp and | ||||
| FPortDown are reserved for fragmentation, in order to improve | ||||
| interoperability RECOMMENDED values are: | ||||
| Those are recommended values and are application defined. Also | o RuleID = 20 (8-bit) for uplink fragmentation, named FPortUp | |||
| application can have multiple fragmentation session between a device | ||||
| and one or several SCHC gateways. A set of three FPort values is | o RuleID = 21 (8-bit) for downlink fragmentation, named FPortDown | |||
| required for each gateway instance the device is required to | ||||
| communicate with. | o RuleID = 22 (8-bit) for which SCHC compression was not possible | |||
| The remaining RuleIDs are available for compression. RuleIDs are | ||||
| shared between uplink and downlink sessions. A RuleID different from | ||||
| FPortUp or FPortDown means that the fragmentation is not used, thus | ||||
| the packet SHOULD be sent to C/D layer. | ||||
| The only uplink messages using the FPortDown port are the | The only uplink messages using the FPortDown port are the | |||
| fragmentation SCHC control messages of a downlink fragmentation | fragmentation SCHC control messages of a downlink fragmentation | |||
| session (ex ACKs). Similarly, the only downlink messages using the | session (ex ACKs). Similarly, the only downlink messages using the | |||
| FPortUpShort or FPortUpDefault ports are the fragmentation SCHC | FPortUp port are the fragmentation SCHC control messages of an uplink | |||
| control messages of an uplink fragmentation session. | fragmentation session. | |||
| 5.2. Rule ID management | ||||
| SCHC-over-LoRaWAN SHOULD support encoding RuleID on 6 bits (64 | ||||
| possible rules). | ||||
| The RuleID 0 is reserved for fragmentation. The RuleID 63 is used to | An application can have multiple fragmentation sessions between a | |||
| tag packets for which SCHC compression was not possible (no matching | device and one or several SCHC gateways. A set of FPort values is | |||
| Rule was found). | REQUIRED for each SCHC gateway instance the device is required to | |||
| communicate with. | ||||
| The remaining RuleIDs are available for compression. RuleIDs are | The mechanism for sharing those RuleID values is outside the scope of | |||
| shared between uplink and downlink sessions. A RuleID different from | this document. | |||
| 0 means that the fragmentation is not used, thus the packet should be | ||||
| send to C/D layer. | ||||
| 5.3. IID computation | 5.3. IID computation | |||
| As LoRaWAN network uses unique EUI-64 per end-device, the Interface | As LoRaWAN network uses unique EUI-64 per end-device, the Interface | |||
| IDentifier is the LoRaWAN DevEUI. It is compliant with [RFC4291] and | IDentifier is the LoRaWAN DevEUI. It is compliant with [RFC4291] and | |||
| IID starting with binary 000 must enforce the 64-bits rule. TODO: | IID starting with binary 000 must enforce the 64-bit rule. | |||
| Derive IID from DevEUI with privacy constraints ? Ask working group ? | ||||
| 5.4. Fragmentation | TODO: Derive IID from DevEUI with privacy constraints ? Ask working | |||
| group ? | ||||
| 5.4. Padding | ||||
| All padding bits MUST be 0. | ||||
| 5.5. Compression | ||||
| SCHC C/D MUST concatenate FPort and LoRaWAN payload to retrieve the | ||||
| SCHC packet as per Section 5.1. | ||||
| SCHC C/D RuleID size SHOULD be 8 bits to fit the LoRaWAN FPort field. | ||||
| RuleIDs matching FPortUp and FPortDown are reserved for SCHC | ||||
| Fragmentation. | ||||
| 5.6. Fragmentation | ||||
| The L2 word size used by LoRaWAN is 1 byte (8 bits). The SCHC | The L2 word size used by LoRaWAN is 1 byte (8 bits). The SCHC | |||
| fragmentation over LoRaWAN uses the ACK-on-Error for uplink | fragmentation over LoRaWAN uses the ACK-on-Error for uplink | |||
| fragmentation and Ack-Always for downlink fragmentation. A LoRaWAN | fragmentation and Ack-Always for downlink fragmentation. A LoRaWAN | |||
| end-device cannot support simultaneous interleaved fragmentation | end-device cannot support simultaneous interleaved fragmentation | |||
| sessions in the same direction (uplink or downlink). This means that | sessions in the same direction (uplink or downlink). This means that | |||
| only a single fragmented IPv6 datagram may be transmitted and/or | only a single fragmented IPv6 datagram may be transmitted and/or | |||
| received by the end-device at a given moment. | received by the end-device at a given moment. | |||
| The fragmentation parameters are different for uplink and downlink | The fragmentation parameters are different for uplink and downlink | |||
| fragmentation sessions and are successively described in the next | fragmentation sessions and are successively described in the next | |||
| sections. | sections. | |||
| 5.5. DTag | 5.6.1. DTag | |||
| A LoRaWAN device cannot interleave several fragmented SCHC datagrams. | A LoRaWAN device cannot interleave several fragmented SCHC datagrams | |||
| This one bit field is used to distinguish two consecutive | on the same FPort. This field is not used and its size is 0. | |||
| fragmentation sessions. | ||||
| _Note_: While it is used to recover faster from transmission errors, | Note: The device can still have several parallel fragmentation | |||
| it SHALL not be considered as the only way to distinguish two | sessions with one or more SCHC gateway(s) thanks to distinct sets of | |||
| fragmentation sessions. | FPorts, cf Section 5.2 | |||
| 5.5.1. Uplink fragmentation: From device to SCHC gateway | 5.6.2. Uplink fragmentation: From device to SCHC gateway | |||
| In that case the device is the fragmentation transmitter, and the | In that case the device is the fragmentation transmitter, and the | |||
| SCHC gateway the fragmentation receiver. Two fragmentation rules are | SCHC gateway the fragmentation receiver. A single fragmentation rule | |||
| defined regarding the *FPort*: | is defined. SCHC F/R MUST concatenate FPort and LoRaWAN payload to | |||
| retrieve the SCHC fragment as per Section 5.1. | ||||
| o *FPortUpShort*: SCHC header is only one byte. Used when | o Minimum SCHC header is two bytes (the FPort byte + 1 additional | |||
