From 4bfd864f10b68b71482b35c818559068ef8d5797 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Voss Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:54:24 +0100 Subject: doc: Add RFC documents --- doc/rfc/rfc4988.txt | 1571 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 1571 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/rfc/rfc4988.txt (limited to 'doc/rfc/rfc4988.txt') diff --git a/doc/rfc/rfc4988.txt b/doc/rfc/rfc4988.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0a59456 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rfc/rfc4988.txt @@ -0,0 +1,1571 @@ + + + + + + +Network Working Group R. Koodli +Request for Comments: 4988 C. Perkins +Category: Experimental Nokia Siemens Networks + October 2007 + + + Mobile IPv4 Fast Handovers + +Status of This Memo + + This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet + community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. + Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested. + Distribution of this memo is unlimited. + +Abstract + + This document adapts the Mobile IPv6 Fast Handovers to improve delay + and packet loss resulting from Mobile IPv4 handover operations. + Specifically, this document addresses movement detection, IP address + configuration, and location update latencies during a handover. For + reducing the IP address configuration latency, the document proposes + that the new Care-of Address is always made to be the new access + router's IP address. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 1] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + +Table of Contents + + 1. Introduction ....................................................3 + 2. Terminology .....................................................4 + 3. Factors Affecting Handover ......................................5 + 4. Protocol ........................................................6 + 4.1. Overview ...................................................6 + 4.2. Operation ..................................................7 + 5. Message Formats ................................................10 + 5.1. Fast Binding Update (FBU) .................................10 + 5.2. Fast Binding Acknowledgment (FBAck) .......................12 + 5.3. Router Solicitation for Proxy Advertisement (RtSolPr) .....13 + 5.4. Proxy Router Advertisement (PrRtAdv) ......................14 + 5.5. Handover Initiate (HI) ....................................17 + 5.6. Handover Acknowledge (HAck) ...............................19 + 6. Option Formats .................................................20 + 6.1. Link-Layer Address Option Format ..........................20 + 6.2. New IPv4 Address Option Format ............................22 + 6.3. New Router Prefix Information Option ......................22 + 7. Security Considerations ........................................23 + 8. IANA Considerations ............................................24 + 9. Acknowledgments ................................................25 + 10. References ....................................................25 + 10.1. Normative References .....................................25 + 10.2. Informative References ...................................26 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 2] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + +1. Introduction + + This document adapts the fast handover specification [rfc4068] to + IPv4 networks. The fast handover protocol specified in this document + is particularly interesting for operation over links such as IEEE 802 + wireless links. Fast handovers are not typically needed for wired + media due to the relatively large delays attributable to establishing + new connections in today's wired networks. Mobile IPv4 [rfc3344] + registration messages are reused (with new type numbers) in this + document to enable faster implementation using existing Mobile IPv4 + software. This document does not require link-layer triggers for + protocol operation, but performance will typically be enhanced by + using the appropriate triggers when they are available. This + document assumes that the reader is familiar with the basic operation + and terminology of Mobile IPv4 [rfc3344] and Fast Handovers for + Mobile IPv6 [rfc4068]. + + The active agents that enable continued packet delivery to a mobile + node (MN) are the access routers on the networks that the mobile node + connects to. Handover means that the mobile node changes its network + connection, and we consider the scenario in which this change means + change in access routers. The mobile node utilizes the access + routers as default routers in the normal sense, but also as partners + in mobility management. Thus, when the mobile node moves to a new + network, it processes handover-related signaling in order to identify + and develop a relationship with a new access router. In this + document, we call the previous access router PAR and the new access + router NAR, consistent with the terminology in [rfc4068]. Unless + otherwise mentioned, a PAR is also a Previous Foreign Agent (PFA) and + a NAR is also a New Foreign Agent (NFA). + + On a particular network, a mobile node may obtain its IP address via + DHCP [rfc2131] (i.e., Co-located Care-of Address) or use the Foreign + Agent CoA. During a handover, the new CoA (NCoA) is always made to + be that of NAR. This allows a mobile node to receive and send + packets using its previous CoA (PCoA), so that delays resulting from + IP configuration (such as DHCP address acquisition delay) subsequent + to attaching to the new link are disengaged from affecting the + existing sessions. + + Unlike in Mobile IPv6, a Mobile IPv4 host may rely on its Foreign + Agent to provide a Care-of Address. Using the protocol specified in + this document, the binding at the PAR is always established between + the on-link address the mobile node is using and a new CoA that it + can use on the NAR's link. When FA-CoA is used, the on-link address + is the MN's home address, not the FA-CoA itself, which needs to be + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 3] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + bound to the NCoA. So, when we say "a binding is established between + PCoA and NCoA", it is actually the home address of the mobile node + that is bound to the NCoA in the FA-CoA mode. + + The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", + "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this + document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119]. + +2. Terminology + + The terminology used in this document in based on [rfc4068] and + [rfc3344]. We provide some definitions below for convenience. + + Mobile Node (MN): A Mobile IPv4 host. + + Access Point (AP): A Layer 2 device connected to an IP subnet that + offers wireless connectivity to an MN. An Access Point Identifier + (AP-ID) refers to the AP's L2 address. Sometimes, AP-ID is also + referred to as a Base Station Subsystem ID (BSSID). + + Access Router (AR): The MN's default router. + + Previous Access Router (PAR): The MN's default router prior to its + handover. + + New Access Router (NAR): The MN's default router subsequent to its + handover. + + Previous CoA (PCoA): The IP address of the MN valid on PAR's + subnet. + + New CoA (NCoA): The MN's Care-of Address valid on NAR's subnet. + + Handover: A process of terminating existing connectivity and + obtaining new IP connectivity. + + (AP-ID, AR-Info) tuple: Contains an access router's L2 and IP + addresses, and the prefix valid on the interface to which the + Access Point (identified by AP-ID) is attached. The triplet + [Router's L2 address, Router's IP address, Prefix] is called + "AR-Info". + + + + + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 4] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + +3. Factors Affecting Handover + + Both link-layer operations and IP-layer procedures affect the + perceived handover performance. However, the overall performance is + also (always) a function of specific implementation of the technology + as well as the system configuration. This document only specifies IP + layer protocol operations. The purpose of this section is to provide + an illustration of events that affect handover performance, but it is + purely informative. + + The IP-layer handover delay and packet loss are influenced by + latencies due to movement detection, IP address configuration, and + the Mobile IP registration procedure. Movement detection latency + comes from the need to reliably detect movement to a new subnet. + This is a function of the frequency of router advertisements as well + as default agent reachability. IP address configuration latency + depends on the particular IP CoA being used. If co-located mode with + DHCP is used, the latency is quite likely going to be higher and + potentially unacceptable for real-time applications such as Voice + over IP. Finally, the Mobile IP registration procedure introduces a + round-trip of delay between the Mobile Node and its Home Agent over + the Internet. This delay is incurred after the mobile node performs + movement detection and IP configuration. + + Underlying the IP operations are link-layer procedures. These are + technology-specific. For instance, in IEEE 802.11, the handover + operation typically involves scanning access points over all + available channels, selecting a suitable access point, and + associating with it. It may also involve performing access control + operations such as those specified in IEEE 802.1X [ieee-802.1x]. + These delays contribute to the handover performance. See [fh-ccr] + and Chapters 20 and 22 in [mi-book]. Optimizations are being + proposed for standardization in IEEE; for instance, see + [ieee-802.11r] and [ieee-802.21]. Together with appropriate + implementation techniques, these optimizations can provide the + required level of delay support at the link-layer for real-time + applications. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 5] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + +4. Protocol + +4.1. Overview + + The design of the protocol is the same as for Mobile IPv6 [rfc4068]. + Readers should consult [rfc4068] for details; here we provide a + summary. + + The protocol avoids the delay due to movement detection and IP + configuration and disengages Mobile IP registration delay from the + time-critical path. The protocol provides the surrounding network + neighborhood information so that a mobile node can determine whether + it is moving to a new subnet even before the handover. The + information provided and the signaling exchanged between the local + mobility agents allow the mobile node to send and receive packets + immediately after handover. In order to disengage the Mobile IP + registration latency, the protocol provides routing support for the + continued use of a mobile node's previous CoA. + + After a mobile node obtains its IPv4 Care-of Address, it builds a + neighborhood access point and subnet map using the Router + Solicitation for Proxy Advertisement (RtSolPr) and Proxy Router + Advertisement (PrRtAdv) messages. The mobile node may scan for + access points (APs) based on the configuration policy in operation + for its wireless network interface. If a scan detects a new AP, the + mobile node resolves the corresponding AP Identifier to subnet + information using the RtSolPr and PrRtAdv messages mentioned above. + + At some point, the mobile node decides to undergo handover. It sends + a Fast Binding Update (FBU) message to PAR from the previous link or + from the new link. An FBU message enables creation of a binding + between the mobile node's previous CoA and the new CoA. + + The coordination between the access routers is done by way of the + Handover Initiate (HI) and Handover Acknowledge (HAck) messages + defined in [rfc4068]. After these signals have been exchanged + between the previous and new access routers (PAR and NAR), data + arriving at PAR will be tunneled to NAR for delivery to the newly + arrived mobile node. The purpose of HI is to securely deliver the + routing parameters for establishing this tunnel. The tunnel is + created by the access routers in response to the delivery of the FBU + from