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Zhao 4 Updates: 8138 (if approved) Cisco Systems 5 Intended status: Standards Track September 8, 2020 6 Expires: March 12, 2021 8 A RPL DODAG Configuration Option for the 6LoWPAN Routing Header 9 draft-ietf-roll-turnon-rfc8138-14 11 Abstract 13 This document updates RFC 8138 by defining a bit in the RPL DODAG 14 Configuration Option to indicate whether compression is used within 15 the RPL Instance, and specify the behavior of RFC 8138-capable nodes 16 when the bit is set and reset. 18 Status of This Memo 20 This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the 21 provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. 23 Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering 24 Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute 25 working documents as Internet-Drafts. 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Code Components 45 extracted from this document must include Simplified BSD License text 46 as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are 47 provided without warranty as described in the Simplified BSD License. 49 Table of Contents 51 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 52 2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 53 2.1. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 54 2.2. Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 55 2.3. Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 56 3. The RPL DODAG Configuration Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 57 4. Updating RFC 8138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 58 5. Transition Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 59 5.1. Coexistence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 60 5.2. Inconsistent State While Migrating . . . . . . . . . . . 6 61 5.3. Rolling Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 62 6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 63 7. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 64 8. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 65 9. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 66 10. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 67 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 69 1. Introduction 71 The design of Low Power and Lossy Networks (LLNs) is generally 72 focused on saving energy, which is the most constrained resource of 73 all. The routing optimizations in the "Routing Protocol for Low 74 Power and Lossy Networks" [RFC6550] (RPL) such as routing along a 75 Destination-Oriented Directed Acyclic Graph (DODAG) to a Root Node 76 and the associated packet compression technique [RFC8138] derive from 77 that primary concern. 79 Enabling [RFC8138] requires a Flag Day where the network is upgraded 80 and rebooted. Otherwise, if acting as a Leaf, a node that does not 81 support the compression would fail to communicate; if acting as a 82 router it would drop the compressed packets and black-hole a portion 83 of the network. This specification enables a hot upgrade where a 84 live network is migrated. During the migration, the compression 85 remains inactive, until all nodes are upgraded. 87 This document complements [RFC8138] and dedicates a flag in the RPL 88 DODAG Configuration Option to indicate whether the [RFC8138] 89 compression should be used within the RPL DODAG. The setting of this 90 new flag is controlled by the Root and propagates as is in the whole 91 network as part of the normal RPL signaling. 93 The flag is cleared to maintain the compression inactive during the 94 migration phase. When the migration is complete (e.g., as known by 95 network management and/or inventory), the flag is set and the 96 compression is globally activated in the whole DODAG. 98 2. Terminology 100 2.1. References 102 The terminology used in this document is consistent with and 103 incorporates that described in "Terms Used in Routing for Low-Power 104 and Lossy Networks (LLNs)" [RFC7102]. Other terms in use in LLNs are 105 found in "Terminology for Constrained-Node Networks" [RFC7228]. 107 "RPL", the "RPL Packet Information" (RPI), and "RPL Instance" 108 (indexed by a RPLInstanceID) are defined in "RPL: IPv6 Routing 109 Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks" [RFC6550]. The RPI is the 110 abstract information that RPL defines to be placed in data packets, 111 e.g., as the RPL Option [RFC6553] within the IPv6 Hop-By-Hop Header. 112 By extension the term "RPI" is often used to refer to the RPL Option 113 itself. The DODAG Information Solicitation (DIS), Destination 114 Advertisement Object (DAO) and DODAG Information Object (DIO) 115 messages are also specified in [RFC6550]. 