Re: [v6ops] I-D Action: draft-ietf-v6ops-mobile-device-profile-17.txt - DHCP-PD

[Alexandru Petrescu <[e-mail]>]

I find the description of the EIT bit (allow multiple APNs, IPv4
and/or IPv6) a tempting feature.

Can the EIT bit be set by using open-source software tools?  For
example, when I connect a linux computer to a 4G network I use
ModemManager and mmcli open source software, on a cheap USB 4G key.

Or is the EIT bit proprietary to one operator and smartphone manufacturer?

Alex

Le 20/02/2015 12:09, Kossut Tomasz - Hurt a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> IMHO EIT settings should be part of customization – vendor&generic
> controlled by (MCCMNC) just like APN settings it has direct impact
> in HPLMN on IP (IPv4) allocation.
>
> If network has IPv4 default bearer and EIT bit is not enabled in
> IPv6 terminals it results in default bearer activation and
> “selected”(IPv6) bearer activation, IPv6 terminal in a network with
> IPv4 default bearer will always establish 2 bearers. It’s observed
> in HPLMN for generic Google devices in our network:
>
> vvvvvv CALLID   MSID            USERNAME IP TIME-IDLE
>
> ------ -------- --------------- ----------------------
> ----------------------------- ---------
>
> xTC.AT 0c3a069c 26003000000000 n/a 2a00:f41:XXXX:XXX::4d1d:7001
> 00h00m02s
>
> xTC.AI 0c3a069c 26003000000000 n/a                    10.000.000.000
> 00h00m02s
>
> IPv6 subscriber is allocating unwanted IPv4 resource here - this
> apply to HPLMN only.
>
> For VPLMN (roaming LTE) situation  gets complicated if you choose to
> use IPv4 for VPLMN (APN settings - use IPv4 when roaming)
>
> Terminal in LTE with EIT bit=1 located in VPLMN will always request
> “selected” IPv6 bearer for attach (terminal attaching in LTE has no
> idea whether this is HPLMN or VPLMN) once terminal learned ”I’m in
> roaming” according to APN settings(use IPv4 when roaming) terminal
> will establish secondary IPv4 bearer –it results in multiple bearer
> activation…
>
> Cheers,
>
> TK
>
> *From:*jouni korhonen [mailto:[e-mail]] *Sent:*
> Thursday, February 19, 2015 9:31 PM *To:* Ross Chandler *Cc:*
> Alexandru Petrescu; [e-mail]; Kossut Tomasz - Hurt *Subject:*
> Re: [v6ops] I-D Action:
> draft-ietf-v6ops-mobile-device-profile-17.txt - DHCP-PD
>
> I still fail to see how EIT setting relates to IPv6 as a
> requirement. It is a normal procedure when the UE wants to connect
> (during the initial attach) to another APN than the default one.
>
> - Jouni
>
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Ross Chandler <[e-mail]
> <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>
> On 18 Feb 2015, at 16:47, jouni korhonen <[e-mail]
> <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 4:57 AM, Alexandru Petrescu
> <[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>>
>  wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Le 18/02/2015 12:13, Kossut Tomasz - Hurt a écrit :
>
> Hi,
>
> Inline comments:
>
> Hi,
>
> Thank you for the report. It is good to see how good consideration
> is given to IPv6, and the two separated paths IPv4/IPv6.
>
> It is encouraging to see numerous smartphone manufacturers having
> embraced the CLAT technology.
>
> (tk) - this is not only CLAT, (CLAT is in generic Android thanks to
> Lorenzo, Cameron, Dan & others) each vendor has its own
> customization based on MCCMNC/region to control "features" per
> operator. In our case we have :  dedicated clatd.conf (not generic
> one), IPv6 tethering(DHCPv6, RA, Relay IPv6 DNS)
>
>
> It's good to see these mentioned.
>
> For tethering - is the network offering DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation
> service?  Or is the device performing '64share' RFC7278?
>
> There are some advantages on doing the former rather than the
> latter.
>
> EIT bit =1,
>
>
> What is the EIT bit?
>
> My wild guess is that it is the ESM information transfer flag bit in
>  the ESM information transfer flag information element. If it is, it
>  does not really have anything to do with IPv6 IMHO.
>
> - Jouni
>
> As far as I can tell from a previous answer on v6ops by Orange PL
> the EIT bit (think it is ESM info transfer flag IE) has an effect
> when the HSS has a default APN different from the one requested by
> the UE. Without the EIT bit set the network doesn’t let the UE
> requested APN override the default from the HSS, so two PDN
> connections are set up, one with IPv4 (assuming the default is an
> IPv4 only APN) and the other IPv6 (assuming that was requested by the
> UE).  So strictly speaking it does look independent of IP version but
> it is being noticed as operators introduce IPv6.
>
> Ross
>