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Signalling CC Parameters for Careful Resume using QUIC
draft-kuhn-quic-bdpframe-extension-05

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draft-kuhn-quic-bdpframe-extension-05
Internet Engineering Task Force                                  N. Kuhn
Internet-Draft                                       Thales Alenia Space
Intended status: Standards Track                              E. Stephan
Expires: 5 September 2024                                         Orange
                                                            G. Fairhurst
                                                               R. Secchi
                                                  University of Aberdeen
                                                              C. Huitema
                                                    Private Octopus Inc.
                                                            4 March 2024

         Signalling CC Parameters for Careful Resume using QUIC
                 draft-kuhn-quic-bdpframe-extension-05

Abstract

   This document describes an extension for QUIC.  This enables the
   exchange of Congestion Control (CC) parameters related to the
   characteristics of the between the sender and the receiver during a
   connection.  These CC parameters allow a receiver to prepare to use
   additional capacity that is made available when using Careful Resume.
   It can also allow a receiver to request that previously computed CC
   parameters, are not used when the receiver has additional information
   about the current path or traffic that is to be sent.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.1.  Three approaches  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.2.  Example Cases where a Receiver might decide not to request
           use of saved CC Params  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.3.  Example Cases where a Receiver might tune based on saved CC
           Params  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   2.  Notation and Terms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     2.1.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   3.  Signalling CC Parameters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.1.  Extension Activation
           (enable_careful_resume_indication)  . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.2.  The CC Params . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.3.  Transporting the CC Params (careful_resume_indication)  .   7
     3.4.  Request to use the saved CC Params
           (careful_resume_request)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     3.5.  Request to avoid using the saved CC Params
           (careful_resume_avoid)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   4.  Discussion  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     4.1.  Use of the saved CC Params  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     4.2.  Identifying the Path  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     4.3.  Example use of an Endpoint Token  . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     4.4.  Security Topics Related to use of the Endpoint Token  . .  11
     4.5.  Using the CC Params with Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   5.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   6.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     7.1.  Protection from Malicious Receivers . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     8.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
   Appendix A.  Change Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

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1.  Introduction

   This document extends the Careful Resume method
   [I-D.ietf-tsvwg-careful-resume] to allow sender-generated Congestion
   Control parameters (CC params) to be stored at the receiver, and used
   by the sender to resume a subsequent connection.

   Transferring these CC params to a receiver can release the sender
   from needing to retain this state for each receiver.  The method also
   allows a receiver to implement a policy that informs a sender whether
   the receiver desires the sender to reuse any previously saved CC
   params.  A sender can independently decide whether to use Careful
   Resume.

   This specifies both sender and receiver changes.  If a sender does
   not support the current method, it will ignore the requests made by
   the receiver.  If a receiver does not support the method, the sender
   does not receive any of the specified requests.

1.1.  Three approaches

   This section identifies three approaches to implement the storage of
   CC params:

      (1) The saved CC params are stored at the sender ("Local
      storage").  They are not sent to a receiver, this does not use the
      method in this specification;

      (2) The saved CC params are transmitted to the receiver in an
      opaque record.  A receiver can choose to use the CC params when
      reconnecting, but is unable to read the value of the CC params;

      (3) The saved CC params are transmitted to a receiver, in a format
      that allows parameters to be read.  A receiver can choose to use
      CC params when reconnecting, and is able to read the value of the
      CC params to decide whether to accept or not the use of these
      parameters.  This is the method described in this specification.

1.2.  Example Cases where a Receiver might decide not to request use of
      saved CC Params

   A receiver using approaches 2 or 3 can choose whether to request or
   avoid use of the saved CC params.  This can be based on local
   knowledge of the network conditions, connectivity, or connection
   requirements.

   Four cases are identified where Careful Resume would not be
   appropriate and using the saved CC params could increase congestion:

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   1.  The network path has changed and the new path is different.  This
       might be evident from a change of local interface, a change in
       the sender IP address, or similar indication from the network.
       The saved CC params are not appropriate to the new path.

   2.  Measured data indicates a change in the network path
       characteristics, but the path has not changed.  This case might
       be indicated by a change in the RTT, or evident by loss observed
       at the start of the new connection.  (This case could also be
       detected in the Careful Resume Reconnaissance Phase.)  The saved
       CC params are no longer appropriate to use.

