Mobile Ad hoc Networking (MANET)                              T. Clausen
Internet-Draft                          LIX, Ecole Polytechnique, France
Intended status: Standards Track                             C. Dearlove
Expires: March 4, 2008                   BAE Systems Advanced Technology
                                                                  Centre
                                                                 J. Dean
                                               Naval Research Laboratory
                                                                C. Adjih
                                                      INRIA Rocquencourt
                                                          September 2007


                Generalized MANET Packet/Message Format
                      draft-ietf-manet-packetbb-10

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Abstract

   This document specifies a multi-message packet format that may be
   used by mobile ad hoc network routing and other protocols.


Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   2.  Terminology  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
   3.  Applicability Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
   4.  Protocol Overview and Functioning  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
   5.  Signaling Framework  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
     5.1.  Packets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
     5.2.  Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     5.3.  Packet and Message Versioning  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     5.4.  Address Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     5.5.  TLVs and TLV Blocks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
       5.5.1.  TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
       5.5.2.  TLV Inclusion and Constraints  . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
     5.6.  Malformed Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
     5.7.  Padding  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
   6.  TLV specification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
     6.1.  Address Block TLV Specification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
   7.  IANA Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
     7.1.  Message Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
     7.2.  Packet TLV Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
     7.3.  Message TLV Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
     7.4.  Address Block TLV Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
   8.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
     8.1.  Security Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
   9.  References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
     9.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
     9.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
   Appendix A.   Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
     A.1.  Address Block Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
     A.2.  TLV Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
   Appendix B.   Illustrations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
   Appendix B.1. Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
   Appendix B.2. Message and Padding  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
   Appendix B.3. Message Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
   Appendix B.4. Address Block  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
   Appendix B.5. TLV Block  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
   Appendix B.6. TLV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
   Appendix C.   Complete Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
   Appendix D.   Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
   Appendix E.   Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
   Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55



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1.  Introduction

   This document specifies the syntax of a general purpose multi-message
   packet format for information exchange between MANET routers.
   Messages consist of a message header, which is designed for control
   of message dissemination, and a message body, which contains protocol
   information.  Only the syntax of the packet and messages is
   specified.  All syntactical entities, including packets and messages,
   are specified using regular expressions.

   This document specifies:

   o  A packet format, allowing zero or more messages to be contained
      within a single transmission, and optionally including a packet
      header.  A packet with zero messages may be sent in case the only
      information to exchange is contained in the packet header (such as
      a "keep alive" sequence number).

   o  A message format, where a message is composed of a message header
      and a message body.

   o  A message header format, which may allow a node to make
      praocessing and forwarding decisions based on the node's present
      state and the message header, without inspecting and parsing the
      message body.  Message header information permits single- and
      multi-hop message diffusion.

   o  A message body format, containing attributes associated with the
      message or the originator of the message, as well as blocks of
      addresses with associated attributes.

   o  An address block format, where an address block represents sets of
      addresses in a compact (compressed) form.

   o  A generalized type-length-value (TLV) format representing
      attributes.  Multiple TLVs can be included and each associated
      with a packet, a message, an address, or a set of addresses.

   The specification has been explicitly designed with the following
   properties, listed in no particular order, in mind:

   Parsing logic  - the regular expression specification facilitates
      generic, protocol independent, parsing logic.

   Extensibility  - packets and messages defined by a protocol using
      this specification are extensible through defining new message
      types and new TLVs.  Existing protocol specifications using this
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      message types and TLVs, while correctly parsing the remainder of
      the packet and message.

   Efficiency  - when reported addresses share common bit sequences
      (e.g. prefixes or IPv6 interface identifiers) the address block
      representation allows for a compact representation.  Compact
      message headers are ensured through permitting inclusion of only
      required message header elements, unless indicated otherwise.  The
      structure of packet and message encoding allows parsing,
      verifying, and identifying individual elements in a single linear
      pass.

   Separation of forwarding and processing  - duplicate detection and
      controlled scope message forwarding decisions can be made using
      information contained in the message header, without processing
      the message body.



































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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 RFC 2119. [1].

   Additionally, this document uses the following terminology:

   Packet  - the top level entity in this specification.  Packets are
      transmitted over a single logical hop and are not forwarded.  A
      packet contains zero or more messages, and may contain a packet
      header.

   Message  - the fundamental entity carrying protocol information, in
      the form of addresses and TLVs.  Messages are transmitted in
      packets, and may be forwarded based on their header information.

   Address  - a number of octets of the same length as the source IP
      address in the IP datagram carrying the packet.  The meaning of an
      address is defined by the protocol using this specification.

   TLV  - a Type-Length-Value structure.  This is a generic way in which
      an attribute can be represented and correctly parsed, without the
      parser having to understand the attribute.

   Element  - a syntactic entity defined in the regular expression
      specification, represented using the notation <foo>.

   <foo>  - if <foo> is an 8 or 16 bit field then <foo> is also used to
      represent the value of that field.

   ?  - zero or one occurrences of the preceding element.

   *  - zero or more occurrences of the preceding element.

   bar  - a variable, usually obtained through calculations based on the
      value(s) of field(s).  Variables are introduced into the
      specification solely as a means to clarify the description.

   address-length  - a variable whose value is the length of an address
      in octets, it is 4 if using IPv4, 16 if using IPv6.










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3.  Applicability Statement

   This specification describes a generic multi-message packet format,
   for carrying MANET routing protocol signals.  The specification has
   been developed from that used by OLSR (The Optimized Link State
   Routing Protocol) [4].

   The specification is designed with IP (IPv4/IPv6) in mind.  All
   addresses within a control message are assumed to be of the same
   size, deduced from IP.  In the case of mixed IPv6 and IPv4 addresses,
   IPv4 addresses are represented as IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses as
   specified in [2].

   The messages defined by this specification are designed to carry
   routing protocol signals between MANET routers, and to support scope
   limited diffusion, as well as point to point signaling in a multi-hop
   network.

   The packets defined by this specification are designed to carry a
   number of messages in a single transmission.  The packets may be
   unicast or multicast, may be transmitted as appropriate to the
   protocol using this specification and may travel over a single
   logical hop which might consist of one or more IP hops.