the mobile node. + + + + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 6] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + +4.2. Operation + + In response to a handover trigger or indication, the mobile node + sends a Fast Binding Update message to the Previous Access Router + (PAR) (see Section 5.1). Depending on the Mobile IP mode of + operation, the source IP address is either the Home Address (in FA + CoA mode) or co-located CoA (in CCoA mode). The FBU message SHOULD + (when possible) be sent while the mobile node is still connected to + PAR. When sent in this "predictive" mode, the fields in the FBU MUST + be set as follows: + + The Home Address field is either the Home Address or the co- + located CoA whenever the mobile node has a co-located CoA. + + The Home Agent field is set to PAR's IP address. + + The Care-of Address field is the NAR's IP address (as discovered + via a PrRtAdv message). + + The fields in the IP header MUST be set as follows: + + The Destination IP address is PAR's IP address. + + The Source IP address is either the Home Address or the co-located + CoA whenever the mobile node has a co-located CoA. + + As a result of processing the FBU, PAR creates a binding between the + address given by the mobile node in the Home Address field and NAR's + IP address in its routing table. The PAR sends an FBack message (see + Section 5.2) as a response to the mobile node. + + The timeline for the predictive mode of operation (adapted from + [rfc4068]) is shown in Figure 1. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 7] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + MN PAR NAR + | | | + |------RtSolPr------->| | + |<-----PrRtAdv--------| | + | | | + |------FBU----------->|--------HI--------->| + | |<------HAck---------| + | <--FBack---|--FBack---> | + | | | + disconnect forward | + | packets===============>| + | | | + | | | + connect | | + | | | + |--------- FBU --------------------------->| + |<=================================== deliver packets + | | (including FBack) + | |<-----FBU-----------| + + Figure 1: Predictive Fast Handover + + The mobile node sends the FBU, regardless of its previous + transmission, when attachment to a new link is detected. This + minimally allows NAR to detect the mobile node's attachment, but also + the retransmission of FBU when an FBack has not been received yet. + When sent in this "reactive" mode, the Destination IP address in the + IP header MUST be NAR's IP address; the rest of the fields in the FBU + are the same as in the "predictive" case. + + When NAR receives FBU, it may already have processed the HI message + and created a host route entry for the mobile node, using either the + home address or the co-located care-of address as provided by PAR. + In that case, NAR SHOULD immediately forward arriving and buffered + packets as well as the FBAck message. In any case, NAR MUST forward + the contents of the FBU message, starting from the Type field, to + PAR; the Source and Destination IP addresses in the new packet now + contain the IP addresses of NAR and PAR, respectively. + + The reactive mode of operation (adapted from [rfc4068]) is + illustrated in Figure 2. Even though the Figure does not show the HI + and HAck messages illustrated in Figure 1, these messages could + already have been exchanged (in the case when the PAR has already + processed the FBU sent from the previous link); if not, the PAR sends + a HI message to the NAR. The FBack packet is forwarded by the NAR to + the MN along with the data packets. + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 8] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + MN PAR NAR + | | | + |------RtSolPr------->| | + |<-----PrRtAdv--------| | + | | | + disconnect | | + | | | + | | | + connect | | + |-----------FBU-------|------------------->| + | |<-----FBU-----------| + | |------FBack-------->| + | forward | + | packets===============>| + | | | + |<=================================== deliver packets + | (including FBack) + | | + + Figure 2: Reactive Fast Handover + + The Handover Initiate (HI) and Handover Acknowledge (HAck) messages + serve to establish a bidirectional tunnel between the routers to + support packet forwarding for PCoA. The tunnel itself is established + as a response to the FBU message. The PAR sends the HI message with + Code = 0 when it receives FBU with source IP address set to PCoA. + The PAR sends HI with Code = 1 when it receives FBU with source IP + address not set to PCoA (i.e., when received from NAR). This allows + NAR to disambiguate HI message processing sent as a response to + predictive and reactive modes of operation. If NAR receives a HI + message with Code = 1, and it has already set up a host route entry + and a reverse tunnel for PCoA, it SHOULD still respond with a HAck + message, using an appropriate Code value defined in Section 5.6. + + The protocol provides an option for NAR to return NCoA for use by the + mobile node. When NAR can provide an NCoA for exclusive use of the + mobile node, the address is supplied in the HAck message. The PAR + includes this NCoA in FBack. Exactly how NAR manages the address + pool from which it supplies NCoA is not specified in this document. + Nevertheless, the MN should be prepared to use this address instead + of performing DHCP or similar operations to obtain an IPv4 address. + + Even though the mobile node can obtain this NCoA from the NAR, it is + unaware of the address at the time it sends an FBU. Hence, it binds + PCoA to NAR's IP address as before. + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 9] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + +5. Message Formats + + This section specifies the formats for messages used in this + protocol. The Code values below are the same as those in [rfc4068], + and do not require any assignment from IANA. + +5.1. Fast Binding Update (FBU) + + The FBU format is bitwise identical to the Registration Request + format in [rfc3344]. The same destination port number, 434, is used, + but the FBU and FBAck messages in this specification have new message + type numbers. + + 