Structured Connection ID Carrying Metadata
draft-shi-quic-structured-connection-id-00
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draft-shi-quic-structured-connection-id-00
QUIC H. Shi
Internet-Draft Huawei Technologies
Intended status: Standards Track 13 March 2023
Expires: 14 September 2023
Structured Connection ID Carrying Metadata
draft-shi-quic-structured-connection-id-00
Abstract
This document describes a mechanism to carry the metadata in the QUIC
connection ID so that the intermediary can perform optimization.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1. Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Structured Connection ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1. Introduction
Nowadays, the media application are usually able to dynamically
adjust the size and quality of the stream to adapt to the fluctuating
network conditions. However, for the high throughput and low latency
media traffic, adaptation only by the endpoint is not good enough,
especially when the network condition is challenging, such as the
wireless networks discussed in
[I-D.kaippallimalil-tsvwg-media-hdr-wireless] and
[I-D.defoy-moq-relay-network-handling]. To this end, it is desirable
to have the intermediary performing optimization for the endpoint.
For example, low priority packets can be dropped to save the resource
when network is congested.
One example of such an intermediary is the relay in the Media over
QUIC working group. To quote the charter from the MoQ working group.
"Media over QUIC (moq) will develop a simple low-latency media
delivery solution for ingest and distribution of media. This
solution addresses use cases including live streaming, gaming, and
media conferencing and will scale efficiently." "Even when media
content is end-to-end encrypted, the relays can access metadata
needed for caching (such as timestamp), making media forwarding
decisions (such as drop or delay under congestion), and so on."
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Due to the end-to-end encryption of the QUIC, the intermediary does
not have the necessary metadata to perform optimization. Similar
problem exists when the media is encrypted and transferred using SRTP
[RFC3711]. To solve the problem, [I-D.ietf-avtext-framemarking]
defines an extension of the RTP header containing the video frame
information. This document defines an extension of QUIC header,
using the connection ID to carry the necessary metadata. To mitigate
the linkability between the multiple connection IDs of the same
connection and protect the privacy, the metadata MAY be encrypted and
only decrypted by authenticated intermediary. Similar to
[I-D.ietf-quic-load-balancers], a configuration agent is used to
distribute the encryption parameters and the template of the
metadata.
2. Terminology
This document uses terms in the [I-D.ietf-quic-load-balancers]:
* "client" and "server" refer to the QUIC endpoint.
* Intermediary refers to a network element which forwards QUIC
packets and does not possess the QUIC connection keys. Such an
intermediary can be QUIC proxy defined in the MASQUE working
group, wireless node described in the
[I-D.kaippallimalil-tsvwg-media-hdr-wireless] and relay defined in
the Media over QUIC working group.
* CID: Connection ID in the QUIC header.
* Configuration agent: An entity that distributes the encryption
parameter and the template of the metadata field.
All wire formats will be depicted using the notation defined in
Section 1.3 of [RFC9000].
2.1. Requirements Language
The key words "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.
3. Architecture
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+ --------------+
| Configuration |
+-------------------+ agent +-------------------+
/ +------+--------+ \
/Config Parameters and template of the Metadata field in CID\
/ | \
/ _______ | _______ \
+---V----+ ( ) +------v-------+ ( ) +-----v----+
| Client +----( Network )----+ Intermediary +----( Network )----+ Server |
+--------+ (_______) +--------------+ (_______) +----------+
Figure 1: Architecture of the intermediary
Figure 1 shows the architecture of the optimization intermediary.
The sender endpoint encode the metadata into the connection ID field
(See Section 4). The intermediary performs the related optimization
based on the metadata. Since different applications may need to
expose different metadata to the intermediary, a template is used to
define the content and the format of metadata. The template is
determined and distributed by a configuration agent. If the network
between the intermediary and endpoints is not trusted by endpoints,
the metadata MAY be encrypted. In this case, the parameter for
encryption MUST be shared only to the authenticated intermediary
through the configuration agent. The means of the authentication and
the distribution of these parameters and template is not in the scope
of this document.
4. Structured Connection ID
Structured Connection ID {
Config Parameters (8),
Metadata (40...152),
}
Figure 2: Format of structured CID
The format of the structured connection ID is shown in Figure 2. The
content and the format of the metadata field is defined by a template
and shared between an endpoint and the intermediary. For example,
the media frame information in Section 3.1 of
[I-D.ietf-avtext-framemarking] and the service requirement such as
delay and importance in Section 5 of
[I-D.kaippallimalil-tsvwg-media-hdr-wireless-01] can be used as a
template.
If an intermediary acts as both the load balancer and the
optimization point and they share the same trust relationship, the
Metadata and the Server ID defined in [I-D.ietf-quic-load-balancers]
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can be put together and share the same Config Parameter. Otherwise,
if a QUIC connection goes through both load balancer and optimization
point, additional mechanism is needed for the coexist of the metadata
and the Server ID. The detail will be worked out in the later
version.
5. Security Considerations
TBD
6. References
6.1. Normative References
[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/rfc/rfc2119>.
[RFC3711] Baugher, M., McGrew, D., Naslund, M., Carrara, E., and K.
Norrman, "The Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP)",
RFC 3711, DOI 10.17487/RFC3711, March 2004,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3711>.
[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/rfc/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/rfc/rfc9000>.
6.2. Informative References
[I-D.defoy-moq-relay-network-handling]
de Foy, X. and R. Krishna, "MOQ Relays for Support of
High-Throughput Low-Latency Traffic", Work in Progress,
Internet-Draft, draft-defoy-moq-relay-network-handling-01,
23 January 2023, <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/
draft-defoy-moq-relay-network-handling-01>.
[I-D.ietf-avtext-framemarking]
Zanaty, M., Berger, E., and S. Nandakumar, "Frame Marking
RTP Header Extension", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft,
draft-ietf-avtext-framemarking-13, 11 November 2021,
<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-avtext-
framemarking-13>.
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[I-D.ietf-quic-load-balancers]
Duke, M., Banks, N., and C. Huitema, "QUIC-LB: Generating
Routable QUIC Connection IDs", Work in Progress, Internet-
Draft, draft-ietf-quic-load-balancers-15, 24 October 2022,
<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-quic-
load-balancers-15>.
[I-D.kaippallimalil-tsvwg-media-hdr-wireless]
Kaippallimalil, J. and S. Gundavelli, "Media Header
Extensions for Wireless Networks", Work in Progress,
Internet-Draft, draft-kaippallimalil-tsvwg-media-hdr-
wireless-01, 20 February 2023,
<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-
kaippallimalil-tsvwg-media-hdr-wireless-01>.
[I-D.kaippallimalil-tsvwg-media-hdr-wireless-01]
Kaippallimalil, J. and S. Gundavelli, "Media Header
Extensions for Wireless Networks", Work in Progress,
Internet-Draft, draft-kaippallimalil-tsvwg-media-hdr-
wireless-01, 20 February 2023,
<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-
kaippallimalil-tsvwg-media-hdr-wireless-01>.
Author's Address
Hang Shi
Huawei Technologies
China
Email: shihang9@huawei.com
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