   This specification is particularly appropriate for extensible
   protocols.  It offers external extensibility in the form of new
   message types.  It offers internal extensibility in the form of TLVs,
   which may be added to existing message types.

   A protocol using the multi-message packet format defined by this
   specification may constrain the syntax (for example requiring a
   specific set of message header fields) and features (for example
   specifying the suggested diffusion mechanism) that the protocol will
   employ.

















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4.  Protocol Overview and Functioning

   This specification does not describe a protocol.  It describes a
   packet format, which may be used by any mobile ad hoc network routing
   or other protocol.














































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5.  Signaling Framework

   This section provides syntactical specification of a packet,
   represented by the element <packet> and the elements from which it is
   composed.  The specification is given in the form of regular
   expressions.  Illustrations of specified elements are given in
   Appendix B.

5.1.  Packets

   <packet> is defined by:

       <packet> = {<pkt-header><pad-octet>*}?
                  {<message><pad-octet>*}*

   where <message> is defined in Section 5.2, and <pad-octet> is defined
   in Section 5.7.  Successful parsing is terminated when all octets
   (defined using the variable pkt-size below) are used.  A packet MUST
   contain either a <pkt-header> or at least one <message>.

   <pkt-header> is defined by:

       <pkt-header> = <zero>
                      <pkt-semantics>
                      <pkt-version>?
                      <pkt-size>?
                      <pkt-seq-num>?
                      <tlv-block>?

   where:

   <zero>  is an 8 bit field with all bits cleared ('0').  This field
      serves to identify that the packet starts with a <pkt-header>.

   <pkt-semantics>  is an 8 bit field, specifying the composition of the
      <pkt-header>:

      bit 0 (phasversion):  If cleared ('0'), then <pkt-version> is not
         included in the <pkt-header>.  If set ('1'), then <pkt-version>
         is included in the <pkt-header>.

      bit 1 (phassize):  if cleared ('0'), then <pkt-size> is not
         included in the <pkt-header>. if set ('1'), then <pkt-size> is
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      bit 2 (pnoseqnum):  if cleared ('0'), then <pkt-seq-num> is
         included in the <pkt-header>.  If set ('1'), then <pkt-seq-num>
         is not included in the <pkt-header>.

      bit 3 (phastlv):  if cleared ('0'), then <tlv-block> is not
         included in the <pkt-header>.  If set ('1'), then <tlv-block>
         is included in the <pkt-header>.

      bits 4-7:  are RESERVED, and MUST each be cleared ('0') to be in
         conformance with this version of the specification.

   <pkt-version>  is omitted if the phasversion bit is cleared ('0'),
      otherwise is an 8 bit field, specifying the version of this
      specification.

   <pkt-size>  is omitted if the phassize bit is cleared ('0'),
      otherwise is a 16 bit field, specifying the size of the <packet>
      counted in octets.

   <pkt-seq-num>  is omitted if the pnoseqnum bit is set ('1'),
      otherwise is a 16 bit field, specifying a packet sequence number.

   <tlv-block>  is omitted if the phastlv bit is cleared ('0'), and is
      otherwise as defined in Section 5.5.

   Note that since the message type zero is not used (see Section 7),
   the presence or absence of a packet header can be determined by
   inspecting the first octet of the packet.

   pkt-version  is a variable, defined to equal <pkt-version> if
      present, or 0 otherwise.  See Section 5.3.

   pkt-size  is a variable, defined to equal <pkt-size> if present, or
      the size of the payload of the transport protocol employed
      otherwise.

5.2.  Messages

   Information is carried through messages.  Messages contain:

   o  A message header.

   o  A message TLV block that contains zero or more TLVs, associated
      with the whole message.

   o  Zero or more address blocks, each containing one or more
      addresses.




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   o  A TLV block, containing zero or more TLVs, following each address
      block.

   <message> is defined by:

       <message>    = <msg-header>
                      <tlv-block>
                      {<addr-block><tlv-block>}*

       <msg-header> = <msg-type>
                      <msg-semantics>
                      <msg-version>?
                      <msg-size>?
                      <msg-orig-addr>?
                      <msg-hop-limit>?
                      <msg-hop-count>?
                      <msg-seq-num>?

   where:

   <tlv-block>  is as defined in Section 5.5.

   <addr-block>  is as defined in Section 5.4.

   <msg-type>  is an 8 bit field, specifying the type of message.  A
      type with all bits cleared ('0') MUST NOT be used.

   <msg-semantics>  is an 8 bit field, specifying the interpretation of
      the remainder of the message header:

      bit 0 (mhasversion):  If cleared ('0'), then <msg-version> is not
         included in the <msg-header>.  If set ('1'), then <msg-version>
         is included in the <msg-header>.

      bit 1 (mnoorig):  If cleared ('0'), then <msg-orig-addr> is
         included in the <msg-header>.  If set ('1'), then <msg-orig-
         addr> is not included in the <msg-header>.

      bit 2 (mnohoplimit):  If cleared ('0'), then <msg-hop-limit> is
         included in the <msg-header>.  If set ('1'), then <msg-hop-
         limit> is not included in the <msg-header>.

      bit 3 (mnohopcount):  If cleared ('0'), then <msg-hop-count> is
         included in the <msg-header>.  If set ('1'), then <msg-hop-
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      bit 4 (mnoseqnum):  If cleared ('0'), then <msg-seq-num> is
         included in the <msg-header>.  If set ('1'), then <msg-seq-num>
         is not included in the <msg-header>.

      bit 5 (mistypedep):  If cleared ('0'), then the message sequence
         number in the message is type-independent.  If set ('1'), then
         the message sequence number contained in the message is type
         dependent (the message originator maintains a sequence number
         specific to <msg-type>).  This bit MUST be cleared ('0') if the
         mnoorig bit is set ('1').

      bits 6-7:  are RESERVED and MUST each be cleared ('0') to be in
         conformance with this version of the specification.

