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| Mobile Ad hoc Networks Working Group R. Taylor | Mobile Ad hoc Networks Working Group R. Taylor | |||
| Internet-Draft Airbus Defence & Space | Internet-Draft Airbus Defence & Space | |||
| Intended status: Standards Track S. Ratliff | Intended status: Standards Track S. Ratliff | |||
| Expires: February 21, 2019 VT iDirect | Expires: February 24, 2019 VT iDirect | |||
| August 20, 2018 | August 23, 2018 | |||
| DLEP Link Identifier Extension | DLEP Link Identifier Extension | |||
| draft-ietf-manet-dlep-lid-extension-03 | draft-ietf-manet-dlep-lid-extension-04 | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| There exists a class of modems that wish to support the Dynamic Link | There exists a class of modems that would benefit from supporting the | |||
| Exchange Protocol (DLEP) [RFC8175] but do not present a single Layer | Dynamic Link Exchange Protocol (DLEP) [RFC8175] but do not present a | |||
| 2 network domain as required by DLEP. Such devices may be: | single Layer 2 network domain as required by DLEP. Such devices may | |||
| be: | ||||
| o Modems that maintain a varying link to some upstream backbone | o Modems that maintain a varying link to some upstream backbone | |||
| network infrastructure, where the ability to announce link state | network infrastructure, where the ability to announce link state | |||
| and DLEP metrics is desired, but the concept of a DLEP destination | and DLEP metrics is desired, but the concept of a DLEP destination | |||
| router for the backbone does not apply. Examples of such devices | router for the backbone does not apply. Examples of such devices | |||
| can include LTE modems, IEEE 802.11 stations not in ad-hoc mode, | can include LTE modems, IEEE 802.11 stations not in ad-hoc mode, | |||
| and some satellite terminals. | and some satellite terminals. | |||
| o Modems that provide Layer 3 wide area network connectivity between | o Modems that provide Layer 3 wide area network connectivity between | |||
| devices, where individual DLEP destinations do exist, but are not | devices, where remote DLEP destinations do exist, but are not | |||
| directly reachable by MAC address. | directly reachable by MAC address, such as modems that contain | |||
| embedded routing functionality. | ||||
| This document introduces an optional extension to the core DLEP | This document introduces an optional extension to the core DLEP | |||
| specification, allowing DLEP to be used between routers and modems | specification, allowing DLEP to be used between routers and modems | |||
| that operate in this way. | that operate in this way. | |||
| Note: | Note: | |||
| o This document is intended as an extension to the core DLEP | o This document is intended as an extension to the core DLEP | |||
| specification, and readers are expected to be fully conversant | specification, and readers are expected to be fully conversant | |||
| with the operation of core DLEP. | with the operation of core DLEP. | |||
| skipping to change at page 2, line 10 ¶ | skipping to change at page 2, line 10 ¶ | |||
| 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 | |||
| working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
| Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| 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 February 21, 2019. | This Internet-Draft will expire on February 24, 2019. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (c) 2018 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2018 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 | |||
| (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | |||
| publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
| skipping to change at page 2, line 33 ¶ | skipping to change at page 2, line 33 ¶ | |||
| include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of | include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of | |||
| the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as | the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as | |||
| described in the Simplified BSD License. | described in the Simplified BSD License. | |||
| Table of Contents | Table of Contents | |||
| 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 | 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 | |||
| 1.1. Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 1.1. Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
| 2. Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 2. Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
| 2.1. Identifier Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 2.1. Identifier Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
| 2.2. Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 2.2. Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
| 3. New Data Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 3. New Data Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
| 3.1. Link Identifier Length Data Item . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 3.1. Link Identifier Length Data Item . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
| 3.2. Link Identifier Data Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 3.2. Link Identifier Data Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
| 4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
| 5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 6. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 6. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 6.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 6.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 6.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 6.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
| The Dynamic Link Exchange Protocol (DLEP) [RFC8175] describes a | The Dynamic Link Exchange Protocol (DLEP) [RFC8175] describes a | |||
| protocol for modems to advertise the status of wireless links between | protocol for modems to advertise the status of wireless links between | |||
