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IETF RFC 7181
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) T. Clausen
Request for Comments: 7181 LIX, Ecole Polytechnique
Category: Standards Track C. Dearlove
ISSN: 2070-1721 BAE Systems ATC
P. Jacquet
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs
U. Herberg
Fujitsu Laboratories of America
April 2014
The Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2
 Abstract
This specification describes version 2 of the Optimized Link State
Routing Protocol (OLSRv2) for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs).
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................5
2. Terminology .....................................................6
3. Applicability Statement .........................................9
4. Protocol Overview and Functioning ..............................10
4.1. Overview ..................................................10
4.2. Routers and Interfaces ....................................12
4.3. Information Base Overview .................................13
4.3.1. Local Information Base .............................13
4.3.2. Interface Information Base .........................14
4.3.3. Neighbor Information Base ..........................14
4.3.4. Topology Information Base ..........................14
4.3.5. Received Message Information Base ..................16
4.4. Signaling Overview ........................................16
4.5. Link Metrics ..............................................17
4.6. Flooding MPRs and Routing MPR .............................18
4.7. Routing Set Use ...........................................19
5. Protocol Parameters and Constants ..............................19
5.1. Protocol and Port Numbers .................................19
5.2. Multicast Address .........................................20
5.3. Interface Parameters ......................................20
5.3.1. Received Message Validity Time .....................20
5.4. Router Parameters .........................................20
5.4.1. Local History Times ................................20
5.4.2. Link Metric Parameters .............................21
5.4.3. Message Intervals ..................................21
5.4.4. Advertised Information Validity Times ..............22
5.4.5. Processing and Forwarding Validity Times ...........22
5.4.6. Jitter .............................................23
5.4.7. Hop Limit ..........................................23
5.4.8. Willingness ........................................24
5.5. Parameter Change Constraints ..............................25
5.6. Constants .................................................27
5.6.1. Link Metric Constants ..............................27
5.6.2. Willingness Constants ..............................28
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5.6.3. Time Constant ......................................28
6. Link Metric Values .............................................28
6.1. Link Metric Representation ................................28
6.2. Link Metric Compressed Form ...............................29
7. Local Information Base .........................................29
7.1. Originator Set ............................................30
7.2. Local Attached Network Set ................................30
8. Interface Information Base .....................................31
8.1. Link Set ..................................................31
8.2. 2-Hop Set .................................................32
9. Neighbor Information Base ......................................32
10. Topology Information Base .....................................34
10.1. Advertising Remote Router Set ............................34
10.2. Router Topology Set ......................................35
10.3. Routable Address Topology Set ............................35
10.4. Attached Network Set .....................................36
10.5. Routing Set ..............................................37
11. Received Message Information Base .............................37
11.1. Received Set .............................................38
11.2. Processed Set ............................................38
11.3. Forwarded Set ............................................39
12. Information Base Properties ...................................39
12.1. Corresponding Protocol Tuples ............................39
12.2. Address Ownership ........................................40
13. Packets and Messages ..........................................41
13.1. Messages .................................................41
13.2. Packets ..................................................41
13.3. TLVs .....................................................42
13.3.1. Message TLVs ......................................42
13.3.2. Address Block TLVs ................................42
14. Message Processing and Forwarding .............................45
14.1. Actions When Receiving a Message .........................45
14.2. Message Considered for Processing ........................46
14.3. Message Considered for Forwarding ........................47
15. HELLO Messages ................................................49
15.1. HELLO Message Generation .................................49
15.2. HELLO Message Transmission ...............................51
15.3. HELLO Message Processing .................................51
15.3.1. HELLO Message Discarding ..........................51
15.3.2. HELLO Message Usage ...............................52
16. TC Messages ...................................................56
16.1. TC Message Generation ....................................56
16.2. TC Message Transmission ..................................58
16.3. TC Message Processing ....................................59
16.3.1. TC Message Discarding .............................59
16.3.2. TC Message Processing Definitions .................61
16.3.3. Initial TC Message Processing .....................61
16.3.4. Completing TC Message Processing ..................65
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17. Information Base Changes ......................................66
17.1. Originator Address Changes ...............................66
17.2. Link State Changes .......................................66
17.3. Neighbor State Changes ...................................67
17.4. Advertised Neighbor Changes ..............................67
17.5. Advertising Remote Router Tuple Expires ..................68
17.6. Neighborhood Changes and MPR Updates .....................68
17.7. Routing Set Updates ......................................70
18. Selecting MPRs ................................................71
18.1. Overview .................................................72
18.2. Neighbor Graph ...........................................72
18.3. MPR Properties ...........................................73
18.4. Flooding MPRs ............................................74
18.5. Routing MPRs .............................................76
18.6. Calculating MPRs .........................................77
19. Routing Set Calculation .......................................78
19.1. Network Topology Graph ...................................78
19.2. Populating the Routing Set ...............................80
20. Proposed Values for Parameters ................................81
20.1. Local History Time Parameters ............................82
20.2. Message Interval Parameters ..............................82
20.3. Advertised Information Validity Time Parameters ..........82
20.4. Received Message Validity Time Parameters ................82
20.5. Jitter Time Parameters ...................................82
20.6. Hop Limit Parameter ......................................82
20.7. Willingness Parameters ...................................82
21. Sequence Numbers ..............................................83
22. Extensions ....................................................83
23. Security Considerations .......................................84
23.1. Security Architecture ....................................84
23.2. Integrity ................................................85
23.3. Confidentiality ..........................................86
23.4. Interaction with External Routing Domains ................87
23.5. Mandatory Security Mechanisms ............................87
23.6. Key Management ...........................................88
24. IANA Considerations ...........................................90
24.1. Expert Review: Evaluation Guidelines .....................91
24.2. Message Types ............................................91
24.3. Message-Type-Specific TLV Type Registries ................91
24.4. Message TLV Types ........................................92
24.5. Address Block TLV Types ..................................93
24.6. NBR_ADDR_TYPE and MPR Values .............................96
25. Contributors ..................................................96
26. Acknowledgments ...............................................97
27. References ....................................................97
27.1. Normative References .....................................97
27.2. Informative References ...................................98
Appendix A. Constraints .........................................100
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Appendix B. Example Algorithm for Calculating MPRs ..............104
B.1. Additional Notation ......................................104
B.2. MPR Selection Algorithm ................................. 105
Appendix C. Example Algorithm for Calculating the Routing Set ...105
C.1. Local Interfaces and Neighbors ...........................106
C.2. Add Neighbor Routers .....................................107
C.3. Add Remote Routers .......................................107
C.4. Add Neighbor Addresses ...................................108
C.5. Add Remote Routable Addresses ............................109
C.6. Add Attached Networks ....................................110
C.7. Add 2-Hop Neighbors ......................................110
Appendix D. TC Message Example ..................................111
Appendix E. Flow and Congestion Control .........................114
1. Introduction
The Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2 (OLSRv2) is the
successor to OLSR (version 1) as published in [RFC 3626]. Compared to
[RFC 3626], OLSRv2 retains the same basic mechanisms and algorithms,
enhanced by the ability to use a link metric other than hop count in
the selection of shortest routes. OLSRv2 also uses a more flexible
and efficient signaling framework and includes some simplification of
the messages being exchanged.