      If bit 1 (mnoorig) and bit 4 (mnoseqnum) are both cleared, then
      the message header provides for duplicate suppression.

      If bit 2 (mnohoplimit) is cleared, then the message header
      provides for scope-delimited forwarding.

   <msg-version>  is omitted if the mhasversion bit is cleared ('0'),
      otherwise is an 8 bit field, specifying the version of this
      specification.

   <msg-size>  is a 16 bit field, specifying the size of the <message>,
      counted in octets.

   <msg-orig-addr>  is omitted if the mnoorig bit is set ('1'),
      otherwise is an identifier of length equal to address-length,
      which serves to uniquely identify the node that originated the
      message.

   <msg-hop-limit>  is omitted if the mnohoplimit bit is set ('1'),
      otherwise is an 8 bit field, which contains the maximum number of
      logical hops that the message should be further transmitted.

   <msg-hop-count>  is omitted if the mnohopcount bit is set ('1'),
      otherwise is an 8 bit field, which contains the number of logical
      hops that the message has traveled.

   <msg-seq-num>  is omitted if the mnoseqnum bit is set ('1'),
      otherwise is a 16 bit field, which contains a unique number,
      generated by the message's originator node.  The <msg-orig-addr>,
      <msg-seq-num>, and, if the mistypedep bit in the <msg-semantics>
      field is set, the <msg-type> of a message serves to uniquely
      identify the message in the network (within the time period until
      <msg-seq-num> wraps around to a matching value).




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   msg-version  is a variable, defined to equal <msg-version> if
      present, or to pkt-version otherwise.  See Section 5.3.

5.3.  Packet and Message Versioning

   This specification defines packets and messages of version 0 (zero),
   so that pkt-version and each msg-version MUST equal zero.  This
   SHOULD be indicated by clearing the phasversion and mhasversion bits
   in <pkt-semantics> and <msg-semantics>, respectively.

   A protocol using this specification, or any future version (i.e.
   where pkt-version or msg-version are different from zero) of this
   specification MUST specify appropriate behavior in the case where an
   incoming packet or message indicates a pkt-version or msg-version
   different from the one used by that protocol, e.g. by discarding the
   packet or message.

5.4.  Address Blocks

   An address is specified as a sequence of address-length octets of the
   form head:mid:tail.  An address block is an ordered set of addresses
   sharing the same head and tail, and having individual mids.  Network
   addresses may be represented using the PREFIX_LENGTH TLV defined in
   Section 6.

   <address-block> is defined by:

       <address-block> = <num-addr>
                         <addr-semantics>
                         <head-length>?
                         <head>?
                         <tail-length>?
                         <tail>?
                         <mid>*

   where:

   <num-addr>  is an 8 bit field containing the number of addresses
      represented in the address block, which MUST NOT be zero.

   <addr-semantics>  is an 8 bit field specifying the interpretation of
      the remainder of the address block:

      bit 0 (anohead):  if cleared ('0'), then <head-length> is included
         in the <address-block>, and <head> may be included in the
         <address-block>.  If set ('1'), then <head-length> and <head>
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      bit 1 (anotail) and bit 2 (ahaszerotail):  MUST NOT both be set
         ('1').  Otherwise, they are interpreted according to Table 1.

       +---------+--------------+---------------+-----------------+
       | anotail | ahaszerotail | <tail-length> |      <tail>     |
       +---------+--------------+---------------+-----------------+
       |    0    |       0      |    included   | may be included |
       |         |              |               |                 |
       |    0    |       1      |    included   |   not included  |
       |         |              |               |                 |
       |    1    |       0      |  not included |   not included  |
       +---------+--------------+---------------+-----------------+

                                     Table 1

      bits 3-7:  are RESERVED and MUST each be cleared ('0') to be in
         accordance with this version of the specification.

   <head-length>  if present is an 8 bit field, which contains the total
      length (in octets) of the head of all of the addresses.

   head-length  is a variable, defined to equal <head-length> if
      present, or 0 otherwise.

   <head>  is omitted if head-length == 0, otherwise it is a field of
      the head-length leftmost octets of all the addresses.

   <tail-length>  if present is an 8 bit field, which contains the total
      length (in octets) of the tail of all of the addresses.

   tail-length  is a variable, defined to equal <tail-length> if
      present, or 0 otherwise.

   <tail>  is omitted if tail-length == 0 or if the ahaszerotail bit is
      set ('1'), otherwise it is a field of the tail-length rightmost
      octets of all the addresses.  If the ahaszerotail bit is set ('1')
      then the tail-length rightmost octets of all the addresses are all
      0.

   mid-length  is a variable, which MUST be non-negative, defined by:

      *  mid-length = address-length - head-length - tail-length

   <mid>  is omitted if mid-length == 0, otherwise each <mid> is a field
      of length mid-length octets, representing the mid of the
      corresponding address in the address block.





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5.5.  TLVs and TLV Blocks

   A TLV block is defined by:

       <tlv-block> = <tlvs-length>
                     <tlv>*

   where:

   <tlvs-length>  is a 16 bit field, which contains the total length (in
      octets) of all of the immediately following <tlv> elements.

   <tlv>  is as defined in Section 5.5.1.

5.5.1.  TLVs

   There are three kinds of TLV, each represented by an element <tlv>:

   o  A packet TLV, included in a packet header.

   o  A message TLV, included in a message before all address blocks.

   o  An address block TLV, included in a TLV block following an address
      block.  An address block TLV applies to:

      *  all addresses in the address block; OR

      *  any continuous sequence of addresses in the address block; OR

      *  a single address in the address block.

   <tlv> is defined by:

       <tlv> = <tlv-type>
               <tlv-semantics>
               <tlv-type-ext>?
               <index-start>?
               <index-stop>?
               <length>?
               <value>?

   where:

   <tlv-type>  is an 8 bit field, specifying the type of the TLV,
      specific to the TLV kind (i.e. packet, message, or address block
      TLV).





