NETEXT WG S. Gundavelli
Internet-Draft Cisco
Intended status: Standards Track April 23, 2013
Expires: October 25, 2013
Applicability of Proxy Mobile IPv6 Protocol for WLAN Access Networks
draft-gundavelli-netext-pmipv6-wlan-applicability-05.txt
Abstract
Proxy Mobile IPv6 is a network-based mobility management protocol.
The protocol is designed for providing mobility management support to
a mobile node, without requiring its participation in any IP mobility
related signaling. The base protocol is defined in an access
technology independent manner, it identifies the general requirements
from the link-layer for supporting the protocol operation. However,
it does not provide any specific details on how it can be supported
on a specific access technology. This specification identifies the
key considerations for supporting Proxy Mobile IPv6 protocol on the
widely deployed wireless LAN access architectures, based on IEEE
802.11 standards. It explores the current dominant wireless LAN
deployment models and provides the needed interworking details.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Conventions & Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1. Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.1. Deployment Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.2. Key Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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1. Introduction
Proxy Mobile IPv6 is a network-based mobility management protocol
specified in [RFC5213]. The protocol can be used for providing
mobility management support to a mobile node within a localized
domain, without requiring its participation in any IP mobility
related signaling.
The core functional entities in the Proxy Mobile IPv6 domain are the
local mobility anchor (LMA) and the mobile access gateway (MAG). The
local mobility anchor is responsible for maintaining the mobile
node's reachability state and is the topological anchor point for the
mobile node's home network. The mobile access gateway is the entity
that performs the mobility management on behalf of a mobile node, and
it resides on the access link where the mobile node is anchored. The
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