| fragmentation is required and payload size is less than 381 bytes. | byte) and the RECOMMENDED header size is two bytes. | |||
| o *FPortUpDefault*: SCHC header is two bytes. Used for all other | o RuleID: Recommended size is 8 bits in SCHC header. | |||
| cases: no fragmentation required or payload size is between 382 | ||||
| and 1524 byte. | ||||
| *Both rules share common parameters:* | o SCHC fragmentation reliability mode: "ACK-on-Error" | |||
| o *SCHC fragmentation reliability mode*: "ACK-on-Error" | o DTag: Size is 0 bit, not used | |||
| o *DTag*: size is 1 bit. | o FCN: The FCN field is encoded on N = 6 bits, so WINDOW_SIZE = 64 | |||
| tiles are allowed in a window | ||||
| o *FCN*: The FCN field is encoded on N = 7 bits, so WINDOW_SIZE = | o Window index: encoded on W = 2 bits. So 4 windows are available. | |||
| 127 tiles are allowed in a window (FCN=All-1 is reserved for | ||||
| SCHC). | ||||
| o *MIC calculation algorithm*: CRC32 using 0xEDB88320 (i.e. the | o RCS calculation algorithm: CRC32 using 0xEDB88320 (i.e. the | |||
| reverse representation of the polynomial used e.g. in the Ethernet | reverse representation of the polynomial used e.g. in the Ethernet | |||
| standard [RFC3385]) as suggested in | standard [RFC3385]) as suggested in | |||
| [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | |||
| o *MAX_ACK_REQUESTS*: 8 | o MAX_ACK_REQUESTS: 8 | |||
| o *Tile*: size is 3 bytes (24 bits) | o Tile: size is 5 bytes | |||
| o *Retransmission and inactivity timers*: LoRaWAN end-devices do not | o Retransmission and inactivity timers: LoRaWAN end-devices do not | |||
| implement a "retransmission timer". At the end of a window or a | implement a "retransmission timer". At the end of a window or a | |||
| fragmentation session, corresponding ACK(s) is (are) transmitted | fragmentation session, corresponding ACK(s) is (are) transmitted | |||
| by the network gateway (LoRaWAN application server) in the RX1 or | by the network gateway (LoRaWAN application server) in the RX1 or | |||
| RX2 receive slot of end-device. If this ACK is not received the | RX2 receive slot of end-device. If this ACK is not received by | |||
| end-device sends an all-0 (or an all-1) fragment with no payload | the end-device at the end of its RX windows, it sends an all-0 (or | |||
| to request an SCHC ACK retransmission. The periodicity between | an all-1) fragment with no payload to request an SCHC ACK | |||
| retransmission of the all-0/all-1 fragments is device/application | retransmission. The periodicity between retransmission of the | |||
| specific and may be different for each device (not specified). | all-0/all-1 fragments is device/application specific and MAY be | |||
| The SCHC gateway implements an "inactivity timer". The default | different for each device (not specified). The SCHC gateway | |||
| recommended duration of this timer is 12 hours. This value is | implements an "inactivity timer". The default RECOMMENDED | |||
| mainly driven by application requirements and may be changed by | duration of this timer is 12 hours. This value is mainly driven | |||
| the application. | by application requirements and MAY be changed by the application. | |||
| *The following fields are different:* | ||||
| o RuleID size | ||||
| o Window index size W | ||||
| 5.5.1.1. FPortUpShort - 1 byte header | ||||
| In that case RuleID size is 0, the rule is the FPort=FPortUpShort and | ||||
| only fragmented payload can be transported. | ||||
| o *RuleID*: size is 0 bit in SCHC header, not used. | ||||
| o *Window index*: encoded on W = 0 bit, not used | ||||
| With this set of parameters, the SCHC fragment header overhead is 1 | ||||
| byte (8 bits). MTU is: _127 tiles * 3 bytes per tile = 381 bytes_ | ||||
| *Regular fragments* | ||||
| | DTag | FCN | Payload | | ||||
| + ----- + ------ + ------- + | ||||
| | 1 bit | 7 bits | | | ||||
| Figure 5: All fragment except the last one. Header size is 8 bits (1 | ||||
| byte). | ||||
| *SCHC ACK* | ||||
| | DTag | C | Encoded bitmap (if C = 0) | Padding (0s) | | ||||
| + ----- + ----- + ------------------------- + ------------ + | ||||
| | 1 bit | 1 bit | 0 to 127 bits | 7 or 0 bits | | ||||
| Figure 6: SCHC ACK format, failed mic check. | ||||
| 5.5.1.2. FPortUpDefault - 2 bytes header | ||||
| o *RuleID*: size is 6 bits (64 possible rules, 62 available for | ||||
| compression) | ||||
| o *Window index*: encoded on W = 2 bits. So 4 windows are | ||||
| available. | ||||
| With this set of parameters, the SCHC fragment header overhead is 2 | o Last tile: The last tile can be carried in the All-1 fragment. | |||
| bytes (16 bits). MTU is: _4 windows * 127 tiles * 3 bytes per tile = | ||||
| 1524 bytes_ | ||||
| _Note_: Even if it is less efficient, this rule can also be used for | With this set of parameters, the SCHC fragment header is 16 bits, | |||
| fragmented payload size less than 382 bytes. | including FPort; payload overhead will be 8 bits as FPort is already | |||
| a part of LoRaWAN payload. MTU is: _4 windows * 64 tiles * 5 bytes | ||||
| per tile = 1280 bytes_ | ||||
| *Regular fragments* | 5.6.2.1. Regular fragments | |||
| | FPort | LoRaWAN payload | | ||||
| + ------ + ------------------------- + | ||||
| | RuleID | W | FCN | Payload | | ||||
| + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------- + | ||||
| | 8 bits | 2 bits | 6 bits | | | ||||
| | RuleID | DTag | W | FCN | Payload | | Figure 6: All fragments except the last one. SCHC header size is 16 | |||
| + ------ + ----- + ------ + ------ + ------- + | bits, including LoRaWAN FPort. | |||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 2 bits | 7 bits | | | ||||
| Figure 7: All fragment except the last one. Header size is 16 bits | 5.6.2.2. Last fragment (All-1) | |||
| (2 bytes). | ||||
| *Last fragment (All-1)* | | FPort | LoRaWAN payload | | |||
| + ------ + ------------------------------------------------ + | ||||
| | RuleID | W | FCN=All-1 | RCS | Payload | | ||||
| + ------ + ------ + --------- + ------- + ----------------- + | ||||