OLSRv2 is developed for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs). It operates
as a table-driven, proactive protocol, i.e., it exchanges topology
information with other routers in the network regularly. OLSRv2 is
an optimization of the classic link state routing protocol. Its key
concept is that of multipoint relays (MPRs). Each router selects two
sets of MPRs, each being a set of its neighbor routers that "cover"
all of its symmetrically connected 2-hop neighbor routers. These two
sets are "flooding MPRs" and "routing MPRs", which are used to
achieve flooding reduction and topology reduction, respectively.
Flooding reduction is achieved by control traffic being flooded
through the network using hop-by-hop forwarding, but with a router
only needing to forward control traffic that is first received
directly from one of the routers that have selected it as a flooding
MPR (its "flooding MPR selectors"). This mechanism, denoted "MPR
flooding", provides an efficient mechanism for information
distribution within the MANET by reducing the number of transmissions
required [MPR].
Topology reduction is achieved by assigning a special responsibility
to routers selected as routing MPRs when declaring link state
information. A sufficient requirement for OLSRv2 to provide shortest
routes to all destinations is that routers declare link state
information for their routing MPR selectors, if any. Routers that
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are not selected as routing MPRs need not send any link state
information. Based on this reduced link state information, routing
MPRs are used as intermediate routers in multi-hop routes.
Thus, the use of MPRs allows reduction of the number and the size of
link state messages and reduction in the amount of link state
information maintained in each router. When possible (in particular
if using a hop count metric), the same routers may be picked as both
flooding MPRs and routing MPRs.
A router selects both routing and flooding MPRs from among its one-
hop neighbors connected by "symmetric", i.e., bidirectional, links.
Therefore, selecting routes through routing MPRs avoids the problems
associated with data packet transfer over unidirectional links (e.g.,
the problem of not getting link-layer acknowledgments at each hop,
for link layers employing this technique).
OLSRv2 uses and extends the MANET Neighborhood Discovery Protocol
(NHDP) defined in [RFC 6130] and also uses the Generalized MANET
Packet/Message Format [RFC 5444], the TLVs specified in [RFC 5497] and,
optionally, message jitter as specified in [RFC 5148]. These four
other protocols and specifications were all originally created as
part of OLSRv2 but have been specified separately for wider use.
OLSRv2 makes no assumptions about the underlying link layer. OLSRv2,
through its use of [RFC 6130], may use link-layer information and
notifications when available and applicable. In addition, OLSRv2
uses link metrics that may be derived from link layer or any other
information. OLSRv2 does not specify the physical meaning of link
metrics but specifies a means by which new types of link metrics may
be specified in the future but used by OLSRv2 without modification.
OLSRv2, like OLSR [RFC 3626], inherits its concept of forwarding and
relaying from the High Performance Radio Local Area Network
(HIPERLAN) (a MAC-layer protocol), which is standardized by ETSI
[HIPERLAN] [HIPERLAN2]. This document does not obsolete [RFC 3626],
which is left in place for further experimentation.
2. Terminology
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
"OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in
[RFC 2119].
All terms introduced in [RFC 5444], including "packet", "Packet
Header", "message", "Message Header", "Message Body", "Message Type",
"message sequence number", "hop limit", "hop count", "Address Block",
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"TLV Block", "TLV", "Message TLV", "Address Block TLV", "type" (of
TLV), "type extension" (of TLV), "value" (of TLV), "address",
"address prefix", and "address object" are to be interpreted as
described there.
All terms introduced in [RFC 6130], including "interface", "MANET
interface", "network address", "link", "symmetric link", "symmetric
1-hop neighbor", "symmetric 2-hop neighbor", "symmetric 1-hop
neighborhood" "constant", "interface parameter", "router parameter",
"Information Base", and "HELLO message" are to be interpreted as
described there.
Additionally, this specification uses the following terminology:
Router:
A MANET router that implements this protocol.
OLSRv2 interface:
A MANET interface running this protocol. A router running this
protocol MUST have at least one OLSRv2 interface.