| reachable destinations to attached routers. The core specification | reachable destinations to attached routers. The core specification | |||
| skipping to change at page 4, line 18 ¶ | skipping to change at page 4, line 18 ¶ | |||
| 3 information. In the case of modems that provide Layer 3 wide area | 3 information. In the case of modems that provide Layer 3 wide area | |||
| network connectivity between devices, this means one or more IPv4 or | network connectivity between devices, this means one or more IPv4 or | |||
| IPv6 Address Data Items providing the Layer 3 address of the | IPv6 Address Data Items providing the Layer 3 address of the | |||
| destination. When referring to some upstream backbone network | destination. When referring to some upstream backbone network | |||
| infrastructure, this means one or more IPv4 or IPv6 Attached Subnet | infrastructure, this means one or more IPv4 or IPv6 Attached Subnet | |||
| Data Items, for example: '0.0.0.0/0' or '::/0'. This allows the DLEP | Data Items, for example: '0.0.0.0/0' or '::/0'. This allows the DLEP | |||
| peer router to understand the properties of the link to those routes. | peer router to understand the properties of the link to those routes. | |||
| When the DLEP peer router wishes to forward packets to the Layer 3 | When the DLEP peer router wishes to forward packets to the Layer 3 | |||
| destination or subnet, the MAC address associated with the link MUST | destination or subnet, the MAC address associated with the link MUST | |||
| be used as the Layer 2 destination of the packet. | be used as the Layer 2 destination of the packet if it wishes to use | |||
| the modem network to forward the packet. | ||||
| As most mainstream routers expect to populate their routing | ||||
| information base with the IP address of the next router towards a | ||||
| destination, implementations supporting this extension SHOULD | ||||
| announce one or more valid IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of the last | ||||
| reachable Layer 2 device, i.e. the device with the corresponding MAC | ||||
| Address. | ||||
| If the last reachable Layer 2 device is not the DLEP peer modem, then | ||||
| the modem SHOULD announce a DLEP Destination with the required MAC | ||||
| Address without including a Link Identifier Data Item. | ||||
| 2.1. Identifier Restrictions | 2.1. Identifier Restrictions | |||
| A link identifier is by default 4 octets in length. If a modem | A Link Identifier is by default 4 octets in length. If a modem | |||
| wishes to use an identifier of a different length, it MUST be | wishes to use a Link Identifier of a different length, it MUST be | |||
| announced using the Link Identifier Length Data Item (Section 3.1) | announced using the Link Identifier Length Data Item (Section 3.1) | |||
| contained in the DLEP Session Initialization Response message sent by | contained in the DLEP Session Initialization Response message sent by | |||
| the modem to the router. | the modem to the router. | |||
| During the lifetime of a DLEP session, the length of link identifiers | During the lifetime of a DLEP session, the length of Link Identifiers | |||
| MUST remain constant, i.e. the Length field of the Link Identifier | MUST remain constant, i.e. the Length field of the Link Identifier | |||
| Data Item MUST NOT differ between destinations. | Data Item MUST NOT differ between destinations. | |||
| The method for generating identifiers is a modem implementation | The method for generating Link Identifiers is a modem implementation | |||
| matter and out of scope of this document. Routers MUST NOT make any | matter and out of scope of this document. Routers MUST NOT make any | |||
| assumptions about the meaning of identifiers, or how identifiers are | assumptions about the meaning of Link Identifiers, or how Link | |||
| generated. | Identifiers are generated. | |||
| Within a single DLEP session, all link identifiers MUST be unique per | Within a single DLEP session, all Link Identifiers MUST be unique per | |||
| MAC Address. This means that a Layer 3 DLEP Destination is uniquely | MAC Address. This means that a Layer 3 DLEP Destination is uniquely | |||
| identified by the pair: {MAC Address,Link Id}. | identified by the pair: {MAC Address,Link Identifier}. | |||
| Identifiers MUST NOT be reused, i.e. a {MAC Address,Link Id} pair | Link Identifiers MUST NOT be reused, i.e. a {MAC Address,Link | |||
| that has been used to refer to one destination MUST NOT be recycled | Identifier} pair that has been used to refer to one DLEP Destination | |||
| to refer to a different destination within the lifetime of a single | MUST NOT be recycled to refer to a different destination within the | |||
| DLEP session. | lifetime of a single DLEP session. | |||
| 2.2. Negotiation | 2.2. Negotiation | |||
| To use this extension, as with all DLEP extensions, the extension | To use this extension, as with all DLEP extensions, the extension | |||
| MUST be announced during DLEP session initialization. A router | MUST be announced during DLEP session initialization. A router | |||
| advertises support by including the value 'Link Identifiers' (TBD1), | advertises support by including the value 'Link Identifiers' (TBD1), | |||
| Section 5, in the Extension Data Item within the Session | Section 5, in the Extension Data Item within the Session | |||
| Initialization Message. A modem advertises support by including the | Initialization Message. A modem advertises support by including the | |||
| value 'Link Identifiers' (TBD1) in the Extension Data Item within the | value 'Link Identifiers' (TBD1) in the Extension Data Item within the | |||
| Session Initialization Response Message. If both DLEP peers | Session Initialization Response Message. If both DLEP peers | |||
| skipping to change at page 5, line 32 ¶ | skipping to change at page 5, line 45 ¶ | |||
