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draft-elkins-ippm-pdm-option-01
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IPPM Considerations for the IPv6 PDM Destination Option
draft-elkins-ippm-pdm-option-01.txt
Table of Contents
1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 End User Quality of Service (QoS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Why Packet Sequence Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.4 Rationale for proposed solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Metrics Derived from PDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Round-Trip Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Server Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 Performance and Diagnostic Metrics Destination Option Layout . . 6
3.1 Destination Options Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2 Performance and Diagnostic Metrics Destination Option . . . 6
4 Considerations of Timing Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.1 Encoding the Delta-Time Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2 Timer registers are different on different hardware . . . . 9
4.3 Timer Units on Other Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.4 Time Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.5 Timer-value scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.3 Limitations with this encoding method . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.4 Lack of precision induced by timer value truncation . . . . 12
5 Sample Implementation Flow PDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.1 Step 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.2 Step 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.3 Step 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.4 Step 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.5 Step 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6 Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7 IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8.1 Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8.2 Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
9 Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Abstract
To measure performance and to diagnose performance and connectivity
problems, metrics embedded in each packet are critical for timely and
accurate problem resolution. Such diagnostics may be interpreted in
real-time or after the fact. The base metrics are: packet sequence
number and packet timing. An implementation of the existing IPv6
Destination Options extension header, the Performance and Diagnostic
Metrics (PDM) Destination Options extension header has been proposed.
This document specifies the metrics, field limits, calculation, and
usage of the PDM.
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1 Background
To measure performance and to diagnose performance and connectivity
problems, metrics embedded in each packet are critical for timely and
accurate problem resolution. Such diagnostics may be interpreted in
real-time or after the fact. The base metrics are: packet sequence
number and packet timing. An implementation of the existing IPv6
Destination Options extension header, the Performance and Diagnostic
Metrics (PDM) Destination Options extension header has been proposed.
This document specifies the metrics, field limits, calculation, and
usage of the PDM.
1.1 Terminology
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 RFC 2119 [RFC2119].
1.2 End User Quality of Service (QoS)
The delta values in the PDM traveling along with the packet will be
used to calculate QoS as experienced by an end user device.
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End-to-end response is what the user of a network system actually
experiences. When the end user is an individual, he is generally
indifferent to what is happening along the network; what he really
cares about is how long it takes to get a response back. But this is
not just a matter of individuals' personal convenience. In many
cases, rapid response is critical to the business being conducted.
When the end user is a device (e.g. with the Internet of Things),
what matters is the speed with which requested data can be
transferred -- specifically, whether the requested data can be
transferred in time to accomplish the desired actions. This can be
important when the relevant external conditions are subject to rapid
change.
Response time and consistency are not just "nice to have". On many
networks, the impact can be financial hardship or endanger human
life. In some cities, the emergency police contact system operates
over IP, law enforcement uses TCP/IP networks, transactions on our
stock exchanges are settled using IP networks. The critical nature
of such activities to our daily lives and financial well-being demand
a solution.
1.3 Why Packet Sequence Number
While performing network diagnostics of an end-to-end connection, it
often becomes necessary to find the device along the network path
creating problems. Diagnostic data may be collected at multiple
places along the path (if possible), or at the source and
destination. Then, the diagnostic data must be matched. An IP packet
sequence number may be used for this matching process.
This method of data collection along the path is of special use on
large multi-tier networks to determine where packet loss or packet
corruption is happening. Multi-tier networks are those which have
multiple routers or switches on the path between the sender and the
receiver.
The packet sequence number needs to be unique in the context of the
session (5-tuple).
1.4 Rationale for proposed solution
The current IPv6 specification does not provide timing nor a similar
field in the IPv6 main header or in any extension header. So, we
propose the IPv6 Performance and Diagnostic Metrics destination
option (PDM) [ELK-PDM].
Advantages include:
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1. Real measure of actual transactions.
2. Independence from transport layer protocols.
3. Ability to span organizational boundaries with consistent
instrumentation
4. No time synchronization needed between session partners
The PDM does not solve every response time issue for every situation.