Routable address:
A network address that may be used as the destination of a data
packet. A router that implements this protocol will need to
distinguish a routable address from a non-routable address by
direct inspection of the network address, based on global-scope
address allocations by IANA and/or administrative configuration
(consistently across the MANET). Broadcast and multicast
addresses, and addresses that are limited in scope to less than
the entire MANET, MUST NOT be considered as routable addresses.
Anycast addresses may be considered as routable addresses.
Originator address:
An address that is unique (within the MANET) to a router. A
router MUST select an originator address; it MAY choose one of its
interface addresses as its originator address; and it MAY select
either a routable or non-routable address. A broadcast,
multicast, or anycast address MUST NOT be chosen as an originator
address. If the router selects a routable address, then it MUST
be one that the router will accept as destination. An originator
address MUST NOT have a prefix length, except when included in an
Address Block where it MAY be associated with a prefix of maximum
prefix length (e.g., if the originator address is an IPv6 address,
it MUST have either no prefix length or have a prefix length of
128).
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Message originator address:
The originator address of the router that created a message, as
deduced from that message by its recipient. For all messages used
in this specification, including HELLO messages defined in
[RFC 6130], the recipient MUST be able to deduce an originator
address. The message originator address will usually be included
in the message as its <msg-orig-addr> element as defined in
[RFC 5444]. However, an exceptional case, which does not add a
<msg-orig-addr> element to a HELLO message, may be used by a
router that only has a single address.
Willingness:
A numerical value between WILL_NEVER and WILL_ALWAYS (both
inclusive) that represents the router's willingness to be selected
as an MPR. A router has separate willingness values to be a
flooding MPR and a routing MPR.
Willing symmetric 1-hop neighbor:
A symmetric 1-hop neighbor that has willingness not equal to
WILL_NEVER.
Multipoint relay (MPR):
A router, X, is an MPR for a router, Y, if router Y has indicated
its selection of router X as an MPR in a recent HELLO message.
Router X may be a flooding MPR for Y if it is indicated to
participate in the flooding process of messages received from
router Y, or it may be a routing MPR for Y if it is indicated to
declare link state information for the link from X to Y. It may
also be both at the same time.
MPR selector:
A router, Y, is a flooding/routing MPR selector of router X if
router Y has selected router X as a flooding/routing MPR.
MPR flooding:
The optimized MANET-wide information distribution mechanism,
employed by this protocol, in which a message is relayed by only a
reduced subset of the routers in the network. MPR flooding is the
mechanism by which flooding reduction is achieved.
EXPIRED:
Indicates that a timer is set to a value clearly preceding the
current time (e.g., current time - 1).
This specification employs the same notational conventions as
[RFC 5444] and [RFC 6130].
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3. Applicability Statement
This document specifies OLSRv2, a proactive routing protocol intended
for use in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) [RFC 2501]. The protocol's
applicability is determined by its characteristics, which are that
this protocol:
o Is designed to work in networks with a dynamic topology and in
which messages may be lost, such as due to collisions over
wireless media.
o Supports routers that each have one or more participating OLSRv2
interfaces, which will consist of some or all of its MANET
interfaces using [RFC 6130]. The set of a router's OLSRv2
interfaces, and the sets of its other MANET and non-MANET
interfaces, may change over time. Each interface may have one or
more network addresses (which may have prefix lengths), and these
may also be dynamically changing.
o Enables hop-by-hop routing, i.e., each router can use its local
information provided by this protocol to route packets.
o Continuously maintains routes to all destinations in the network,
i.e., routes are instantly available and data traffic is subject
to no delays due to route discovery. Consequently, no data
traffic buffering is required.
o Supports routers that have non-OLSRv2 interfaces that may be local
to a router or that can serve as gateways towards other networks.
o Enables the use of bidirectional additive link metrics to use
shortest distance routes (i.e., routes with smallest total of link
metrics). Incoming link metric values are to be determined by a
process outside this specification.
o Is optimized for large and dense networks; the larger and more
dense a network, the more optimization can be achieved by using
MPRs, compared to the classic link state algorithm [MPR].
o Uses [RFC 5444] as described in its "Intended Usage" appendix and
by [RFC 5498].
o Allows "external" and "internal" extensibility (adding new Message
Types and adding information to existing messages) as enabled by
[RFC 5444].
o Is designed to work in a completely distributed manner and does
not depend on any central entity.
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4. Protocol Overview and Functioning
The objectives of this protocol are for each router to:
o Identify all destinations in the network.
o Identify a sufficient subset of links in the network, in order
that shortest routes can be calculated to all available
destinations.
o Provide a Routing Set containing these shortest routes from this
router to all destinations (routable addresses and local links).
4.1. Overview
These objectives are achieved, for each router, by:
o Using NHDP [RFC 6130] to identify symmetric 1-hop neighbors and
symmetric 2-hop neighbors.
o Reporting its participation in OLSRv2, and its willingness to be a
flooding MPR and to be a routing MPR, by extending the HELLO
messages defined in [RFC 6130] by the addition of an MPR_WILLING
Message TLV. The router's "flooding willingness" indicates how
willing it is to participate in MPR flooding. The router's
"routing willingness" indicates how willing it is to be an
intermediate router for routing. Note that a router is still able
to be a routing source or destination, even if unwilling to
perform either function.
o Extending the HELLO messages defined in [RFC 6130] to allow the
addition of directional link metrics to advertised links with
other routers participating in OLSRv2 and to indicate which link
metric type is being used by those routers. Both incoming and
outgoing link metrics may be reported, the former determined by
the advertising router.
o Selecting flooding MPRs and routing MPRs from among its willing
symmetric 1-hop neighbors such that, for each set of MPRs, all
symmetric 2-hop neighbors are reachable either directly or via at
least one selected MPR, using a path of appropriate minimum total
metric for at least routing MPR selection. An analysis and
examples of MPR selection algorithms are given in [MPR]; a
suggested algorithm, appropriately adapted for each set of MPRs,
is included in Appendix B of this specification. Note that it is
not necessary for routers to use the same algorithm in order to
interoperate in the same MANET, but each such algorithm must have
the appropriate properties, described in Section 18.