| 3. New Data Items | 3. New Data Items | |||
| This extension introduces two new DLEP Data Items: the Link | This extension introduces two new DLEP Data Items: the Link | |||
| Identifier Data Item (Section 3.2) used to identify a Layer 3 link at | Identifier Data Item (Section 3.2) used to identify a Layer 3 link at | |||
| or beyond a destination, and the Link Identifier Length Data Item | or beyond a destination, and the Link Identifier Length Data Item | |||
| (Section 3.1) used to announce the length of Link Identifiers at | (Section 3.1) used to announce the length of Link Identifiers at | |||
| session initialization. | session initialization. | |||
| 3.1. Link Identifier Length Data Item | 3.1. Link Identifier Length Data Item | |||
| The Link Identifier Length Data Item MUST be used by a DLEP modem | The Link Identifier Length Data Item is used by a DLEP modem | |||
| implementation to define the length of Link Identifier Data Items if | implementation to specify the length of Link Identifier Data Items. | |||
| it does not with to use the default value of 4 octets. | It MUST be used if the specified length is not the default value of 4 | |||
| octets. | ||||
| The Link Identifier Length Data Item MAY be used during Session | The Link Identifier Length Data Item MAY be used during Session | |||
| Initialization, contained in a Session Initialization Response | Initialization, contained in a Session Initialization Response | |||
| Message. | Message. | |||
| 0 1 2 3 | 0 1 2 3 | |||
| 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 | |||
| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | |||
| | Data Item Type | Length | | | Data Item Type | Length | | |||
| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | |||
| | Link Identifier Length | | | Link Identifier Length | | |||
| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | |||
| Data Item Type: TBD2, Section 5 | Data Item Type: TBD2, Section 5 | |||
| Length: 2 | Length: 2 | |||
| Link Identifier Length: The length, in octets, of Link Identifiers | Link Identifier Length: The length, in octets, of Link Identifiers | |||
| used by the DLEP modem for this session. | used by the DLEP modem for this session. | |||
| 3.2. Link Identifier Data Item | 3.2. Link Identifier Data Item | |||
| The Link Identifier Data Item MAY be used wherever a MAC Address Data | The Link Identifier Data Item MAY be used wherever a MAC Address Data | |||
| Item is defined as usable in core DLEP. | Item is defined as usable in core DLEP. | |||
| 0 1 2 3 | 0 1 2 3 | |||
| 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 | |||
| skipping to change at page 6, line 27 ¶ | skipping to change at page 6, line 40 ¶ | |||
| | Link Identifier... : | | Link Identifier... : | |||
| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | |||
| Data Item Type: TBD3, Section 5 | Data Item Type: TBD3, Section 5 | |||
| Length: The length of the Data Item, by default 4, but may be | Length: The length of the Data Item, by default 4, but may be | |||
| different if a Link Identifier Length Data Item (Section 3.1) has | different if a Link Identifier Length Data Item (Section 3.1) has | |||
| been announced during session initialization. | been announced during session initialization. | |||
| Link Identifier: The unique identifier of the Layer 3 destination. | Link Identifier: The unique identifier of the Layer 3 destination. | |||
| This identifier has no implicit meaning and is only used to | This Link Identifier has no implicit meaning and is only used to | |||
| discriminate between multiple links. | discriminate between multiple links. | |||
| 4. Security Considerations | 4. Security Considerations | |||
| As an extension to the core DLEP protocol, the security | As an extension to the core DLEP protocol, the security | |||
| considerations of that protocol apply to this extension. This | considerations of that protocol apply to this extension. This | |||
| extension adds no additional security mechanisms or features. | extension adds no additional security mechanisms or features. | |||
| None of the features introduced by this extension require extra | None of the features introduced by this extension require extra | |||
| consideration by an implementation. | consideration by an implementation. | |||
| 5. IANA Considerations | 5. IANA Considerations | |||
| Upon approval of this document, IANA is requested to: | Upon approval of this document, IANA is requested to: | |||
| o Assign a new value (TBD1) from the Specification Required section | o Assign a new DLEP Extensions Registry value (TBD1) from the | |||
| of the DLEP Extensions Registry, named "Link Identifiers". | Specification Required section, named "Link Identifiers". | |||
| o Assign a new value (TBD2) from the Specification Required section | o Assign a new DLEP Data Item Type Values Registry value (TBD2) from | |||
| of the DLEP Data Item Type Values Registry, named "Link Identifier | the Specification Required section, named "Link Identifier | |||
| Length". | Length". | |||
| o Assign a new value (TBD3) from the Specification Required section | o Assign a new DLEP Data Item Type Values Registry value (TBD3) from | |||
| of the DLEP Data Item Type Values Registry, named "Link | the Specification Required section, named "Link Identifier". | |||
| Identifier". | ||||
| 6. References | 6. References | |||
| 6.1. Normative References | 6.1. Normative References | |||
| [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate | [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate | |||
| Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, | Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, | |||
| DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997, | DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997, | |||
| <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>. | <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>. | |||
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