   3.  There is a notification that the path characteristics have
       changed and it is expected that the current capacity has reduced.
       Examples include: notification of changes in the link propagation
       conditions, notification of a change in the operational mode of a
       link, or awareness of a new limitation in the hardware platform.

   4.  The saved CC params are not within the stated LifeTime.  It is no
       longer reasonable to expect the path to have same
       characteristics.

   In all these examples, use of the saved CC params could increase
   congestion, and a receiver could wish to reject the use of the saved
   CC params.  The sender reverts to the normal QUIC CC behavior
   [RFC9002].

1.3.  Example Cases where a Receiver might tune based on saved CC Params

   Where a receiver is aware it is using a path with a high Bandwidth-
   Delay Product (BDP), approach 3 allows it to adapt other protocol
   parameters to better utilize the available capacity, e.g., to
   estimate a larger size for the flow credit.

   Some designs of application do not use long-lasting transport
   connections.  Instead, they use a series of shorter connections,
   typically each using the same path.  This style of application can
   benefit when the receiver provides an estimate of the expected
   characteristics (e.g., to adapt the content of quality for a video
   application; or anticipate the time taken to complete the
   transmission of an object).  An example scenario considers a client
   using Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTPS (DASH) that is unable to
   receive sufficient data to reach the desired video playback quality
   supported by the path, because the video transport needs to
   independently determine the path capacity for each video chunk.  In
   this example, a lower transfer rate is safe, but could lead to an
   overly conservative requested rate when the rate is based on the
   video transport performance.  Using the CC param information, the

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   client requests could be adapted based on the previously observed
   path characteristics, enabling a client to increase the requested
   quality of video chunks or to fill receiver buffers and avoid
   stalling playback.

   Even if the capacity on the forward and return paths might be
   significantly different, clients experiencing a high BDP for their
   forward path would typically also experience a high BDP for their
   return path.  The CC params related to the forward path could then
   potentially be used to initially adjust the transmission of data
   using the return path.

2.  Notation and Terms

   *  BDP: Bandwidth Delay Product of the path (maximum path capacity);

   *  saved_cwnd: The capacity preserved from a previous connection,
      measured in bytes per RTT;

   *  saved_rtt: The preserved minimum RTT, corresponding to the minimum
      of a set RTT of measurements taken at the time when the saved_cwnd
      was estimated;

   *  LifeTime: The time at which CC params are no longer to be used;

   *  endpoint_token: An Endpoint Token for a receiver;

   *  secured hash: hash generated by the sender covering the list of CC
      params.  The sender uses a private key to protect this hash.

2.1.  Requirements Language

   The keywords "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
   "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP
   14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
   capitals, as shown here.

   Variable-length integer encoding is defined in section 16 of
   [RFC9000].

3.  Signalling CC Parameters

   {XXX Editor Note: This presents the current transport method to
   signal use and to send CC params.  There are various alternatives and
   the final choice is to be confirmed.}

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   The following subsections define four signals that carry transport
   control information.  The transmission of these signals is not
   limited by flow control limits of the underlying QUIC transport.

3.1.  Extension Activation (enable_careful_resume_indication)

   A receiver indicates its willingness to accept the transmission of
   careful_resume_indications from the sender by sending a
   enable_careful_resume_indication (0xTBD).  This is a transport
   parameter sent in the 1 RTT connection.

   *  0: Default value.  By default, a receiver does not activate, the
      transmission of indications.

   *  1: The value of 1 requests transmission of
      careful_resume_indications.  When the receiver activates the
      extension, it agrees to receive careful_resume_indications
      carrying CC params.

   *  All values larger than 1 are reserved for future use, and the
      receipt of these values MUST be treated as a connection error of
      type TRANSPORT_PARAMETER_ERROR [RFC9000].

   The encoding for this Transport Parameter is described in Section 18
   of [RFC9000].

   This indication has no action when the sender does not support this
   specification.

3.2.  The CC Params

   CC_params {
     Lifetime (i),
     Saved Capacity (i),
     Saved RTT (i),
     Saved Endpoint Token (...)
   }

                     Figure 1: Format of the CC Params

   The CC params comprise the following fields:

   *  LifeTime (lifetime): The extension_lifetime is a timestamp in
      milliseconds, encoded as a variable-length integer.  This
      represents the validity in time of this extension.

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   *  Saved CWND (saved_cwnd): The saved_cwnd is a value in bytes per
      RTT, encoded as a variable-length integer.  A sender bases this on
      the estimated available capacity for a connection.