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   <tlv-semantics>  is an 8 bit field specifying the interpretation of
      the remainder of the TLV:

      bit 0 (thastypeext):  if cleared ('0'), then <tlv-type-ext> is not
         included in the <tlv>.  If set ('1'), then <tlv-type-ext> is
         included in the <tlv>.

      bit 1 (tisextended) and bit 2 (tnovalue):  MUST NOT both be set
         ('1').  Otherwise, they are interpreted according to Table 2.

         +-------------+----------+--------------+--------------+
         | tisextended | tnovalue |   <length>   |    <value>   |
         +-------------+----------+--------------+--------------+
         |      0      |     0    |    8 bits    |   included   |
         |             |          |              |              |
         |      0      |     1    | not included | not included |
         |             |          |              |              |
         |      1      |     0    |    16 bits   |   included   |
         +-------------+----------+--------------+--------------+

                                     Table 2

      bit 3 (tnoindex) and bit 4 (thassingleindex):  MUST NOT both be
         set ('1').  The former MUST be set ('1') and the latter MUST be
         cleared ('0') for packet or message TLVs.  They are interpreted
         according to Table 3.

       +----------+-----------------+---------------+--------------+
       | tnoindex | thassingleindex | <index-start> | <index-stop> |
       +----------+-----------------+---------------+--------------+
       |     0    |        0        |    included   |   included   |
       |          |                 |               |              |
       |     0    |        1        |    included   | not included |
       |          |                 |               |              |
       |     1    |        0        |  not included | not included |
       +----------+-----------------+---------------+--------------+

                                     Table 3

      bit 5 (tismultivalue):  this bit serves to specify how the <value>
         field is interpreted, as specified below.  This bit MUST be
         cleared ('0') for packet or message TLVs, if the
         thassingleindex bit is set ('1'), or if the tnovalue bit is set
         ('1').







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      bits 6-7:  are RESERVED and MUST each be cleared ('0') to be in
         accordance with this version of the specification.

   <tlv-type-ext>  is an 8 bit field, specifying an extension of the TLV
      type, specific to the TLV type and kind (i.e. packet, message, or
      address block TLV).

   tlv-type-ext  is a variable, defined to equal <tlv-type-ext> if
      present, or 0 otherwise.

   tlv-fulltype  is a variable, defined by:

      *  tlv-fulltype = 256 * <tlv-type> + tlv-type-ext;

   <index-start> and <index-stop>  when present are each an 8 bit field,
      interpreted as follows.

   index-start and index-stop  are variables, defined according to
      Table 4.  The variable end-index is defined as follows:

      *  For message and packet TLVs:

         +  end-index = 0

      *  For address block TLVs:

         +  end-index = <num-addr> - 1

      +----------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+
      | tnoindex | thassingleindex | index-start = |  index-stop = |
      +----------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+
      |     0    |        0        | <index-start> |  <index-stop> |
      |          |                 |               |               |
      |     0    |        1        | <index-start> | <index-start> |
      |          |                 |               |               |
      |     1    |        0        |       0       |   end-index   |
      +----------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+

                                   Table 4

      For an address block TLV, the TLV applies to the addresses from
      position index-start to position index-stop (inclusive) in the
      address block, where the first address has position zero.

   number-values  is a variable, defined by:

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   <length>  is omitted or is an 8 or 16 bit field according to Table 2.
      If the tismultivalue bit is set ('1') then <length> MUST be an
      integral multiple of number-values, and the variable single-length
      is defined by:

      *  single-length = <length> / number-values

      If the tismultivalue bit is cleared ('0'), then the variable
      single-length is defined by:

      *  single-length = <length>

   <value>  if present (see Table 2) is a field of length <length>
      octets.  In an address block TLV, <value> is associated with the
      addresses from index-start to index-stop, inclusive.  If the
      tismultivalue bit is cleared ('0') then the whole of this field is
      associated with each of the indicated addresses.  If the
      tismultivalue bit is set ('1') then this field is divided equally
      into number-values fields, each of length single-length octets and
      these are associated, in order, with the indicated addresses.

5.5.2.  TLV Inclusion and Constraints

   TLVs associates attributes to entities, where entities are individual
   addresses in an address block, ranges of addresses in an address
   block, messages or packets.  Inclusion of a TLV serves to associate
   an attribute to a given entity; the processing of this attribute and
   the relationship (e.g. interpretation, order of processing) between
   multiple different attributes associated to the same entity is to be
   defined by the protocol which uses this specification.

   The following constraints on TLV ordering MUST be respected:

   o  TLVs in the same TLV block MUST be sorted in non-descending tlv-
      fulltype order.

   o  Packet and message TLVs MUST be defined so as to indicate whether
      two TLVs with the same tlv-fulltype are, or are not, allowed in
      the same packet or message TLV block, respectively.

   o  Two or more TLVs with the same tlv-fulltype in the same address
      block TLV block MUST NOT be associated with the same copy of an
      address (i.e. they must not have overlapping index ranges).

   o  TLVs with the same tlv-fulltype associated with the same address
      block MUST be sorted in ascending index-start order.

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   block for transmission, and do specifically NOT mandate any given
   order of processing or interpretation by a protocol of the TLVs and
   the entities to which these are associated.

   Respecting the constraints above allows parsing and verification of a
   TLV block in a single linear pass and allows terminating the search
   for a TLV with a specific type without traversing the entire TLV
   block.

   The constraints on address block TLVs, which may apply to ranges of
   addresses, ensure that encoded information (entity-attributes) can be
   unambiguously decoded, and that verification of such is a linear
   operation.

5.6.  Malformed Elements

   An element is malformed if it cannot be parsed according to its
   syntactical specification (including if there are insufficient octets
   available when a length is specified, in particular if there are
   fewer than pkt-size octets overall) or if a constraint (including,
   but not only, those specified in Section 5.5.2) specified as one
   which MUST be satisfied, is not.  A protocol using this specification
   MUST specify the action, or choice of actions, to be taken when a
   packet containing such elements is received.  Typical examples will
   include discarding any affected message(s), or discarding the
   complete packet.