| | 8 bits | 2 bits | 6 bits | 32 bits | Last tile, if any | | ||||
| | RuleID | DTag | W | FCN=All-1 | MIC | Payload | | Figure 7: All-1 fragment detailed format for the last fragment. | |||
| + ------ + ----- + ------ + --------- + ------- + ----------------- + | ||||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 2 bits | 7 bits | 32 bits | Last tile, if any | | ||||
| Figure 8: All-1 fragment detailed format for the last fragment. | 5.6.2.3. SCHC ACK | |||
| *SCHC ACK* | | FPort | LoRaWAN payload | | |||
| + ------ + ----------------------------------------- + | ||||
| | RuleID | W | C | Encoded bitmap (if C = 0) | | ||||
| + ------ + ----- + ----- + ------------------------- + | ||||
| | 8 bits | 2 bit | 1 bit | 0 to 127 bits | | ||||
| | RuleID | DTag | W | C | Encoded bitmap (if C = 0) | | Figure 8: SCHC formats, failed RCS check. | |||
| + ------ + ----- + ----- + ----- + ------------------------- + | ||||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 2 bit | 1 bit | 0 to 127 bits | | ||||
| Figure 9: SCHC formats, failed MIC check. | 5.6.2.4. Receiver-Abort | |||
| *Receiver-Abort* | | FPort | LoRaWAN payload | | |||
| + ------ + -------------------------------------------- + | ||||
| | RuleID | W = b'11 | C = 1 | b'11111 | 0xFF (all 1's) | | ||||
| + ------ + -------- + ------+-------- + ----------------+ | ||||
| | 8 bits | 2 bits | 1 bit | 5 bits | 8 bits | | ||||
| next L2 Word boundary ->| <-- L2 Word --> | | ||||
| | RuleID | DTag | W = b'11 | C = 1 | b'111111 | 0xFF (all 1's) | | Figure 9: Receiver-Abort format. | |||
| + ------ + ----- + -------- + ------+--------- + ---------------+ | ||||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 2 bits | 1 bit | 6 bits | 8 bits | | ||||
| Figure 10: Receiver-Abort format. | 5.6.2.5. SCHC acknowledge request | |||
| *SCHC acknowledge request* | | FPort | LoRaWAN payload | | |||
| | RuleID | DTag | W | FCN = b'0000000 | | +------- +------------------------- + | |||
| + ------ + ----- + ------ + --------------- + | | RuleID | W | FCN = b'000000 | | |||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 2 bits | 7 bits | | + ------ + ------ + --------------- + | |||
| | 8 bits | 2 bits | 6 bits | | ||||
| Figure 11: SCHC ACK REQ format. | Figure 10: SCHC ACK REQ format. | |||
| 5.5.2. Downlink fragmentation: From SCHC gateway to device | 5.6.3. Downlink fragmentation: From SCHC gateway to a device | |||
| In that case the device is the fragmentation receiver, and the SCHC | In that case the device is the fragmentation receiver, and the SCHC | |||
| gateway the fragmentation transmitter. The following fields are | gateway the fragmentation transmitter. The following fields are | |||
| common to all devices. | common to all devices. SCHC F/R MUST concatenate FPort and LoRaWAN | |||
| payload to retrieve the SCHC fragment as described in Section 5.1. | ||||
| o *SCHC fragmentation reliability mode*: ACK-Always. | o SCHC fragmentation reliability mode: ACK-Always. | |||
| o *RuleID*: size is 6 bits (64 possible rules, 62 for compression). | o RuleID: Recommended size is 8 bits in SCHC header. | |||
| o *Window index*: encoded on W=1 bit, as per | o Window index: encoded on W=1 bit, as per | |||
| [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | |||
| o *DTag*: Not used, so its size is 0 bit. | o DTag: Size is 0 bit, not used | |||
| o *FCN*: The FCN field is encoded on N=1 bits, so WINDOW_SIZE = 1 | o FCN: The FCN field is encoded on N=1 bit, so WINDOW_SIZE = 1 tile | |||
| tile (FCN=All-1 is reserved for SCHC). | (FCN=All-1 is reserved for SCHC). | |||
| o *MIC calculation algorithm*: CRC32 using 0xEDB88320 (i.e. the | o RCS calculation algorithm: CRC32 using 0xEDB88320 (i.e. the | |||
| reverse representation of the polynomial used e.g. in the Ethernet | reverse representation of the polynomial used e.g. in the Ethernet | |||
| standard [RFC3385]), as per | standard [RFC3385]), as per | |||
| [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | |||
| o *MAX_ACK_REQUESTS*: 8 | o MAX_ACK_REQUESTS: 8 | |||
| As only 1 tile is used, its size can change for each downlink, and | As only 1 tile is used, its size can change for each downlink, and | |||
| will be maximum available MTU minus header (1 byte) | will be maximum available MTU. | |||
| _Note_: The Fpending bit included in LoRaWAN protocol SHOULD not be | _Note_: The Fpending bit included in LoRaWAN protocol SHOULD NOT be | |||
| used for SCHC-over-LoRaWAN protocol. It might be set by the Network | used for SCHC-over-LoRaWAN protocol. It might be set by the Network | |||
| Server for other purposes in but not SCHC needs. | Server for other purposes but not SCHC needs. | |||
| *Regular fragments* | 5.6.3.1. Regular fragments | |||
| | RuleID | W | FCN = b'0 | Payload | | ||||
| + ------ + ----- + --------- + ------- + | ||||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 1 bits | X bytes | | ||||
| Figure 12: All fragments but the last one. Header size 1 byte (8 | | FPort | LoRaWAN payload | | |||
| bits). | + ------ + ----------------------------------- + | |||
| | RuleID | W | FCN = b'0 | Payload | | ||||
| + ------ + ----- + --------- + --------------- + | ||||
| | 8 bits | 1 bit | 1 bit | X bytes | | ||||
| *Last fragment (All-1)* | Figure 11: All fragments but the last one. Header size 10 bits, | |||
| including LoraWAN FPort. | ||||
| | RuleID | W | FCN = b'1 | MIC | Payload | | 5.6.3.2. Last fragment (All-1) | |||
| | FPort | LoRaWAN payload | | ||||
| + ------ + ----------------------------------------------- + | ||||
| | RuleID | W | FCN = b'1 | RCS | Payload | | ||||
| + ------ + ----- + --------- + ------- + ----------------- + | + ------ + ----- + --------- + ------- + ----------------- + | |||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 1 bit | 32 bits | Last tile, if any | | | 8 bits | 1 bit | 1 bit | 32 bits | Last tile, if any | | |||
| Figure 13: All-1 SCHC ACK detailed format for the last fragment. | Figure 12: All-1 SCHC ACK detailed format for the last fragment. | |||
| *SCHC acknowledge* | 5.6.3.3. SCHC acknowledge | |||
| | RuleID | W | C = b'1 | | | FPort | LoRaWAN payload | | |||