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o Signaling its flooding MPR and routing MPR selections, by
extending the HELLO messages defined in [RFC 6130] to report this
information by the addition of MPR Address Block TLV(s) associated
with the appropriate network addresses.
o Extracting its flooding MPR selectors and routing MPR selectors
from received HELLO messages, using the included MPR Address Block
TLV(s).
o Defining a TC (Topology Control) Message Type using the message
format specified in [RFC 5444]. TC messages are used to
periodically signal links between routing MPR selectors and itself
throughout the MANET. This signaling includes suitable
directional neighbor metrics (the best link metric in that
direction between those routers).
o Allowing its TC messages, as well as HELLO messages, to be
included in packets specified in [RFC 5444], using the "manet" IP
protocol or UDP port as specified in [RFC 5498].
o Diffusing TC messages by using a flooding reduction mechanism,
denoted "MPR flooding"; only the flooding MPRs of a router will
retransmit messages received from (i.e., originated or last
relayed by) that router.
Note that the indicated extensions to [RFC 6130] are of forms
permitted by that specification.
This specification defines:
o The requirement to use [RFC 6130], its parameters, constants, HELLO
messages, and Information Bases, each as extended in this
specification.
o Two new Information Bases: the Topology Information Base and the
Received Message Information Base.
o TC messages, which are used for MANET wide signaling (using MPR
flooding) of selected topology (link state) information.
o A requirement for each router to have an originator address to be
included in, or deducible from, HELLO messages and TC messages.
o The specification of new Message TLVs and Address Block TLVs that
are used in HELLO messages and TC messages, including for
reporting neighbor status, MPR selection, external gateways, link
metrics, willingness to be an MPR, and content sequence numbers.
Note that the generation of (incoming) link metric values is to be
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undertaken by a process outside this specification; this
specification concerns only the distribution and use of those
metrics.
o The generation of TC messages from the appropriate information in
the Information Bases.
o The updating of the Topology Information Base according to
received TC messages.
o The MPR flooding mechanism, including the inclusion of message
originator address and sequence number to manage duplicate
messages, using information recorded in the Received Message
Information Base.
o The response to other events, such as the expiration of
information in the Information Bases.
This protocol inherits the stability of a link state algorithm and
has the advantage of having routes immediately available when needed,
due to its proactive nature.
This protocol only interacts with IP through routing table management
and the use of the sending IP address for IP datagrams containing
messages used by this specification.
4.2. Routers and Interfaces
In order for a router to participate in a MANET using this protocol,
it must have at least one, and possibly more, OLSRv2 interfaces.
Each OLSRv2 interface:
o Is a MANET interface, as specified in [RFC 6130]. In particular,
it must be configured with one or more network addresses; these
addresses must each be specific to this router and must include
any address that will be used as the sending address of any IP
packet sent on this OLSRv2 interface.
o Has a number of interface parameters, adding to those specified in
[RFC 6130].
o Has an Interface Information Base, extending that specified in
[RFC 6130].
o Generates and processes HELLO messages according to [RFC 6130],
extended as specified in Section 15.
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In addition to a set of OLSRv2 interfaces as described above, each
router:
o May have one or more non-OLSRv2 interfaces (which may include
MANET interfaces and/or non-MANET interfaces) and/or local
attached networks for which this router can accept IP packets.
All routable addresses for which the router is to accept IP
packets must be used as an (OLSRv2 or non-OLSRv2) interface
network address or as an address of a local attached network of
the router.
o Has a number of router parameters, adding to those specified in
[RFC 6130].
o Has a Local Information Base, extending that specified in
[RFC 6130], including selection of an originator address and
recording any locally attached networks.
o Has a Neighbor Information Base, extending that specified in
[RFC 6130] to record MPR selection and advertisement information.
o Has a Topology Information Base, recording information received in
TC messages.
o Has a Received Message Information Base, recording information
about received messages to ensure that each TC message is only
processed once, and forwarded at most once on each OLSRv2
interface, by a router.
o Generates, receives, and processes TC messages.
4.3. Information Base Overview
Each router maintains the Information Bases described in the
following sections. These are used for describing the protocol in
this specification. An implementation of this protocol may maintain
this information in the indicated form or in any other organization
that offers access to this information. In particular, note that it
is not necessary to remove Tuples from Sets at the exact time
indicated, only to behave as if the Tuples were removed at that time.
4.3.1. Local Information Base
The Local Information Base is specified in [RFC 6130] and contains a
router's local configuration. It is extended in this specification
to also record an originator address and to include a router's:
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o Originator Set, containing addresses that were recently used as
this router's originator address, that is used, together with the
router's current originator address, to enable a router to
recognize and discard control traffic that was originated by the
router itself.
o Local Attached Network Set, containing network addresses of
networks to which this router can act as a gateway, that it
advertises in its TC messages.
4.3.2. Interface Information Base
The Interface Information Base for each OLSRv2 interface is as
specified in [RFC 6130], extended to also record, in each Link Set,
link metric values (incoming and outgoing) and flooding MPR selector
information.