5.7.  Padding

   Packet headers and messages MAY be padded to ensure 32 bit alignment
   of each message contained within the packet and of the overall packet
   length.  Padding MAY also be used to ensure that all packets and/or
   messages have the same size.

   All elements are an integer multiple of octets, hence padding can be
   accomplished by inserting an integer number of <pad-octet> elements
   after the element that is to be 32 bit aligned.

   The number of <pad-octet> elements required to achieve this 32 bit
   alignment is the smallest number (0 to 3) that, when added to the
   size of the preceding elements, produces an integer multiple of 4.

   <pad-octet>  is an 8 bit field with all bits cleared ('0').

   There is no need to indicate if padding is included, since a <pad-
   octet> will always precede either a message or the end of the packet.
   In the former case, the start of a message is indicated by the next
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   The padding after a message may be freely changed when a message is
   forwarded without affecting the message.

















































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6.  TLV specification

   This document specifies one address block TLV, which is included to
   allow a standardized way of representing network addresses.

6.1.  Address Block TLV Specification

   +---------------+------+-----------+--------+-----------------------+
   |      Name     | Type |    Type   | Length | Value                 |
   |               |      | extension |        |                       |
   +---------------+------+-----------+--------+-----------------------+
   | PREFIX_LENGTH |   0  |     0     | 8 bits | Indicates that the    |
   |               |      |           |        | address is a network  |
   |               |      |           |        | address, rather than  |
   |               |      |           |        | a host address.  The  |
   |               |      |           |        | value is the length   |
   |               |      |           |        | of the                |
   |               |      |           |        | prefix/netmask, in    |
   |               |      |           |        | bits.                 |
   +---------------+------+-----------+--------+-----------------------+

                                  Table 5

   An address in an address block without an associated PREFIX_LENGTH
   TLV may be considered to have a prefix length equal to the address
   length in bits (i.e. 8 * address-length).

























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7.  IANA Considerations

7.1.  Message Types

   A new registry for message types must be created with initial
   assignments as specified in Table 6.  Future values in the range
   5-127 can be allocated using standards action [3].  Additionally,
   values in the range 128-255 are reserved for private/local use.

                     +------+------------------------+
                     | Type | Description            |
                     +------+------------------------+
                     |   0  | MUST NOT be allocated. |
                     |      |                        |
                     |  1-4 | RESERVED               |
                     +------+------------------------+

                                  Table 6

   Message type 0 MUST NOT be allocated because a zero-octet signifies a
   packet header and zero-octets are used for padding.  Message types 1
   to 4 are reserved because they are used by OLSR [4], which uses a
   compatible packet/message header format.

7.2.  Packet TLV Types

   A new registry for packet TLV types must be created, with no initial
   assignments.

   Future values in the range 0-127 can be allocated using standards
   action [3], respecting the following guidelines:

   values 0-7  - MUST NOT be assigned except when a documented need
      exists that TLVs of a given type are required to appear before all
      other TLVs in the TLV block as encoded for transmission.  Note
      that the need for a TLV to be processed before other TLVs does not
      however automatically translate into a need for the TLV to appear
      before all other TLVs in the TLV block - the order in which TLVs
      are to be processed MUST be defined, if applicable, in the
      protocols using this specification.

   values 8-127  - no constraints.

   Additionally, values in the range 128-255 are reserved for private/
   local use.  If a packet TLV type is allocated then a new registry for
   type extensions of that type must be created.  A document which
   defines a packet TLV type MUST also specify the mechanism by which
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7.3.  Message TLV Types

   A new registry for message TLV types must be created with no initial
   assignments.

   Future values in the range 0-127 can be allocated using standards
   action [3], respecting the following guidelines:

   values 0-7  - MUST NOT be assigned except when a documented need
      exists that TLVs of a given type are required to appear before all
      other TLVs in the TLV block as encoded for transmission.  Note
      that the need for a TLV to be processed before other TLVs does not
      however automatically translate into a need for the TLV to appear
      before all other TLVs in the TLV block - the order in which TLVs
      are to be processed MUST be defined, if applicable, in the
      protocols using this specification.

   values 8-127  - no constraints.

   Additionally, values in the range 128-255 are reserved for private/
   local use.  If a message TLV type is allocated then a new registry
   for type extensions of that type must be created.  A document which
   defines a message TLV type MUST also specify the mechanism by which
   its type extensions are allocated, from among those in [3].

7.4.  Address Block TLV Types

   A new registry for address block TLV types must be created with
   initial assignments as specified in Table 7.

   +---------------+------+-----------+--------------------------------+
   |    Mnemonic   | Type |    Type   | Description                    |
   |               |      | extension |                                |
   +---------------+------+-----------+--------------------------------+
   | PREFIX_LENGTH |   0  |     0     | Indicates that associated      |
   |               |      |           | addresses are network          |
   |               |      |           | addresses, with given prefix   |
   |               |      |           | length, in bits.               |
   |               |      |           |                                |
   |               |   0  |   1-255   | RESERVED                       |
   +---------------+------+-----------+--------------------------------+

                                  Table 7

   Future values in the range 1-127 can be allocated using standards
   action [3], respecting the following guidelines:





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   values 1-7  - MUST NOT be assigned except when a documented need
      exists that TLVs of a given type are required to appear before all
      other TLVs in the TLV block as encoded for transmission.  Note
      that the need for a TLV to be processed before other TLVs does not
      however automatically translate into a need for the TLV appearing
      before all other TLVs in the TLV block - the order in which TLVs
      are to be processed MUST be defined, if applicable, in the
      protocols using this specification.

   values 8-127  - no constraints.

   Additionally, values in the range 128-255 are reserved for private/
   local use.  If an address block TLV type is allocated then a new
   registry for type extensions of that type must be created.  A
   document which defines an address block TLV type MUST also specify
   the mechanism by which its type extensions are allocated, from among
   those in [3].


































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8.  Security Considerations

   This specification does not describe a protocol; it describes a
   packet format.  As such it does not specify any security
   considerations, these are matters for a protocol using this
   specification.  However two mechanisms which are enabled by this
   specification, and may form part of a security approach in a protocol
   using this specification, are described in Section 8.1.  There is
   however no requirement that a protocol using this specification
   should use either.

