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Network Working Group Mark Laubach
INTERNET DRAFT Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Expires April 1, 1994 October 1, 1993
<draft-ietf-atm-classic-ip-04.txt>
Classical IP and ARP over ATM
Status of this Memo
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1. Abstract
This memo defines an initial application of classical IP, ARP, and
Inverse ARP in an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network
environment configured as a Logical IP Subnetwork (LIS) as described
below and in [1]. This memo does not preclude the subsequent
development of ATM technology into areas other than a LIS;
specifically, as single ATM networks grow to replace many ethernet
local LAN segments and as these networks become globally connected,
the application of IP and ARP will be treated differently. This memo
considers only the application of ATM as a direct replacement for the
"wires" and local LAN segments connecting IP end-stations ("members")
and routers. Issues raised by MAC level bridging and LAN emulation
are beyond the scope of this paper.
This memo introduces general ATM technology and nomenclature.
Readers are encouraged to review the ATM Forum and ITU-TS (formerly
CCITT) references for more detailed information about ATM
implementation agreements and standards.
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3. Acknowledgment
This memo could not have come into being without the critical review
from Jim Forster of Cisco Systems, Drew Perkins of FORE Systems, and
Bryan Lyles, Steve Deering, and Berry Kercheval of XEROX PARC. The
concepts and models presented in [1], written by Dave Piscitello and
Joseph Lawrence, laid the structural groundwork for this work. This
document could have not been completed without the expertise of the
IP over ATM Working Group of the IETF and the ad hoc PVC committee at
the Amsterdam IETF meeting.
4. Conventions
The following language conventions are used in the items of
specification in this document:
o MUST, SHALL, or MANDATORY -- the item is an absolute requirement
of the specification.
o SHOULD or RECOMMEND -- this item should generally be followed for
all but exceptional circumstances.
o MAY or OPTIONAL -- the item is truly optional and may be followed
or ignored according to the needs of the implementor.
5. Introduction
The goal of this specification is to allow compatible and
interoperable implementations for transmitting IP datagrams, ARP and
InARP requests and replies over ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5)[6].
Note: this memo defines only the operation of IP and ARP over ATM,
and is not meant to describe the operation of ATM networks. Any
reference to virtual connections, permanent virtual connections, or
switched virtual connections applies only to virtual channel
connections used to support IP and ARP over ATM, and thus are assumed
to be using AAL5. This memo places no restrictions or requirements
on virtual connections used for other purposes.
Initial deployment of ATM provides a LAN segment replacement for
local area networks (e.g., Ethernets, Token Rings and FDDI), as a
local-area backbone between existing (non-ATM) LANs, and as
replacement for dedicated circuits or frame relay PVCs between IP
routers. In the former case, local IP routers with one or more ATM
interfaces will connect islands of ATM networks. In the latter case,
public or private ATM Wide Area networks will be used to connect IP
routers, which in turn may or may not connect to local ATM networks.
ATM WANs and LANs may be interconnected.
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Private ATM networks (local or wide area) will use the private ATM
address structure specified in the ATM Forum UNI specification [9].
This structure is modeled after the format of an OSI Network Service
Access Point Address. A private ATM address uniquely identifies an
ATM endpoint. Public networks will use either the address structure
specified in ITU-TS recommendation E.164 or the private network ATM
address structure. An E.164 address uniquely identifies an interface
to a public network.
The characteristics and features of ATM networks are different than
those found in LANs:
o ATM provides a Virtual Connection (VC) switched environment. VC
setup may be done on either a Permanent Virtual Connection (PVC)
or dynamic Switched Virtual Connection (SVC) basis. SVC call
management signalling is performed via implementations of the
Q.93B protocol [7,9].
o Data to be passed by a VC is segmented into 53 octet quantities
called cells (5 octets of ATM header and 48 octets of data).
