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+Network Working Group T. Clausen
+Request for Comments: 5497 LIX, Ecole Polytechnique
+Category: Standards Track C. Dearlove
+ BAE Systems ATC
+ March 2009
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+ Representing Multi-Value Time in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs)
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+Status of This Memo
+
+ This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
+ Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
+ improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
+ Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
+ and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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+Copyright Notice
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+ than English.
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+Abstract
+
+ This document describes a general and flexible TLV (type-length-value
+ structure) for representing time-values, such as an interval or a
+ duration, using the generalized Mobile Ad hoc NETwork (MANET) packet/
+ message format. It defines two Message TLVs and two Address Block
+ TLVs for representing validity and interval times for MANET routing
+ protocols.
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+Table of Contents
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+ 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
+ 1.1. Motivation and Rationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
+ 2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
+ 3. Applicability Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
+ 4. Protocol Overview and Functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
+ 5. Representing Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
+ 6. General Time TLV Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
+ 6.1. Single-Value Time TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
+ 6.2. Multi-Value Time TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
+ 7. Message TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
+ 7.1. INTERVAL_TIME TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
+ 7.2. VALIDITY_TIME TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
+ 8. Address Block TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
+ 8.1. INTERVAL_TIME TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
+ 8.2. VALIDITY_TIME TLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
+ 9. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
+ 9.1. Expert Review: Evaluation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . 11
+ 9.2. Message TLV Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
+ 9.3. Address Block TLV Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
+ 10. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
+ 11. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
+ 11.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
+ 11.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
+ Appendix A. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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+1. Introduction
+
+ The generalized packet/message format [RFC5444] specifies a signaling
+ format that MANET routing protocols can employ for exchanging
+ protocol information. This format presents the ability to express
+ and associate attributes to packets, messages, or addresses, by way
+ of a general TLV (type-length-value) mechanism.
+
+ This document specifies a general Time TLV structure, which can be
+ used by any MANET routing protocol that needs to express either
+ single time-values or a set of time-values with each time-value
+ associated with a range of hop counts, as provided by the Message
+ Header of [RFC5444]. This allows a receiving node to determine a
+ single time-value if either it knows its hop count from the
+ originator node or the Time TLV specifies a single time-value.
+
+ A time-value is, in this context, not an "absolute point in time",
+ but rather an interval or a duration. An instance of a Time TLV can,
+ therefore, express an interval or a duration such as "10 seconds".
+
+ This document also specifies two Message TLV Types, which use the TLV
+ structure proposed. These TLV Types are INTERVAL_TIME and
+ VALIDITY_TIME, specifying, respectively, the maximum time before
+ another message of the same type as this message from the same
+ originator should be received, and the duration for which the
+ information in this message is valid after receipt. Note that, if
+ both are present, then the latter will usually be greater than the
+ former in order to allow for possible message loss.
+
+ This document also specifies two Address Block TLV Types, which use
+ the TLV structure proposed. These TLV Types are INTERVAL_TIME and
+ VALIDITY_TIME, defined equivalently to the two Message TLVs with the
+ same names.
+
+1.1. Motivation and Rationale
+
+ The Time TLV structure, specified in this document, is intended to be
+ used as a component in a MANET routing protocol, e.g., to indicate
+ the expected spacing between successive transmissions of a given
+ Message Type, by including a Time TLV in transmitted messages.
+
+ Some MANET routing protocols may employ very short spacing for some
+ messages and very long spacing for others, or may change the message
+ transmission rate according to observed behavior. For example, if a
+ network is observed at some point in time to exhibit a highly dynamic
+ topology, a very short (sub-second) message spacing could be
+ appropriate, whereas if the network later is observed to stabilize,
+ multi-hour message spacing may become appropriate. Different MANET
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+ routing protocols and different deployments of MANET routing
+ protocols may have different granularity requirements and bounds on
+ shortest and longest spacing between successive message
+ transmissions.
+
+ In addition, MANET routing protocol deployments typically use
+ bandwidth-limited wireless network interfaces, and therefore prefer
+ to trade off computational complexity for a saving in the number of
+ bits transmitted. This is practical in this case, because the
+ intended usages of Time TLVs, including the specified examples of
+ message interval time and information validity time, do not require
+ high-precision values of time.
+
+ The Time TLV structure, specified in this document, caters to these
+ characteristics by:
+
+ o encoding time-values, such as an interval or a duration, in an
+ 8-bit field; while
+
+ o allowing these time-values to range from "very small" (e.g.,
+ 1/1024 second) to "very long" (e.g., 45 days); and
+
+ o allowing a MANET routing protocol, or a deployment, to
+ parameterize this (e.g., to attain finer granularity at the
+ expense of a lower upper bound) through a single parameter, C.
