draft-ietf-dhc-relay-port-05.txt   draft-ietf-dhc-relay-port-06.txt 
Networking Working Group N. Shen Networking Working Group N. Shen
Internet-Draft E. Chen Internet-Draft E. Chen
Intended status: Standards Track Cisco Systems Intended status: Standards Track Cisco Systems
Expires: October 27, 2017 April 25, 2017 Expires: January 21, 2018 July 20, 2017
Generalized UDP Source Port for DHCP Relay Generalized UDP Source Port for DHCP Relay
draft-ietf-dhc-relay-port-05 draft-ietf-dhc-relay-port-05
Abstract Abstract
This document proposes an extension to the DHCP protocols that allows This document proposes an extension to the DHCP protocols that allows
a relay agent to receive packets from a server or an upstream relay a relay agent to receive packets from a server or an upstream relay
agent on any UDP port, not just the default port 67 for IPv4 or agent on any UDP port, not just the default port 67 for IPv4 or
default port 547 for IPv6. default port 547 for IPv6.
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another upstream relay agent device on any valid UDP port another upstream relay agent device on any valid UDP port
available in the relay system including the DHCP UDP port 547. available in the relay system including the DHCP UDP port 547.
The default UDP port is 547 if there is no explicit configuration The default UDP port is 547 if there is no explicit configuration
for the generalized UDP source port extension for DHCP relay. for the generalized UDP source port extension for DHCP relay.
4. Relay Source Port Sub-option and Option 4. Relay Source Port Sub-option and Option
Although a DHCP server can implicitly determine the UDP source port Although a DHCP server can implicitly determine the UDP source port
when it receives a message from a relay agent, this sub-option makes when it receives a message from a relay agent, this sub-option makes
the request explicit for the server to use a non-DHCP UDP port in the the request explicit for the server to use a non-DHCP UDP port in the
reply message. When IPv6 cascaded relay agents are involved, the reply message. When IPv6 cascaded relay agents are involved, to
downstream non-DHCP UDP port needs to be recorded using the option. allow the stateless operation in a relay chain, the downstream non-
DHCP UDP port needs to be recorded using the option.
4.1. Source Port Sub-option for DHCPv4 4.1. Source Port Sub-option for DHCPv4
The Relay Agent "Source Port Sub-option" is a new option, and it is The Relay Agent "Source Port Sub-option" is a new option, and it is
part of the relay-agent-information option for DHCPv4 [RFC3046]. part of the relay-agent-information option for DHCPv4 [RFC3046].
The format of the "Source Port Sub-option" is shown below: The format of the "Source Port Sub-option" is shown below:
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| SubOpt Code | Len | | SubOpt Code | Len |
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