Representing Multi-Value Time in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs)
RFC 5497

Network Working Group                                         T. Clausen
Request for Comments: 5497                      LIX, Ecole Polytechnique
Category: Standards Track                                    C. Dearlove
                                                         BAE Systems ATC
                                                              March 2009

    Representing Multi-Value Time in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs)

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Abstract

   This document describes a general and flexible TLV (type-length-value
   structure) for representing time-values, such as an interval or a
   duration, using the generalized Mobile Ad hoc NETwork (MANET) packet/
   message format.  It defines two Message TLVs and two Address Block
   TLVs for representing validity and interval times for MANET routing
   protocols.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     1.1.  Motivation and Rationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   2.  Terminology  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
   3.  Applicability Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
   4.  Protocol Overview and Functioning  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
   5.  Representing Time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
   6.  General Time TLV Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
     6.1.  Single-Value Time TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
     6.2.  Multi-Value Time TLVs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
   7.  Message TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     7.1.  INTERVAL_TIME TLV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     7.2.  VALIDITY_TIME TLV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
   8.  Address Block TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     8.1.  INTERVAL_TIME TLV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     8.2.  VALIDITY_TIME TLV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
   9.  IANA Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
     9.1.  Expert Review: Evaluation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . 11
     9.2.  Message TLV Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
     9.3.  Address Block TLV Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
   10. Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
   11. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     11.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     11.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
   Appendix A.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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1.  Introduction

   The generalized packet/message format [RFC5444] specifies a signaling
   format that MANET routing protocols can employ for exchanging
   protocol information.  This format presents the ability to express
   and associate attributes to packets, messages, or addresses, by way
   of a general TLV (type-length-value) mechanism.