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RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Port for Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) Sessions
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draft-ietf-avt-rtcp-port-for-ssm-04
AVT                                                             A. Begen
Internet-Draft                                                     Cisco
Updates:  5760 (if approved)                           December 15, 2010
Intended status:  Standards Track
Expires:  June 18, 2011

  RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Port for Source-Specific Multicast (SSM)
                                Sessions
                  draft-ietf-avt-rtcp-port-for-ssm-04

Abstract

   The Session Description Protocol (SDP) has an attribute that allows
   RTP applications to specify an address and a port associated with the
   RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) traffic.  In RTP-based source-specific
   multicast (SSM) sessions, the same attribute is used to designate the
   address and the RTCP port of the Feedback Target in the SDP
   description.  However, the RTCP port associated with the SSM session
   itself cannot be specified by the same attribute to avoid ambiguity,
   and thus, is required to be derived from the "m=" line of the media
   description.  Deriving the RTCP port from the "m=" line imposes an
   unnecessary restriction.  This document removes this restriction by
   introducing a new SDP attribute.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   2.  Requirements Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   3.  The 'multicast-rtcp' Attribute  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   4.  SDP Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
   5.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
   6.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
     6.1.  Registration of SDP Attributes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
   7.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     8.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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1.  Introduction

   The Session Description Protocol (SDP) [RFC4566] has an attribute
   that allows RTP applications [RFC3550] to specify an address and a
   port associated with the RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) traffic
   [RFC3605].  This attribute is called 'rtcp'.

   Now consider a network where one or more media senders send RTP
   packets to a distribution source, which then multicasts these RTP
   packets to multicast receivers using a source-specific multicast
   (SSM) arrangement [RFC5760].  The distribution source also multicasts
   the forward RTCP traffic (i.e., RTCP sender reports and receiver
   reports or their summaries) to the receivers in the same SSM session.

   In RTP-based SSM sessions, the 'rtcp' attribute is used to designate
   the address and the RTCP port of the Feedback Target in the SDP
   description [RFC5760].  However, the RTCP port associated with the
   SSM session itself cannot be specified by the same attribute since it
   could potentially cause ambiguity.  Thus, the multicast RTCP port is
   required to be derived from the "m=" line of the media description
   (See Section 10.2 of [RFC5760]) by following the +1 rule.  However,
   [RFC3550] lifted the requirement for the +1 rule since it imposed an
   unnecessary restriction on RTCP port selection.

   In this specification, we introduce a new SDP attribute to remove
   this restriction.  The new attribute allows the multicast sender to
   use its desired port in the RTCP session.  This document updates
   [RFC5760].

2.  Requirements Notation

   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].

3.  The 'multicast-rtcp' Attribute

   In RTP-based SSM sessions, the distribution source can use different
   multicast RTP and RTCP ports to send the RTP and RTCP packets,
   respectively.  Alternatively, the distribution source can use RTP/
   RTCP port muxing [RFC5761], in which case the RTP and RTCP packets
   are sent to the same destination port in the SSM session.

   For the cases when the distribution source does not want to use the
   one higher port for the RTCP traffic, this document defines a new SDP
   attribute, called 'multicast-rtcp'.  By using this attribute, the

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   distribution source uses a desired port for the SSM RTCP session.  In
   the absence of the 'multicast-rtcp' attribute, the +1 rule applies
   following [RFC5760].

   The following ABNF [RFC5234] syntax formally describes the
   'multicast-rtcp' attribute:

               rtcp-attribute = "a=multicast-rtcp:" port CRLF

         Figure 1: ABNF syntax for the 'multicast-rtcp' attribute

   Here, the 'port' token is defined as specified in Section 9 of
   [RFC4566].

   The 'multicast-rtcp' attribute is defined as both a media-level and
   session-level attribute.  Except where stated otherwise in this
   document, the rules of [RFC3550] apply.

4.  SDP Example

   In the session description shown in Figure 2, a source stream is
   multicast from a distribution source (with a source IP address of
   198.51.100.1) to the multicast destination address of 233.252.0.2 and
   port 41000.  The forward RTCP traffic is multicast in the same
   multicast group but to port 42000 as specified by the "a=multicast-
   rtcp:42000" line.  A feedback target with an address of 192.0.2.1 and
   port of 43000 is specified by the 'rtcp' attribute.