117 This document uses the terms RPL-Unaware Leaf (RUL) and RPL-Aware 118 Leaf (RAL) consistently with "Using RPI Option Type, Routing Header 119 for Source Routes and IPv6-in-IPv6 encapsulation in the RPL Data 120 Plane" [USEofRPLinfo]. The term RPL-Aware Node (RAN) refers to a 121 node that is either a RAL or a RPL Router. A RAN manages the 122 reachability of its addresses and prefixes by injecting them in RPL 123 by itself. In contrast, a RUL leverages "Registration Extensions for 124 IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) Neighbor 125 Discovery" [RFC8505] to obtain reachability services from its parent 126 router(s) as specified in "Routing for RPL Leaves" [UNAWARE-LEAVES]. 128 2.2. Glossary 130 This document often uses the following acronyms: 132 6LoWPAN: IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network 133 6LoRH: 6LoWPAN Routing Header 134 DIO: DODAG Information Object (a RPL message) 135 DODAG: Destination-Oriented Directed Acyclic Graph 136 LLN: Low-Power and Lossy Network 137 RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks 138 SubDAG: Subset of a DAG that is a child of a node 139 MOP: RPL Mode of Operation 140 RPI: RPL Packet Information 141 RAL: RPL-Aware Leaf 142 RAN: RPL-Aware Node 143 RUL: RPL-Unaware Leaf 144 SRH: Source Routing Header 146 2.3. Requirements Language 148 The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", 149 "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and 150 "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 151 14 [RFC2119][RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all 152 capitals, as shown here. 154 3. The RPL DODAG Configuration Option 156 The DODAG Configuration Option is defined in Section 6.7.6 of 157 [RFC6550]. 159 The RPL DODAG Configuration Option is typically placed in a DODAG 160 Information Object (DIO) message. The DIO message propagates down 161 the DODAG to form and then maintain its structure. The DODAG 162 Configuration Option is copied unmodified from parents to children. 164 As shown in Figure 1, the DODAG Configuration Option was designed 165 with 4 bit positions reserved for future use as Flags. 167 0 1 2 3 168 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 1 169 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 170 | Type = 0x04 |Opt Length = 14| | |T| |A| ... | 171 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + 172 | <- Flags -> ... | 174 Figure 1: DODAG Configuration Option (Partial View) 176 This specification defines a new flag "Enable RFC8138 Compression" 177 (T). The "T" flag is set to turn-on the use of the compression of 178 RPL artifacts with [RFC8138] within the DODAG. The new "T" flag is 179 encoded in position 2 of the reserved Flags field in the RPL DODAG 180 Configuration Option, and set to 0 in legacy implementations as 181 specified in Section 6.7.6 of [RFC6550]. 183 [RFC6550] states, when referring to the DODAG Configuration Option, 184 that "Nodes other than the DODAG Root MUST NOT modify this 185 information when propagating the DODAG Configuration option". 186 Therefore, a legacy parent propagates the "T" flag as set by the Root 187 whether it supports this specification or not. So when the "T" flag 188 is set, it is transparently flooded to all the nodes in the DODAG. 190 Section 6.3.1 of [RFC6550] defines a 3-bit Mode of Operation (MOP) in 191 the DIO Base Object. This specification applies to MOP values 0 to 192 6. For a MOP value of 7, the compression MUST be used by default 193 regardless of the setting of the "T" flag. 195 4. Updating RFC 8138 197 A node SHOULD generate packets in the compressed form using [RFC8138] 198 if and only if the "T" flag is set. This behavior can be overridden 199 by configuration or network management. Overriding may be needed 200 e.g., to turn on the compression in a network where all nodes support 201 [RFC8138] but the Root does not support this specification and cannot 202 set the "T" flag, or to disable it locally in case of a problem. 204 The decision to use [RFC8138] is made by the originator of the packet 205 depending on its capabilities and its knowledge of the state of the 206 "T" flag. A router encapsulating a packet is the originator of the 207 resulting packet and is responsible for compressing the outer headers 208 with [RFC8138], but it MUST leave the encapsulated packet as is. 210 An external target [USEofRPLinfo] is not expected to support 211 [RFC8138]. In most cases, packets to and from an external target are 212 tunneled back and forth between the border router (referred to as 213 6LR) that serves the external target and the Root, regardless of the 214 MOP used in the RPL DODAG. The inner packet is typically not 215 compressed with [RFC8138], so for outgoing packets, the border router 216 just needs to decapsulate the (compressed) outer header and forward 217 the (uncompressed) inner packet towards the external target. 