+
+ The parameter C must be the same for all MANET routers in the same
+ deployment.
+
+ The TLV mechanism as specified in [RFC5444] allows associating a
+ "value" to either a packet, a message, or to addresses. The data
+ structure for doing so -- the TLV -- is identical in each of the
+ three cases; however, the TLV's position in a received packet allows
+ determining if that TLV is a "Packet TLV" (it appears in the Packet
+ Header, before any messages), a "Message TLV" (it appears in the TLV
+ Block immediately following a Message Header), or an "Address Block
+ TLV" (it appears in the TLV Block immediately following an Address
+ Block).
+
+ While TLVs may be structurally identical, that which they express may
+ be different. This is determined from the kind (packet, message, or
+ Address Block) and type of the TLV. For example, one TLV might
+ associate a lifetime to an address, another a content sequence number
+ to a message, and another a cryptographic signature to a packet. For
+ this reason, [RFC5444] specifies separate registries for Packet TLV
+ Types, Message TLV Types, and Address Block TLV Types, and it does
+ not specify any structure in the TLV Value field.
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+ The TLVs defined in this document express, essentially, that "this
+ information will be refreshed within X seconds" and that "this
+ information is valid for X seconds after being received", each
+ allowing the "X seconds" to be specified as a function of the number
+ of hops from the originator of the information. This document
+ specifies a general format allowing expressing and encoding this as
+ the value field of a TLV. This representation uses a compact (8-bit)
+ representation of time, as message size is an issue in many MANETs,
+ and the offered precision and range is appropriate for MANET routing
+ protocols.
+
+ A TLV of this format may be used for packets, messages, or addresses.
+ For example, a proactive MANET routing protocol periodically
+ reporting link-state information could include a TLV of this format
+ as a Message TLV. This may indicate a different periodicity in
+ different scopes (possibly frequently up to a few hops, less
+ frequently beyond that) because some messages may be sent with
+ limited scope, as specified in [RFC5444]. A reactive MANET routing
+ protocol could include a TLV of this format as an Address Block TLV
+ for reporting the lifetime of routes to individual addresses.
+
+ In addition to defining the general format as outlined above, this
+ document requests IANA assignments for INTERVAL_TIME and
+ VALIDITY_TIME TLVs. These IANA assignments are requested in this
+ document in order to avoid interdependencies between otherwise
+ unrelated MANET protocols and in order to not exhaust the TLV Type
+ spaces by having different protocols request types for essentially
+ identical data structures. Only Message TLVs and Address Block TLVs
+ are requested, as these are those for which a need has been
+ demonstrated.
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+2. Terminology
+
+ The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
+ "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
+ "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in
+ [RFC2119].
+
+ Additionally, this document uses terminology from [RFC5444], and
+ introduces the following terminology:
+
+ hop count - the number of hops from the message originator to the
+ message recipient. This is defined to equal the <msg-hop-count>
+ field in the <msg-header> element defined in [RFC5444], if
+ present, after it is incremented on reception. If the <msg-hop-
+ count> field is not present, or in a Packet TLV, then hop count is
+ defined to equal 255.
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+ time-value - a time, measured in seconds.
+
+ time-code - an 8-bit field, representing a time-value.
+
+3. Applicability Statement
+
+ The TLV structure described in this document is applicable whenever a
+ single time-value, or a time-value that varies with the number of
+ hops from the originator of a message, is required in a protocol
+ using the generalized MANET packet/message format [RFC5444].
+
+ Examples of time-values that may be included in a protocol message
+ are:
+
+ o The maximum time interval until the next message of the same type
+ is to be generated by the message's originator node.
+
+ o The validity time of the information with which the time-value is
+ associated.
+
+ Either of these may vary with the hop count between the originating
+ and receiving nodes, e.g., if messages of the same type are sent with
+ different hop limits as defined in [RFC5444].
+
+ Parts of this document have been generalized from material in the
+ proactive MANET routing protocol OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing
+ Protocol) [RFC3626].
+
+4. Protocol Overview and Functioning
+
+ This document does not specify a protocol nor does it mandate
+ specific node or protocol behavior. Rather, it outlines mechanisms
+ for encoding time-values using the TLV mechanism of [RFC5444].