4.3.3. Neighbor Information Base
The Neighbor Information Base is specified in [RFC 6130] and is
extended to also record, in the Neighbor Tuple for each neighbor:
o Its originator address.
o Neighbor metric values, these being the minimum of the link metric
values in the indicated direction for all symmetric 1-hop links
with that neighbor.
o Its willingness to be a flooding MPR and to be a routing MPR.
o Whether it has been selected by this router as a flooding MPR or
as a routing MPR and whether it is a routing MPR selector of this
router. (Whether it is a flooding MPR selector of this neighbor
is recorded in the Interface Information Base.)
o Whether it is to be advertised in TC messages sent by this router.
4.3.4. Topology Information Base
The Topology Information Base in each router contains:
o An Advertising Remote Router Set, recording each remote router
from which TC messages have been received. This is used in order
to determine if a received TC message contains fresh or outdated
information; a received TC message is ignored in the latter case.
o A Router Topology Set, recording links between routers in the
MANET, as described by received TC messages.
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o A Routable Address Topology Set, recording routable addresses in
the MANET (available as IP packet destinations) and from which
remote router these routable addresses can be directly reached
(i.e., in a single IP hop from that remote router), as reported by
received TC messages.
o An Attached Network Set, recording networks to which a remote
router has advertised that it may act as a gateway. These
networks may be reached in one or more IP hops from that remote
router.
o A Routing Set, recording routes from this router to all available
destinations. The IP routing table is to be updated using this
Routing Set. (A router may choose to use any or all destination
network addresses in the Routing Set to update the IP routing
table. This selection is outside the scope of this
specification.)
The purpose of the Topology Information Base is to record information
used, in addition to that in the Local Information Base, the
Interface Information Bases, and the Neighbor Information Base, to
construct the Routing Set (which is also included in the Topology
Information Base).
This specification describes the calculation of the Routing Set based
on a Topology Graph constructed in two phases. First, a "backbone"
graph representing the routers in the MANET, and the connectivity
between them, is constructed from the Local Information Base, the
Neighbor Information Base, and the Router Topology Set. Second, this
graph is "decorated" with additional destination network addresses
using the Local Information Base, the Routable Address Topology Set,
and the Attached Network Set.
The Topology Graph does not need to be recorded in the Topology
Information Base; it can either be constructed as required when the
Routing Set is to be changed or need not be explicitly constructed
(as illustrated in Appendix C). An implementation may, however,
construct and retain the Topology Graph if preferred.
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4.3.5. Received Message Information Base
The Received Message Information Base in each router contains:
o A Received Set for each OLSRv2 interface, describing TC messages
received by this router on that OLSRv2 interface.
o A Processed Set, describing TC messages processed by this router.
o A Forwarded Set, describing TC messages forwarded by this router.
The Received Message Information Base serves the MPR flooding
mechanism by ensuring that received messages are forwarded at most
once by a router and also ensures that received messages are
processed exactly once by a router. The Received Message Information
Base may also record information about other Message Types that use
the MPR flooding mechanism.
4.4. Signaling Overview
This protocol generates and processes HELLO messages according to
[RFC 6130]. HELLO messages transmitted on OLSRv2 interfaces are
extended according to Section 15 of this specification to include an
originator address, link metrics, and MPR selection information.
This specification defines a single Message Type, the TC message. TC
messages are sent by their originating router proactively, at a
regular interval, on all OLSRv2 interfaces. This interval may be
fixed or dynamic, for example, it may be backed off due to congestion
or network stability. TC messages may also be sent as a response to
a change in the router itself, or its advertised symmetric 1-hop
neighborhood, for example, on first being selected as a routing MPR.
Because TC messages are sent periodically, this protocol is tolerant
of unreliable transmissions of TC messages. Message losses may occur
more frequently in wireless networks due to collisions or other
transmission problems. This protocol may use "jitter", randomized
adjustments to message transmission times, to reduce the incidence of
collisions, as specified in [RFC 5148].
This protocol is tolerant of out-of-sequence delivery of TC messages
due to in-transit message reordering. Each router maintains an
Advertised Neighbor Sequence Number (ANSN) that is incremented when
its recorded neighbor information that is to be included in its TC
messages changes. This ANSN is included in the router's TC messages.
The recipient of a TC message can use this included ANSN to identify
which of the information it has received is most recent, even if
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messages have been reordered while in transit. Only the most recent
information received is used; older information received later is
discarded.
TC messages may be "complete" or "incomplete". A complete TC message
advertises all of the originating router's routing MPR selectors; it
may also advertise other symmetric 1-hop neighbors. Complete TC
messages are generated periodically (and also, optionally, in
response to symmetric 1-hop neighborhood changes). Incomplete TC
messages may be used to report additions to advertised information,
without repeating unchanged information.
TC messages, and HELLO messages as extended by this specification,
define (by inclusion or by deduction when having a single address) an
originator address for the router that created the message. A TC
message reports both the originator addresses and routable addresses
of its advertised neighbors, distinguishing the two using an Address
Block TLV (an address may be both routable and an originator
address). TC messages also report the originator's locally attached
networks.
TC messages are MPR flooded throughout the MANET. A router
retransmits a TC message received on an OLSRv2 interface if and only
if the message did not originate at this router and has not been
previously forwarded by this router, this is the first time the
message has been received on this OLSRv2 interface, and the message
is received from (i.e., originated from or was last relayed by) one
of this router's flooding MPR selectors.
Some TC messages may be MPR flooded over only part of the network,
e.g., allowing a router to ensure that nearer routers are kept more
up to date than distant routers, such as is used in Fisheye State
Routing [FSR] and Fuzzy Sighted Link State routing [FSLS]. This is
enabled using [RFC 5497].
TC messages include outgoing neighbor metrics that will be used in
the selection of routes.
4.5. Link Metrics
OLSRv1 [RFC 3626] created minimum hop routes to destinations.