Network connections with multiple hops will still need more granular
metrics, as will the differentiation between multiple components at
each host. That is, TCP/IP stack time vs. applications time will
still need to be broken out by client software. What the PDM does
provide is the ability to do rapid triage. That is, to determine
quickly if the problem is in the network or in the server
(application).
2 Metrics Derived from PDM
Each packet contains information about the sender and receiver. In IP
protocol, the identifying information is called a "5-tuple".
The 5-tuple consists of:
SADDR : IP address of the sender
SPORT : Port for sender
DADDR : IP address of the destination
DPORT : Port for destination
PROTC : Protocol for upper layer (ex. TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc.)
The PDM contains the following metrics:
PSNTP : Packet Sequence Number This Packet
PSNLR : Packet Sequence Number Last Received
DELTALR : Delta Last Received
PSNLS : Packet Sequence Number Last Sent
DELTALS : Delta Last Sent
These metrics, combined with the 5-tuple, allow derivation of:
1. Round-trip delay
2. Server delay
2.1 Round-Trip Delay
Round-trip delay is the time taken to traverse the path both ways
between one network device to another. The entire delay to travel
from A to B and B to A is used. Round-trip delay cannot tell if one
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path is quite different from another. Round-trip delay is discussed
in "A Round-trip Delay Metric for IPPM" [RFC2681].
2.2 Server Delay
Server delay is the interval between when a packet is received by a
device and a subsequent packet is sent back in response. This may be
"Server Processing Time". It may also be a delay caused by
acknowledgements. Server processing time includes the time taken by
the combination of the stack and application to return the response.
3 Performance and Diagnostic Metrics Destination Option Layout
3.1 Destination Options Header
The IPv6 Destination Options Header is used to carry optional
information that need be examined only by a packet's destination
node(s). The Destination Options Header is identified by a Next
Header value of 60 in the immediately preceding header and is defined
in RFC2460 [RFC2460]. The IPv6 Performance and Diagnostic Metrics
Destination Option (PDM) is an implementation of the Destination
Options Header (Next Header value = 60). The PDM does not require
time synchronization.
3.2 Performance and Diagnostic Metrics Destination Option
The IPv6 Performance and Diagnostic Metrics Destination Option (PDM)
contains the following fields:
TIMEBASE : Base timer unit
SCALEDL : Scale for Delta Last Received
SCALEDS : Scale for Delta Last Sent
PSNTP : Packet Sequence Number This Packet
PSNLR : Packet Sequence Number Last Received
DELTALR : Delta Last Received
DELTALS : Delta Last Sent
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The PDM destination option is encoded in type-length-value (TLV)
format as follows:
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
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Option Type | Option Length |TB |ScaleDL | ScaleDS |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| PSN This Packet | PSN Last Received |
|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Delta Last Received | Delta Last Sent |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Option Type
TBD = 0xXX (TBD) [To be assigned by IANA] [RFC2780]
Option Length
8-bit unsigned integer. Length of the option, in octets, excluding
the Option Type and Option Length fields. This field MUST be set to
16.
Time Base
2-bit unsigned integer. It will indicate the lowest granularity
possible for this device. That is, for a value of 00 in the Time
Base field, a value of 1 in the DELTA fields indicates 1 picosecond.
This field is being included so that a device may choose the
granularity which most suits its timer ticks. That is, so that it
does not have to do more work than needed to convert values required
for the PDM.
The possible values of Time Base are as follows:
00 - milliseconds
01 - microseconds
10 - nanoseconds
11 - picoseconds
Scale Delta Last Received (SCALEDLR)
7-bit signed integer. This is the scaling value for the Delta Last
Received (DELTALR) field. The possible values are from -128 to +127.
See Section 4 for further discussion on Timing Considerations and
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formatting of the scaling values.
Scale Delta Last Sent (SCALEDLS)
7-bit signed integer. This is the scaling value for the Delta Last
Sent (DELTALS) field. The possible values are from -128 to +127.
