Re: [netext] Review of I-D: draft-ietf-netext-pd-pmip6-06

[Basavaraj Patil <[e-mail]>]

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On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Sri Gundavelli (sgundave) <
[e-mail]> wrote:

>  Hi Raj,
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> On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Sri Gundavelli (sgundave) <
> [e-mail]> wrote:
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>> Hi Raj,
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>>
>> Adding to what carlos said. Just one clarification.
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>> On 5/20/13 8:04 AM, "Carlos Jesús Bernardos Cano" <[e-mail]>
>> wrote:
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>> >> 5. In Sec 4.4.1, step 4:
>> >>    "If the mobile access
>> >>         gateway does not know the delegated prefix(es), then the
>> >>         delegated mobile network prefix in the DMNP option(s) MUST be
>> >>         set to the unspecified IPv6 address "::", "
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> How would the MAG know the delegated prefix(es)? Unless it is
>> >> just renewing the assigned prefix(es)?
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>>  The prefixes can be statically configured in the policy profile.
>> Typically
>> mobile networks are statically configured (but registered with the LMA) as
>> we don't want the prefixes to disappear if the egress link goes down and
>> that will result in local communication between the hosts to break. So,
>> the prefixes are statically provisioned in the mobile network. But,
>> mobility support comes up only when there is active session with LMA
>> enabling the forwarding.
>>
>> If the MAG knows the prefixes, it can indicate them in the DMNP option.
>> If the MAG does not know the prefixes,  it will carry a NULL value.
>> LMA assigns them based on what is in the BCE state.
>>
>> This is consistent with how the home address (IPv4 HoA, HNP) options are
>> carried in PMIP signaling messages.
>>
>>
>  Raj>  What does this mean: "Typically
> mobile networks are statically configured (but registered with the
> LMA)...."?
>
>  Also: "So,
> the prefixes are statically provisioned in the mobile network."
>
>  Would be good if you can clarify since you have a view or interpretation
> that I am not sure everyone is in sync with.
>
>
>  [Sri] I'm just saying, the subnets (DMNP's) are configured manually in
> the mobile network. But, those subnets belong to the LMA from routing point
> of view. This is almost like a static IP configuration.
> There is also the other approach, every thing happens dynamically, the
> prefix is obtained from the LMA/MAG and then gets configured in the mobile
> network.
> In most deployments, IMO, static configuration is preferred as they don't
> want the networks/prefixes to disappear, if the LMA is not reachable and
> the PMIP tunnel goes down. There won't be IP mobility or external
> reachability, but there will be internal node to node communication.
>
>  Regards
> Sri
>

Raj> Well, okay. I get that. But from reading the text in the I-D it is not
very clear. Would recommend reworking the text to explain the above.

-Raj



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Basavaraj Patil