| + ------ + ----- + ------- + | + ------ + ---------------------------------- + | |||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 1 bit | | | RuleID | W | C = b'1 | Padding b'000000 | | |||
| + ------ + ----- + ------- + ---------------- + | ||||
| | 8 bits | 1 bit | 1 bit | 6 bits | | ||||
| Figure 14: SCHC ACK format, MIC is correct. | Figure 13: SCHC ACK format, RCS is correct. | |||
| *Receiver-Abort* | 5.6.3.4. Receiver-Abort | |||
| | RuleID | W | C = b'0 | b'11111111 | | | FPort | LoRaWAN payload | | |||
| + ------ + ----- + ------- + ---------- + | + ------ + ---------------------------------------------- + | |||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 1 bits | 8 bits | | | RuleID | W = b'1 | C = b'1 | b'111111 | 0xFF (all 1's) | | |||
| + ------ + ------- + ------- + -------- + --------------- + | ||||
| | 8 bits | 1 bit | 1 bits | 6 bits | 8 bits | | ||||
| next L2 Word boundary ->| <-- L2 Word --> | | ||||
| Figure 15: Receiver-Abort packet (following an all-1 packet with | Figure 14: Receiver-Abort packet (following an all-1 packet with | |||
| incorrect MIC). | incorrect RCS). | |||
| Class A and classB&C end-devices do not manage retransmissions and | Class A and Class B or Class C end-devices do not manage | |||
| timers in the same way. | retransmissions and timers in the same way. | |||
| 5.5.2.1. ClassA end-devices | 5.6.3.5. Class A end-devices | |||
| Class A end-devices can only receive in an RX slot following the | Class A end-devices can only receive in an RX slot following the | |||
| transmission of an uplink. Therefore there cannot be a concept of | transmission of an uplink. Therefore there cannot be a concept of | |||
| "retransmission timer" for an SCHC gateway. The SCHC gateway cannot | "retransmission timer" for an SCHC gateway. The SCHC gateway cannot | |||
| initiate communication to a classA end-device. | initiate communication to a Class A end-device. | |||
| The device replies with an ACK message to every single fragment | The device replies with an ACK message to every single fragment | |||
| received from the SCHC gateway (because the window size is 1). | received from the SCHC gateway (because the window size is 1). | |||
| Following the reception of a FCN=0 fragment (fragment that is not the | Following the reception of a FCN=0 fragment (fragment that is not the | |||
| last fragment of the packet or ACK-request, but the end of a window), | last fragment of the packet or ACK-request, but the end of a window), | |||
| the device MUST transmit the SCHC ACK fragment until it receives the | the device MUST transmit the SCHC ACK fragment until it receives the | |||
| fragment of the next window. The device shall transmit up to | fragment of the next window. The device SHALL transmit up to | |||
| MAX_ACK_REQUESTS ACK messages before aborting. The device should | MAX_ACK_REQUESTS ACK messages before aborting. The device should | |||
| transmit those ACK as soon as possible while taking into | transmit those ACK as soon as possible while taking into | |||
| consideration potential local radio regulation on duty-cycle, to | consideration potential local radio regulation on duty-cycle, to | |||
| progress the fragmentation session as quickly as possible. The ACK | progress the fragmentation session as quickly as possible. The ACK | |||
| bitmap is 1 bit long and is always 1. | bitmap is 1 bit long and is always 1. | |||
| Following the reception of a FCN=All-1 fragment (the last fragment of | Following the reception of an FCN=All-1 fragment (the last fragment | |||
| a datagram) and if the MIC is correct, the device shall transmit the | of a datagram) and if the RCS is correct, the device SHALL transmit | |||
| ACK with the "MIC is correct" indicator bit set (C=1). This message | the ACK with the "RCS is correct" indicator bit set (C=1). This | |||
| might be lost therefore the SCHC gateway may request a retransmission | message might be lost therefore the SCHC gateway MAY request a | |||
| of this ACK in the next downlink. The device SHALL keep this ACK | retransmission of this ACK in the next downlink. The device SHALL | |||
| message in memory until it receives a downlink, on SCHC FPortDown | keep this ACK message in memory until it receives a downlink, on SCHC | |||
| from the SCHC gateway different from an ACK-request: it indicates | FPortDown from the SCHC gateway different from an ACK-request: it | |||
| that the SCHC gateway has received the ACK message. | indicates that the SCHC gateway has received the ACK message. | |||
| Following the reception of a FCN=All-1 fragment (the last fragment of | Following the reception of a FCN=All-1 fragment (the last fragment of | |||
| a datagram), if all fragments have been received and the MIC is NOT | a datagram), if all fragments have been received and the RCS is not | |||
| correct, the device shall transmit a Receiver-Abort fragment. The | correct, the device SHALL transmit a Receiver-Abort fragment. The | |||
| device SHALL keep this Abort message in memory until it receives a | device SHALL keep this Abort message in memory until it receives a | |||
| downlink, on SCHC FPortDown, from the SCHC gateway different from an | downlink, on SCHC FPortDown, from the SCHC gateway different from an | |||
| ACK-request indicating that the SCHC gateway has received the Abort | ACK-request indicating that the SCHC gateway has received the Abort | |||
| message. The fragmentation receiver (device) does not implement | message. The fragmentation receiver (device) does not implement | |||
| retransmission timer and inactivity timer. | retransmission timer and inactivity timer. | |||
| The fragmentation sender (the SCHC gateway) implements an inactivity | The fragmentation sender (the SCHC gateway) implements an inactivity | |||
| timer with default duration of 12 hours. Once a fragmentation | timer with a default duration of 12 hours. Once a fragmentation | |||
| session is started, if the SCHC gateway has not received any ACK or | session is started, if the SCHC gateway has not received any ACK or | |||