   *  Saved RTT (saved_rtt): The saved_rtt is a value in milliseconds,
      encoded as a variable-length integer.  The saved_rtt is set to the
      min_rtt for a connection.

   *  Saved Endpoint Token (saved_endpoint_token) : The Endpoint Token
      is defined in [I-D.ietf-tsvwg-careful-resume], and is discussed in
      a later section.

   Careful use of the CC params is discussed in
   [I-D.ietf-tsvwg-careful-resume].

3.3.  Transporting the CC Params (careful_resume_indication)

   This section describes the careful_resume_indication.  Once the
   extension has been activated, a sender in the Careful Resume Observe
   Phase MAY send a careful_resume_indication to the receiver including
   CC params.  A sender MAY update the CC params by sending an
   additional careful_resume_indication within a connection.  The rate
   of update SHOULD be limited (e.g., much less frequent than once for
   several RTTs).

   The format of a careful_resume_indication is specified in Figure 2,
   and the format for the CC params is specified in Section 3.2.

   BDP_FRAME {
     Type (i) = 0xXXX,
     Hash (...),
     CC_params,
   }

              Figure 2: Format of a Careful Resume Indication

   *  Hash (secured_hash): The sender constructs the secured_hash over
      the set of CC params.  A sender uses this hash to detect whether
      the received CC params were modified.  A sender MUST verify the
      secured_hash for the CC params, and MUST NOT use the CC params
      when it cannot verify the secured_hash.

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   Note: Section 19.21 of [RFC9000] states "An extension to QUIC that
   wishes to use a new type of frame MUST first ensure that a peer is
   able to understand the frame.  An endpoint can use a transport
   parameter to signal its willingness to receive extension frame types.
   One transport parameter can indicate support for one or more
   extension frame types".  Implicitly, it is a protocol violation error
   to use an extension frame type that has not been approved by the peer
   by receiving a enable_careful_resume_indication.

3.4.  Request to use the saved CC Params (careful_resume_request)

   This section describes the careful_resume_request.

   A receiver MAY send a careful_resume_request to the sender to request
   use of saved CC params for the same pair of endpoints when the server
   is expected to be in the Careful Resume Reconnaissance Phase.  The
   sender decides whether to use or not the received CC params.

   Note: A receiver ought to treat the transmission of a
   careful_resume_request as an indication that the path may have a
   higher BDP, and therefore might accordingly allocate additional flow
   credit to prevent potential use of the Careful Resume method becoming
   limited by flow control.

   The format of a careful_resume_request is shown in Figure 2, and the
   format for the CC params is shown in Figure 1.

3.5.  Request to avoid using the saved CC Params (careful_resume_avoid)

   This section describes a transport parameter to a sender requesting
   it avoids using the saved cc params.  No parameters are exchanged.
   This request is sent in the 1-RTT connection.

   Note: The sender determines whether to use or not Careful Resume.
   The signal has no action when a sender does not support this
   specification.

4.  Discussion

4.1.  Use of the saved CC Params

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              Sender                                 Receiver
                |                                       |
                | <-- enable_careful_resume_indication -|
                |                                       |
                |- careful_resume_indication -->        |
                        ...
                |                                       |
                |- careful_resume_indication -->        |
                        ...
                        Connection Terminates

                        New Connection

                |           <-- careful_resume_request -|
                            or
                |             <-- careful_resume_avoid -|

                         Figure 3: Sequence Diagram

   1.  Recption of a enable_careful_resume_indication, permits a sender
       to start sending CC params using a careful_resume_indication.
       This is done in the Observe Phase of the Careful Resume method.
       Each indication includes the current RTT, measured capacity,
       requested lifetime, and receiver Endpoint Token are computed and
       are respectively stored as the saved_rtt, saved_cwnd, LifeTime
       and saved_endpoint_token.  These form a set of CC params.  The
       sender also computes a secured hash over these CC params and
       includes this within the careful_resume_indication.

   2.  When transmitted, the careful_resume_indication is encrypted by
       QUIC transport using TLS [RFC8446] [RFC9001].  The secured_hash
       is used by a sender to verify that the returned CC params were
       not modified by the receiver.

   3.  A receiver is unable to verify the secured_hash and is not
       permitted to modify any CC params, but it is expected to store
       these params and their hash.  Access to this information would
       normally be indexed on the receiver's view of the path to the
       server.  It can read any non-encrypted CC params (see
       Section 1.3).

