Technical Summary
This document provides different IPv6 link models that are suitable
for 802.16 based networks and provides analysis of various
considerations for each link model and the applicability of each link
model under different deployment scenarios.
Working Group Summary
This document is result of a Design Team that was formed
to analyze the IPv6 link models for 802.16 based networks.
Based on the recommendations of the design team and this
document, the working group has chosen the unique-prefix-per-
link/mn model over the previously assumed shared prefix
model. The new model is in use in the IPv6 over 802.16 IPCS
document (draft-ietf-16ng-ipv6-over-ipv6cs), and has also
been adopted by the Wimax Forum.
Protocol Quality
Jari Arkko has revied this document for the IESG.
Note to RFC Editor
Please insert "IEEE" in front of references to 802.16
or other IEEE specification numbers throughout the
document, including the title.
Please expand "MS" to "MS (Mobile Station)" on first
occurence in Section 1. Similarly, expand "BS" to
"BS (Base Station)". And later in the document,
"CS" to "CS (Convergence Sublayer)".
Please expand "MLD" to "MLD (Multicast Listener
Discovery)" in Section 3.1.3.
Please add the following informative reference:
[WiMAXArch]
"WiMAX End-to-End Network Systems Architecture
http://www.wimaxforum.org/technology/documents",
August 2006.
and refer to that from Section 1, 2nd paragraph, 1st sentence.
In Section 3.1, change "on per MS basis" to "on a per MS basis".
Also in Section 3.1, paragraph 1: change "does not any multicast"
to "does not provide any multicast". And change "illustrates high"
to "illustrate a". Finally, change "one more" to "one or more".
Change the section titles (3 instances) that say "Reuse of
Existing Standards" to "Reuse of Existing Specifications".
Replace the text in the Security Considerations section
with the following:
This document provides the analysis of various IPv6 link models for
IEEE 802.16 based networks and this document as such does not
introduce any new security threats. No matter what the link model
is, the networks employ the same link-layer security mechanisms
defined in [5]. However, the chosen link model affects the scope
of link local communication, and this may have security implications
for protocols that are designed to work within the link scope. This
is the concern for shared link model compared other models wherein
private resources e.g. personal printer cannot be put onto a public
WiMAX network. This may restrict the usage of shared prefix model
to enterprise environments.
The Neighbor Discovery related security issues are document in [RFC
2461] [RFC 2462] and these are applicable for all the models
described in this documents. The model specific security
considerations are documented in their respective protocol
specifications.
Place a new top-level section between Sections 5 and 6:
X. Effect on Routing
The model used for in a 802.16 network may have a significant
impact on how routing protocols are run over such a network.
The deployment model presented in this document discusses the
least impacting model on routing as connectivity on the provider
edge is intentionally limited to point to point connectivity
from one BS to any one of multiple MSs. Any other deployment
model may cause a significant impact on routing protocols,
however, but they are outside the scope of this document.