However, in many, if not most, circumstances, better routes (in terms
of quality of service for end users) can be created by use of link
metrics.
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OLSRv2, as defined in this specification, supports metric-based
routing, i.e., it allows links to each have a chosen metric. Link
metrics as defined in OLSRv2 are additive, and the routes that are to
be created are those with the minimum sum of the link metrics along
that route.
Link metrics are defined to be directional; the link metric from one
router to another may be different from that on the reverse link.
The link metric is assessed at the receiver, as on a (typically)
wireless link, that is the better informed as to link information.
Both incoming and outgoing link information is used by OLSRv2; the
distinctions in this specification must be clearly followed.
This specification also defines both incoming and outgoing neighbor
metrics for each symmetric 1-hop neighbor, these being the minimum
value of the link metrics in the same direction for all symmetric
links with that neighbor. Note that this means that all neighbor
metric values are link metric values and that specification of, for
example, link metric value encoding also includes encoding of
neighbor metric values.
This specification does not define the nature of the link metric.
However, this specification allows, through use of the type extension
of a defined Address Block TLV, for link metrics with specific
meanings to be defined and either allocated by IANA or privately
used. Each HELLO or TC message carrying link (or neighbor) metrics
thus indicates which link metric information it is carrying, allowing
routers to determine if they can interoperate. If link metrics
require additional signaling to determine their values, whether in
HELLO messages or otherwise, then this is permitted but is outside
the scope of this specification.
Careful consideration should be given to how to use link metrics. In
particular, it is advisable to not simply default to use of all links
with equal metrics (i.e., hop count) for routing without careful
consideration of whether that is appropriate or not.
4.6. Flooding MPRs and Routing MPR
This specification uses two sets of MPRs: flooding MPRs and routing
MPRs. These are selected separately, because:
o Flooding MPRs may use metrics; routing MPRs must use metrics.
o When flooding MPRs use metrics, these are outgoing link metrics;
routing MPRs use incoming neighbor metrics.
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o Flooding MPRs must be selected per OLSRv2 interface; routing MPRs
need not be selected per OLSRv2 interface.
4.7. Routing Set Use
The purpose of the Routing Set is to determine and record routes
(local interface network address and next-hop interface network
address) to all possible routable addresses advertised by this
protocol as well as all destinations that are local, i.e., within one
hop, to the router (whether using routable addresses or not). Only
symmetric links are used in such routes.
It is intended that the Routing Set can be used for IP packet
routing, by using its contents to update the IP routing table. That
update, and whether any Routing Tuples are not used when updating the
IP routing table, is outside the scope of this specification.
The signaling in this specification has been designed so that a
"backbone" Topology Graph of routers, each identified by its
originator address, with at most one direct connection between any
pair of routers, can be constructed (from the Neighbor Set and the
Router Topology Set) using a suitable minimum path length algorithm.
This Topology Graph can then have other network addresses (routable
or of symmetric 1-hop neighbors) added to it (using the Interface
Information Bases, the Routable Address Topology Set, and the
Attached Network Set).
5. Protocol Parameters and Constants
The parameters and constants used in this specification are those
defined in [RFC 6130] plus those defined in this section. The
separation in [RFC 6130] into interface parameters, router parameters,
and constants is also used in this specification.
Similarly to the parameters in [RFC 6130], parameters defined in this
specification MAY be changed dynamically by a router and need not be
the same on different routers, even in the same MANET, or, for
interface parameters, on different interfaces of the same router.
5.1. Protocol and Port Numbers
This protocol specifies TC messages, which are included in packets as
defined by [RFC 5444]. These packets MUST be sent either using the
"manet" protocol number or the "manet" UDP well-known port number, as
specified in [RFC 5498].
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TC messages and HELLO messages [RFC 6130] MUST, in a given MANET,
either both use IP or both use UDP, in order for it to be possible to
combine messages of both protocols into the same [RFC 5444] packet for
transmission.
5.2. Multicast Address
This protocol specifies TC messages, which are included in packets as
defined by [RFC 5444]. These packets MAY be transmitted using the
Link-Local multicast address "LL-MANET-Routers", as specified in
[RFC 5498].
5.3. Interface Parameters
A single additional interface parameter is specified for OLSRv2
interfaces only.
5.3.1. Received Message Validity Time
The following parameter manages the validity time of recorded
received message information:
RX_HOLD_TIME:
The period after receipt of a message by the appropriate OLSRv2
interface of this router for which that information is recorded,
in order that the message is recognized as having been previously
received on this OLSRv2 interface.
The following constraints apply to this parameter:
o RX_HOLD_TIME > 0
o RX_HOLD_TIME SHOULD be greater than the maximum difference in time
that a message may take to traverse the MANET, taking into account
any message forwarding jitter as well as propagation, queuing, and
processing delays.
5.4. Router Parameters
The following router parameters are specified for routers.
5.4.1. Local History Times
The following router parameter manages the time for which local
information is retained:
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O_HOLD_TIME:
The time for which a recently used and replaced originator address
is used to recognize the router's own messages.
The following constraint applies to this parameter:
o O_HOLD_TIME > 0
5.4.2. Link Metric Parameters
All routes found using this specification use a single link metric
type that is specified by the router parameter LINK_METRIC_TYPE,
which may take any value from 0 to 255, both inclusive.
5.4.3. Message Intervals
The following parameters regulate TC message transmissions by a
router. TC messages are usually sent periodically but MAY also be
sent in response to changes in the router's Neighbor Set and/or Local
Attached Network Set. In a highly dynamic network, and with a larger
value of the parameter TC_INTERVAL and a smaller value of the
parameter TC_MIN_INTERVAL, TC messages MAY be transmitted more often
in response to changes than periodically. However, because a router
has no knowledge of, for example, routers remote to it (i.e., beyond
two hops away) joining the network, TC messages MUST NOT be sent
purely responsively.