8.1.  Security Suggestions

   The security suggestions made here, are based on that:

   o  Messages are designed to be carriers of protocol information and
      MAY, at each hop, be forwarded and/or processed according to the
      information in the message header by the protocol using this
      specification.

   o  Packets are designed to carry a number of messages between
      neighboring nodes in a single transmission and over a single
      logical hop.

   Consequently:

   o  For forwarded messages where the message is unchanged by
      forwarding nodes, then end-to-end security MAY be implemented,
      between nodes with an existing security association, by including
      a suitable message TLV containing a cryptographic signature in the
      message.  Since <hop-count> and <hop-limit> are the only fields
      that may be modified when such a message is forwarded in this
      manner, this signature can be calculated based on the entire
      message, including the message header, with the <hop-count> and
      <hop-limit> fields set to zero ('0') if present.

   o  Hop-by-hop packet level security MAY be implemented, between nodes
      with an existing security association, by including a suitable
      packet TLV containing a cryptographic signature to the packet.
      Since packets are received as transmitted, this signature can be
      calculated based on the entire packet, or on parts thereof as
      appropriate.









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9.  References

9.1.  Normative References

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

   [2]  Hinden, R. and S. Deering, "IP Version 6 Addressing
        Architecture", RFC 4291, February 2006.

   [3]  Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an IANA
        Considerations Section in RFCs", RFC 2434, BCP 26, October 1998.

9.2.  Informative References

   [4]  Clausen, T. and P. Jacquet, "The Optimized Link State Routing
        Protocol", RFC 3626, October 2003.


































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Appendix A.  Examples

   This appendix contains some examples of parts of this specification.

A.1.  Address Block Examples

   The following examples illustrate how some combinations of addresses
   may be efficiently included in address blocks.  These examples are
   for IPv4, with address-length equal to 4. a, b, c etc. represent
   distinct, non-zero, octet values.

   Note that it is permissible to use a less efficient representation,
   in particular one in which the anohead and anotail bits of the
   semantics octet are set, and hence head-length = 0, tail-length = 0,
   mid-length = address-length, and the address block consists of the
   number of addresses, the semantics octet with value 3, and a list of
   the uncompressed addresses.  This is also the most efficient way to
   represent a single address, and the only way to represent, for
   example, a.b.c.d and e.f.g.h in one address block.

   Examples:

   o  To include a.b.c.d, a.b.e.f and a.b.g.h:

      *  head-length = 2;

      *  tail-length = 0;

      *  mid-length = 2;

      *  <addr-semantics> has anotail set (value 2);

      *  <tail-length> and <tail> are omitted.

      The address block is then 3 2 2 a b c d e f g h (11 octets).

   o  To include a.b.c.g and d.e.f.g:

      *  head-length = 0;

      *  tail-length = 1;

      *  mid-length = 3;

      *  <addr-semantics> has anohead set (value 1);

      *  <head-length> and <head> are omitted.




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      The address block is then 2 1 1 g a b c d e f (10 octets).

   o  To include a.b.d.e and a.c.d.e:

      *  head-length = 1;

      *  tail-length = 2;

      *  mid-length = 1;

      *  <addr-semantics> = 0.

      The address block is then 2 0 1 a 2 d e b c (9 octets).

   o  To include a.b.0.0, a.c.0.0, and a.d.0.0:

      *  head-length = 1;

      *  tail-length = 2;

      *  mid-length = 1;

      *  <addr-semantics> has ahaszerotail set (value 4);

      *  <tail> is omitted.

      The address block is then 3 4 1 a 2 b c d (8 octets).

   o  To include a.b.0.0 and c.d.0.0:

      *  head-length = 0;

      *  tail-length = 2;

      *  mid-length = 2;

      *  <addr-semantics> has anohead and ahaszerotail set (value 5);

      *  <head> and <tail> are omitted.

      The address block is then 2 5 2 a b c d (7 octets).

A.2.  TLV Examples

   If network addresses a.b.0.0/16, c.d.0.0/16, c.d.e.0/24 and
   c.d.e.f/32 are to be represented using a single address block
   containing a.b.0.0, c.d.0.0, c.d.e.0 and c.d.e.f, with the prefix
   lengths added using one or more address block TLVs of type



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   PREFIX_LENGTH (0, with no type extension), then this can be done in a
   number of ways.  Possible examples are:

   o  Using one multivalue TLV covering all of the addresses:

      *  <tlv-semantics> has tnoindex and tismultivalue set (value 40);

      *  <index-start> and <index-stop> are omitted;

      *  <length> = 4 (single-length = 1).

      *  The TLV is then 0 40 4 16 16 24 32 (7 octets).

   o  Using one multivalue TLV omitting the last address (a prefix
      length of 32 is the default):

      *  <tlv-semantics> has tismultivalue set (value 32);

      *  <index-start> = 0;

      *  <index-stop> = 2

      *  <length> = 3 (single-length = 1).

      *  The TLV is then 0 32 0 2 3 16 16 24 (8 octets).

   o  Using two single value TLVs, omitting the last address.  First:

      *  <tlv-semantics> = 0;

      *  <index-start> = 0;

      *  <index-stop> = 1;

      *  <length> = 1;

      *  <value> = 16.

      *  The TLV is then 0 0 0 1 1 16 (6 octets).

      Second:

      *  <tlv-semantics> has thassingleindex set (value 16);

      *  <index-start> = 2;

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      *  <length> = 1;

      *  <value> = 24.

      *  The TLV is then 0 16 2 1 24 (5 octets).

      Total length of TLVs is 11 octets.

   In this case the first of these is the most efficient.  In other
   cases patterns such as the others may be preferred.  Regardless of
   efficiency, any of these may be used.