219 A router MUST uncompress a packet that is to be forwarded to an 220 external target. Otherwise, the router MUST forward the packet in 221 the form that the source used, either compressed or uncompressed. 223 A RUL [UNAWARE-LEAVES] is both a leaf and an external target. A RUL 224 does not participate in RPL and depends on the parent router to 225 obtain connectivity. In the case of a RUL, forwarding towards an 226 external target actually means delivering the packet. 228 5. Transition Scenarios 230 A node that supports [RFC8138] but not this specification can only be 231 used in an homogeneous network. Enabling the [RFC8138] compression 232 without a turn-on signaling method requires a "flag day"; by which 233 time all nodes must be upgraded, and at which point the network can 234 be rebooted with the [RFC8138] compression turned on. 236 The intent for this specification is to perform a migration once and 237 for all without the need for a flag day. In particular it is not the 238 intention to undo the setting of the "T" flag. Though it is possible 239 to roll back (see Section 5.3, the network operator SHOULD ensure 240 that the roll back operation is completed before adding nodes that do 241 not support [RFC8138]. 243 5.1. Coexistence 245 A node that supports this specification can operate in a network with 246 the [RFC8138] compression turned on or off with the "T" flag set 247 accordingly and in a network in transition from off to on or on to 248 off (see Section 5.2). 250 A node that does not support [RFC8138] can interoperate with nodes 251 that do in a network with [RFC8138] compression turned off. If the 252 compression is turned on, all the RPL-Aware Nodes are expected to be 253 able to handle compressed packets in the compressed form. A node 254 that cannot do so may remain connected to the network as a RUL as 255 described in [UNAWARE-LEAVES]. 257 5.2. Inconsistent State While Migrating 259 When the "T" flag is turned on by the Root, the information slowly 260 percolates through the DODAG as the DIO gets propagated. Some nodes 261 will see the flag and start sourcing packets in the compressed form 262 while other nodes in the same RPL DODAG are still not aware of it. 263 In non-storing mode, the Root will start using [RFC8138] with a 264 Source Routing Header 6LoRH (SRH-6LoRH) that routes all the way to 265 the parent router or to the leaf. 267 To ensure that a packet is forwarded across the RPL DODAG in the form 268 in which it was generated, it is required that all the RPL nodes 269 support [RFC8138] at the time of the switch. 271 Setting the "T" flag is ultimately the responsibility of the Network 272 Administrator. The expectation is that the network management or 273 upgrading tools in place enable the Network Administrator to know 274 when all the nodes that may join a DODAG were migrated. In the case 275 of a RPL instance with multiple Roots, all nodes that participate to 276 the RPL Instance may potentially join any DODAG. The network MUST be 277 operated with the "T" flag reset until all nodes in the RPL Instance 278 are upgraded to support this specification. 280 5.3. Rolling Back 282 When turning [RFC8138] compression off in the network, the Network 283 Administrator MUST wait until all nodes have converged to the "T" 284 flag reset before allowing nodes that do not support the compression 285 in the network. To that effect, whether the compression is active in 286 a node SHOULD be exposed the node's management interface. 288 Nodes that do not support [RFC8138] SHOULD NOT be deployed in a 289 network where the compression is turned on. If that is done, the 290 node can only operate as a RUL. 292 6. IANA Considerations 294 IANA is requested to assign a new option flag from the Registry for 295 the "DODAG Configuration Option Flags" that was created for [RFC6550] 296 as follows: 298 +---------------+---------------------------------+-----------+ 299 | Bit Number | Capability Description | Reference | 300 +---------------+---------------------------------+-----------+ 301 | 2 (suggested) | Turn on RFC8138 Compression (T) | THIS RFC | 302 +---------------+---------------------------------+-----------+ 304 Table 1: New DODAG Configuration Option Flag 306 7. Security Considerations 308 It is worth noting that in RPL [RFC6550], every node in the LLN that 309 is RPL-aware and has access to the RPL domain can inject any RPL- 310 based attack in the network, more in [RFC7416]. This document 311 applies typically to an existing deployment and does not change its 312 security requirements and operations. It is assumed that the 313 security mechanisms as defined for RPL are followed. 