MIP6 Working Group V. Devarapalli
Internet-Draft Azaire Networks
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Mobile IPv6 Experimental Messages
draft-devarapalli-mip6-experimental-messages-01.txt
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Abstract
This document defines a new experimental Mobility header message and
a mobility option that can be used for experimental extensions to the
Mobile IPv6 protocol.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Experimental Mobility Header message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Experimental Mobility Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements . . . . . . . . . . 7
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1. Introduction
When experimenting with a protocol or defining a new extension to a
protocol, one needs either a protocol number, a new message or an
option to carry the information related to the experiment. Most
implementations end up using unassigned values for the new messages.
Many times this creates problems when the same value is assigned
through the IETF standards action, by IANA or if the implementation
gets deployed with these messages. Therefore it is considered a good
practice to set aside some messages for experimental purposes. The
need for experimental messages is shown in [3].
This document defines new messages for experimenting with extensions
to the Mobile IPv6 protocol. These messages should be strictly used
for experiments. Experiments that are successful should be
standardized in the IETF. An implementation MUST NOT be released or
deployed with the experimental messages.
This document defines a new Mobility Header message, the Experimental
Mobility message that can be sent at any time by the mobile node, the
home agent or the correspondent node. Since Mobility Header messages
cannot be combined and sent in one packet, there is always only one
Mobility Header message in any Mobile IPv6 packet. Home agent or
correspondent node implementations that do not recognize the mobility
message type, discard the message and send Binding Error message as
described in [2], with the Status field set to 2 (unrecognized MH
Type value). Mobile nodes that do not recognize the mobility message
type should discard the message and send an ICMP Parameter problem
with code 0.
This document also defines a new mobility option, the Experimental
Mobility option, which can be carried in any Mobility Header message.
Mobility options, by definition, can be skipped if an implementation
does not recognize the mobility option type [2].
The messages defined in this document can also be used for NEMO
implementations [4].
2. Terminology
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in [1].
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3. Experimental Mobility Header message
The following illustrates the message format for the Experimental
Mobility Header message. The 'MH Type' field in the Mobility Header
indicates that it is an Experimental Mobility Header message.
If no data is present in this message, padding is not necessary and
since the first 8 octets are excluded while calculating the length of
the message, the 'Header Len' field in the Mobility Header is set to
0.
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Reserved |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
. .
. Data .
. .
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Reserved
A 16-bit reserved field set to zero by the sender and ignored by
the receiver.
Data
Data specific to the experimental protocol extension. The total
length is indicated by the 'Header Len' field in the Mobility
Header.
4. Experimental Mobility Option
The Experimental mobility option can be included in any Mobility
Header message. If the Mobility Header message includes a Binding
Authorization Data option [2], then the Experimental Mobility Option
should appear before the Binding Authorization Data option.
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0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Type | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
. .
. Data .
. .
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Type
A 8-bit field indicating that it is an experimental mobility
option.
Length
A 8-bit indicating the length of the option in octets excluding
the Type and Length fields.
Data
Data related to the experimental protocol extension.
5. Security Considerations
Protection for the Experimental Mobility Header message and mobility
option depends on the experiment that is being carried out and the
kind of information that is being carried in the messages. If these
messages carry information that should not be revealed on the wire or
that can affect the binding cache entry at the home agent or the
correspondent node, they should be protected in a manner similar to
Binding Updates and Binding Acknowledgements.
6. IANA Considerations
The Experimental Mobility Header message defined in Section 3, should
have the type value allocated from the same space as the 'MH Type'
field in the Mobility Header [2].
The Experimental mobility option defined in Section 4, should have
the type value allocated from the same space as Mobility Options [2].
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7. Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank Jari Arkko and Basavaraj Patil with
whom the contents of this document were discussed first.
8. References
8.1. Normative References
[1] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement
Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[2] Johnson, D., Perkins, C., and J. Arkko, "Mobility Support in
IPv6", RFC 3775, June 2004.
8.2. Informative References
[3] Narten, T., "Assigning Experimental and Testing Numbers
Considered Useful", BCP 82, RFC 3692, January 2004.
[4] Devarapalli, V., Wakikawa, R., Petrescu, A., and P. Thubert,
"Network Mobility (NEMO) Basic Support Protocol", RFC 3963,
January 2005.
Author's Address
Vijay Devarapalli
Azaire Networks
4800 Great America Pkwy
Santa Clara, CA 95054
USA
Email: vijay.devarapalli@azairenet.com
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