   Assuming the definition of an address block TLV with type EXAMPLE
   (and no type extension) which has no value (it is sufficient to
   simply indicate which addresses are examples), for the same address
   block, with the second and third addresses being examples, this can
   be indicated with a single TLV:

   o  <tlv-semantics> has tnovalue set (value 4);

   o  <index-start> = 1;

   o  <index-stop> = 2;

   o  <length> and <value> are omitted.

   o  The TLV is then EXAMPLE 4 1 2 (4 octets).

   Assuming the definition of a message TLV with type DATA (and no type
   extension) which can take a value field of any length, for such a
   message TLV with 8 octets of data (a to h):

   o  <tlv-semantics> has tnoindex set (value 8);

   o  <index-start> and <index-stop> are omitted;

   o  <length> = 8.

   o  The TLV is then DATA 8 8 a b c d e f g h (11 octets).

   If, in this example, the number of data octets were 256 or greater
   then <tlv-semantics> would also have tisextended set and have value
   10.  The length would require two octets (most significant first).
   The TLV length would be 4 + N octets, where N is the number of data
   octets (it can be 3 + N octets if N is 255 or less).






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Appendix B.  Illustrations

   This informative appendix illustrates the elements, which are
   normatively specified in Section 5 using regular expressions.
   Examples with version fields are omitted, as not needed when using
   this version of this specification (although permitted).

   Bits labeled Resv, or Rsv are cleared ('0').  Bits labeled N or M may
   be cleared ('0') or set ('1').  Octets labeled Padding must be zero
   ('0'), and are optional.  (They have been omitted where not needed
   for alignment.)

Appendix B.1.  Packet

      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0| Resv  |0|0|0|0|    Packet Sequence Number     |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+




















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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0| Resv  |0|0|1|0|          Packet Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |    Packet Sequence Number     |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0| Resv  |0|1|0|0|            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+













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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0| Resv  |0|1|1|0|          Packet Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0| Resv  |1|0|0|0|    Packet Sequence Number     |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Packet TLV Block                        |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+









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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0| Resv  |1|0|1|0|          Packet Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |    Packet Sequence Number     |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                       Packet TLV Block                        |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


























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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0| Resv  |1|1|0|0|                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                       Packet TLV Block                        |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0| Resv  |1|1|1|0|          Packet Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Packet TLV Block                        |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+



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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message + Padding                       |
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

Appendix B.2.  Message and Padding

      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|0|0|0|0|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                      Originator Address                       |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Limit   |   Hop Count   |    Message Sequence Number    |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|0|0|0|0|1|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Limit   |   Hop Count   |    Message Sequence Number    |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+



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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|0|0|1|0|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                      Originator Address                       |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Count   |    Message Sequence Number    |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               |
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|0|0|0|1|1|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Count   |    Message Sequence Number    |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               |
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|0|1|0|0|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                      Originator Address                       |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Limit   |    Message Sequence Number    |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               |
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+




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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|0|1|0|1|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Limit   |    Message Sequence Number    |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               |
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|0|1|1|0|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                      Originator Address                       |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |    Message Sequence Number    |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|0|1|1|1|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |    Message Sequence Number    |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+






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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|1|0|0|0|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                      Originator Address                       |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Limit   |   Hop Count   |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|1|0|0|1|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Limit   |   Hop Count   |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|1|0|1|0|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                      Originator Address                       |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Count   |                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+





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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|1|0|1|1|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Count   |                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|1|1|0|0|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                      Originator Address                       |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Limit   |                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|1|1|0|1|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Limit   |                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+









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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|1|1|1|0|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                      Originator Address                       |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |Rsv|N|1|1|1|1|0|         Message Size          |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                         Message Body                          |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |            Padding            |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

























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Appendix B.3.  Message Body

      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                       Message TLV Block                       |
     |                                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                               |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               |
     |                                                               |
     |                         Address Block                         |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                                               |
     |                       Address TLV Block                       |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     |                                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                               |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               |
     |                                                               |
     |                         Address Block                         |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                       Address TLV Block                       |
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+












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Appendix B.4.  Address Block

      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Number Addrs  |  Resv   |0|0|0|  Head Length  |     Head      |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |  Head (cont)  |  Tail Length  |             Tail              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |              Mid              |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |              Mid              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Number Addrs  |  Resv   |0|0|1|  Tail Length  |     Tail      |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |  Tail (cont)  |              Mid              |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               |
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |              Mid              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Number Addrs  |  Resv   |0|1|0|  Head Length  |     Head      |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |  Head (cont)  |              Mid              |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               |
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |              Mid              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+




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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Number Addrs  |  Resv   |0|1|1|              Mid              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |          Mid (cont)           |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |              Mid              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |          Mid (cont)           |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Number Addrs  |  Resv   |1|0|0|  Head Length  |     Head      |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |  Head (cont)  |  Tail Length  |              Mid              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |              Mid              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Number Addrs  |  Resv   |1|0|1|  Tail Length  |      Mid      |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |  Mid (cont)   |                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                                               |
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |              Mid              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+






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Appendix B.5.  TLV Block

      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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |            Length             |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                              TLV                              |
     |                                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                               |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               |
     |                                                               |
     :                              ...                              :
     |                                                               |
     |                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                               |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                              TLV                              |
     |                                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

Appendix B.6.  TLV

      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      |Rsv|M|0|0|0|0|0|  Index Start  |  Index Stop   |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |    Length     |                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+













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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      |Rsv|M|0|0|0|0|1|   Type Ext    |  Index Start  |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |  Index Stop   |    Length     |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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      |Rsv|M|0|0|0|1|0|  Index Start  |  Index Stop   |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |            Length             |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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      |Rsv|M|0|0|0|1|1|   Type Ext    |  Index Start  |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |  Index Stop   |            Length             |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               |
     |                                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+








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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      |Rsv|0|0|0|1|0|0|  Index Start  |  Index Stop   |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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      |Rsv|0|0|0|1|0|1|   Type Ext    |  Index Start  |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |  Index Stop   |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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      |Rsv|M|0|1|0|0|0|    Length     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               |
     |                                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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      |Rsv|M|0|1|0|0|1|   Type Ext    |    Length     |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+