Packet Sequence Number This Packet (PSNTP)
16-bit unsigned integer. This field will wrap. It is intended for
human use.
Initialized at a random number and monotonically incremented for each
packet on the 5-tuple. The 5-tuple consists of the source and
destination IP addresses, the source and destination ports, and the
upper layer protocol (ex. TCP, ICMP, etc).
Operating systems MUST implement a separate packet sequence number
counter per 5-tuple. Operating systems MUST NOT implement a single
counter for all connections.
Packet Sequence Number Last Received (PSNLR)
16-bit unsigned integer. This is the PSN of the packet last received
on the 5-tuple.
Delta Last Received (DELTALR)
A 16-bit unsigned integer field. The value is according to the scale
in SCALEDLR.
DELTALR = Send time packet 2 - Receive time packet 1
Delta Last Sent (DELTALS)
A 16-bit unsigned integer field. The value is according to the
scale in SCALEDS.
Delta Last Sent = Receive time packet 2 - Send time packet 1
Option Type
The two highest-order bits of the Option Type field are encoded to
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indicate specific processing of the option; for the PDM destination
option, these two bits MUST be set to 00. This indicates the
following processing requirements:
00 - skip over this option and continue processing the header.
RFC2460 [RFC2460] defines other values for the Option Type field.
These MUST NOT be used in the PDM. The other values are as follows:
01 - discard the packet.
10 - discard the packet and, regardless of whether or not the
packet's Destination Address was a multicast address, send an ICMP
Parameter Problem, Code 2, message to the packet's Source Address,
pointing to the unrecognized Option Type.
11 - discard the packet and, only if the packet's Destination Address
was not a multicast address, send an ICMP Parameter Problem, Code 2,
message to the packet's Source Address, pointing to the unrecognized
Option Type.
In keeping with RFC2460 [RFC2460], the third-highest-order bit of the
Option Type specifies whether or not the Option Data of that option
can change en-route to the packet's final destination.
In the PDM, the value of the third-highest-order bit MUST be 0. The
possible values are as follows:
0 - Option Data does not change en-route
1 - Option Data may change en-route
The three high-order bits described above are to be treated as part
of the Option Type, not independent of the Option Type. That is, a
particular option is identified by a full 8-bit Option Type, not just
the low-order 5 bits of an Option Type.
4 Considerations of Timing Representation
4.1 Encoding the Delta-Time Values
This section makes reference to and expands on the document "Encoding
of Time Intervals for the TCP Timestamp Option" [TRAM-TCPM].
4.2 Timer registers are different on different hardware
One of the problems with timestamp recording is the variety of
hardware that generates the time value to be used. Different CPUs
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track the time in registers of different sizes, and the most-
frequently-iterated bit could be the first on the left or the first
on the right. In order to generate some examples here it is necessary
to indicate the type of timer register being used.
As described in the "IBM z/Architecture Principles of Operation"
[IBM-POPS], the Time-Of-Day clock in a zSeries CPU is a 104-bit
register, where bit 51 is incremented approximately every
microsecond:
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--+...+
| | | | | |* | |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--+...+
^ ^ ^
0 51 = 1 usec 103
To represent these values concisely a hexadecimal representation will
be used, where each digit represents 4 binary bits. Thus:
0000 0000 0000 0001 = 1 timer unit (2**-12 usec, or about 244 psec)
0000 0000 0000 1000 = 1 microsecond
0000 0000 003E 8000 = 1 millisecond
0000 0000 F424 0000 = 1 second
0000 0039 3870 0000 = 1 minute
0000 0D69 3A40 0000 = 1 hour
0001 41DD 7600 0000 = 1 day
Note that only the first 64 bits of the register are commonly
represented, as that represents a count of timer units on this
hardware. Commonly the first 52 bits are all that are displayed, as
that represents a count of microseconds.
4.3 Timer Units on Other Systems
This encoding method works the same with other hardware clock
formats. The method uses a microsecond as the basic value and allows
for large time differentials.