o The function of mapping user PDUs (Protocol Data Unit) into the
information field of the ATM cell and vice versa is performed in
the ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL). When a VC is created a specific
AAL type is associated with the VC. There are four different AAL
types, which are referred to individually as "AAL1", "AAL2",
"AAL3/4", and "AAL5". (Note: this memo concerns itself with the
mapping of IP and ARP over AAL5 only. The other AAL types are
mentioned for introductory purposes only.) The AAL type is known
by the VC end points via the call setup mechanism and is not
carried in the ATM cell header. For PVCs the AAL type is
administratively configured at the end points when the Connection
(circuit) is set up. For SVCs, the AAL type is communicated
along the VC path via Q.93B as part of call setup establishment
and the end points use the signaled information for
configuration. ATM switches generally do not care about the AAL
type of VCs. The AAL5 format specifies a packet format with a
maximum size of (64K - 1) octets of user data. Cells for an AAL5
PDU are transmitted first to last, the last cell indicating the
end of the PDU. ATM standards guarantee that on a given VC, cell
ordering is preserved end-to-end. NOTE: AAL5 provides a non-
assured data transfer service - it is up to higher-level
protocols to provide retransmission.
o ATM Forum signalling defines point-to-point and point-to-
multipoint Connection setup [9]. Multipoint-to-multipoint VCs
are not yet specified by ITU-TS or ATM Forum.
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o An ATM Forum ATM endpoint address is either encoded as an NSAP,
or is an E.164 Public-UNI address [9]. In some cases, both an
ATM endpoint address and an E.164 Public UNI address are needed
by an ARP client to reach another host or router. Since the use
of ATM endpoint addresses and E.164 public UNI addresses by ARP
are analogous to the use of Ethernet addresses, the notion of
"hardware address" is extended to encompass ATM addresses in the
context of ARP, even though ATM addresses need not have hardware
significance. ATM Forum NSAPs use the same basic format as U.S.
GOSIP NSAPs [11]. Note: ATM Forum addresses should not be
construed as being U.S. GOSIP NSAPs. They are not, the
administration is different, which fields get filled out are
different, etc.
This memo describes the initial deployment of ATM within "classical"
IP networks as a direct replacement for local area networks
(ethernets) and for IP links which interconnect routers, either
within or between administrative domains. The "classical" model here
refers to the treatment of the ATM host adapter as a networking
interface to the IP protocol stack.
Characteristics of the classical model are:
o The same maximum transmission unit (MTU) size is used for all VCs
in a LIS.
o Default LLC/SNAP encapsulation of IP packets.
o End-to-end IP routing architecture stays the same.
o IP addresses are resolved to ATM addresses by use of an ARP
service within the LIS - ARPs stay within the LIS. From a
client's perspective, the ARP architecture stays essentially the
same, consistent with current model.
o One IP subnet is used for many hosts and routers. Each VC
directly connects two IP members within the same LIS.
Future memos will describe the deployment of ATM on a global scale.
The "global" ATM model will be an evolution of the classical model
where the ATM network becomes more fully deployed and globally
available. In this model, the traditional protocol stack
architecture also evolves allowing applications to map directly onto
VCs (e.g., TCP and UDP ports map directly onto VCs). ARPs are no
longer bound to LIS boundaries; queries and replies may traverse the
globe. IP will evolve to take advantage of the network services
provided by the global ATM network.
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Characteristics of the global model are:
o MTU size is negotiated per VC via ATM signalling.
o IP encapsulation is negotiated per VC via ATM signalling; this
requires common signalling to be implemented.
o Applications may map directly to VCs, requiring changes to
TCP/UDP/IP implementations to allow ports to map directly on to
VCs
o ARPs may be global, ARP architecture needs to change to support a
robust global client/server model.
o Differing quality of service (QOS) guarantees can be established
on a per application and per VC basis.
The deployment of ATM into the Internet community is just beginning
and will take many years to complete. During the early part of this
period, we expect deployment to follow traditional IP subnet
boundaries for the following reasons:
o Administrators and managers of IP subnetworks will tend to
initially follow the same models as they currently have deployed.
The mindset of the community will change slowly over time as ATM
increases its coverage and builds its credibility.
o Policy administration practices rely on the security, access,
routing, and filtering capability of IP Internet gateways: i.e.
firewalls. ATM will not be allowed to "back-door" around these
mechanisms until ATM provides better management capability than
the existing services and practices.
o Standards for global IP over ATM will take some time to complete
and deploy.
This memo details the treatment of the classical model of IP and ARP
over ATM. There are those who would like to have IP-over-ATM begin by
breaking the classical model - this memo represents the view that we
MUST walk before we can run. This memo does not preclude the
subsequent evolution of ATM networks as they become more globally
deployed and interconnected and the evolution of TCP and IP to take
advantage of these changes - these will be the subject of future
documents. This memo does not address issues related to transparent
data link layer interoperability.