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 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Type |x|x|D|M|G|r|T|x| reserved | Lifetime | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Home Address | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Home Agent | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Care-of Address | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | | + + Identification + + | | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Extensions ... + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- + + Figure 3: Fast Binding Update (FBU) Message + + IP Fields: + + Source address: The interface address from which the message is + sent. Either PCoA (co-located or Home Address), or NAR's IP + address (when forwarded from NAR to PAR). + + Destination Address: The IP address of the Previous Access + Router (PAR) or the New Access Router (NAR). + + Source Port: variable + + Destination port: 434 + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 10] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + Message Fields: + + Type: 20 + + Flags: See [rfc3344]. The 'S' and 'B' flags in [rfc3344] are + sent as zero, and ignored on reception. + + reserved: Sent as zero, ignored on reception + + Lifetime: The number of seconds remaining before the binding + expires. This value MUST NOT exceed 10 seconds. + + Home Address: MUST be either the co-located CoA or the Home + Address itself (in FA-CoA mode) + + Home Agent: The Previous Access Router's global IP address + + Care-of Address: The New Access Router's global IP address. + Even when a New CoA is provided to the MN (see Section 5.4), + NAR's IP address MUST be used for this field. + + Identification: a 64-bit number used for matching an FBU with + FBack. Identical to usage in [rfc3344] + + Extensions: MUST contain the MN-PAR Authentication Extension + (see Section 8) + + The MN-PAR Authentication Extension is the Generalized Mobile IP + Authentication Extension in [rfc4721] with a new Subtype for MN-PAR + Authentication. The Authenticator field in the Generalized Mobile IP + Authentication Extension is calculated using a shared key between the + MN and the PAR. However, the key distribution itself is beyond the + scope of this document, and is assumed to be performed by other means + (for example, using [rfc3957]). + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 11] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + +5.2. Fast Binding Acknowledgment (FBAck) + + The FBAck format is bitwise identical to the Registration Reply + format in [rfc3344]. + + 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 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Type | Code | reserved | Lifetime | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Home Address | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Home Agent | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | | + + Identification + + | | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Extensions ... + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- + + Figure 4: Fast Binding Acknowledgment (FBAck) + + IP Fields: + + Message Source address: Typically copied from the destination + address of the FBU message + + Destination Address: Copied from the Source IP address in FBU + message + + Source Port: variable + + Destination port: Copied from the source port in FBU message + + Message Fields: + + Type: 21 + + Code: Indicates the result of processing FBU message. + + 0: FBU Accepted + 1: FBU Accepted, NCoA supplied + 128: FBU Not Accepted, reason unspecified + 129: Administratively prohibited + 130: Insufficient resources + + reserved: Sent as zero, ignored on reception + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 12] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + Lifetime: The granted number of seconds remaining before + binding expires. + + Home Address: either the co-located CoA or the Home Address + itself (in FA-Coa mode) + + Home Agent: The Previous Access Router's global IP address + + Identification: a 64-bit number used for matching FBU. Copied + from the field in FBU for which this FBack is a reply. + + Extensions: The MN-PAR Authentication extension MUST be present + (see Section 8). In addition, a New IPv4 Address Option, with + Option-Code 2, MUST be present when NAR supplies the NCoA (see + Section 6.2). + +5.3. Router Solicitation for Proxy Advertisement (RtSolPr) + + Mobile Nodes send Router Solicitation for Proxy Advertisement in + order to prompt routers for Proxy Router Advertisements. All the + link-layer address options have the format defined in Section 6.1. + The message format and processing rules are identical to those + defined in [rfc4068]. + + 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 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Type | Code | Checksum | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Subtype | Reserved | Identifier | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Options ... + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- + + Figure 5: Router Solicitation for Proxy Advertisement (RtSolPr) + Message + + IP Fields: + + Source Address: An IP address assigned to the sending interface + + Destination Address: The address of the Access Router or the + all routers multicast address. + + Time-to-Live: At least 1. See [rfc1256]. + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 13] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + ICMP Fields: + + Type: 41. See Section 3 in [rfc4065]. + + Code: 0 + + Checksum: The 16-bit one's complement of the one's complement + sum of the ICMP message, starting with the ICMP Type. For + computing the checksum, the Checksum and the Reserved fields + are set to 0. See [rfc1256]. + + Subtype: 6 + + Reserved: MUST be set to zero by the sender and ignored by the + receiver. + + Identifier: MUST be set by the sender so that replies can be + matched to this Solicitation. + + Valid Options: + + New Access Point Link-layer Address: The link-layer address or + identification of the access point for which the MN requests + routing