4.4 Time Base
We propose a base unit for the time. This is a 2-bit integer
indicating the lowest granularity possible for this device. That is,
for a value of 00 in the Time Base field, a value of 1 in the DELTA
fields indicates 1 picosecond.
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The possible values of Time Base are as follows:
00 - milliseconds
01 - microseconds
10 - nanoseconds
11 - picoseconds
4.5 Timer-value scaling
As discussed in [TRAM-TCPM] we propose storing not an entire time-
interval value, but just the most significant bits of that value,
along with a scaling factor to indicate the magnitude of the time-
interval value. In our case, we will use the high-order 16 bits. The
scaling value will be the number of bits in the timer register to the
right of the 16th significant bit. That is, if the timer register
contains this binary value:
1110100011010100101001010001000000000000
<-16 bits -><-24 bits ->
then, the values stored would be 1110 1000 1101 0100 in binary (E8D4
hexadecimal) for the time value and 24 for the scaling value. Note
that the displayed value is the binary equivalent of 1 second
expressed in picoseconds.
The below table represents a device which has a TimeBase of
picosecond (or 00). The smallest and simplest value to represent
is 1 picosecond; the time value stored is 1, and the scaling value is
0. Using values from the table below, we have:
Time value in Encoded Scaling
Delta time picoseconds value decimal
--------------------------------------------------------
1 picosecond 1 1 0
1 nanosecond 3E8 3E8 0
1 microsecond F4240 F424 4
1 millisecond 3B9ACA00 3B9A 16
1 second E8D4A51000 E8D4 24
1 minute 3691D6AFC000 3691 32
1 hour cca2e51310000 CCA2 36
1 day 132f4579c980000 132F 44
365 days 1b5a660ea44b80000 1B5A 52
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Sample binary values (high order 16 bits taken)
1 psec 1 0001
1 nsec 3E8 0011 1110 1000
1 usec F4240 1111 0100 0010 0100 0000
1 msec 3B9ACA00 0011 1011 1001 1010 1100 1010 0000 0000
1 sec E8D4A51000 1110 1000 1101 0100 1010 0101 0001 0000 0000 0000
4.3 Limitations with this encoding method
If we follow the specification in [TRAM-TCPM], the size of one of
these time-interval fields is limited to this 11-bit value and five-
bit scale, so that they fit into a 16-bit space. With that
limitation, the maximum value that could be stored in 16 bits is:
11-bit value Scale
============= ======
1111 1111 111 1 1111
or an encoded value of 3FF and a scale value of 31. This value
corresponds to any time differential between:
|<Count of zeroes is the Scale value>|
11 1111 1111 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 (binary)
3 F F 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (hexadecimal)
and
11 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 (binary)
3 F F F F F F F F F F (hexadecimal)
This time value, 3FFFFFFFFFF, converts to 50 days, 21 hours, 40
minutes and 46.511103 seconds. A time differential 1 microsecond
longer won't fit into 16 bits using this encoding method.
4.4 Lack of precision induced by timer value truncation
When the bit values following the first 11 significant bits are
truncated, obviously loss of precision in the value. The range of
values that will be truncated to the same encoded value is
2**(Scale)-1 microseconds.
The smallest time differential value that will be truncated is
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1000 0000 0000 = 2.048 msec
The value
1000 0000 0001 = 2.049 msec
will be truncated to the same encoded value, which is 400 in hex,
with a scale value of 1. With the scale value of 1, the value range
is calculated as 2**1 - 1, or 1 usec, which you can see is the
difference between these minimum and maximum values.
With that in mind, let's look at that table of delta time values
again, where the Precision is the range from the smallest value
corresponding to this encoded value to the largest:
Time value in Encoded
Delta time microseconds value Scale Precision
1 microsecond 1 1 0 0:00.000000
1 millisecond 38E 38E 0 0:00.000000
1 second F4240 7A1 9 0:00.000511
1 minute 3938700 727 15 0:00.032767
1 hour D693A400 6B4 21 0:02.097151
1 day 141DD76000 507 26 1:07.108863
Maximum value 3FFFFFFFFFF 7FF 31 35:47.483647
So, when measuring the delay between transmission of two packets, or
between the reception of two packets, any delay shorter than 50 days
21 hours and change can be stored in this encoded fashion within 16
bits. When you encode, for example, a DTN response time delay of 50
days, 21 hours and 40 minutes, you can be assured of accuracy within
35 minutes.
