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RADIUS EXTensions (radext) H. Tschofenig RADIUS EXTensions (radext) H. Tschofenig
Internet-Draft Siemens Internet-Draft Siemens
Expires: December 27, 2006 A. Mankin Intended status: Informational A. Mankin
Expires: April 26, 2007
T. Tsenov T. Tsenov
A. Lior A. Lior
Bridgewater Systems Bridgewater Systems
June 25, 2006 J. Korhonen
TeliaSonera
October 23, 2006
RADIUS Quality of Service Support RADIUS Quality of Service Support
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Abstract Abstract
This document describes an extension to the RADIUS protocol that This document describes an extension to the RADIUS protocol that
performs authentication, authorization, and accounting for Quality- performs authentication, authorization, and accounting for Quality-
of-Service reservations. of-Service reservations.
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reservation is authorized, and to account for established QoS reservation is authorized, and to account for established QoS
resources. resources.
Flexibility is provided by offering support for different Flexibility is provided by offering support for different
authorization models and by decoupling specific QoS attributes authorization models and by decoupling specific QoS attributes
carried in the QoS signaling protocol from the AAA protocol. This carried in the QoS signaling protocol from the AAA protocol. This
document is the RADIUS complement to the DIAMETER QoS application. document is the RADIUS complement to the DIAMETER QoS application.
Table of Contents Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. RADIUS functional considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4. RADIUS functional considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5. Authorization and QoS parameter provision . . . . . . . . . . 7 5. Authorization and QoS parameter provision . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.1. QoS enabled initial access authentication and 5.1. QoS enabled initial access authentication and
authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.2. Mid-Session QoS authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5.2. Mid-Session QoS authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.2.1. Client-side initiated QoS 5.2.1. Client-side initiated QoS
authorization/re-authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 authorization/re-authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.2.2. Server-side initiated Re-Authorization . . . . . . . . 8 5.2.2. Server-side initiated Re-Authorization . . . . . . . . 9
5.3. Session Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5.3. Session Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.3.1. Client-side initiated session termination . . . . . . 9 5.3.1. Client-side initiated session termination . . . . . . 10
5.3.2. Server-side initiated session termination . . . . . . 9 5.3.2. Server-side initiated session termination . . . . . . 10
6. Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6. Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
7. Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 7. Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.1. QSPEC Attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 7.1. QSPEC Attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.2. Flow Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 7.2. Flow Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7.3. Authorization Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7.3. Authorization Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8. Diameter RADIUS Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 8. Diameter RADIUS Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 9. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
9.1. RADIUS authorization of a QoS signaling reservation 9.1. RADIUS authorization of a QoS signaling reservation
request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
9.2. RADIUS authentication, authorization and management of 9.2. RADIUS authentication, authorization and management of
a QoS-enabled access session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 a QoS-enabled access session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
10. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 10. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
11. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 11. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
12. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 12. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
12.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 12.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
12.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 12.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements . . . . . . . . . . 31 Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements . . . . . . . . . . 32
1. Introduction 1. Introduction
To meet the quality-of-service needs of applications such as voice- To meet the quality-of-service needs of applications such as voice-
over-IP, it will often be necessary to explicitly request resources over-IP, it will often be necessary to explicitly request resources
from the network. This will allow the network to identify packets from the network. This will allow the network to identify packets
belonging to these application flows and ensure that bandwidth, belonging to these application flows and ensure that bandwidth,
delay, and error rate requirements are met. delay, and error rate requirements are met.
This document is a complement to the ongoing work of the DIAMETER QoS This document is a complement to the ongoing work of the DIAMETER QoS
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applicable. Furthermore, the security of the QoS signaling protocol applicable. Furthermore, the security of the QoS signaling protocol
and the QoS authorization framework must be considered in the and the QoS authorization framework must be considered in the
evaluation of the security properties. evaluation of the security properties.
[Editor's Note: A more detailed treatment will be provided in a [Editor's Note: A more detailed treatment will be provided in a
future document version.] future document version.]