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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      |Rsv|M|0|1|0|1|0|            Length             |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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      |Rsv|M|0|1|0|1|1|   Type Ext    |    Length     |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Length (cont) |                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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      |Rsv|0|0|1|1|0|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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |     Type      |Rsv|0|0|1|1|0|1|   Type Ext    |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+












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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      |Rsv|0|1|0|0|0|0|  Index Start  |    Length     |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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      |Rsv|0|1|0|0|0|1|   Type Ext    |  Index Start  |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |    Length     |                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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      |Rsv|0|1|0|0|1|0|  Index Start  |    Length     |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Length (cont) |                                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+











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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      |Rsv|0|1|0|0|1|1|   Type Ext    |  Index Start  |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |            Length             |                               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                               |
     |                                                               |
     |                             Value                             |
     |                                                               |
     |               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |               |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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      |Rsv|0|1|0|1|0|0|  Index Start  |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


      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      |Rsv|0|1|0|1|0|1|   Type Ext    |  Index Start  |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
























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Appendix C.  Complete Example

   An example packet, using IPv4 addresses (length four octets) is
   shown.  This packet has a header, indicated by the initial octet 0.
   The packet header has semantics octet 0, and hence has version zero,
   a packet sequence number, but no packet TLV block.

   The packet contains a single message.  This message has semantics
   octet 0, and hence has a complete message header, other than version
   (which is zero), including originator address, hop limit, hop count
   and message sequence number (which is type independent).  The message
   has a message TLV block with content length 9 octets, containing a
   single TLV.  This TLV has the tnoindex bit of its semantics octet 8
   set, and has value length 6 octets.  The message then has two address
   blocks each with a following TLV block.

   The first address block contains 3 addresses.  It has the anotail bit
   of its semantics octet 2 set, and has head length 2 octets, hence mid
   length two octets.  It is followed by a TLV block, with content
   length 9 octets, containing two TLVs.  The first of these TLVs has
   the tnoindex bit of its semantics octet 8 set, and has a single value
   of length 2 octets, which applies to all of the addresses in the
   address block.  The second of these TLVs has the tnovalue bit of its
   semantics octet 4 set, and hence has no length or value fields.  It
   does have index fields, which indicate those addresses this TLV
   applies to.

   The second address block contains 2 addresses.  It has the anohead
   and ahaszerotail bits of its semantics octet 5 set, and has tail
   length 2 octets, hence mid length two octets.  The two tail octets of
   each address are zero.  It is followed by a TLV block with content
   length 5 octets.  This TLV block contains a single TLV of type
   PREFIX_LENGTH that has the tismultivalue and tnoindex bits of its
   semantics octet 40 set, and a value field length of 2 octets,
   indicating two values each of one octet length.  There is one final
   padding octet 0 that is not included in the message length of 59
   octets.














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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
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0|0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0|    Packet Sequence Number     |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Message Type  |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0|0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1|
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                      Originator Address                       |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Hop Limit   |   Hop Count   |    Message Sequence Number    |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1|   TLV Type    |0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0|
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0|                     Value                     |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                 Value (cont)                  |0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1|
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0|0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0|             Head              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |              Mid              |              Mid              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |              Mid              |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1|
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   TLV Type    |0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0|0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0|     Value     |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     | Value (cont)  |   TLV Type    |0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0|  Index Start  |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |  Index Stop   |0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0|0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1|0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0|
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |              Mid              |              Mid              |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1| PREFIX_LENGTH |0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0|
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0|    Value0     |    Value1     |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0|
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
















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Appendix D.  Contributors

   This specification is the result of the joint efforts of the
   following contributors from the OLSRv2 Design Team -- listed
   alphabetically.

   o  Cedric Adjih, INRIA, France, <Cedric.Adjih@inria.fr>

   o  Emmanuel Baccelli, INRIA, France, <Emmanuel.Baccelli@inria.fr>

   o  Thomas Heide Clausen, LIX, Ecole Polytechnique, France,
      <T.Clausen@computer.org>

   o  Justin W. Dean, NRL, USA<jdean@itd.nrl.navy.mil>

   o  Christopher Dearlove, BAE Systems, UK,
      <chris.dearlove@baesystems.com>

   o  Satoh Hiroki, Hitachi SDL, Japan, <h-satoh.yj@sdl.hitachi.co.jp>

   o  Philippe Jacquet, INRIA, France, <Philippe.Jacquet@inria.fr>

   o  Monden Kazuya, Hitachi SDL, Japan, <monden.vw@sdl.hitachi.co.jp>




























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Appendix E.  Acknowledgements

   The authors would like to acknowledge the team behind OLSRv1, as
   specified in RFC 3626, including Anis Laouiti, Pascale Minet, Laurent
   Viennot (all at INRIA, France), and Amir Qayyum (Center for Advanced
   Research in Engineering, Pakistan) for their contributions.

   The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the following people
   for intense technical discussions, early reviews and comments on the
   specification and its components: Joe Macker (NRL), Alan Cullen (BAE
   Systems), Ian Chakeres (Motorola), Charlie E. Perkins (Nokia),
   Andreas Schjonhaug (LIX), Florent Brunneau (LIX), Yasunori Owada
   (Niigata University) and the entire IETF MANET working group.






































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Authors' Addresses

   Thomas Heide Clausen
   LIX, Ecole Polytechnique, France

   Phone: +33 6 6058 9349
   Email: T.Clausen@computer.org
   URI:   http://www.thomasclausen.org/


   Christopher M. Dearlove
   BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre

   Phone: +44 1245 242194
   Email: chris.dearlove@baesystems.com
   URI:   http://www.baesystems.com/


   Justin W. Dean
   Naval Research Laboratory

   Phone: +1 202 767 3397
   Email: jdean@itd.nrl.navy.mil
   URI:   http://pf.itd.nrl.navy.mil/


   Cedric Adjih
   INRIA Rocquencourt

   Phone: +33 1 3963 5215
   Email: Cedric.Adjih@inria.fr
   URI:   http://menetou.inria.fr/~adjih/



















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