Re: [multipathtcp] q about off-path proxy (explicit mode)

Yoshifumi Nishida <nishida@sfc.wide.ad.jp> Mon, 27 March 2017 18:21 UTC

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Subject: Re: [multipathtcp] q about off-path proxy (explicit mode)
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Hi Olivier, Med,

Thanks for the response. I have been thinking that it would be better if we
can classify our use cases so that we can have clear vision for what to
solve. Things I may want to classify is:
   a) solutions requires changes in only MPTCP or in TCP general
   b) solutions requires proxies to be on-path or solutions that work with
off-path proxy.

We can think about the solutions for a) if we think it's necessary, but I
am thinking that the proper venue for the discussion might not be this WG.

I think the approach Med mentioned requires the proxy to be on-path, so I
would like to classify it as an on-path solution.
I had some hard time to comprehend the proxy drafts and I think one reason
for that is it somehow mixes up on-path and off-path cases. I start
thinking separating docs for on-path and off-path solutions might be
helpful.
--
Yoshi

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 8:06 AM, <mohamed.boucadair@orange.com> wrote:

> Hi Yoshi,
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>
> Olivier already answered to many of your points. There are other
> communication scenarios not included in your list that we want to cover.
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> Below some additional comments.
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> Cheers,
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> Med
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> *De :* multipathtcp [mailto:multipathtcp-bounces@ietf.org] *De la part de*
> Yoshifumi Nishida
> *Envoyé :* samedi 25 mars 2017 08:08
> *À :* multipathtcp
> *Objet :* [multipathtcp] q about off-path proxy (explicit mode)
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>
> Hello,
>
> Now, I am trying to understand off-path (explicit mode) scenarios.
>
> In explicit mode, we need to tell the final destination to the proxy
> through MP_Convert Information Element. But, this requires mptcp
> connections. In order to clarify which cases can use this mode, I have
> drawn the following 7 cases.
>
> I am wondering if we can support case 3) 4) 5) with explicit mode or not.
> Also, supporting case 6), 7) seems to be a bit unclear.
>
> It would be great if some folks could clarify this.
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> ------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------
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>      C ... client,   S ... Server,  P ... Proxy,  MCIE ... MP_Convert
> Information Element
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>    ====   ... mptcp connection
>
>    ----   ... tcp connection
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> single proxy cases
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> 1)   C ========== P -------- S         : C tells S's addr to P by MCIE
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> 2)   C ========== P ======== S         : C tells S's addr to P by MCIE
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> 3)   C ---------- P ======== S         : How C tell S's address to P?
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> [Med] The communication between C and P relies on TCP. C does not need to
> supply any information to P for case 3. The client is not even aware about
> the presence of P in this case.
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> double proxy cases
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> 4)   C -------- P1 ======== P2 ------- S  : How C tell S's address to P1?
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> [Med] S is the destination IP address of the packets sent from C to P1.
> There is no need for an object to supply that information.
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> 5)   C -------- P1 ======== P2 ======= S  : How C tell S's address to P1?
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> [Med] S is the destination IP address of the packets sent from C to P1.
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> 6)   C ======== P1 ======== P2 ------- S  : C tells S's addr to P1 by MCIE
> and P1 forwards it to P2?
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> [Med] No. S is the destination IP address of the packets sent from C to
> P1.  MCIE is not needed in the C-P1 leg.
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> 7)   C ======== P1 ======== P2 ======= S  : C tells S's addr to P1 by MCIE
> and P1 forwards it to P2?
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> [Med] No. S is the destination IP address of the packets sent from C to
> P1.
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