advertisement information. It MUST be included in all + RtSolPr messages. More than one such address or identifier can + be present. This field can also be a wildcard address (see + Section 6.1). + +5.4. Proxy Router Advertisement (PrRtAdv) + + Access routers send out a Proxy Router Advertisement message + gratuitously if the handover is network-initiated or as a response to + RtSolPr message from a mobile node, providing the link-layer address, + IP address, and subnet prefixes of neighboring access routers. All + the link-layer address options have the format defined in Section + 6.1. + + The message format and processing rules are identical to those + defined in [rfc4068]. + + + + + + + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 14] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + 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 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Type | Code | Checksum | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Subtype | Reserved | Identifier | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Options ... + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- + + Figure 6: Proxy Router Advertisement (PrRtAdv) Message + + IP Fields: + + Source Address: An IP address assigned to the sending interface + + Destination Address: The Source Address of an invoking Router + Solicitation for Proxy Advertisement or the address of the node + the Access Router is instructing to handover. + + Time-to-Live: At least 1. See [rfc1256]. + + ICMP Fields: + + Type: 41. See Section 3 in [rfc4065]. + + Code 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. See below. + + Checksum: The 16-bit one's complement of the one's complement + sum of the ICMP message, starting with the ICMP Type. For + computing the checksum, the Checksum and the Reserved fields + are set to 0. See [rfc1256]. + + Subtype: 7 + + Reserved: MUST be set to zero by the sender and ignored by the + receiver. + + Identifier: Copied from Router Solicitation for Proxy + Advertisement or set to Zero if unsolicited. + + Valid Options in the following order: + + New Access Point Link-layer Address: The link-layer address + (LLA) or identification of the access point. When there is no + wildcard in RtSolPr, this is copied from the LLA (for which the + router is supplying the [AP-ID, AR-Info] tuple) present in + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 15] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + RtSolPr. When a wildcard is present in RtSolPr, PAR uses its + neighborhood information to populate this field. This option + MUST be present. + + New Router's Link-layer Address: The link-layer address of the + Access Router for which this message is proxied. This option + MUST be included when Code is 0 or 1. + + New Router's IP Address: The IP address of NAR. This option + MUST be included when Code is 0 or 1. + + New Router Prefix Information Option: The number of leading + bits that define the network number of the corresponding + Router's IP Address option (see above). + + New CoA Option: MAY be present, typically when PrRtAdv is sent + unsolicited. PAR MAY compute new CoA by communicating with the + NAR or by means not specified in this document. In any case, + the MN should be prepared to use this address instead of + performing DHCP or similar operations to obtain an IPv4 + address. Even when it uses the New CoA provided, the MN MUST + bind its current on-link address (PCoA) to that of NAR in the + FBU message. + + A PrRtAdv with Code 0 means that the MN should use the [AP-ID, + AR-Info] tuple present in the options above. In this case, the + Option-Code field (see Section 6.1) in the New AP LLA option is 1, + reflecting the LLA of the access point for which the rest of the + options are related, and the Option-Code for the New Router's LLA + option is 3. Multiple tuples may be present. + + A PrRtAdv with Code 1 means that the message is sent unsolicited. If + a New IPv4 option (see Figure 10) is present following the New Router + Prefix Information option (see Section 6.3), the MN SHOULD use the + supplied NCoA and send the FBU immediately or else stand to lose + service. This message acts as a network-initiated handover trigger. + The Option-Code field (see Section 6.1) in the New AP LLA option in + this case is 1 reflecting the LLA of the access point for which the + rest of the options are related. + + A Proxy Router Advertisement with Code 2 means that no new router + information is present. The LLA option contains an Option-Code value + that indicates a specific reason (see Section 6.1). + + A Proxy Router Advertisement with Code 3 means that new router + information is only present for a subset of access points requested. + The Option-Code values in the LLA option distinguish different + outcomes (see Section 6.1). + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 16] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + A Proxy Router Advertisement with Code 4 means that the subnet + information regarding neighboring access points is sent unsolicited, + but the message is not a handover trigger, unlike when the message is + sent with Code 1. Multiple tuples may be present. + + When a wildcard AP identifier is supplied in the RtSolPr message, the + PrRtAdv message should include all available [Access Point + Identifier, Link-Layer Address option, Prefix Information Option] + tuples corresponding to the PAR's neighborhood. + + The New CoA option may also be used when the PrRtAdv is sent as a + response to a RtSolPr message. However, the solicited RtSolPr and + PrRtAdv exchange for neighborhood discovery is logically decoupled + from the actual handover phase involving the FBU and FBack messages + (above) as well as HI and HAck messages (see below). This means the + access routers have to carefully manage the supplied address due to + the relative scarcity of addresses in IPv4. + +5.5. Handover Initiate (HI) + + The Handover Initiate (HI) is an ICMP message sent by an Access + Router (typically PAR) to another Access Router (typically NAR) to + initiate the process of a mobile node's