| Receiver-Abort message 12 hours after the last message from the | Receiver-Abort message 12 hours after the last message from the | |||
| device was received, the SCHC gateway may flush the fragmentation | device was received, the SCHC gateway MAY flush the fragmentation | |||
| context. For devices with very low transmission rates (example 1 | context. For devices with very low transmission rates (example 1 | |||
| packet a day in normal operation) , that duration may be extended, | packet a day in normal operation) , that duration may be extended, | |||
| but this is application specific. | but this is application specific. | |||
| 5.5.2.2. Class B or C end-devices | 5.6.3.6. Class B or Class C end-devices | |||
| Class B&C end-devices can receive in scheduled RX slots or in RX | Class B and Class C end-devices can receive in scheduled RX slots or | |||
| slots following the transmission of an uplink. The device replies | in RX slots following the transmission of an uplink. The device | |||
| with an ACK message to every single fragment received from the SCHC | replies with an ACK message to every single fragment received from | |||
| gateway (because the window size is 1). Following the reception of a | the SCHC gateway (because the window size is 1). Following the | |||
| FCN=0 fragment (fragment that is not the last fragment of the packet | reception of an FCN=0 fragment (fragment that is not the last | |||
| or ACK-request), the device MUST always transmit the corresponding | fragment of the packet or ACK-request), the device MUST always | |||
| SCHC ACK message even if that fragment has already been received. | transmit the corresponding SCHC ACK message even if that fragment has | |||
| The ACK bitmap is 1 bit long and is always 1. If the SCHC gateway | already been received. The ACK bitmap is 1 bit long and is always 1. | |||
| receives this ACK, it proceeds to send the next window fragment. If | If the SCHC gateway receives this ACK, it proceeds to send the next | |||
| the retransmission timer elapses and the SCHC gateway has not | window fragment. If the retransmission timer elapses and the SCHC | |||
| received the ACK of the current window it retransmits the last | gateway has not received the ACK of the current window it retransmits | |||
| fragment. The SCHC gateway tries retransmitting up to | the last fragment. The SCHC gateway tries retransmitting up to | |||
| MAX_ACK_REQUESTS times before aborting. | MAX_ACK_REQUESTS times before aborting. | |||
| Following the reception of a FCN=All-1 fragment (the last fragment of | Following the reception of an FCN=All-1 fragment (the last fragment | |||
| a datagram) and if the MIC is correct, the device shall transmit the | of a datagram) and if the RCS is correct, the device SHALL transmit | |||
| ACK with the "MIC is correct" indicator bit set. If the SCHC gateway | the ACK with the "RCS is correct" indicator bit set. If the SCHC | |||
| receives this ACK, the current fragmentation session has succeeded | gateway receives this ACK, the current fragmentation session has | |||
| and its context can be cleared. | succeeded and its context can be cleared. | |||
| If the retransmission timer elapses and the SCHC gateway has not | If the retransmission timer elapses and the SCHC gateway has not | |||
| received the SCHC ACK it retransmits the last fragment with the | received the SCHC ACK it retransmits the last fragment with the | |||
| payload (not an ACK-request without payload). The SCHC gateway tries | payload (not an ACK-request without payload). The SCHC gateway tries | |||
| retransmitting up to MAX_ACK_REQUESTS times before aborting. | retransmitting up to MAX_ACK_REQUESTS times before aborting. | |||
| The device SHALL keep the SCHC ACK message in memory until it | Following the reception of an FCN=All-1 fragment (the last fragment | |||
| receives a downlink from the SCHC gateway different from the last | of a datagram), if all fragments have been received and if the RCS is | |||
| (FCN>0 and different DTag) fragment indicating that the SCHC gateway | NOT correct, the device SHALL transmit a Receiver-Abort fragment. | |||
| has received the ACK message. | ||||
| Following the reception of a FCN=All-1 fragment (the last fragment of | ||||
| a datagram), if all fragments have been received and if the MIC is | ||||
| NOT correct, the device shall transmit a Receiver-Abort fragment. | ||||
| The retransmission timer is used by the SCHC gateway (the sender), | The retransmission timer is used by the SCHC gateway (the sender), | |||
| the optimal value is very much application specific but here are some | the optimal value is very much application specific but here are some | |||
| recommended default values. For classB end-devices, this timer | recommended default values. For Class B end-devices, this timer | |||
| trigger is a function of the periodicity of the classB ping slots. | trigger is a function of the periodicity of the Class B ping slots. | |||
| The recommended value is equal to 3 times the classB ping slot | The RECOMMENDED value is equal to 3 times the Class B ping slot | |||
| periodicity. For classC end-devices which are nearly constantly | periodicity. For Class C end-devices which are nearly constantly | |||
| receiving, the recommended value is 30 seconds. This means that the | receiving, the RECOMMENDED value is 30 seconds. This means that the | |||
| end-device shall try to transmit the ACK within 30 seconds of the | end-device shall try to transmit the ACK within 30 seconds of the | |||
| reception of each fragment. The inactivity timer is implemented by | reception of each fragment. The inactivity timer is implemented by | |||
| the end-device to flush the context in-case it receives nothing from | the end-device to flush the context in-case it receives nothing from | |||
| the SCHC gateway over an extended period of time. The recommended | the SCHC gateway over an extended period of time. The RECOMMENDED | |||
| value is 12 hours for both classB&C end-devices. | value is 12 hours for both Class B and Class C end-devices. | |||
