Header compression and multiplexing in LISP
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Locator/ID Separation Protocol Working Group                  J. Saldana
Internet-Draft                                      J. Fernandez Navajas
Intended status: Experimental                                J. Ruiz Mas
Expires: September 3, 2018                        University of Zaragoza
                                                           March 2, 2018

              Header compression and multiplexing in LISP
                   draft-saldana-lisp-compress-mux-04

Abstract

   When small payloads are transmitted through a packet-switched
   network, the resulting overhead may result significant.  This is
   stressed in the case of LISP, where a number of headers have to be
   added to each packet.

   This document proposes a way to send together, into a single packet,
   a number of small packets, which are in the buffer of a ITR, having
   the same ETR as destination.  This way, they can share a single LISP
   header, and therefore bandwidth savings can be obtained, and a
   reduction in the overall number of packets sent to the network can be
   achieved.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.1.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Native LISP and proposed solutions  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     2.1.  Basic multiplexing method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     2.2.  Multiplexing method based on Simplemux  . . . . . . . . .   5
     2.3.  Header compression and multiplexing method  . . . . . . .   5
   3.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   4.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   5.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   6.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     6.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     6.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8

1.  Introduction

   The rate of small packets present in the Internet is significant
   [Simplemux_CIT].  First, TCP Acknowledgements (ACKs), which may have
   no payload, are sent in every TCP connection.  In addition some
   services with real-time and interactivity constraints (VoIP,
   videoconferencing, telemedicine, video surveillance, online gaming,
   etc.) generate a traffic profile consisting of high rates of small
   packets, which are necessary in order to transmit frequent updates
   between the two extremes of the communication.  In addition, some
   other services also use small packets as e.g., instant messaging, M2M
   (Machine to Machine) services sending collected data in sensor
   networks or IoT scenarios using wireless links.

   When small payloads are transmitted through a packet-switched
   network, the resulting overhead may result significant.  This is more
   signifcant in the case of tunneling protocols, where a number of
   headers are prepended to a packet.

   In the case of LISP, this overhead may be further stressed.  As an
   example, an IPv4 TCP ACK (40 bytes), sent with standard LISP over
   IPv4 requires 76 bytes (96 if IPv6 is used by one of the IP headers).
   Or an RTP packet with e.g. 20 bytes of payload, using standard LISP
   over IPv4, requires 96 bytes (116 if IPv6 is used in one of the IP
   headers).

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