315 Setting the "T" flag before all routers are upgraded may cause a loss 316 of packets. The new bit is protected as the rest of the 317 configuration so this is just one of the many attacks that can happen 318 if an attacker manages to inject a corrupted configuration. 320 Setting and resetting the "T" flag may create inconsistencies in the 321 network but as long as all nodes are upgraded to [RFC8138] support 322 they will be able to forward both forms. The source is responsible 323 for selecting whether the packet is compressed or not, and all 324 routers must use the format that the source selected. So the result 325 of an inconsistency is merely that both forms will be present in the 326 network, at an additional cost of bandwidth for packets in the 327 uncompressed form. 329 An attacker in the middle of the network may reset the "T" flag to 330 cause extra energy spending in the subset of the DODAG formed by its 331 descendants (its subDAG). Conversely it may set the "T" flag, so 332 that nodes located downstream would compress when that it is not 333 desired, potentially resulting in the loss of packets. In a tree 334 structure, the attacker would be in position to drop the packets from 335 and to the attacked nodes. So the attacks above would be more 336 complex and more visible than simply dropping selected packets. The 337 downstream node may have other parents and see both settings, which 338 could raise attention. 340 8. Acknowledgments 342 The authors wish to thank Murray Kucherawy, Meral Shirazipour, Barry 343 Leiba, Tirumaleswar Reddy, Nagendra Kumar Nainar, Stewart Bryant, 344 Carles Gomez, Eric Vyncke, and especially Alvaro Retana, Dominique 345 Barthel and Rahul Jadhav for their in-depth reviews and constructive 346 suggestions. 348 Also many thanks to Michael Richardson for being always helpful and 349 responsive when need comes. 351 9. Normative References 353 [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate 354 Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, 355 DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997, 356 . 358 [RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 359 2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174, 360 May 2017, . 362 [RFC6550] Winter, T., Ed., Thubert, P., Ed., Brandt, A., Hui, J., 363 Kelsey, R., Levis, P., Pister, K., Struik, R., Vasseur, 364 JP., and R. Alexander, "RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for 365 Low-Power and Lossy Networks", RFC 6550, 366 DOI 10.17487/RFC6550, March 2012, 367 . 369 [RFC7102] Vasseur, JP., "Terms Used in Routing for Low-Power and 370 Lossy Networks", RFC 7102, DOI 10.17487/RFC7102, January 371 2014, . 373 [RFC8138] Thubert, P., Ed., Bormann, C., Toutain, L., and R. Cragie, 374 "IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network 375 (6LoWPAN) Routing Header", RFC 8138, DOI 10.17487/RFC8138, 376 April 2017, . 378 [RFC8505] Thubert, P., Ed., Nordmark, E., Chakrabarti, S., and C. 379 Perkins, "Registration Extensions for IPv6 over Low-Power 380 Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) Neighbor 381 Discovery", RFC 8505, DOI 10.17487/RFC8505, November 2018, 382 . 384 [UNAWARE-LEAVES] 385 Thubert, P. and M. Richardson, "Routing for RPL Leaves", 386 Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-roll-unaware- 387 leaves-18, June 12, 2020, . 390 10. Informative References 392 [RFC6553] Hui, J. and JP. Vasseur, "The Routing Protocol for Low- 393 Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) Option for Carrying RPL 394 Information in Data-Plane Datagrams", RFC 6553, 395 DOI 10.17487/RFC6553, March 2012, 396 . 398 [RFC7228] Bormann, C., Ersue, M., and A. Keranen, "Terminology for 399 Constrained-Node Networks", RFC 7228, 400 DOI 10.17487/RFC7228, May 2014, 401 . 403 [RFC7416] Tsao, T., Alexander, R., Dohler, M., Daza, V., Lozano, A., 404 and M. Richardson, Ed., "A Security Threat Analysis for 405 the Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks 406 (RPLs)", RFC 7416, DOI 10.17487/RFC7416, January 2015, 407 . 409 [USEofRPLinfo] 410 Robles, I., Richardson, M., and P. Thubert, "Using RPI 411 Option Type, Routing Header for Source Routes and IPv6-in- 412 IPv6 encapsulation in the RPL Data Plane", Work in 413 Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-roll-useofrplinfo-40, 414 June 25, 2020, . 417 Authors' Addresses 419 Pascal Thubert (editor) 420 Cisco Systems, Inc 421 Building D 422 45 Allee des Ormes - BP1200 423 06254 MOUGINS - Sophia Antipolis 424 France 426 Phone: +33 497 23 26 34 427 Email: pthubert@cisco.com 428 Li Zhao 429 Cisco Systems, Inc 430 Xinsi Building 431 No. 926 Yi Shan Rd 432 SHANGHAI 433 200233 434 China 436 Email: liz3@cisco.com