| 6. Security considerations | 6. Security considerations | |||
| This document is only providing parameters that are expected to be | This document is only providing parameters that are expected to be | |||
| better suited for LoRaWAN networks for | better suited for LoRaWAN networks for | |||
| [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. As such, this parameters | [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. As such, this document does | |||
| does not contribute to any new security issues in addition of those | not contribute to any new security issues in addition to those | |||
| identified in [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | identified in [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc]. | |||
| Acknowledgements | Acknowledgements | |||
| Thanks to all those listed in the Contributors section for the | Thanks to all those listed in the Contributors section for the | |||
| excellent text, insightful discussions, reviews and suggestions. | excellent text, insightful discussions, reviews and suggestions. | |||
| Contributors | Contributors | |||
| Contributors ordered by family name. | Contributors ordered by family name. | |||
| o ins: V. Audebert name: Vincent AUDEBERT org: EDF R&D street: 7 bd | o ins: V. Audebert name: Vincent AUDEBERT org: EDF R&D street: 7 bd | |||
| Gaspard Monge city: 91120 PALAISEAU country: FRANCE email: | Gaspard Monge city: 91120 PALAISEAU country: FRANCE email: | |||
| vincent.audebert@edf.fr | vincent.audebert@edf.fr | |||
| o ins: J. Catalano name: Julien Catalano org: Kerlink street: 1 rue | ||||
| Jacqueline Auriol city: 35235 Thorigne-Fouillard country: France | ||||
| email: j.catalano@kerlink.fr | ||||
| o ins: M. Coracin name: Michael Coracin org: Semtech street: 14 | o ins: M. Coracin name: Michael Coracin org: Semtech street: 14 | |||
| Chemin des Clos city: Meylan country: France email: | Chemin des Clos city: Meylan country: France email: | |||
| mcoracin@semtech.com | mcoracin@semtech.com | |||
| o ins: M. Le Gourrierec name: Marc Le Gourrierec org: SagemCom | o ins: M. Le Gourrierec name: Marc Le Gourrierec org: SagemCom | |||
| street: 250 Route de l'Empereur city: 92500 Rueil Malmaison | street: 250 Route de l'Empereur city: 92500 Rueil Malmaison | |||
| country: FRANCE email: marc.legourrierec@sagemcom.com | country: FRANCE email: marc.legourrierec@sagemcom.com | |||
| o ins: N. Sornin name: Nicolas Sornin org: Semtech street: 14 | o ins: N. Sornin name: Nicolas Sornin org: Semtech street: 14 | |||
| Chemin des Clos city: Meylan country: France email: | Chemin des Clos city: Meylan country: France email: | |||
| skipping to change at page 18, line 23 ¶ | skipping to change at page 18, line 23 ¶ | |||
| [RFC5795] Sandlund, K., Pelletier, G., and L-E. Jonsson, "The RObust | [RFC5795] Sandlund, K., Pelletier, G., and L-E. Jonsson, "The RObust | |||
| Header Compression (ROHC) Framework", RFC 5795, | Header Compression (ROHC) Framework", RFC 5795, | |||
| DOI 10.17487/RFC5795, March 2010, | DOI 10.17487/RFC5795, March 2010, | |||
| <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5795>. | <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5795>. | |||
| [RFC7136] Carpenter, B. and S. Jiang, "Significance of IPv6 | [RFC7136] Carpenter, B. and S. Jiang, "Significance of IPv6 | |||
| Interface Identifiers", RFC 7136, DOI 10.17487/RFC7136, | Interface Identifiers", RFC 7136, DOI 10.17487/RFC7136, | |||
| February 2014, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7136>. | February 2014, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7136>. | |||
| [RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC | ||||
| 2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174, | ||||
| May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>. | ||||
| [RFC8376] Farrell, S., Ed., "Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) | [RFC8376] Farrell, S., Ed., "Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) | |||
| Overview", RFC 8376, DOI 10.17487/RFC8376, May 2018, | Overview", RFC 8376, DOI 10.17487/RFC8376, May 2018, | |||
| <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8376>. | <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8376>. | |||
| 9.2. Informative References | 9.2. Informative References | |||
| [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc] | [I-D.ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc] | |||
| Minaburo, A., Toutain, L., Gomez, C., Barthel, D., and J. | Minaburo, A., Toutain, L., Gomez, C., Barthel, D., and J. | |||
| Zuniga, "Static Context Header Compression (SCHC) and | Zuniga, "Static Context Header Compression (SCHC) and | |||
| fragmentation for LPWAN, application to UDP/IPv6", draft- | fragmentation for LPWAN, application to UDP/IPv6", draft- | |||
| ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc-19 (work in progress), | ietf-lpwan-ipv6-static-context-hc-21 (work in progress), | |||
| July 2019. | July 2019. | |||
| [lora-alliance-spec] | [lora-alliance-spec] | |||
| Alliance, L., "LoRaWAN Specification Version V1.0.3", | Alliance, L., "LoRaWAN Specification Version V1.0.3", | |||
| <https://lora-alliance.org/sites/default/files/2018-07/ | <https://lora-alliance.org/sites/default/files/2018-07/ | |||
| lorawan1.0.3.pdf>. | lorawan1.0.3.pdf>. | |||
| Appendix A. Examples | Appendix A. Examples | |||
| A.1. Uplink - Compression example - No fragmentation | A.1. Uplink - Compression example - No fragmentation | |||
| Figure 16 is representing an applicative payload going through SCHC, | Figure 15 is representing an applicative payload going through SCHC, | |||
| no fragmentation required | no fragmentation required | |||
| An applicative payload of 78 bytes is passed to SCHC compression layer using | An applicative payload of 78 bytes is passed to SCHC compression layer | |||
| rule 1, allowing to compress it to 40 bytes and 5 bits: 21 bits residue + 38 bytes | using rule 1, allowing to compress it to 40 bytes and 5 bits: 1 byte | |||
| payload. | ruleID, 21 bits residue + 37 bytes payload. | |||