+
+5. Representing Time
+
+ This document specifies a TLV structure in which time-values are each
+ represented in an 8-bit time-code, one or more of which may be used
+ in a TLV's <value> field. Of these 8 bits, the least significant 3
+ bits represent the mantissa (a), and the most significant 5 bits
+ represent the exponent (b), so that:
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+ o time-value := (1 + a/8) * 2^b * C
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+ o time-code := 8 * b + a
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+ All nodes in the MANET MUST use the same value of the constant C,
+ which will be specified in seconds, hence so will be all time-values.
+ C MUST be greater than 0 seconds. Note that ascending values of the
+ time-code represent ascending time-values; time-values may thus be
+ compared by comparison of time-codes.
+
+ An algorithm for computing the time-code representing the smallest
+ representable time-value not less than the time-value t is:
+
+ 1. find the largest integer b such that t/C >= 2^b;
+
+ 2. set a := 8 * (t / (C * 2^b) - 1), rounded up to the nearest
+ integer;
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+ 3. if a = 8, then set b := b + 1 and set a := 0;
+
+ 4. if 0 <= a <= 7, and 0 <= b <= 31, then the required time-value
+ can be represented by the time-code 8 * b + a, otherwise it
+ cannot.
+
+ The minimum time-value that can be represented in this manner is C.
+ The maximum time-value that can be represented in this manner is 15 *
+ 2^28 * C, or about 4.0 * 10^9 * C. If, for example, C = 1/1024
+ second, then this is about 45 days.
+
+ A protocol using this time representation MUST define the value of C.
+ A protocol using this specification MAY specify that the all-bits
+ zero time-value (0) represents a time-value of zero and/or that the
+ all-bits one time-value (255) represents an indefinitely large time-
+ value.
+
+6. General Time TLV Structure
+
+ The following data structure allows the representation of a single
+ time-value, or of a default time-value plus pairs of (time-values,
+ hop counts) for when hop-count-dependent time-values are required.
+ The time-values are represented as time-codes as defined in
+ Section 5. This <time-data> data structure is specified, using the
+ regular expression syntax of [RFC5444], by:
+
+ <time-data> = (<time-code><hop-count>)*<time-code>
+
+ where:
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+ <time-code> is an 8-bit unsigned integer field containing a time-
+ code as defined in Section 5.
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+ <hop-count> is an 8-bit unsigned integer field specifying a hop
+ count from the message originator.
+
+ A <time-data> structure thus consists of an odd number of octets;
+ with a repetition factor of n for the (time, hop count) pairs in the
+ regular expression syntax, it contains 2n+1 octets. On reception, n
+ is determined from the length.
+
+ A <time-data> field may be thus represented by:
+
+ <t_1><d_1><t_2><d_2> ... <t_i><d_i> ... <t_n><d_n><t_default>
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+ <d_1>, ... <d_n>, if present, MUST be a strictly increasing sequence,
+ with <d_n> < 255. Then, at the receiving node's hop count from the
+ originator node, the time-value indicated is that represented by the
+ time-code:
+
+ o <t_1>, if n > 0 and hop count <= <d_1>;
+
+ o <t_i+1>, if n > 1 and <d_i> < hop count <= <d_i+1> for some i such
+ that 1 <= i < n;
+
+ o <t_default> otherwise, i.e. if n = 0 or hop count > <d_n>.
+
+ If included in a message without a <msg-hop-count> field in its
+ Message Header, or in a Packet TLV, then the form of this data
+ structure with a single time-code in <time-data> (i.e., n = 0) SHOULD
+ be used.
+
+6.1. Single-Value Time TLVs
+
+ The purpose of a single value Time TLV is to allow a single time-
+ value to be determined by a node receiving an entity containing the
+ Time TLV, based on its hop count from the entity's originator. The
+ Time TLV may contain information that allows that time-value to be a
+ function of the hop count; thus, different receiving nodes may
+ determine different time-values.
+
+ A single-value Time TLV may be a Packet TLV, a Message TLV, or an
+ Address Block TLV.
+
+ A Time TLV that has the tismultivalue flag cleared ('0') in its <tlv-
+ flags> field, as defined in [RFC5444], contains a single <time-data>,
+ as defined above, in its <value> field. For such a Time TLV:
+
+ o The <length> field in the TLV MUST contain the value 2n+1, with n
+ being the number of (time-value, hop count) pairs in the Time TLV.
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+ o The number of (time-value, hop count) pairs MUST be identified by
+ inspecting the <length> field in the TLV. The number of such
+ pairs, n, is:
+
+ * n := (<length> - 1) / 2
+
+ This MUST be an integer value.