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6. IP Subnetwork Configuration
In the LIS scenario, each separate administrative entity configures
its hosts and routers within a closed logical IP subnetwork. Each
LIS operates and communicates independently of other LISs on the same
ATM network. Hosts connected to ATM communicate directly to other
hosts within the same LIS. Communication to hosts outside of the
local LIS is provided via an IP router. This router is an ATM
Endpoint attached to the ATM network that is configured as a member
of one or more LISs. This configuration may result in a number of
disjoint LISs operating over the same ATM network. Hosts of differing
IP subnets MUST communicate via an intermediate IP router even though
it may be possible to open a direct VC between the two IP members
over the ATM network.
The requirements for IP members (hosts, routers) operating in an ATM
LIS configuration are:
o All members have the same IP network/subnet number and address
mask [8].
o All members within a LIS are directly connected to the ATM
network.
o All members outside of the LIS are accessed via a router.
o All members of a LIS MUST have a mechanism for resolving IP
addresses to ATM addresses via ARP [3] and vice versa via
InARP[12] when using SVCs.
o All members of a LIS MUST have a mechanism for resolving VCs to
IP addresses via InARP [12] when using PVCs.
o All members within a LIS MUST be able to communicate via ATM with
all other members in the same LIS; i.e., the virtual Connection
topology underlying the intercommunication among the members is
fully meshed.
The following list identifies a set of ATM specific parameters that
MUST be implemented in each IP station connected to the ATM network:
o ATM Hardware Address (atm$ha). The ATM address of the individual
IP station.
o ATM ARP Request Address (atm$arp-req). atm$arp-req is the ATM
address of an individual ARP server located within the LIS. In
an SVC environment, ARP requests are sent to this address for the
resolution of target protocol addresses to target ATM addresses.
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That server MUST have authoritative responsibility for resolving
ARP requests of all IP members within the LIS. Note: if the LIS
is operating with PVCs only, then this parameter may be set to
null and the IP station is not required to send ARP requests to
the ARP server.
It is RECOMMENDED that routers providing LIS functionality over the
ATM network also support the ability to interconnect multiple LISs.
Routers that wish to provide interconnection of differing LISs MUST
be able to support multiple sets of these parameters (one set for
each connected LIS) and be able to associate each set of parameters
with a specific IP network/ subnet number. In addition, it is
RECOMMENDED that a router be able to provide this multiple LIS
support with a single physical ATM interface that may have one or
more individual ATM endpoint addresses. Note: this does not
necessarily mean different ESIs (IEEE MAC addresses) when NSAPS are
used. The last octet of the NSAP is the "Selector" field which can
be used to differentiate up to 256 different LISs.
7. Packet Format
Implementations MUST support IEEE 802.2 LLC/SNAP encapsulation as
described in [2]. LLC/SNAP encapsulation is the default packet
format for IP datagrams.
This memo recognizes that other encapsulation methods may be used
however, in the absence of other knowledge or agreement, LLC/SNAP
encapsulation is the default.
This memo recognizes the future deployment of end-to-end signalling
within ATM that will allow negotiation of encapsulation method on a
per-VC basis. Signalling negotiations are beyond the scope of this
memo.
8. MTU Size
The default MTU size for IP members operating over the ATM network
SHALL be 9180 octets. The LLC/SNAP header is 8 octets, therefore the
default ATM AAL5 protocol data unit size is 9188 octets. In
classical IP subnets, values other than the default can only be used
if and only if all members in the LIS have been configured to use the
non-default value.
This memo recognizes the future deployment of end-to-end signalling
within ATM that will allow negotiation of MTU size on a per-VC basis.
Signalling negotiations are beyond the scope of this document.
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9. ADDRESS RESOLUTION
Address resolution within an ATM logical IP subnet SHALL make use of
the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) [3] and the Inverse Address
Resolution Protocol (InARP) [12]. All IP stations are required to
support these protocols as updated and extended in this memo. Use of
these protocols differ depending on whether PVCs or SVCs are used.
Permanent Virtual Connections
An IP station MUST have a mechanism (eg. manual configuration) for
determining what PVCs it has, and in particular which PVCs are being
used with LLC/SNAP encapsulation. The details of the mechanism are
beyond the scope of this memo.