5 Sample Implementation Flow PDM
Following is a sample simple flow for the PDM with one packet sent
from Host A and one packet received by Host B. The PDM does not
require time synchronization between Host A and Host B. The
calculations to derive meaningful metrics for network diagnostics are
shown below each packet sent or received.
Each packet, in addition to the PDM contains information on the
sender and receiver. As discussed before, a 5-tuple consists of:
SADDR : IP address of the sender
SPORT : Port for sender
DADDR : IP address of the destination
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DPORT : Port for destination
PROTC : Protocol for upper layer (ex. TCP, UDP, ICMP)
It should be understood that the packet identification information is
in each packet. We will not repeat that in each of the following
steps.
5.1 Step 1
Packet 1 is sent from Host A to Host B. The time for Host A is set
initially to 10:00AM.
The time and packet sequence number are saved by the sender
internally. The packet sequence number and delta times are sent in
the packet.
Packet 1
+----------+ +----------+
| | | |
| Host | ----------> | Host |
| A | | B |
| | | |
+----------+ +----------+
PDM Contents:
PSNTP : Packet Sequence Number This Packet: 25
PSNLR : Packet Sequence Number Last Received: -
DELTALR : Delta Last Received: -
SCALEDL : Scale of Delta LR: 0
DELTALS : Delta Last Sent: -
SCALEDS : Scale of Delta LS: 0
TIMEBASE : Granularity of Time: 00 (Picoseconds)
Internally, within the sender, Host A, it must keep:
Packet Sequence Number of the last packet sent: 25
Time the last packet was sent: 10:00:00
Note, the initial PSNTP from Host A starts at a random number. In
this case, 25. The timestamp is in seconds for the sake of
simplicity.
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5.2 Step 2
Packet 1 is received at Host B. Its time is set to one hour later
than Host A. In this case, 11:00AM
Internally, within the receiver, Host B, it must note:
Packet Sequence Number of the last packet received: 25
Time the last packet was received : 11:00:03
Note, this timestamp is in Host B time. It has nothing whatsoever to
do with Host A time. The Packet Sequence Number of the last packet
received will become PSNLR which will be sent out in the packet sent
by Host B in the next step. The time last received will be used to
calculate the DELTALR value to be sent out in the packet sent by Host
B in the next step.
5.3 Step 3
Packet 2 is sent by Host B to Host A. Note, the initial packet
sequence number (PSNTP) from Host B starts at a random number. In
this case, 12. Before sending the packet, Host B does a calculation
of deltas. Since Host B knows when it is sending the packet, and it
knows when it received the previous packet, it can do the following
calculation:
Sending time (packet 2) - receive time (packet 1)
We will call the result of this calculation: Delta Last Received
That is:
DELTALR = Sending time (packet 2) - receive time (packet 1)
Note, both sending time and receive time are saved internally in Host
B. They do not travel in the packet. Only the Delta is in the
packet.
Assume that within Host B is the following:
Packet Sequence Number of the last packet received: 25
Time the last packet was received: 11:00:03
Packet Sequence Number of this packet: 12
Time this packet is being sent: 11:00:07
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We can now calculate a delta value to be sent out in the packet.