handover. + + The message format and processing rules are identical to those + defined in [rfc4068]. + + 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 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Type | Code | Checksum | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Subtype |S|U| Reserved | Identifier | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Options ... + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- + + Figure 7: Handover Initiate (HI) Message + + IP Fields: + + Source Address: The IP address of the PAR + + Destination Address: The IP address of the NAR + + Time-to-Live: At least 1. See [rfc1256]. + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 17] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + ICMP Fields: + + Type: 41. See Section 3 in [rfc4065]. + + Code: 0 or 1. See below + + Checksum: The 16-bit one's complement of the one's complement + sum of the ICMP message, starting with the ICMP Type. For + computing the checksum, the Checksum and the Reserved fields + are set to 0. See [rfc1256]. + + Subtype: 8 + + S: Assigned address configuration flag. When set, this message + requests a new CoA to be returned by the destination. May be + set when Code = 0. MUST be 0 when Code = 1. + + U: Buffer flag. When set, the destination SHOULD buffer any + packets towards the node indicated in the options of this + message. Used when Code = 0, SHOULD be set to 0 when Code = 1. + + Reserved: MUST be set to zero by the sender and ignored by the + receiver. + + Identifier: MUST be set by the sender so replies can be matched + to this message. + + Valid Options: + + Link-layer address of MN: The link-layer address of the MN that + is undergoing handover to the destination (i.e., NAR). This + option MUST be included so that the destination can recognize + the MN. + + Previous Care-of Address: The IP address used by the MN while + attached to the originating router. This option MUST be + included so that a host route can be established on the NAR. + + New Care-of Address: This option MAY be present when the MN + wishes to use a new IP address when connected to the + destination. When the 'S' bit is set, NAR MAY provide this + address in HAck, in which case the MN should be prepared to use + this address instead of performing DHCP or similar operations + to obtain an IPv4 address. + + PAR uses Code = 0 when it processes the FBU received with PCoA as + source IP address. PAR uses Code = 1 when the FBU is received with + NAR's IP address as the source IP address. + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 18] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + +5.6. Handover Acknowledge (HAck) + + The Handover Acknowledgment message is a new ICMP message that MUST + be sent (typically by NAR to PAR) as a reply to the Handover Initiate + (HI) (see Section 5.5) message. + + The message format and processing rules are identical to those + defined in [rfc4068]. + + 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 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Type | Code | Checksum | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Subtype | Reserved | Identifier | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Options ... + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- + + Figure 8: Handover Acknowledge (HAck) Message + + IP Fields: + + Source Address: Copied from the destination address of the + Handover Initiate Message to which this message is a response. + + Destination Address: Copied from the source address of the + Handover Initiate Message to which this message is a response. + + Time-to-Live: At least 1. See [rfc1256]. + + ICMP Fields: + + Type: 41. See Section 3 in [rfc4065]. + + Code: + + 0: Handover Accepted + 1: Handover Accepted, NCoA not valid + 2: Handover Accepted, NCoA in use + 3: Handover Accepted, NCoA assigned (used in Assigned + addressing) + 4: Handover Accepted, NCoA not assigned + 128: Handover Not Accepted, reason unspecified + 129: Administratively prohibited + 130: Insufficient resources + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 19] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + Checksum: The 16-bit one's complement of the one's complement + sum of the ICMP message, starting with the ICMP Type. For + computing the checksum, the Checksum and the Reserved fields + are set to 0. See [rfc1256]. + + Subtype: 9 + + Reserved: MUST be set to zero by the sender and ignored by the + receiver. + + Identifier: Copied from the corresponding field in the Handover + Initiate message this message is in response to. + + Valid Options: + + New Care-of Address: If the 'S' flag in the HI message is set, + this option MUST be used to provide NCoA the MN should use when + connected to this router. This option MAY be included even + when 'S' bit is not set, e.g., Code 2 above. The MN should be + prepared to use this address instead of performing DHCP or + similar operations to obtain an IPv4 address. + + The Code 0 is the expected average case of a handover being accepted + and the routing support provided for the use of PCoA. The rest of + the Code values pertain to the use of NCoA (which is common in + [rfc4068]). Code values 1 and 2 are for cases when the MN proposes + an NCoA and the NAR provides a response. Code 3 is when the NAR + provides NCoA (which could be the same as that proposed by the MN). + Code 4 is when the NAR does not provide NCoA, but instead provides + routing support for PCoA. + +6. Option Formats + + The options in this section are specified as extensions for the HI + and HAck messages, as well as for the PrRtSol and PrRtAdv messages. + The Option-Code values below are the same as those in [rfc4068], and + do not require any assignment from IANA. + +6.1. Link-Layer Address Option Format + + 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 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Type | Length | Option-Code | LLA ... + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + + Figure 9: Link-Layer Address Option Format + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 20] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + Fields: + + Type: 20 + + Option-Code: + + 0: Wildcard requesting resolution for all nearby access + points + 1: Link-Layer Address of the New Access Point + 2: Link-Layer Address of the MN + 3: Link-Layer Address of the NAR + 4: Link-Layer Address of the source of the RtSolPr or + PrRtAdv message + 5: The access point identified by the LLA belongs to the + current interface of the router + 6: No prefix information available for the access point + identified by the LLA + 7: No fast handovers support available for the access point + identified by the LLA + + Length: The length of the option (including the Type, Length + and Option-Code fields) in units of 8 octets. + + Link-Layer Address: The variable-length link-layer address. + The content and format of this field (including byte and bit + ordering) depends on the specific link-layer in use. + + There is no length field for the LLA itself. Implementations MUST + determine the length of the LLA based on the specific link technology + where the protocol is run. The total size of the LLA option itself + MUST be a multiple of 8 octets. Hence, padding may be necessary + depending on the size of the LLA used. In such a case, the padN + option [rfc2460] MUST be used. As an example, when the LLA is 6 + bytes (meaning 7 bytes of padding is necessary to bring the LLA + option length to 2), the padN option will have a length field of 5 + and 5 bytes of zero-valued octets (see [rfc2460]). + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 21] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + +6.2. New IPv4 Address Option Format + + This option is used to provide the new router's IPv4 address or the + NCoA in PrRtAdv, as well as PCoA and NCoA in HI and HAck messages. + + 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 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Type | Length | Option-Code | Reserved | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | New IPv4 Address | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + + Figure 10: New IPv4 Address Option Format + + Fields: + + Type: 21 + + Length: The length of the option (including the Type, Length + and Option-Code fields) in units of 8 octets. + + Option-Code: + + 1: Previous CoA + 2: New CoA + 3: NAR's IP Address + + Reserved: Set to zero. + + New IPv4 Address: NAR's IPv4 address or the NCoA assigned by + NAR. + +6.3. New Router Prefix Information Option + + This option is used in the PrRtAdv message. + + 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 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Type | Length | Option-Code | Prefix-Length | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Reserved | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + + Figure 11: New Router Prefix Information Option Format + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 22] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + Fields: + + Type: 22 + + Length: The length of the option (including the Type, Length + and Option-Code fields) in units of 8 octets. + + Option-Code: 0 + + Prefix-Length The number of leading bits that define the + network number of the corresponding Router's IP Address option. + + Reserved: Set to zero. + +7. Security Considerations + + As outlined in [rfc4068], the following vulnerabilities are + identified and the solutions mentioned. + + Insecure FBU: + + Failure to protect the FBU message could result in packets meant for + an address being stolen or redirected to some unsuspecting node. + This concern is similar to that in Mobile Node and Home Agent + relationship. + + Hence, the FBU and FBack messages MUST be protected using a security + association shared between a mobile node and its access router. In + particular, the MN-PAR Authentication Extension MUST be present in + each of these messages. This document does not specify how the + security association is established between an MN and the AR/FA. + + Secure FBU, malicious or inadvertent redirection: + + Even if the MN-PAR authentication extension is present in an FBU, an + MN may inadvertently or maliciously attempt to bind its PCoA to an + unintended address on NAR's link, and cause traffic flooding to an + unsuspecting node. + + This vulnerability is avoided by always binding the PCoA to the NAR's + IP address, even when the NAR supplies an NCoA to use for the MN. It + is still possible to jam NAR's buffer with redirected traffic. + However, the handover state corresponding to the MN's PCoA has a + finite lifetime, and can be configured to be a few multiples of the + anticipated handover latency. Hence, the extent of this + vulnerability is small. It is possible to trace the culprit MN with + an established security association at the access router. + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 23] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + Communication between the access routers: + + The access routers communicate using HI and HAck messages in order to + establish a temporary routing path for the MN undergoing handover. + This message exchange needs to be secured to ensure routing updates + take place as intended. + + The HI and HAck messages need to be secured using a preexisting + security association between the access routers to ensure at least + message integrity and authentication, and SHOULD also include + encryption. IPsec ESP SHOULD be used. + +8. IANA Considerations + + The IANA assignments made for messages, extensions, and options + specified in this document are described in the following paragraphs. + + This document defines two new messages that use the Mobile IPv4 + control message format [rfc3344]. These message details are as + follows: + + +------+-------------+-------------+ + | Type | Description | Reference | + +------+-------------+-------------+ + | 20 | FBU | Section 5.1 | + | 21 | FBAck | Section 5.2 | + +------+-------------+-------------+ + + This document defines four new experimental ICMP messages that use + the ICMP Type 41 for IPv4. See Section 3 in [rfc4065]. The new + messages specified in this document have been assigned