TC_INTERVAL:
The maximum time between the transmission of two successive TC
messages by this router. When no TC messages are sent in response
to local network changes (by design or because the local network
is not changing), then TC messages MUST be sent at a regular
interval TC_INTERVAL, possibly modified by jitter, as specified in
[RFC 5148].
TC_MIN_INTERVAL:
The minimum interval between transmission of two successive TC
messages by this router. (This minimum interval MAY be modified
by jitter, as specified in [RFC 5148].)
The following constraints apply to these parameters:
o TC_INTERVAL > 0
o 0 <= TC_MIN_INTERVAL <= TC_INTERVAL
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o If TLVs with Type = INTERVAL_TIME, as defined in [RFC 5497], are
included in TC messages, then TC_INTERVAL MUST be representable by
way of the exponent-mantissa notation described in Section 5 of
[RFC 5497].
5.4.4. Advertised Information Validity Times
The following parameters manage the validity time of information
advertised in TC messages:
T_HOLD_TIME:
Used as the minimum value in the TLV with Type = VALIDITY_TIME
included in all TC messages sent by this router. If a single
value of parameter TC_HOP_LIMIT (see Section 5.4.7) is used, then
this will be the only value in that TLV.
A_HOLD_TIME:
The period during which TC messages are sent after they no longer
have any advertised information to report but are sent in order to
accelerate outdated information removal by other routers.
The following constraints apply to these parameters:
o T_HOLD_TIME > 0
o A_HOLD_TIME >= 0
o T_HOLD_TIME >= TC_INTERVAL
o If TC messages can be lost, then both T_HOLD_TIME and A_HOLD_TIME
SHOULD be significantly greater than TC_INTERVAL; a value >= 3 x
TC_INTERVAL is RECOMMENDED.
o T_HOLD_TIME MUST be representable by way of the exponent-mantissa
notation described in Section 5 of [RFC 5497].
5.4.5. Processing and Forwarding Validity Times
The following parameters manage the processing and forwarding
validity time of recorded message information:
P_HOLD_TIME:
The period after receipt of a message that is processed by this
router for which that information is recorded, in order that the
message is not processed again if received again.
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F_HOLD_TIME:
The period after receipt of a message that is forwarded by this
router for which that information is recorded, in order that the
message is not forwarded again if received again.
The following constraints apply to these parameters:
o P_HOLD_TIME > 0
o F_HOLD_TIME > 0
o Both of these parameters SHOULD be greater than the maximum
difference in time that a message may take to traverse the MANET,
taking into account any message forwarding jitter as well as
propagation, queuing, and processing delays.
5.4.6. Jitter
If jitter, as defined in [RFC 5148], is used, then the governing
jitter parameters are as follows:
TP_MAXJITTER:
Represents the value of MAXJITTER used in [RFC 5148] for
periodically generated TC messages sent by this router.
TT_MAXJITTER:
Represents the value of MAXJITTER used in [RFC 5148] for externally
triggered TC messages sent by this router.
F_MAXJITTER:
Represents the default value of MAXJITTER used in [RFC 5148] for
messages forwarded by this router. However, before using
F_MAXJITTER, a router MAY attempt to deduce a more appropriate
value of MAXJITTER, for example, based on any TLVs with Type =
INTERVAL_TIME or Type = VALIDITY_TIME contained in the message to
be forwarded.
For constraints on these parameters, see [RFC 5148].
5.4.7. Hop Limit
The parameter TC_HOP_LIMIT is the hop limit set in each TC message.
TC_HOP_LIMIT MAY be a single fixed value or MAY be different in TC
messages sent by the same router. However, each other router, at any
hop count distance, MUST see a regular pattern of TC messages in
order that meaningful values of TLVs with Type = INTERVAL_TIME and
Type = VALIDITY_TIME at each hop count distance can be included as
defined in [RFC 5497]. Thus, the pattern of TC_HOP_LIMIT MUST be
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defined to have this property. For example, the repeating pattern
(255 4 4) satisfies this property (having period TC_INTERVAL at hop
counts up to 4, inclusive, and 3 x TC_INTERVAL at hop counts greater
than 4), but the repeating pattern (255 255 4 4) does not satisfy
this property because at hop counts greater than 4, message intervals
are alternately TC_INTERVAL and 3 x TC_INTERVAL.
The following constraints apply to this parameter:
o The maximum value of TC_HOP_LIMIT >= the network diameter in hops;
a value of 255 is RECOMMENDED. Note that if using a pattern of
different values of TC_HOP_LIMIT as described above, then only the
maximum value in the pattern is so constrained.
o All values of TC_HOP_LIMIT >= 2.
5.4.8. Willingness
Each router has two willingness parameters: WILL_FLOODING and
WILL_ROUTING, each of which MUST be in the range WILL_NEVER to
WILL_ALWAYS, inclusive.
WILL_FLOODING represents the router's willingness to be selected as a
flooding MPR and hence to participate in MPR flooding, in particular
of TC messages.
WILL_ROUTING represents the router's willingness to be selected as a
routing MPR and hence to be an intermediate router on routes.
In either case, the higher the value, the greater the router's
willingness to be a flooding or routing MPR, as appropriate. If a
router has a willingness value of WILL_NEVER (the lowest possible
value), it does not perform the corresponding task. A MANET using
this protocol with too many routers having either of the willingness
parameters WILL_FLOODING or WILL_ROUTING equal to WILL_NEVER will not
function; it MUST be ensured, by administrative or other means, that
this does not happen.
