Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Profile for Mobile Devices
draft-ietf-v6ops-mobile-device-profile-01
V6OPS Working Group D. Binet
Internet-Draft M. Boucadair
Intended status: Informational France Telecom
Expires: September 28, 2013 A. Vizdal
Deutsche Telekom AG
C. Byrne
T-Mobile
G. Chen
China Mobile
March 27, 2013
Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Profile for Mobile Devices
draft-ietf-v6ops-mobile-device-profile-01
Abstract
This document specifies an IPv6 profile for mobile devices. It lists
the set of features a mobile device is to be compliant with to
connect to an IPv6-only or dual-stack mobile network.
This document defines a different profile than the one for general
connection to IPv6 mobile networks defined in [RFC3316]. In
particular, this document identifies also features to ensure IPv4
service continuity over an IPv6-only transport.
Both Hosts and devices with LAN capabilities are in scope.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1. Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2. Special Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Connectivity Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1. WiFi Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3. Advanced Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. Cellular Devices with LAN Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5. APIs & Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
8. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1. Introduction
IPv6 deployment in mobile networks is the only perennial solution to
the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses in those networks. Several mobile
operators already deployed IPv6 or are in the pre-deployment phase.
One of the major hurdles encountered by mobile operators is the
availability of non-broken IPv6 implementation in mobile devices.
Some vendors are already proposing some mobile devices with a set of
IPv6 features, but the majority of devices are still lacking IPv6
support.
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[RFC3316] lists a set of features to be supported by cellular hosts
to connect to 3GPP cellular networks. Since the publication of that
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