+
+6.2. Multi-Value Time TLVs
+
+ The purpose of a multi-value Time TLV is to associate a set of <time-
+ data> structures to an identically sized set of addresses, as
+ described in [RFC5444]. For each of these <time-data> structures, a
+ single time-value can be determined by a node receiving an entity
+ containing the Time TLV, based on its hop count from the entity's
+ originator. The Time TLV may contain information that allows that
+ time-value to be a function of the hop count, and thus different
+ receiving nodes may determine different time-values.
+
+ Multi-value Time TLVs MUST be Address Block TLVs. A multi-value Time
+ TLV MUST NOT be a Packet TLV or Message TLV.
+
+ A Time TLV that has the tismultivalue flag set ('1') in its <tlv-
+ flags> field, as defined in [RFC5444], contains a sequence of <time-
+ data> structures, as defined above, in its <value> field. For such a
+ Time TLV:
+
+ o The <length> field in the TLV MUST contain the value m * (2n+1),
+ with n being the number of (time-value, hop count) pairs in the
+ Time TLV, and m being number-values as defined in [RFC5444].
+
+ o The number of <time-data> structures included in the <value> field
+ is equal to number-values as defined in [RFC5444].
+
+ o The number of (time-value, hop count) pairs in each <time-data>
+ structure MUST be the same, and MUST be identified by inspecting
+ the <length> field in the TLV and using number-values as defined
+ in [RFC5444]. The number of such pairs in each <time-data>
+ structure, n, is:
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+ * n := ((<length> / number-values) - 1) / 2
+
+ This MUST be an integer value. The lists of hop count values MAY
+ be different.
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+7. Message TLVs
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+ Two Message TLVs are defined, for signaling message interval
+ (INTERVAL_TIME) and message validity time (VALIDITY_TIME).
+
+7.1. INTERVAL_TIME TLV
+
+ An INTERVAL_TIME TLV is a Message TLV that defines the maximum time
+ before another message of the same type as this message from the same
+ originator should be received. This interval time MAY be specified
+ to depend on the hop count from the originator. (This is appropriate
+ if messages are sent with different hop limits so that receiving
+ nodes at greater hop counts have an increased interval time.)
+
+ A message MUST NOT include more than one INTERVAL_TIME TLV.
+
+ An INTERVAL_TIME TLV is an example of a Time TLV specified as in
+ Section 5.
+
+7.2. VALIDITY_TIME TLV
+
+ A VALIDITY_TIME TLV is a Message TLV that defines the validity time
+ of the information carried in the message in which the TLV is
+ contained. After this time, the receiving node MUST consider the
+ message content to no longer be valid (unless repeated in a later
+ message). The validity time of a message MAY be specified to depend
+ on the hop count from its originator. (This is appropriate if
+ messages are sent with different hop limits so that receiving nodes
+ at greater hop counts receive information less frequently and must
+ treat is as valid for longer.)
+
+ A message MUST NOT include more than one VALIDITY_TIME TLV.
+
+ A VALIDITY_TIME TLV is an example of a Time TLV specified as in
+ Section 5.
+
+8. Address Block TLVs
+
+ Two Address Block TLVs are defined, for signaling address
+ advertisement interval (INTERVAL_TIME) and address validity time
+ (VALIDITY_TIME).
+
+8.1. INTERVAL_TIME TLV
+
+ An INTERVAL_TIME TLV is an Address Block TLV that defines the maximum
+ time before this address from the same originator should be received
+ again. This interval time MAY be specified to depend on the hop
+ count from the originator. (This is appropriate if addresses are
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+ contained in messages sent with different hop limits so that
+ receiving nodes at greater hop counts have an increased interval
+ time.)
+
+ A protocol using this TLV and the same named Message TLV MUST specify
+ how to interpret the case when both are present (typically, that the
+ former overrides the latter for those addresses that are covered by
+ the former).
+
+ An INTERVAL_TIME TLV is an example of a Time TLV specified as in
+ Section 5.
+
+8.2. VALIDITY_TIME TLV
+
+ A VALIDITY_TIME TLV is an Address Block TLV that defines the validity
+ time of the addresses to which the TLV is associated. After this
+ time, the receiving node MUST consider the addresses to no longer be
+ valid (unless these are repeated in a later message). The validity
+ time of an address MAY be specified to depend on the hop count from
+ its originator. (This is appropriate if addresses are contained in
+ messages sent with different hop limits so that receiving nodes at
+ greater hop counts receive information less frequently and must treat
+ is as valid for longer.)
+
+ A protocol using this TLV and the same named Message TLV MUST specify
+ how to interpret the case when both are present (typically, that the
+ former overrides the latter for those addresses that are covered by
+ the former).