Subtypes from + the registry in [rfc4065]: + + +---------+-------------+-------------+ + | Subtype | Description | Reference | + +---------+-------------+-------------+ + | 6 | RtSolPr | Section 5.3 | + | 7 | PrRtAdv | Section 5.4 | + | 8 | HI | Section 5.5 | + | 9 | HAck | Section 5.6 | + +---------+-------------+-------------+ + + This document defines three new options that have been assigned Types + from the Mobile IP Extensions for ICMP Router Discovery messages + [rfc3344]. These options are as follows: + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 24] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + +------+------------------+-------------+ + | Type | Description | Reference | + +------+------------------+-------------+ + | 20 | LLA | Section 6.1 | + | 21 | New IPv4 Address | Section 6.2 | + | 22 | NAR Prefix Info | Section 6.3 | + +------+------------------+-------------+ + + The MN-PAR Authentication Extension described in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 + is a Generalized Mobile IP Authentication Extension defined in + Section 5 of [rfc4721]. The MN-PAR Authentication has been assigned + a Subtype from the registry specified in [rfc4721]. The Extension + details are as follows: + + +---------+-----------------------+--------------------------+ + | Subtype | Description | Reference | + +---------+-----------------------+--------------------------+ + | 4 | MN-PAR Auth Extension | Section 5.1 | + +---------+-----------------------+--------------------------+ + +9. Acknowledgments + + Thanks to all those who expressed interest in having a Fast Handovers + for Mobile IPv4 protocol along the lines of [rfc4068]. Thanks to + Vijay Devarapalli, Kent Leung, and Domagoj Premec for their review + and input. Kumar Viswanath and Uday Mohan implemented an early + version of this protocol. Many thanks to Alex Petrescu for his + thorough review that improved this document. Thanks to Pete McCann + for the proofreading, and to Jari Arkko for the review, which have + helped improve this document. Thanks to Francis Dupont and Hannes + Tschofenig for the GEN-ART and TSV-DIR reviews. + + Sending FBU from the new link (i.e., reactive mode) is similar to + using the extension defined in [mip4-ro]; however, this document also + addresses movement detection and router discovery latencies. + +10. References + +10.1. Normative References + + [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate + Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. + + [rfc1256] Deering, S., Ed., "ICMP Router Discovery Messages", + RFC 1256, September 1991. + + [rfc2460] Deering, S. and R. Hinden, "Internet Protocol, Version + 6 (IPv6) Specification", RFC 2460, December 1998. + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 25] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + + [rfc3344] Perkins, C., Ed., "IP Mobility Support for IPv4", RFC + 3344, August 2002. + + [rfc4065] Kempf, J., "Instructions for Seamoby and Experimental + Mobility Protocol IANA Allocations", RFC 4065, July + 2005. + + [rfc4068] Koodli, R., Ed., "Fast Handovers for Mobile IPv6", RFC + 4068, July 2005. + + [rfc4721] Perkins, C., Calhoun, P., and J. Bharatia, "Mobile + IPv4 Challenge/Response Extensions (Revised)", RFC + 4721, January 2007. + +10.2. Informative References + + [fh-ccr] R. Koodli and C. E. Perkins, "Fast Handovers and + Context Transfers in Mobile Networks", ACM Computer + Communications Review Special Issue on Wireless + Extensions to the Internet, October 2001. + + [ieee-802.11r] IEEE, "IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area + Networks: Fast Roaming/Fast BSS Transition, IEEE Std + 802.11r", September 2006. + + [ieee-802.1x] IEEE, "IEEE Standards for Local and Metropolitan Area + Networks: Port-based Network Access Control, IEEE Std + 802.1X-2001", June 2001. + + [ieee-802.21] The IEEE 802.21 group, http://www.ieee802.org/21. + + [mi-book] R. Koodli and C. E. Perkins, "Mobile Internetworking + with IPv6: Concepts, Principles and Practices", John + Wiley & Sons, June 2007. + + [mip4-ro] Perkins, C. and D. Johnson, "Route Optimization in + Mobile IP", Work in Progress, September 2001. + + [rfc2131] Droms, R., "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", RFC + 2131, March 1997. + + [rfc3957] Perkins, C. and P. Calhoun, "Authentication, + Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) Registration Keys + for Mobile IPv4", RFC 3957, March 2005. + + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 26] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + +Authors' Addresses + + Rajeev Koodli + Nokia Siemens Networks + 313 Fairchild Driive + Mountain View, CA 94043 + USA + + EMail: rajeev.koodli@nokia.com + + + Charles Perkins + Nokia Siemens Networks + 313 Fairchild Driive + Mountain View, CA 94043 + USA + + EMail: charles.perkins@nokia.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Koodli & Perkins Experimental [Page 27] + +RFC 4988 MIP4 Fast Handovers October 2007 + + +Full Copyright Statement + + Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2007). + + This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions + contained in BCP 78, and except as set forth therein, the authors + retain all their rights. + + This document and the information contained herein are provided on an + "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS + OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY, THE IETF TRUST AND + THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS + OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF + THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED + WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + +Intellectual Property + + The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any + Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to + pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in + this document or the extent to which any license under such rights + might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has + made any independent effort to identify any such rights. 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