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           v=0
           o=ali 1122334455 1122334466 IN IP4 ssm.example.com
           s='multicast-rtcp' Example
           t=0 0
           a=rtcp-unicast:rsi
           m=video 41000 RTP/AVPF 98
           i=Multicast Stream
           c=IN IP4 233.252.0.2/255
           a=source-filter:incl IN IP4 233.252.0.2 198.51.100.1
           a=rtpmap:98 MP2T/90000
           a=multicast-rtcp:42000
           a=rtcp:43000 IN IP4 192.0.2.1
           a=mid:1

       Figure 2: Example SDP showing the use of the 'multicast-rtcp'
                                 attribute

5.  Security Considerations

   The 'multicast-rtcp' attribute is not believed to introduce any
   significant security risk to multimedia applications.  A malevolent
   third party could use this attribute to redirect the RTCP traffic,
   but this requires intercepting and rewriting the packets carrying the
   SDP description; and if an interceptor can do that, many more attacks
   are possible, including a wholesale change of the addresses and port
   numbers at which the media will be sent.

   In order to avoid attacks of this sort, the SDP description needs to
   be integrity protected and provided with source authentication.  This
   can, for example, be achieved on an end-to-end basis using S/MIME
   [RFC5652] when SDP is used in a signaling packet using MIME types
   (application/sdp).  Alternatively, HTTPS [RFC2818] or the
   authentication method in the Session Announcement Protocol (SAP)
   [RFC2974] could be used as well.

6.  IANA Considerations

   The following contact information shall be used for all registrations
   in this document:

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   Ali Begen
   abegen@cisco.com

   Note to the RFC Editor:  In the following, replace "XXXX" with the
   number of this document prior to publication as an RFC.

6.1.  Registration of SDP Attributes

   This document registers a new attribute name in SDP.

        SDP Attribute ("att-field"):
        Attribute name:     multicast-rtcp
        Long form:          Port in the multicast RTCP session
        Type of name:       att-field
        Type of attribute:  Media or session level
        Subject to charset: No
        Purpose:            Specifies the port for the SSM RTCP session
        Reference:          [RFCXXXX]
        Values:             See [RFCXXXX]

7.  Acknowledgments

   Thanks to Colin Perkins amd Magnus Westerlund for suggesting the name
   for the 'multicast-rtcp' attribute and providing text for portions of
   this specification.  Some parts of this specification are based on
   [RFC3605] and [RFC5760].  So, also thanks to those who contributed to
   those specifications.

8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

   [RFC3550]  Schulzrinne, H., Casner, S., Frederick, R., and V.
              Jacobson, "RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time
              Applications", STD 64, RFC 3550, July 2003.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [RFC4566]  Handley, M., Jacobson, V., and C. Perkins, "SDP: Session
              Description Protocol", RFC 4566, July 2006.

   [RFC5760]  Ott, J., Chesterfield, J., and E. Schooler, "RTP Control
              Protocol (RTCP) Extensions for Single-Source Multicast

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              Sessions with Unicast Feedback", RFC 5760, February 2010.

   [RFC5234]  Crocker, D. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax
              Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234, January 2008.

8.2.  Informative References

   [RFC3605]  Huitema, C., "Real Time Control Protocol (RTCP) attribute
              in Session Description Protocol (SDP)", RFC 3605,
              October 2003.

   [RFC5761]  Perkins, C. and M. Westerlund, "Multiplexing RTP Data and
              Control Packets on a Single Port", RFC 5761, April 2010.

   [RFC5652]  Housley, R., "Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)", STD 70,
              RFC 5652, September 2009.

   [RFC2818]  Rescorla, E., "HTTP Over TLS", RFC 2818, May 2000.

   [RFC2974]  Handley, M., Perkins, C., and E. Whelan, "Session
              Announcement Protocol", RFC 2974, October 2000.

Author's Address

   Ali Begen
   Cisco
   181 Bay Street
   Toronto, ON  M5J 2T3
   Canada

   Email:  abegen@cisco.com

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