Delay-Tolerant Networking TCP Convergence Layer Protocol Version 4
draft-ietf-dtn-tcpclv4-08

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Delay Tolerant Networking                                       B. Sipos
Internet-Draft                                           RKF Engineering
Obsoletes: 7242 (if approved)                                  M. Demmer
Intended status: Standards Track                             UC Berkeley
Expires: November 21, 2018                                        J. Ott
                                                        Aalto University
                                                            S. Perreault
                                                            May 20, 2018

   Delay-Tolerant Networking TCP Convergence Layer Protocol Version 4
                       draft-ietf-dtn-tcpclv4-08

Abstract

   This document describes a revised protocol for the TCP-based
   convergence layer (TCPCL) for Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN).  The
   protocol revision is based on implementation issues in the original
   TCPCL Version 3 and updates to the Bundle Protocol contents,
   encodings, and convergence layer requirements in Bundle Protocol
   Version 7.  Specifically, the TCPCLv4 uses CBOR-encoded BPv7 bundles
   as its service data unit being transported and provides a reliable
   transport of such bundles.  Several new IANA registries are defined
   for TCPCLv4 which define some behaviors inherited from TCPCLv3 but
   with updated encodings and/or semantics.

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Internet-Draft                 DTN TCPCLv4                      May 2018

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.1.  Convergence Layer Services  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   2.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     2.1.  Definitions Specific to the TCPCL Protocol  . . . . . . .   6
   3.  General Protocol Description  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     3.1.  TCPCL Session Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     3.2.  Transfer Segmentation Policies  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     3.3.  Example Message Exchange  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   4.  Session Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     4.1.  TCP Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     4.2.  Contact Header  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     4.3.  Contact Validation and Negotiation  . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     4.4.  Session Security  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
       4.4.1.  TLS Handshake Result  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       4.4.2.  Example TLS Initiation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
     4.5.  Message Type Codes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
     4.6.  Session Initialization Message (SESS_INIT)  . . . . . . .  18
       4.6.1.  Session Extension Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
     4.7.  Session Parameter Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
   5.  Established Session Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
     5.1.  Upkeep and Status Messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
       5.1.1.  Session Upkeep (KEEPALIVE)  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
       5.1.2.  Message Rejection (MSG_REJECT)  . . . . . . . . . . .  23
     5.2.  Bundle Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
       5.2.1.  Bundle Transfer ID  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
       5.2.2.  Transfer Initialization (XFER_INIT) . . . . . . . . .  25
       5.2.3.  Data Transmission (XFER_SEGMENT)  . . . . . . . . . .  28
       5.2.4.  Data Acknowledgments (XFER_ACK) . . . . . . . . . . .  29