Liaison statement
LS reply on invalid connection address for IPv4 and IPv6

3GPP TSG CT WG4 Meeting #39     C4-081484
Cape Town, South-Africa, 5th – 9th May 2008

Title:  LS reply on invalid connection address for IPv4 and IPv6
Response to:
Release:        Release 8
Work Item:      SIP-I_Nc

Source: TSG CT WG4
To:     IETF
Cc:     TSG CT

Contact Person:
Name:   phil hodges
Tel. Number:    +61404069546
E-mail Address: Philip.hodges@ericsson.com

Attachments:

1. Overall Description:
3GPP TSG CT WG4 are developing a SIP-I application for the Nc interface (Intra
PLMN control plane between MSC Servers) and have a specific optional feature
for deferring the MGW selection. The solution proposes to signal an "invalid"
or "unspecified" connection address when the MGW has not be seized and if the
succeeding node supports the deferred MGW selection procedure it seizes a MGW
and signals the Identity of the MGW back via an SDP attribute. It is currently
proposed to use the unspecified connection address (0.0.0.0) however at CT
WG4#39 it was questioned that as IETF is mandating the use of .INVALID for
IPv6, could the same solution be used for IPv4 ? Are UA's currently required to
be able to receive this, and therefore it does not violate any IETF rules for
IPv4 connection address usage ? Does IETF offer any recommendations on this
usage ?

2. Actions:
To IETF group.
ACTION:         CT4 asks IETF whether the .INVALID address may be used to
indicate an unspecified IPv4 connection address and does IETF offer any
recommendation in this respect ? 3. Date of Next CT4 Meetings: CT4#39bis      
23rd – 27th June 2008   Zagreb, CROATIA