All IP members supporting PVCs are required to use the Inverse
Address Resolution Protocol (InARP) as defined in [12] on those VCs
using LLC/SNAP encapsulation. In a strict PVC environment, the
receiver SHALL infer the relevant VC from the VC on which the InARP
request (InARP_REQUEST) or response (InARP_REPLY) was received. When
the ATM source and/or target address is unknown, the corresponding
ATM address length in the InARP packet MUST be set to zero (0)
indicating a null length, otherwise the appropriate address field
should be filled in and the corresponding length set appropriately.
InARP packet format details are presented later in this memo.
Directly from [12]: "When the requesting station receives the InARP
reply, it may complete the ARP table entry and use the provided
address information. Note: as with ARP, information learned via
InARP may be aged or invalidated under certain circumstances." It is
the responsibility of each IP station supporting PVCs to re-validate
ARP table entries as part of the aging process. See the section
below on "ARP Table Aging".
Switched Virtual Connections
SVCs require support for ARP in the non-broadcast, non-multicast
environment that ATM networks currently provide. To meet this need a
single ARP Server MUST be located within the LIS. This server MUST
have authoritative responsibility for resolving the ARP requests of
all IP members within the LIS.
The server itself does not actively establish connections. It
depends on the clients in the LIS to initiate the ARP registration
procedure. An individual client connects to the ARP server using a
point-to-point VC. The server, upon the completion of an ATM
call/connection of a new VC specifying LLC/SNAP encapsulation, will
transmit an InARP request to determine the IP address of the client.
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The InARP reply from the client contains the information necessary
for the ARP Server to build its ARP table cache. This information is
used to generate replies to the ARP requests it receives.
The ARP Server mechanism requires that each client be
administratively configured with the ATM address of the ARP Server
atm$arp-req as defined earlier in this memo. There is to be one and
only one ARP Server operational per logical IP subnet. It is
RECOMMENDED that the ARP Server also be an IP station. This station
MUST be administratively configured to operate and recognize itself
as the ARP Server for a LIS. The ARP Server MUST be configured with
an IP address for each logical IP subnet it is serving to support
InARP requests.
This memo recognizes that a single ARP Server is not as robust as
multiple servers which synchronize their databases correctly. This
document is defining the client-server interaction by using a simple,
single server approach as a reference model, and does not prohibit
more robust approaches which use the same client-server interface.
ARP Server Operational Requirements
The ARP server accepts ATM calls/connections from other ATM end
points. At call setup and if the VC supports LLC/SNAP encapsulation,
the ARP server will transmit to the originating ATM station an InARP
request (InARP_REQUEST) for each logical IP subnet the server is
configured to serve. After receiving an InARP reply (InARP_REPLY),
the server will examine the IP address and the ATM address. The
server will add (or update) the <ATM address, IP address> map entry
and timestamp into its ARP table. If the InARP IP address duplicates
a table entry IP address and the InARP ATM address does not match the
table entry ATM address and there is an open VC associated with that
table entry, the InARP information is discarded and no modifications
to the table are made. ARP table entries persist until aged or
invalidated. VC call tear down does not remove ARP table entries.
The ARP server, upon receiving an ARP request (ARP_REQUEST), will
generate the corresponding ARP reply (ARP_REPLY) if it has an entry
in its ARP table. Otherwise it will generate a negative ARP reply
(ARP_NAK). The ARP_NAK response is an extension to the ARP protocol
and is used to improve the robustness of the ARP server mechanism.
With ARP_NAK, a client can determine the difference between a
catastrophic server failure and an ARP table lookup failure. The
ARP_NAK packet format is the same as the received ARP_REQUEST packet
format with the operation code set to ARP_NAK, i.e., the ARP_REQUEST
packet data is merely copied for transmission with the ARP_REQUEST
operation code reset to ARP_NAK.
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Updating the ARP table information timeout, the short form: when the
server receives an ARP request over a VC, where the source IP and ATM
address match the association already in the ARP table and the ATM
address matches that associated with the VC, the server may update
the timeout on the source ARP table entry: i.e., if the client is
sending ARP requests to the server over the same VC that it used to
register its ARP entry, the server should examine the ARP requests
and note that the client is still "alive" by updating the timeout on
the client's ARP table entry.