| | RuleID | Compression residue | Payload | Padding=0b000 | | | RuleID | Compression residue | Payload | Padding=b'000 | | |||
| + ------ + ------------------- + --------- + ------------- + | + ------ + ------------------- + --------- + ------------- + | |||
| | 1 | 21 bits | 38 bytes | 3 bits | | | 1 | 21 bits | 38 bytes | 3 bits | | |||
| The current LoRaWAN MTU is 51 bytes, although 2 bytes FOpts are used by | The current LoRaWAN MTU is 51 bytes, although 2 bytes FOpts are used by | |||
| LoRaWAN protocol: 49 bytes are available for SCHC payload; no need for | LoRaWAN protocol: 49 bytes are available for SCHC payload; no need for | |||
| fragmentation. The payload will be transmitted through FPortUpDefault | fragmentation. The payload will be transmitted through FPort = 1 | |||
| | LoRaWAN Header | RuleID | Compression residue | Payload | Padding=b'000 | | | LoRaWAN Header | LoRaWAN payload (40 bytes) | | |||
| + -------------- + ------ + ------------------- + --------- + ------------- + | + ------------------------- + --------------------------------------- + | |||
| | XXXX | 1 | 21 bits | 38 bytes | 3 bits | | | | FOpts | RuleID=1 | Compression | Payload | Padding=b'000 | | |||
| | | | | residue | | | | ||||
| + ---- + ------- + -------- + ----------- + --------- + ------------- + | ||||
| | XXXX | 2 bytes | 1 byte | 21 bits | 37 bytes | 3 bits | | ||||
| Figure 16: Uplink example: compression without fragmentation | Figure 15: Uplink example: compression without fragmentation | |||
| A.2. Uplink - Compression and fragmentation example | A.2. Uplink - Compression and fragmentation example | |||
| Figure 17 is representing an applicative payload going through SCHC, | Figure 16 is representing an applicative payload going through SCHC, | |||
| with fragmentation. | with fragmentation. | |||
| An applicative payload of 478 bytes is passed to SCHC compression layer using | An applicative payload of 478 bytes is passed to SCHC compression layer | |||
| rule 1, allowing to compress it to 440 bytes: 21 bits residue + 138 bytes | using rule 1, allowing to compress it to 282 bytes and 5 bits: 1 byte | |||
| payload. | ruleID, 21 bits residue + 279 bytes payload. | |||
| | RuleID | Compression residue | Payload | | | RuleID | Compression residue | Payload | | |||
| + ------ + ------------------- + --------- + | + ------ + ------------------- + --------- + | |||
| | 1 | 21 bits | 138 bytes | | | 1 | 21 bits | 279 bytes | | |||
| Given the size of the payload, FPortUpDefault will be used. | ||||
| The current LoRaWAN MTU is 11 bytes, although 2 bytes FOpts are used by | The current LoRaWAN MTU is 11 bytes, although 2 bytes FOpts are used by | |||
| LoRaWAN protocol: 9 bytes are available for SCHC payload. | LoRaWAN protocol: 9 bytes are available for SCHC payload + 1 byte FPort | |||
| SCHC header is 2 bytes so 2 tiles are send in first fragment. | field. SCHC header is 2 bytes (including FPort) so 1 tile is sent in | |||
| first fragment. | ||||
| | LoRaWAN Header | FOpts | RuleID | DTag | W | FCN | 2 tiles | | | LoRaWAN Header | LoRaWAN payload (6 bytes) | | |||
| + -------------- + ------- + ------ + ----- + ------ + ------ + ------- + | + ------------------------------------- + ------------------------- + | |||
| | XXXX | 2 bytes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 6 bytes | | | | FOpts | RuleID=20 | W | FCN | 1 tile | | |||
| + -------------- + ------- + ---------- + ----- + ------ + -------- + | ||||
| | XXXX | 2 bytes | 1 byte | 0 0 | 62 | 5 bytes | | ||||
| Content of the two tiles is: | Content of the tile is: | |||
| | RuleID | Compression residue | Payload | | | RuleID | Compression residue | Payload | | |||
| + ------ + ------------------- + ------------------ + | + ------ + ------------------- + ----------------- + | |||
| | 1 | 21 bits | 2 bytes + 5 bits | | | 1 | 21 bits | 1 byte + 3 bits | | |||
| Next transmission MTU is 242 bytes, no FOpts. 80 tiles are transmitted: | Next transmission MTU is 242 bytes, no FOpts. 48 tiles are transmitted: | |||
| | LoRaWAN Header | RuleID | DTag | W | FCN | 80 tiles | | | LoRaWAN Header | LoRaWAN payload (241 bytes) | | |||
| + -------------- + ------ + ----- + ------ + ------ + --------- + | + -------------- + -----------+ --------------------------- + | |||
| | XXXX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 240 bytes | | | | RuleID=20 | W | FCN | 48 tiles | | |||
| + -------------- + ---------- + ----- + ------ + ---------- + | ||||
| | XXXX | 1 byte | 0 0 | 61 | 240 bytes | | ||||
| Next transmission MTU is 242 bytes, no FOpts. All 65 remaining tiles are | Next transmission MTU is 242 bytes, no FOpts. All 8 remaining tiles are | |||
| transmitted, last tile is only 2 bytes. Padding is added for the remaining 6 bits. | transmitted, the last tile is only 2 bytes + 5 bits. Padding is added for | |||
| the remaining 3 bits. | ||||
| | LoRaWAN Header | RuleID | DTag | W | FCN | MIC | 65 tiles | Padding=b'000 | | | LoRaWAN Header | LoRaWAN payload (39 bytes) | | |||
| + -------------- + ------ + ----- + ------ + ------ + ----- + --------- + ---------------- + | + ---- + -----------+ ----------------------------------------------- + | |||
| | XXXX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | CRC32 | 194 bytes | 3 bits | | | | RuleID=20 | W | FCN | 8 tiles | Padding=b'000 | | |||
| + ---- + ---------- + -- + ------ + ----------------- + ------------- + | ||||
| | XXXX | 1 byte | 00 | 13 | 37 bytes + 5 bits | 3 bits | | ||||
| All packets have been received by the SCHC gateway, computed MIC is correct so | All packets have been received by the SCHC gateway, computed RCS is | |||
| the following ACK is send to the device: | correct so the following ACK is sent to the device: | |||
| | LoRaWAN Header | RuleID | DTag | W | C | | | LoRaWAN Header | LoRaWAN payload | | |||
| + -------------- + ------ + ----- + ------ + --- + | + -------------- + --------- + ------------------- + | |||
| | XXXX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | RuleID=20 | W | C | Padding | | |||
| + -------------- + --------- + ----- + - + ------- + | ||||
| | XXXX | 1 byte | 0 0 | 1 | 5 bits | | ||||
