Mobile Ad hoc Networks                                       I. Chakeres
Internet-Draft                                                  Motorola
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                              MANET_ID TLV
                  draft-chakeres-manet-manetid-03.txt

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Abstract

   This document defines a message TLV named MANET_ID.  The MANET_ID TLV
   is used by a (DYMO) process to identify information as belonging to a
   particular (DYMO) instance.  This specification enables multiple
   instances of (DYMO) to run independently on the same node over the
   same interfaces.






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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   3.  MANET_ID TLV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
   4.  (DYMO) Protocol Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
     4.1.  (DYMO) Configuration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
     4.2.  Message Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
     4.3.  Sending Control Messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
   5.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
   6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
   7.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
     8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
     8.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
   Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements  . . . . . . . . . . 7


































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1.  Introduction

   This specification enables multiple instances of (DYMO
   [I-D.ietf-manet-dymo]) to run independently on the same node over the
   same interface(s).  This document specifies a message TLV structure
   named MANET_ID for [I-D.ietf-manet-packetbb].  This TLV is used by a
   (DYMO) process to identify its information.  On reception of a
   routing protocol message, if the value of the MANET_ID TLV is
   different from the (DYMO) routing process's configured MANET ID
   value, then the message is discarded without processing.


2.  Terminology

   The keywords "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].

   Additionally, this document uses terminology from
   [I-D.ietf-manet-packetbb].

   In this document, we define the following terminology:

   Process
      A (DYMO) process is a running instantiation of the (DYMO) routing
      protocol.

   Instance
      A (DYMO) instance is a separate protocol instance complete with
      its own protocol data structures (e.g. routing table), protocol
      state machines, and protocol processes (e.g. route discovery).

   MANET ID
      The MANET ID enables multiple instances of a (DYMO) routing
      protocol to be run independently on the same node over the same
      interface(s).  Received messages whose MANET ID value is not
      identical to the routing protocol instance's MANET ID value are
      discarded without processing.

   Process's MANET ID Value (<p_manet_id>)
      The MANET ID value associated with a (DYMO) routing process is
      referred to as its <p_manet_id>.

   Message's MANET ID Value (<m_manet_id>)
      The MANET ID value associated with a (DYMO) routing protocol
      message is carried in a MANET_ID TLV, and it is referred to as the
      message's <m_manet_id>.




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3.  MANET_ID TLV

   The MANET_ID TLV is a message TLV.  The MANET_ID TLV is a single
   value TLV as defined in [I-D.ietf-manet-packetbb].


4.  (DYMO) Protocol Operation

   This section describes specific (DYMO) routing protocol behavior
   based on <p_manet_id> and <m_manet_id>.

   NOTE: The placement of the protocol operation text within this
   document serves as a temporary location for discussion.  The protocol
   operation text here will be shifted into the protocol specifications
   of protocols that wish to use the MANET_ID TLV in the future.

4.1.  (DYMO) Configuration

   A (DYMO) routing protocol instance must be administratively
   configured to only process messages with a specific MANET_ID value,
   <p_manet_id>.

4.2.  Message Reception

   When a message is received without an MANET_ID TLV, the message's
   MANET_ID value (<m_manet_id>) is assumed to be zero (0).

   When a message is received with more than one MANET_ID TLV, it is
   invalid and MUST NOT be processed.

   When a message is received with one MANET_ID TLV, <m_manet_id> is
   contained.

   If <p_manet_id> is identical to <m_manet_id>, then the message is
   processed normally.  Otherwise, the message MUST NOT be not
   processed.

4.3.  Sending Control Messages

   When a (DYMO) process with a configured <p_manet_id> sends routing
   protocol control messages, the information MUST be identified by
   tagging it with an MANET_ID TLV containing <p_manet_id>.

   If the (DYMO) process does not have a configured <p_manet_id>, then
   it SHOULD NOT include an MANET_ID TLV.  If an MANET_ID TLV is
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5.  IANA Considerations

                              TLV Assignments

   +----------+----------+--------------------------------------------+
   | Mnemonic | TLV Type |             Assigned Type Value            |
   +----------+----------+--------------------------------------------+
   | MANET_ID |  Message | TBD1 - IANA please allocate from 0-7 range |
   +----------+----------+--------------------------------------------+

                                  Table 1


6.  Security Considerations

   The TLV specified in this document and the protocol operation
   described, do not provide any security (e.g. authentication or
   certification).


7.  Acknowledgements

   Portions of this document were based upon [I-D.ietf-manet-timetlv]
   and [RFC2740].


8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

   [I-D.ietf-manet-dymo]
              Chakeres, I. and C. Perkins, "Dynamic MANET On-demand
              (DYMO) Routing", draft-ietf-manet-dymo-11 (work in
              progress), November 2007.

   [I-D.ietf-manet-packetbb]
              Clausen, T., Dearlove, C., Dean, J., and C. Adjih,
              "Generalized MANET Packet/Message Format",
              draft-ietf-manet-packetbb-11 (work in progress),
              November 2007.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

8.2.  Informative References

   [I-D.ietf-manet-timetlv]
              Clausen, T. and C. Dearlove, "Representing multi-value



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              time in MANETs", draft-ietf-manet-timetlv-04 (work in
              progress), November 2007.

   [RFC2740]  Coltun, R., Ferguson, D., and J. Moy, "OSPF for IPv6",
              RFC 2740, December 1999.


Author's Address

   Ian D Chakeres
   Motorola
   Bagmane Tech Park
   66/1, Plot 5, CV Raman Nagar
   Bangalore, Karnataka  560093
   India

   Email: ian.chakeres@gmail.com
   URI:   http://www.ianchak.com/

































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