Adding robustness to the address resolution mechanism using ARP: when
the server receives an ARP_REQUEST over a VC, it examines the source
information. If there is no IP address associated with the VC over
which the ARP request was received and if the source IP address is
not associated with any other connection, then the server will add
the <ATM address, IP address> entry and timestamp into its ARP table
and associate the entry with this VC.
ARP Client Operational Requirements
The ARP client is responsible for contacting the ARP server to
register its own ARP information and to gain and refresh its own ARP
entry/information about other IP members. This means, as noted
above, that ARP clients MUST be configured with the ATM address of
the ARP server. ARP clients MUST:
1. Initiate the VC connection to the ARP server for transmitting and
receiving ARP and InARP packets.
2. Respond to ARP_REQUEST and InARP_REQUEST packets received on any
VC appropriately. (Refer to Section 7, "Protocol Operation" in
[12].)
3. Generate and transmit ARP_REQUEST packets to the ARP server and to
process ARP_REPLY and ARP_NAK packets from the server appropriately.
ARP_REPLY packets should be used to build/refresh its own client ARP
table entries.
4. Generate and transmit InARP_REQUEST packets as needed and to
process InARP_REPLY packets appropriately. InARP_REPLY packets
should be used to build/refresh its own client ARP table entries.
(Refer to Section 7, "Protocol Operation" in [12].)
5. Provide an ARP table aging function to remove its own old client
ARP tables entries after a convenient period of time.
Note: if the client does not maintain an open VC to the server, the
client MUST refresh its ARP information with the server at least once
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every 20 minutes. This is done by opening a VC to the server and
exchanging the initial InARP packets.
ARP Table Aging
An ARP client or server MUST have knowledge of any open VCs it has
(permanent or switched), their association with an ARP table entry,
and in particular, which VCs support LLC/SNAP encapsulation.
Client ARP table entries are valid for a maximum time of 15 minutes.
Server ARP table entries are valid for a minimum time of 20 minutes.
Prior to aging (removing) an ARP table entry, all members MUST
generate an InARP_REQUEST on any open VC associated with that entry.
If an InARP_REPLY is received, that table entry is updated and not
deleted. If there is no open VC associated with the table entry, the
entry is deleted.
ARP and InARP Packet Format
Internet addresses are assigned independently of ATM addresses. Each
host implementation MUST know its own IP and ATM address(es) and MUST
respond to address resolution requests appropriately. IP members
MUST also use ARP and InARP to resolve IP addresses to ATM addresses
when needed.
The ARP and InARP protocol has several fields that have the following
format and values:
Data:
ar$hrd 16 bits Hardware type
ar$pro 16 bits Protocol type
ar$shtl 8 bits Type & length of source ATM number (q)
ar$sstl 8 bits Type & length of source ATM subaddress (r)
ar$op 16 bits Operation code (request or reply)
ar$spln 8 bits Length of source protocol address (s)
ar$thtl 8 bits Type & length of target ATM number (x)
ar$tstl 8 bits Type & length of target ATM subaddress (y)
ar$tpln 8 bits Length of target protocol address (z)
ar$sha qoctets source ATM number
ar$ssa roctets source ATM subaddress
ar$spa soctets source protocol address
ar$tha xoctets target ATM number
ar$tsa yoctets target ATM subaddress
ar$tpa zoctets target protocol address
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Where:
ar$hrd - assigned to ATM Forum address family and is
dd decimal (0x00nn) [4].
ar$pro - see Assigned Numbers for protocol type number for
the protocol using ARP. (IP is 0x0800).
ar$op - The operation type value (decimal):
ARP_REQUEST = 1
ARP_REPLY = 2
InARP_REQUEST = 8
InARP_REPLY = 9
ARP_NAK = ??
ar$spln - length in octets of the source protocol address. For
IP ar$spln is 4.
ar$tpln - length in octets of the target protocol address. For
IP ar$tpln is 4.
ar$sha - source ATM number (E.164 or ATM Forum NSAP)
ar$ssa - source ATM subaddress (ATM Forum NSAP)
ar$spa - source protocol address
ar$tha - target ATM number (E.164 or ATM Forum NSAP)
ar$tha - target ATM subaddress (ATM Forum NSAP)
ar$tpa - target protocol address
The encoding of the 8-bit type and length value for ar$shtl,
ar$sstl, ar$thtl, and ar$tstl is as follows:
MSB 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 LSB
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 0 | 1/0 | Octet length of address |
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Where:
bit.8 (reserved) = 0 (for future use)
bit.7 (type) = 0 ATM Forum NSAP format
= 1 E.164 format
bit.6-1 (length) = 6 bit unsigned octet length of address
(MSB = bit.6, LSB = bit.1)
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ATM addresses in Q.93B (as defined by the ATM Forum UNI 3.0
signalling specification [9]) include a "Calling Party Number
Information Element" and a "Calling Party Subaddress Information
Element". These Information Elements (IEs) SHOULD map to ARP/InARP
source ATM number and source ATM subaddress respectively.