   4.  When the receiver makes a subsequent connection, it can send the
       CC params (and the secured_hash) using a careful_resume_request
       to the sender at the start of a new connection.  These CC params
       need to be received during the Reconnaissance Phase of the
       Careful Resume method.

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   5.  Upon reception, a sender MUST verify the secured_hash, and only
       use the CC params when this is valid.  The Careful Resume method
       specifies the rules for utilizing verified CC params.

   6.  The receiver is permitted to utlize local information and then
       decide to send a careful_resume_request or a
       careful_resume_avoid.  The latter requests the sender does not
       use Careful Resume.  A receiver could alternatively decide to not
       send a careful_resume_request expressing no preference.

4.2.  Identifying the Path

   This extension is designed to avoid an opportunity for the current
   connection to be a vector for an amplification attack.  The QUIC
   address validation process, used to prevent amplification attacks,
   SHOULD be performed [RFC9000].

   An example implementation where the sender computes an Endpoint Token
   to uniquely identify the receiver is provided in Section 4.3.

   In a simple network scenario, the sending endpoint could use the IP
   source address to identify a path.  This could work when one
   globally-allocated IP address is set per interface.  There are many
   cases where the IP address would not an acceptable to identify a
   path.  Section 8 of [RFC9040] describes cases where the IP address is
   not a suitable value when performing TCP control block sharing.  In
   general the IP address of the sender is made public in the network-
   layer header of IP packets.  When sharing internal state, [RFC6973]
   identifies relevant privacy considerations.

   Examples of network uses where a source address is not a suitable
   endpoint token include:

   *  The sending endpoint might not be remotely identifiable from its
      IP address because a device on the network path translates the
      address using a form of NAT/NAPT.  In this case, a private IP
      address might be used, which does not identify a specific
      endpoint.

   *  In some cases, a sender can choose to vary the source address over
      time to avoid linkability in the observable IP header, e.g., when
      the source address embeds private information, such as an
      endpoint's MAC address/EIDID.

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   Note: There are use-cases where for the purpose of identifying a
   path, the token does not need to be globally unique, but needs to be
   sufficiently unique to prevent attempts to misrepresent the path
   being used such as an attack on the congestion controller.  Using a
   smaller size of token can add to the ambiguity set, reducing this
   likability.

   Note: A different Endpoint Token is used for each direction of
   transmission.  A receiver could decide not to uses this method to
   avoid exposing additional link-able information (but also preventing
   use of any mechanism that relies on the token).

4.3.  Example use of an Endpoint Token

   The sender computes an Endpoint Token that seeks to uniquely identify
   the path that it uses to communicate with the receiver (1) this is
   associated with the path information it sends.  The Endpoint Token
   ought to be encrypted to avoid sending link-able information
   observable to eavesdroppers on the path.  The receiver stores the
   path information together with the Endpoint Token, together with the
   sender's address/name (2).  When the receiver later wishes the sender
   to use this, it returns the information to the sender (3) together
   with the Endpoint Token.  The sender recomputes the Endpoint Token
   and compares this with the received Endpoint Token before using the
   CC params.

   1.  The Sender transmits the Endpoint Token to the Receiver;

   2.  The Receiver holds an Endpoint Token;

   3.  The Receiver transmits the Endpoint Token to the Sender.

4.4.  Security Topics Related to use of the Endpoint Token

   A number of security-related topics have been identified concerning
   the potential exposure of the identity on the path.  This information
   can also be visible in the IP source address or higher-layer data,
   but can be hidden from a remote endpoint using methods such as MASQUE
   proxy.  When used to inform the transport system using a layered
   proxy, the transport endpoint token refers to the endpoints of the
   outer QUIC header, and hence the proxy itself, not the end-to-end
   communication relayed by the proxy.

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   A sender or receiver might decide to not use this method if it has a
   strong requirement to prevent flows being linkable with previous
   flows to the same endpoint.  A decision not to provide an Endpoint
   Token necessarily prevents the sender from requesting the receiver to
   return path information to allow the same CC parameters to be re-
   used, potentially strengthening privacy, but consequently eliminating
   any performance benefits.

4.5.  Using the CC Params with Care

   Care is needed in the use of any temporal information to assure safe
   use of the Internet and to be robust to changes in traffic patterns,
   network routing and link/node failures.  There are cases where using
   the CC parameters of a previous connection are not appropriate, and a
   need to evaluate the potential for malicious use of this method.  The
   specification for the QUIC transport protocol [RFC9000] therefore
   notes "Generally, implementations are advised to be cautious when
   using previous values on a new path".

