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draft-ietf-dtn-bpbis-10

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Delay-Tolerant Networking Working Group                     S. Burleigh
Internet Draft                          JPL, Calif. Inst. Of Technology
Intended status: Standards Track                                K. Fall
Expires: February 2018                            Nefeli Networks, Inc.
                                                             E. Birrane
                                          APL, Johns Hopkins University
                                                      November 27, 2017

                         Bundle Protocol Version 7
                        draft-ietf-dtn-bpbis-10.txt

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Abstract

   This Internet Draft presents a specification for Bundle Protocol,
   adapted from the experimental Bundle Protocol specification
   developed by the Delay-Tolerant Networking Research group of the
   Internet Research Task Force and documented in RFC 5050.

Table of Contents

   1. Introduction...................................................3
   2. Conventions used in this document..............................5
   3. Service Description............................................5
      3.1. Definitions...............................................5
      3.2. Discussion of BP concepts.................................9
      3.3. Services Offered by Bundle Protocol Agents...............12
   4. Bundle Format.................................................12
      4.1. BP Fundamental Data Structures...........................13
         4.1.1. CRC Type............................................13
         4.1.2. CRC.................................................13
         4.1.3. Bundle Processing Control Flags.....................13
         4.1.4. Block Processing Control Flags......................14
         4.1.5. Identifiers.........................................15
            4.1.5.1. Endpoint ID....................................15
            4.1.5.2. Node ID........................................16
         4.1.6. DTN Time............................................17
         4.1.7. Creation Timestamp..................................17
         4.1.8. Block-type-specific Data............................17
      4.2. Bundle Representation....................................17
         4.2.1. Bundle..............................................18
         4.2.2. Primary Bundle Block................................18
         4.2.3. Canonical Bundle Block Format.......................20
      4.3. Extension Blocks.........................................21
         4.3.1. Previous Node.......................................21
         4.3.2. Bundle Age..........................................22
         4.3.3. Hop Count...........................................22
   5. Bundle Processing.............................................23
      5.1. Generation of Administrative Records.....................23
      5.2. Bundle Transmission......................................24
      5.3. Bundle Dispatching.......................................24
      5.4. Bundle Forwarding........................................24
         5.4.1. Forwarding Contraindicated..........................26
         5.4.2. Forwarding Failed...................................26
      5.5. Bundle Expiration........................................27