11. Acknowledgments 11. Acknowledgments
We would like to thank Pete McCann and Franck Alfano for their work We would like to thank Pete McCann and Franck Alfano for their work
on the DIAMETER QoS application. on the Diameter QoS application.
12. References 12. References
12.1. Normative References 12.1. Normative References
[1] Rigney, C., Willens, S., Rubens, A., and W. Simpson, "Remote [1] Rigney, C., Willens, S., Rubens, A., and W. Simpson, "Remote
Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)", RFC 2865, Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)", RFC 2865,
June 2000. June 2000.
[2] Rigney, C., "RADIUS Accounting", RFC 2866, June 2000. [2] Rigney, C., "RADIUS Accounting", RFC 2866, June 2000.
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[10] Hancock, R., Karagiannis, G., Loughney, J., and S. Van den [10] Hancock, R., Karagiannis, G., Loughney, J., and S. Van den
Bosch, "Next Steps in Signaling (NSIS): Framework", RFC 4080, Bosch, "Next Steps in Signaling (NSIS): Framework", RFC 4080,
June 2005. June 2005.
[11] Calhoun, P., Loughney, J., Guttman, E., Zorn, G., and J. Arkko, [11] Calhoun, P., Loughney, J., Guttman, E., Zorn, G., and J. Arkko,
"Diameter Base Protocol", RFC 3588, September 2003. "Diameter Base Protocol", RFC 3588, September 2003.
12.2. Informative References 12.2. Informative References
[12] Alfano, F., "Diameter Quality of Service Application", [12] Alfano, F., "Diameter Quality of Service Application",
draft-tschofenig-dime-diameter-qos-00 (work in progress), draft-tschofenig-dime-diameter-qos-01 (work in progress),
March 2006. October 2006.
[13] Alfano, F., "Requirements for a QoS AAA Protocol", [13] Alfano, F., "Requirements for a QoS AAA Protocol",
draft-alfano-aaa-qosreq-01 (work in progress), October 2003. draft-alfano-aaa-qosreq-01 (work in progress), October 2003.
[14] Congdon, P., "RADIUS Filter Rule Attribute", [14] Congdon, P., "RADIUS Filter Rule Attribute",
draft-ietf-radext-filter-00 (work in progress), June 2006. draft-ietf-radext-filter-03 (work in progress), October 2006.
[15] Lior, A., "Prepaid extensions to Remote Authentication Dial-In [15] Lior, A., "Prepaid extensions to Remote Authentication Dial-In
User Service (RADIUS)", draft-lior-radius-prepaid-extensions-10 User Service (RADIUS)", draft-lior-radius-prepaid-extensions-11
(work in progress), February 2006.
[16] Ash, J., "QoS NSLP QSPEC Template", draft-ietf-nsis-qspec-10
(work in progress), June 2006. (work in progress), June 2006.
[16] Ash, J., "QoS NSLP QSPEC Template", draft-ietf-nsis-qspec-12
(work in progress), October 2006.
[17] Ash, J., "Y.1541-QOSM -- Y.1541 QoS Model for Networks Using [17] Ash, J., "Y.1541-QOSM -- Y.1541 QoS Model for Networks Using
Y.1541 QoS Classes", draft-ash-nsis-y1541-qosm-00 (work in Y.1541 QoS Classes", draft-ash-nsis-y1541-qosm-00 (work in
progress), May 2005. progress), May 2005.
[18] Peterson, J., "Trait-based Authorization Requirements for the [18] Peterson, J., "Trait-based Authorization Requirements for the
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)", Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)",
draft-ietf-sipping-trait-authz-02 (work in progress), draft-ietf-sipping-trait-authz-02 (work in progress),
January 2006. January 2006.
[19] Tschofenig, H., "SIP SAML Profile and Binding", [19] Tschofenig, H., "SIP SAML Profile and Binding",
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Avi Lior Avi Lior
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