5.  Acknowledgments

   The authors thank Gabriel Montenegro, Patrick McManus, Ian Swett,
   Igor Lubashev, Robin Marx, Roland Bless, Franklin Simo, Kazuho Oku, Q
   Misell, and Marten Seeman for their fruitful comments on earlier
   versions of this document.

   The authors particularly thank Tom Jones for co-authoring previous
   versions of this document.

6.  IANA Considerations

   {XXX-Editor note: Text is required to register the four signals.
   Parameters are registered using the procedure defined in [RFC9000].}

7.  Security Considerations

   Security considerations for the CC method are discussed in the
   Security Considerations section of Careful Resume.

7.1.  Protection from Malicious Receivers

   The sender is required to check the integrity of the CC params using
   the hash computed over the block of CC params.  Whilst data in
   transit is protected by TLS, this has is intended to protect the data
   at rest at the receiver.  No specific hash algorithm is specified,
   because the value is only computed at the sender, and a sender can
   choose any suitable algorithm to meet its own security objectives.

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8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

   [I-D.ietf-tsvwg-careful-resume]
              Kuhn, N., Emile, S., Fairhurst, G., Secchi, R., and C.
              Huitema, "Convergence of Congestion Control from Retained
              State", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-
              tsvwg-careful-resume-07, 16 February 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-tsvwg-
              careful-resume-07>.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
              2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
              May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.

   [RFC9000]  Iyengar, J., Ed. and M. Thomson, Ed., "QUIC: A UDP-Based
              Multiplexed and Secure Transport", RFC 9000,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC9000, May 2021,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9000>.

8.2.  Informative References

   [RFC6973]  Cooper, A., Tschofenig, H., Aboba, B., Peterson, J.,
              Morris, J., Hansen, M., and R. Smith, "Privacy
              Considerations for Internet Protocols", RFC 6973,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC6973, July 2013,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6973>.

   [RFC8446]  Rescorla, E., "The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol
              Version 1.3", RFC 8446, DOI 10.17487/RFC8446, August 2018,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8446>.

   [RFC9001]  Thomson, M., Ed. and S. Turner, Ed., "Using TLS to Secure
              QUIC", RFC 9001, DOI 10.17487/RFC9001, May 2021,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9001>.

   [RFC9002]  Iyengar, J., Ed. and I. Swett, Ed., "QUIC Loss Detection
              and Congestion Control", RFC 9002, DOI 10.17487/RFC9002,
              May 2021, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9002>.

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   [RFC9040]  Touch, J., Welzl, M., and S. Islam, "TCP Control Block
              Interdependence", RFC 9040, DOI 10.17487/RFC9040, July
              2021, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9040>.

Appendix A.  Change Log

   This section to be removed prior to publication.

      -00 Introduced session tickets and BDP_FRAMEs

      -01 Reviewed receiver actions when a receiver holds CC parameters

      -02 Interim version to align with terminology in Careful Resume

      -03 Rewritten to align with Careful Resume and use the BDP_FRAME
      method.  Removed annexe 1, and discussion of session tickets,
      preferring BDP_FRAMEs.

      -04 (1) To align with Careful Resume to use saved_cwnd, after
      review of CR from Neil Cardwell.  (2) To fix the alternative of
      using resumption tokens as proposed by Marten Seeman and Kazuho
      Oku.  (3) To detail the client point of view and associated use-
      cases.  (4) Rewritten to clarify story and separately identify:
      format; transport; use; discussion.  This rev.  would also allow a
      change of transport method if the WG advises this.  (5) Specify
      two frames and two actions sending cc params.

      -05 Editorial corrections.

Authors' Addresses

   Nicolas Kuhn
   Thales Alenia Space
   Email: nicolas.kuhn.ietf@gmail.com

   Emile Stephan
   Orange
   Email: emile.stephan@orange.com

   Godred Fairhurst
   University of Aberdeen
   Department of Engineering
   Fraser Noble Building
   Aberdeen
   AB24 3UE
   United Kingdom

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   Email: gorry@erg.abdn.ac.uk

   Raffaello Secchi
   University of Aberdeen
   Department of Engineering
   Fraser Noble Building
   Aberdeen
   AB24 3UE
   United Kingdom
   Email: r.secchi@erg.abdn.ac.uk

   Christian Huitema
   Private Octopus Inc.
   Email: huitema@huitema.net

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