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Internet Engineering Task Force                                Subir Das
Internet-Draft                                    Telcordia Technologies
Intended status: Proposed Standard                           Gabor Bajko 
Expires: February 02, 2011                                         Nokia
                                                           July 02, 2010  
 

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4 and DHCPv6) Options for
Access Network Discovery and Selection Function(ANDSF) Discovery
                    draft-das-mipshop-andsf-dhcp-options-04 

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Abstract 
    
   This document defines new Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol  
   (DHCPv4 and DHCPv6) options to enable a mobile node to discover
   Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) entities 
   in an IP network. ANDSF is being developed in 3GPP and provides 
   inter-system mobility policies and access network specific 
   information to the mobile nodes(MNs). 
            

   
Table of Contents 
    
   1. Introduction .................................................2 
   2. ANDSF IPv4 address option for DHCPv4..........................3 
   3. ANDSF IPv6 address option for DHCPv6..........................4     
   4. Option Usage..................................................5 
        4.1 Usage of ANDSF Options for DHCPv4.......................5 
        4.2 Usage of ANDSF Options for DHCPv6.......................6 
   5. Security Considerations ......................................6 
   6. IANA Considerations ..........................................6 
   7. Acknowledgements .............................................7 
   8. References ...................................................7 
       8.1 Normative References ....................................7
       8.2 Informative References ..................................7 
   Author's Addresses ..............................................8 



(1) Conventions used in this document 
    
   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. 
    
 
(2) Terminology and abbreviations used in this document 
    
   ANDSF (Access Network Discovery and Selection Function): An entity
   that provides network discovery and selection assistance data to the 
   user entity (UE) as per operator policy [3GPP TS 23.402].
    
   Access Network: A network that is accessed by the user entity(UE) 

   3GPP Network: A radio access network specified by Third Generation 
   Partnership Project 

   Non-3GPP Network: A radio access network specified outside 3GPP by 
   Other Projects or Standards Organizations.


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1. Introduction 

   Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) is being
   defined in 3GPP [3GPPTS23.402] to provide necessary network 
   discovery and selection assistance data to the mobile nodes for 
   multi-access network scenarios where 3GPP access-network level 
   solutions are not sufficient for the mobile nodes to perform 
   network discovery and selection of non-3GPP networks. 

   The information provided by ANDSF contains inter-system mobility 
   policies and access network specific data to assist the mobile 
   node with performing the inter-system handover. This set of 
   information can either be provisioned in the mobile node by the 
   home operator, or provided to the mobile node (MN) dynamically by 
   the ANDSF over the S14 reference point as defined in [3GPPTS23.402]. 

   In 3GPP, the ANDSF is located either in the subscriber's home 
   operator or visited network and needs to be known to the MN or 
   discovered by the MN. According to [3GPPTS23.402] the ANDSF is 
   discovered through interaction with the Domain Name Service function 
   or the DHCP Server function. 

   This document defines new DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 options called the ANDSF 
   IP Address Option and ANDSF Domain List Option, which allow the MN 
   to locate an ANDSF Server. 
    
 
2. ANDSF IPv4 Address Option for DHCPv4
    
   This section describes the ANDSF IPv4 Address Option for DHCPv4. 
   The Option begins with an option code followed by a length and one 
   or more IP addresses. The option layout is depicted below:


     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 
                                     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
                                     | Option Code   |    Length     | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     IP Address                                |
     .                                                               . 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     
 
         Option Code 
    
                OPTION-IPv4_Address-ANDSF(To Be Assigned) - 1 byte  
    



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   Length 
    	
                An 8-bit field indicating the length of the option  
                excluding the 'Option Code' and the 'Length' fields 

   IP Address
    
                IPv4 address(es) of ANDSF Server(s) 


   If the length is followed by a list of IPv4 addresses indicating 
   appropriate ANDSF servers available to the MN, servers MUST be 
   listed in order of preference and the client should process them 
   in decreasing order of preference.  The Option has the following 
   format: 
   
           Code Len    IPv4 Address 1    IPv4 Address 2 
         +-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---- 
         | XX  | n  |a1 | a2  | a3 | a4 | a1 | ... 
         +-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---- 
    

3. ANDSF IPv6 Address option for DHCPv6 
    
   This section describes the ANDSF IPv6 Address Option for DHCPv6. 
   The Option begins with an option code followed by a length 
   and one or more IP addresses. The value of the length octet does 
   not include itself or the option code. The option layout is 
   depicted below:


      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 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |       Option Code             |           Length              | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     IP Address                                | 
     .                                                               .
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     
 Option Code 
    
             OPTION-IPv6_Address-ANDSF (To Be Assigned) - 2 bytes  

   
   Length 
             A 16-bit field indicating the length of the option  
             excluding the 'Option Code' and the 'Length' fields.  
  

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 IP Address
    
             IPv6 address(es) of ANDSF Server(s) 
   
   The Option follows the same format (except the Option Code and  
   Length value) as described in Section 2. The value of the Option  
   Code and Length are 2-octets and the Length does not include 
   itself or the Option Code field. 
 