| Figure 17: Uplink example: compression and fragmentation | Figure 16: Uplink example: compression and fragmentation | |||
| A.3. Downlink | A.3. Downlink | |||
| An applicative payload of 43 bytes is passed to SCHC compression layer using | An applicative payload of 443 bytes is passed to SCHC compression layer | |||
| rule 1, allowing to compress it to 24 bytes and 5 bits: 21 bits residue + 22 bytes | using rule 1, allowing to compress it to 130 bytes and 5 bits: 1 byte | |||
| payload. | ruleId, 21 bits residue + 127 bytes payload. | |||
| | RuleID | Compression residue | Payload | | ||||
| + ------ + ------------------- + --------- + | ||||
| | 1 | 21 bits | 18 bytes | | ||||
| The current LoRaWAN MTU is 11 bytes, although 2 bytes FOpts are used by | ||||
| LoRaWAN protocol: 9 bytes are available for SCHC payload => it has to be fragmented. | ||||
| | LoRaWAN Header | FOpts | RuleID | W | FCN | 1 tile | | ||||
| + -------------- + ------- + ------ + ------ + ------ + ------- + | ||||
| | XXXX | 2 bytes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 bytes | | ||||
| Content of the two tiles is: | ||||
| | RuleID | Compression residue | Payload | | ||||
| + ------ + ------------------- + ------------------ + | ||||
| | 1 | 21 bits | 2 bytes + 5 bits | | ||||
| The receiver answers with an SCHC ACK | ||||
| | RuleID | W = 0 | C = b'1 | | | RuleID | Compression residue | Payload | | |||
| + ------ + ----- + ------- + | + ------ + ------------------- + --------- + | |||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 1 bit | | | 1 | 21 bits | 127 bytes | | |||
| The second downlink is send, no FOpts: | The current LoRaWAN MTU is 51 bytes, no FOpts are used by LoRaWAN | |||
| protocol: 48 bytes are available for SCHC payload + FPort field => it | ||||
| has to be fragmented. | ||||
| | LoRaWAN Header | RuleID | W | FCN | 1 tile | | | LoRaWAN Header | LoRaWAN payload (51 bytes) | | |||
| + -------------- + ------ + ------ + ------ + -------- + | + ---- + ---------- + --------------------------------------------- + | |||
| | XXXX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 bytes | | | | RuleID=21 | W | FCN | 1 tile | Padding=b'000000 | | |||
| + ---- + ---------- + --- + --- + -------------- + ---------------- + | ||||
| | XXXX | 1 byte | 0 | 0 | 50 bytes | 6 bits | | ||||
| The receiver answers with an SCHC ACK | Content of the tile is: | |||
| | RuleID | Compression residue | Payload | | ||||
| + ------ + ------------------- + ------------------ + | ||||
| | 1 | 21 bits | 46 bytes + 3 bits | | ||||
| | RuleID | W = 1 | C = b'1 | | The receiver answers with an SCHC ACK | |||
| + ------ + ----- + ------- + | ||||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 1 bit | | ||||
| The third downlink is send, no FOpts: | | FPortDown | LoRaWAN payload | | |||
| + --------- + ---------------------------------- + | ||||
| | RuleID | W = 0 | C = b'1 | Padding=b'000000 | | ||||
| + --------- + ----- + ------- + ---------------- + | ||||
| | 1 byte | 1 bit | 1 bit | 6 bits | | ||||
| | LoRaWAN Header | RuleID | W | FCN | 1 tile | | The second downlink is sent, two FOpts: | |||
| + -------------- + ------ + ------ + ------ + -------- + | ||||
| | XXXX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 bytes | | ||||
| The receiver answers with an SCHC ACK | | LoRaWAN Header | LoRaWAN payload (49 bytes) | | |||
| + --------------------------- + ------------------ + ---------------- + | ||||
| | | FOpts | RuleID=21 | W | FCN | 1 tile | Padding=b'000000 | | ||||
| + ---- + ------- + ---------- + - + --- + -------- + ---------------- + | ||||
| | XXXX | 2 bytes | 1 byte | 1 | 0 | 48 bytes | 6 bits | | ||||
| | RuleID | W = 0 | C = 1 | | The receiver answers with an SCHC ACK | |||
| + ------ + ----- + ------- + | ||||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 1 bit | | ||||
| The last downlink is send, no FOpts: | | FPortDown | LoRaWAN payload | | |||
| + --------- + ---------------------------------- + | ||||
| | RuleID | W = 1 | C = b'1 | Padding=b'000000 | | ||||
| + --------- + ----- + ------- + ---------------- + | ||||
| | 1 byte | 1 bit | 1 bit | 6 bits | | ||||
| The last downlink is sent, no FOpts: | ||||
| | LoRaWAN Header | RuleID | W | FCN | 1 tile | | | LoRaWAN Header | LoRaWAN payload (33 bytes) | | |||
| + -------------- + ------ + ------ + ------ + -------- + | + ---- + ---------- + ----------------------------------------------- + | |||
| | XXXX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 bytes | | | | RuleID=21 | W | FCN | 1 tile | Padding=b'0 | | |||
| + ---- + ---------- + --- + --- + --------------------- + ----------- + | ||||
| | XXXX | 1 byte | 0 | 1 | 32 bytes + 5 bits | 1 bit | | ||||
| The receiver answers with an SCHC ACK | The receiver answers with an SCHC ACK | |||
| | RuleID | W = 1 | C = 1 | | | FPortDown | LoRaWAN payload | | |||
| + ------ + ----- + ------- + | + --------- + ---------------------------------- + | |||
| | 6 bits | 1 bit | 1 bit | | | RuleID | W = 0 | C = b'1 | Padding=b'000000 | | |||
| + --------- + ----- + ------- + ---------------- + | ||||
| | 1 byte | 1 bit | 1 bit | 6 bits | | ||||
| Figure 18: Downlink example: compression and fragmentation | Figure 17: Downlink example: compression and fragmentation | |||
| Appendix B. Note | Appendix B. Note | |||
| Authors' Addresses | Authors' Addresses | |||
| Olivier Gimenez (editor) | Olivier Gimenez (editor) | |||
| Semtech | Semtech | |||
| 14 Chemin des Clos | 14 Chemin des Clos | |||
| Meylan | Meylan | |||
| France | France | |||
| Email: ogimenez@semtech.com | Email: ogimenez@semtech.com | |||
| Ivaylo Petrov (editor) | Ivaylo Petrov (editor) | |||
| Acklio | Acklio | |||
| 2bis rue de la Chataigneraie | 1137A Avenue des Champs Blancs | |||
| 35510 Cesson-Sevigne Cedex | 35510 Cesson-Sevigne Cedex | |||
| France | France | |||
| Email: ivaylo@ackl.io | Email: ivaylo@ackl.io | |||
| Julien Catalano | ||||
| Kerlink | ||||
| 1 rue Jacqueline Auriol | ||||
| 35235 Thorigne-Fouillard | ||||
| France | ||||
| Email: j.catalano@kerlink.fr | ||||
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