Home Agent-Assisted Route Optimization between Mobile IPv4 Networks
RFC 6521
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) A. Makela
Request for Comments: 6521 Aalto University/Comnet
Category: Experimental J. Korhonen
ISSN: 2070-1721 Nokia Siemens Networks
February 2012
Home Agent-Assisted Route Optimization between Mobile IPv4 Networks
Abstract
This document describes a home agent-assisted route optimization
functionality for the IPv4 Network Mobility Protocol. The function
is designed to facilitate optimal routing in cases where all nodes
are connected to a single home agent; thus, the use case is route
optimization within a single organization or similar entity. The
functionality enables the discovery of eligible peer nodes (based on
information received from the home agent) and their network prefixes,
and the establishment of a direct tunnel between such nodes.
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for examination, experimental implementation, and
evaluation.
This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
community. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF
community. It has received public review and has been approved for
publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not
all documents approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of
Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6521.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction and Motivations ....................................3
2. Terms and Definitions ...........................................6
3. Mobile IPv4 Route Optimization between Mobile Networks ..........8
3.1. Maintaining Route Optimization Information .................9
3.1.1. Advertising Route-Optimizable Prefixes ..............9
3.1.2. Route Optimization Cache ...........................11
3.2. Return Routability Procedure ..............................13
3.2.1. Router Keys ........................................15
3.2.2. Nonces .............................................15
3.2.3. Updating Router Keys and Nonces ....................16
3.3. Mobile-Correspondent Router Operations ....................16
3.3.1. Triggering Route Optimization ......................17
3.3.2. Mobile Router Routing Tables .......................17
3.3.3. Inter-Mobile Router Registration ...................18
3.3.4. Inter-Mobile Router Tunnels ........................20
3.3.5. Constructing Route-Optimized Packets ...............21
3.3.6. Handovers and Mobile Routers Leaving Network .......21
3.4. Convergence and Synchronization Issues ....................22
4. Data Compression Schemes .......................................23
4.1. Prefix Compression ........................................23
4.2. Realm Compression .........................................25
4.2.1. Encoding of Compressed Realms ......................25
4.2.2. Searching Algorithm ................................27
4.2.3. Encoding Example ...................................27
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5. New Mobile IPv4 Messages and Extensions ........................30
5.1. Mobile Router Route Optimization Capability Extension .....30
5.2. Route Optimization Reply ..................................31
5.3. Mobile-Correspondent Authentication Extension .............32
5.4. Care-of Address Extension .................................33
5.5. Route Optimization Prefix Advertisement Extension .........34
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