   If the length is followed by a list of IPv6 addresses indicating 
   appropriate ANDSF servers available to the MN, servers MUST be 
   listed in order of preference and the client should process them in 
   decreasing order of preference. 

                 
                 
4. Option Usage 
    
4.1 Usage of ANDSF Options for DHCPv4 
     
   The requesting and sending of the proposed DHCPv4 options follow the 
   rules for DHCP options in [RFC2131]. 
     
  4.1.1 Mobile Node behavior 
    
   The mobile node performs ANDSF discovery procedure either during 
   initial association with a network or when the policy and access 
   network information is required from ANDSF. It may also try to 
   perform the ANDSF discovery when the network information is outdated 
   or mobile does not have any ANDSF information. 
    
   In order to request an address of a ANDSF Server, the mobile node 
   (DHCP client) MUST include an ANDSF IPv4 Address Option in the 
   Parameter Request List(PRL)in the respective DHCP messages as 
   defined in [RFC2131] and [RFC2132]. 

   If the mobile node receives no address, it may either try another 
   server or may continue to retransmit the PRL message. However, it 
   MUST limit the rate at which it retransmits the message and limit 
   the duration of the time during which it retransmits the message.

  4.1.2 DHCP Server behavior 
    
   When the DHCP server receives an ANDSF IPv4 Address Option in the 
   PRL, the DHCP server MUST include the option in its response 
   messages (as defined in [RFC2131]and [RFC2132])that may contain a 
   



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   list of one or more IP addresses of the ANDSF server hosting the 
   service. 

  
4.2 Usage of ANDSF Options for DHCPv6  
    
   The requesting and sending of the proposed DHCPv6 options follow the 
   rules for DHCP options in [RFC3315]. 

  4.2.1 Mobile node behavior 
    
   The mobile node performs ANDSF discovery according to the procedures 
   described in Section 4.1.1. 
 
   In order to discover the address of an ANDSF Server, the mobile 
   node(DHCP client) MUST include an ANDSF IPv6 Address Option in the 
   Option Request Option (ORO) in the respective DHCP messages as 
   defined in [RFC3315].

   If the mobile node receives no address, it may either try another 
   server or may continue to retransmit the ORO message. However, it 
   MUST limit the rate at which it retransmits the message and limit 
   the duration of the time during which it retransmits the message.


  4.2.2 DHCP Server behavior 
   
   When the DHCP Server receives an ANDSF IPv6 Address Option in the 
   ORO, the DHCP server MUST include the option in its response (as 
   defined in [RFC3315])that may contain a list of one or more IP 
   addresses of the ANDSF server hosting the service. 
   
 
5. Security Considerations 
    
   The security considerations in [RFC2131] apply. If an adversary 
   manages to modify the response from a DHCP server or insert its own 
   response, an MN could be led to contact a rogue ANDSF Server. 
   
   It is recommended to use DHCP authentication option described in 
   [RFC3118] where available. This will also protect the denial of 
   service attacks to DHCP servers. [RFC3118] provides mechanisms for 
   both entity authentication and message authentication. 

   In deployments where DHCP authentication is not available, 3GPP 
   specific lower layer security services may be sufficient to protect 
   DHCP messages. 3GPP ANDSF framework also provides additional 
   


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   mechanisms that protect message exchanges between ANDSF client and 
   server at the higher layer. 
   

6. IANA Considerations 

   This document defines two new DHCP options as described in Sections 
   2 and 3. 

   ANDSF IPv4 Address Option for DHCPv4(OPTION-IPv4_Address-ANDSF) TBA

   ANDSF IPv6 Address Option for DHCPv6 (OPTION-IPv6_Address-ANDSF) TBA

       
7. Acknowledgements 
 
   Authors would like to acknowledge the following individuals for 
   their valuable comments. 
   
   Patrick Stuper, Vijay Devarapalli, Jouni Korhonen, and Jari Arkko, 


 8. References

    8.1 Normative References 
    
   [RFC2131] Droms, R., "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", RFC 
      2131, March 1997. 

   [RFC2132] S. Alexander, Droms, R. ?DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor 
      Extensions?, RFC 2132, March 1997
 
   [RFC3315] Droms, R.,  et al,  ?Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 
      for IPv6 (DHCPv6), RFC 3315, July 2003

   [RFC3118] Authentication for DHCP Messages, Droms et al, June 2001

   
   8.2 Informative References 


   [3GPP TS23.402] www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/23402.htm
                   3GPP TS 23.402 V8.8.0 (2009-12): Architecture 
                    enhancements for non-3GPP accesses (Release 8) 
    
   
  



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   [3GPP Ts 24.302] www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/24302.htm
                    3GPP TS 24.302 V8.4.1 (2009-12): Access to the 3GPP 
                    Evolved Packet Core (EPC) via non-3GPP access 
                    networks; Stage 3;(Release 8)


    

Authors' Addresses 
     
   Subir Das 
   Telcordia Technologies Inc.
   e-mail: subir(at)research(dot)Telcordia(dot)com 

   Gabor Bajko 
   Nokia 
   e-mail: gabor(dot)bajko(at)nokia(dot)com 

 































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