+
+ A VALIDITY_TIME TLV is an example of a Time TLV specified as in
+ Section 5.
+
+9. IANA Considerations
+
+ This specification defines two Message TLV Types, which have been
+ allocated from the "Assigned Message TLV Types" repository of
+ [RFC5444] as specified in Table 1, and two Address Block TLV Types,
+ which have been allocated from the "Assigned Address Block TLV Types"
+ repository of [RFC5444] as specified in Table 2.
+
+ IANA has assigned the same numerical value to the Message TLV Type
+ and Address Block TLV Type with the same name.
+
+9.1. Expert Review: Evaluation Guidelines
+
+ For the registries for TLV Type Extensions where an Expert Review is
+ required, the designated expert SHOULD take the same general
+ recommendations into consideration as are specified by [RFC5444].
+
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+9.2. Message TLV Types
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+ +---------------+------+-----------+--------------------------------+
+ | Name | Type | Type | Description |
+ | | | Extension | |
+ +---------------+------+-----------+--------------------------------+
+ | INTERVAL_TIME | 0 | 0 | The maximum time before |
+ | | | | another message of the same |
+ | | | | type as this message from the |
+ | | | | same originator should be |
+ | | | | received |
+ | Unassigned | 0 | 1-223 | Expert Review |
+ | | | 224-255 | Experimental Use |
+ | VALIDITY_TIME | 1 | 0 | The time from receipt of the |
+ | | | | message during which the |
+ | | | | information contained in the |
+ | | | | message is to be considered |
+ | | | | valid |
+ | Unassigned | 1 | 1-223 | Expert Review |
+ | | | 224-255 | Experimental Use |
+ +---------------+------+-----------+--------------------------------+
+
+ Table 1
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+9.3. Address Block TLV Types
+
+ +---------------+------+-----------+--------------------------------+
+ | Name | Type | Type | Description |
+ | | | extension | |
+ +---------------+------+-----------+--------------------------------+
+ | INTERVAL_TIME | 0 | 0 | The maximum time before |
+ | | | | another message of the same |
+ | | | | type as this message from the |
+ | | | | same originator and containing |
+ | | | | this address should be |
+ | | | | received |
+ | Unassigned | 0 | 1-223 | Expert Review |
+ | | | 224-255 | Experimental Use |
+ | VALIDITY_TIME | 1 | 0 | The time from receipt of the |
+ | | | | address during which the |
+ | | | | information regarding this |
+ | | | | address is to be considered |
+ | | | | valid |
+ | Unassigned | 0 | 1-223 | Expert Review |
+ | | | 224-255 | Experimental Use |
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+10. Security Considerations
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+ This document specifies how to add data structures (TLVs) that
+ provide timing information to packets and messages specified using
+ [RFC5444]. In particular, information validity durations and
+ reporting intervals may be added.
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+ The general security threats that apply are those general to
+ [RFC5444] and described therein, problems of integrity and
+ confidentiality. With regard to the former, modification of a Time
+ TLV can cause information to have an invalid validity time, or
+ expected interval time. This may cause incorrect protocol
+ performance. Modification or addition of timed information can add
+ to a protocol's workload (especially if a short validity time is
+ specified) and storage requirements (especially if a long validity
+ time is specified).
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+ To counter these threats, the security suggestions in [RFC5444], for
+ the use of authentication and encryption, are appropriate.
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+11. References
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+11.1. Normative References
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+ [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
+ Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
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+ [RFC5444] Clausen, T., Dearlove, C., Dean, J., and C. Adjih,
+ "Generalized Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Packet/Message
+ Format", RFC 5444, February 2009.
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+11.2. Informative References
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+ [RFC3626] Clausen, T. and P. Jacquet, "The Optimized Link State
+ Routing Protocol", RFC 3626, October 2003.
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+Appendix A. Acknowledgements
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+ The authors would like to thank Brian Adamson and Justin Dean (both
+ NRL) and Ian Chakeres (Motorola) for their contributions, and Alan
+ Cullen (BAE Systems) and Jari Arkko (Ericsson, Finland) for their
+ careful reviews of this specification.
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+Authors' Addresses
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+ Thomas Heide Clausen
+ LIX, Ecole Polytechnique, France
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+ Phone: +33 6 6058 9349
+ EMail: T.Clausen@computer.org
+ URI: http://www.ThomasClausen.org/
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+ Christopher Dearlove
+ BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre
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+ Phone: +44 1245 242194
+ EMail: chris.dearlove@baesystems.com
+ URI: http://www.baesystems.com/
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