Technical Summary
As the deployment of third and fourth generation cellular networks
progresses, a large number of cellular hosts are being connected to
the Internet. Standardization organizations have made Internet
Protocol version 6 (IPv6) mandatory in their specifications.
However, the concept of IPv6 covers many aspects and numerous
specifications. In addition, the characteristics of cellular links
in terms of bandwidth, cost and delay put special requirements on how
IPv6 is used. This document considers IPv6 for cellular hosts that
attach to the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System (UMTS), or Evolved Packet System (EPS)
networks (Hereafter collectively referred to as 3GPP networks). This
document also lists out specific IPv6 functionalities that need to be
implemented in addition what is already prescribed in the IPv6 Node
Requirements document. It also discusses some issues related to the
use of these components when operating in these networks. This
document obsoletes RFC 3316.
Working Group Summary
IPv6 Operations contains a number of sub-communities, which include
operators of various categories, vendors of various categories, academics,
researchers, and others. This document, which is intended to replace
RFC 3316, was primarily of interest to the vendors of mobile networking
equipment, including handsets, cell equipment, and network back ends.
It was also reviewed by the Mobile Network operators, including several
of the authors of draft-ietf-v6ops-mobile-device-profile, which was
developed at the same time. While there were comments and improvements
made on the draft, it was not particularly controversial.
Document Quality
The document is a requirements document describing IPv6 capabilities
required in mobile network devices. It is consistent with RFC 3316 an with the
Node Requirements.
Personnel
The Document Shepherd is Fred Baker. The AD is Joel Jaeggli.