Furthermore, ATM Forum defines a "Called Party Number Information
Element" and a "Called Party Subaddress Information Element". These
IEs map to ARP/InARP target ATM number and target ATM subaddress
respectively.
The ATM Forum defines three structures for the combined use of number
and subaddress [9]:
ATM Number ATM Subaddress
-------------- --------------
Structure 1 ATM Forum NSAP null
Structure 2 E.164 null
Structure 3 E.164 ATM Forum NSAP
IP members MUST register with their ARP server their ATM endpoint
address using the ATM address structure appropriate for their ATM
network connection: i.e., LISs implemented over ATM LANs following
ATM Forum UNI 3.0 should register using Structure 1; LISs implemented
over an E.164 "public" ATM network should register using Structure 2.
A LIS implemented over a combination of ATM LANs and public ATM
networks may need to register using Structure 3. Implementations
based on this memo MUST support all three ATM address structures.
ARP and InARP requests and replies for ATM address structures 1 and 2
MUST indicate a null ATM subaddress; i.e. ar$sstl.type = 1 and
ar$sstl.length = 0 and ar$tstl.type = 1 and ar$tstl.length = 0.
Background information: the ARP packet format presented in this memo
is general in nature in that the ATM number and ATM subaddress fields
SHOULD map directly to the corresponding Q.93B fields used for ATM
call/connection setup signalling messages. The IP over ATM Working
Group expects ATM Forum NSAPs numbers (Structure 1) to predominate
over E.164 numbers (Structure 2) as ATM endpoint identifiers within
ATM LANs. The ATM Forum's VC Routing specification is not complete
at this time and therefore its impact on the operational use of ATM
Address Structure 3 is undefined. The ATM Forum will be defining this
relationship in the future. It is for this reason that IP members
need to support all three ATM address structures.
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ARP/InARP Packet Encapsulation
ARP and InARP packets are to be encoded in AAL5 PDUs using LLC/SNAP
encapsulation. The format of the AAL5 CPCS-SDU payload field for
ARP/InARP PDUs is:
Payload Format for ARP/InARP PDUs:
+------------------------------+
| LLC 0xAA-AA-03 |
+------------------------------+
| OUI 0x00-00-00 |
+------------------------------+
| Ethertype 0x08-06 |
+------------------------------+
| |
| ARP/InARP Packet |
| |
+------------------------------+
The LLC value of 0xAA-AA-03 (3 octets) indicates the presence of a
SNAP header.
The OUI value of 0x00-00-00 (3 octets) indicates that the following
two-bytes is an ethertype.
The Ethertype value of 0x08-06 (2 octets) indicates ARP [4].
The total size of the LLC/SNAP header is fixed at 8-octets. This
aligns the start of the ARP packet on a 64-bit boundary relative to
the start of the AAL5 CPCS-SDU.
The LLC/SNAP encapsulation for ARP/InARP presented here is consistent
with the treatment of multiprotocol encapsulation of IP over ATM AAL5
as specified in [2] and in the format of ARP over IEEE 802 networks
as specified in [5].
Traditionally, ARP requests are broadcast to all directly connected
IP members within a LIS. It is conceivable in the future that larger
scaled ATM networks may handle ARP requests to destinations outside
the originating LIS, perhaps even globally; issues raised by ARP'ing
outside the LIS or by a global ARP mechanism are beyond the scope of
this memo.
10. IP Broadcast Address
ATM does not support broadcast addressing, therefore there are no
mappings available from IP broadcast addresses to ATM broadcast
services. Note: this lack of mapping does not restrict members from
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transmitting or receiving IP datagrams specifying any of the four
standard IP broadcast address forms as described in [8]. Members,
upon receiving an IP broadcast or IP subnet broadcast for their LIS,
MUST process the packet as if addressed to that station.