DELTALR becomes:
4 seconds = 11:00:07 - 11:00:03
This is the derived metric: Server Delay. The time and scaling
factor must be calculated. Then, this value, along with the packet
sequence numbers will be sent to Host A as follows:
Packet 2
+----------+ +----------+
| | | |
| Host | <---------- | Host |
| A | | B |
| | | |
+----------+ +----------+
PDM Contents:
PSNTP : Packet Sequence Number This Packet: 12
PSNLR : Packet Sequence Number Last Received: 25
DELTALR : Delta Last Received: 3A35 (4 seconds)
SCALEDL : Scale of Delta LR: 25
DELTALS : Delta Last Sent: -
SCALEDS : Scale of Delta LS: 0
TIMEBASE : Granularity of Time: 00 (Picoseconds)
The metric left to be calculated is the Round-Trip Delay. This will
be calculated by Host A when it receives Packet 2.
5.4 Step 4
Packet 2 is received at Host A. Remember, its time is set to one
hour earlier than Host B. Internally, it must note:
Packet Sequence Number of the last packet received: 12
Time the last packet was received : 10:00:12
Note, this timestamp is in Host A time. It has nothing whatsoever to
do with Host B time.
So, now, Host A can calculate total end-to-end time. That is:
End-to-End Time = Time Last Received - Time Last Sent
For example, packet 25 was sent by Host A at 10:00:00. Packet 12 was
received by Host A at 10:00:12 so:
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End-to-End time = 10:00:12 - 10:00:00 or 12
This derived metric we will call DELTALS or Delta Last Sent.
We can now also calculate two-way delay. The formula is:
Two-way delay = DELTALS - DELTALR
Or:
Two-way delay = 12 - 4 or 8
Now, the only problem is that at this point all metrics are in the
Host and not exposed in a packet. To do that, we need a third packet.
5.5 Step 5
Packet 3 is sent from Host A to Host B.
+----------+ +----------+
| | | |
| Host | ----------> | Host |
| A | | B |
| | | |
+----------+ +----------+
PDM Contents:
PSNTP : Packet Sequence Number This Packet: 26
PSNLR : Packet Sequence Number Last Received: 12
DELTALR : Delta Last Received: 0
SCALEDL : Scale of Delta LR 0
DELTALS : Delta Last Sent: 105e (12 seconds)
SCALEDL : Scale of Delta LR 26
TIMEBASE : Granularity of Time: 00 (Picoseconds)
To calculate Two-Way Delay, any packet capture device may look at
these packets and do what is necessary.
6 Security Considerations
There are no security considerations.
7 IANA Considerations
There are no IANA considerations.
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8 References
8.1 Normative References
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC2460] Deering, S. and R. Hinden, "Internet Protocol, Version 6
(IPv6) Specification", RFC 2460, December 1998.
[RFC2681] Almes, G., Kalidindi, S., and M. Zekauskas, "A Round-trip
Delay Metric for IPPM", RFC 2681, September 1999.
[RFC2780] Bradner, S. and V. Paxson, "IANA Allocation Guidelines For
Values In the Internet Protocol and Related Headers", BCP 37, RFC
2780, March 2000.
[IBM-POPS] IBM Corporation, "IBM z/Architecture Principles of
Operation", SA22-7832, 1990-2012
8.2 Informative References
[ELK-PDM] Elkins, N., "draft-elkins-6man-ipv6-pdm-dest-option-08",
Internet Draft, October 2014. [Work in Progress]
[TRAM-TCPM] Trammel, B., "Encoding of Time Intervals for the TCP
Timestamp Option-01", Internet Draft, July 2013. [Work in Progress]
9 Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank Keven Haining, Al Morton, Brian
Trammel, David Boyes, and Rick Troth for their comments and
assistance.
Authors' Addresses
Nalini Elkins
Inside Products, Inc.
36A Upper Circle
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
United States
Phone: +1 831 659 8360
Email: nalini.elkins@insidethestack.com
http://www.insidethestack.com
Robert Hamilton
Chemical Abstracts Service
A Division of the American Chemical Society
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2540 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, Ohio 43202
United States
Phone: +1 614 447 3600 x2517
Email: rhamilton@cas.org
http://www.cas.org
Michael S. Ackermann
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
P.O. Box 2888
Detroit, Michigan 48231
United States
Phone: +1 310 460 4080
Email: mackermann@bcbsmi.com
http://www.bcbsmi.com
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