11. IP Multicast Address
ATM does not support multicast address services, therefore there are
no mappings available from IP multicast addresses to ATM multicast
services. Current IP multicast implementations (i.e., MBONE and IP
tunneling, see [10]) will continue to operate over ATM based logical
IP subnets if operated in the WAN configuration.
This memo recognizes the future development of ATM multicast service
addressing by the ATM Forum. When available and widely implemented,
the roll-over from the current IP multicast architecture to this new
ATM architecture will be straightforward.
12. Security
Not all of the security issues relating to IP over ATM are clearly
understood at this time, due to the fluid state of ATM
specifications, newness of the technology, and other factors.
It is believed that ATM and IP facilities for authenticated call
management, authenticated end-to-end communications, and data
encryption will be needed in globally connected ATM networks. Such
future security facilities and their use by IP networks are beyond
the scope of this memo.
There are known security issues relating to host impersonation via
the address resolution protocols used in the Internet [13]. No
special security mechanisms have been added to the address resolution
mechanism defined here for use with networks using IP over ATM.
13. Open Issues
o The ARP hardware address type value for ATM Forum and the ARP_NAK
operation type value need yet to be assigned by the Internet
Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
o Well known ATM address(es) for ARP servers? It would be very
handy if we came up with a set of well known ATM addresses for
ARP services. We should probably have well-known PVC port
numbers for a non-SVC environment also.
o Interim Local Management Interface (ILMI) services will not be
generally implemented by some providers and vendors and will not
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be used to obtain the ATM address network prefix from the network
[9]. Meta-signalling does provide some of this functionality and
in the future we need to document the options.
o There are many VC management issues which have not yet been
addressed by this specification and which await the unwary
implementor. For example, one problem that has not yet been
resolved is how two IP members decide which of duplicate VCs can
be released without causing VC thrashing. If two IP stations
simultaneously established VCs to each other, it is tempting to
allow only one of these VCs to be established, or to release one
of these VCs immediately after it is established. If both IP
stations simultaneously decide to release opposite VCs, a
thrashing effect can be created where VCs are repeatedly
established and immediately released. For the time being, the
safest strategy is to allow duplicate VCs to be established and
simply age them like any other VCs.
REFERENCES
[1] Piscitello, D., and Lawrence, J., "IP and ARP over the SMDS
Service", RFC1209, USC/Information Sciences Institute, March
1991.
[2] Heinanen, Juha, "Multiprotocol Encapsulation over ATM Adaptation
Layer 5", RFC1483, USC/Information Sciences Institute, July 1993.
[3] Plummer, D., "An Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol - or -
Converting Network Addresses to 48.bit Ethernet Address for
Transmission on Ethernet Hardware", RFC 826, MIT, November 1982.
[4] Reynolds, J., and Postel, J., "Assigned Numbers", RFC1340, USC/
Information Sciences Institute, July 1992.
[5] Postel, J., and Reynolds, J., "A Standard for the Transmission of
IP Datagrams over IEEE 802 Networks", RFC1042, USC/Information
Sciences Institute, February 1988.
[6] CCITT, "Draft Recommendation I.363", CCITT Study Group XVIII,
Geneva, 19-29 January 1993.
[7] CCITT, "Draft text for Q.93B", CCITT Study Group XI, 23 September
- 2 October 1992.
[8] Braden, R., "Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Communication
Layers", RFC1122, USC/Information Sciences Institute, October
1989.
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[9] ATM Forum, "ATM User-Network Interface Specification Version
3.0.", ATM Forum, 480 San Antonio Road, Suite 100, Mountain View,
CA 94040, June 1993.
[10] Deering, S, "Host Extensions for IP Multicasting", RFC1112,
USC/Information Sciences Institute, August 1989.
[11] Colella, Richard, and Gardner, Ella, and Callon, Ross,
"Guidelines for OSI NSAP Allocation in the Internet", RFC1237,
USC/Information Sciences Institute, July 1991.
[12] Bradely, T., and Brown, C., "Inverse Address Resolution
Protocol", RFC1293, USC/Information Sciences Institute, January
1992.
[13] Bellovin, Steven M., "Security Problems in the TCP/IP Protocol
Suite", ACM Computer Communications Review, Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp.
32-48, 1989.
Author's Address
Mark Laubach
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
1501 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 415.857.3513
FAX: 415.857.8526
EMail: laubach@hpl.hp.com
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