Note that the proportion at which the routers having a willingness
value equal to WILL_NEVER is "too many" depends on the network
topology -- which, in a MANET, may change dynamically. Willingness
is intended to enable that certain routers (e.g., routers that have
generous resources, such as a permanent power supply) can be
configured to assume more of the network operation, while others
(e.g., routers that have lesser resources, such as are battery
operated) can avoid such tasks. A general guideline would be that
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only if a router is not actually able to assume the task (flooding or
routing) should it be configured with the corresponding willingness
WILL_NEVER.
If a router has a willingness value equal to WILL_ALWAYS (the highest
possible value), then it will always be selected as a flooding or
routing MPR, as appropriate, by all symmetric 1-hop neighbors.
In a MANET in which all routers have WILL_FLOODING = WILL_ALWAYS,
flooding reduction will effectively be disabled, and flooding will
perform as blind flooding.
In a MANET in which all routers have WILL_ROUTING = WILL_ALWAYS,
topology reduction will effectively be disabled, and all routers will
advertise all of their links in TC messages.
A router that has WILL_ROUTING = WILL_NEVER will not act as an
intermediate router in the MANET. Such a router can act as a source,
destination, or gateway to another routing domain.
Different routers MAY have different values for WILL_FLOODING and/or
WILL_ROUTING.
The following constraints apply to these parameters:
o WILL_NEVER <= WILL_FLOODING <= WILL_ALWAYS
o WILL_NEVER <= WILL_ROUTING <= WILL_ALWAYS
5.5. Parameter Change Constraints
If protocol parameters are changed dynamically, then the constraints
in this section apply.
RX_HOLD_TIME
* If RX_HOLD_TIME for an OLSRv2 interface changes, then the
expiry time for all Received Tuples for that OLSRv2 interface
MAY be changed.
O_HOLD_TIME
* If O_HOLD_TIME changes, then the expiry time for all Originator
Tuples MAY be changed.
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TC_INTERVAL
* If TC_INTERVAL increases, then the next TC message generated by
this router MUST be generated according to the previous,
shorter TC_INTERVAL. Additional subsequent TC messages MAY be
generated according to the previous, shorter, TC_INTERVAL.
* If TC_INTERVAL decreases, then the following TC messages from
this router MUST be generated according to the current,
shorter, TC_INTERVAL.
P_HOLD_TIME
* If P_HOLD_TIME changes, then the expiry time for all Processed
Tuples MAY be changed.
F_HOLD_TIME
* If F_HOLD_TIME changes, then the expiry time for all Forwarded
Tuples MAY be changed.
TP_MAXJITTER
* If TP_MAXJITTER changes, then the periodic TC message schedule
on this router MAY be changed immediately.
TT_MAXJITTER
* If TT_MAXJITTER changes, then externally triggered TC messages
on this router MAY be rescheduled.
F_MAXJITTER
* If F_MAXJITTER changes, then TC messages waiting to be
forwarded with a delay based on this parameter MAY be
rescheduled.
TC_HOP_LIMIT
* If TC_HOP_LIMIT changes, and the router uses multiple values
after the change, then message intervals and validity times
included in TC messages MUST be respected. The simplest way to
do this is to start any new repeating pattern of TC_HOP_LIMIT
values with its largest value.
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LINK_METRIC_TYPE
* If LINK_METRIC_TYPE changes, then all link metric information
recorded by the router is invalid. The router MUST take the
following actions and all consequent actions described in
Section 17 and [RFC 6130].
+ For each Link Tuple in any Link Set for an OLSRv2 interface,
either update L_in_metric (the value MAXIMUM_METRIC MAY be
used) or remove the Link Tuple from the Link Set.
+ For each Link Tuple that is not removed, set:
- L_out_metric := UNKNOWN_METRIC;
- L_SYM_time := EXPIRED;
- L_MPR_selector := false.
+ Remove all Router Topology Tuples, Routable Address Topology
Tuples, Attached Network Tuples, and Routing Tuples from
their respective Protocol Sets in the Topology Information
Base.
5.6. Constants
The following constants are specified for routers. Unlike router
parameters, constants MUST NOT change and MUST be the same on all
routers.
5.6.1. Link Metric Constants
The constant minimum and maximum link metric values are defined by:
o MINIMUM_METRIC := 1
o MAXIMUM_METRIC := 16776960
The symbolic value UNKNOWN_METRIC is defined in Section 6.1.
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5.6.2. Willingness Constants
The constant minimum, RECOMMENDED default, and maximum willingness
values are defined by:
o WILL_NEVER := 0
o WILL_DEFAULT := 7
o WILL_ALWAYS := 15
5.6.3. Time Constant
The constant C (time granularity) is used as specified in [RFC 5497].
It MUST be the same as is used by [RFC 6130], with RECOMMENDED value:
o C := 1/1024 second
Note that this constant is used in the representation of time
intervals. Time values (such as are stored in Protocol Tuples) are
not so represented. A resolution of C in such values is sufficient
(but not necessary) for such values.
6. Link Metric Values
A router records a link metric value for each direction of a link of
which it has knowledge. These link metric values are used to create
metrics for routes by the addition of link metric values.
6.1. Link Metric Representation
Link metrics are reported in messages using a compressed
representation that occupies 12 bits, consisting of a 4-bit field and
an 8-bit field. The compressed representation represents positive
integer values with a minimum value of 1 and a maximum value that is
slightly smaller than the maximum 24-bit value. Only those values
that have exact representation in the compressed form are used.
Route metrics are the summation of no more than 256 link metric
values and can therefore be represented using no more than 32 bits.
Link and route metrics used in the Information Bases defined in this
specification refer to the uncompressed values, and arithmetic
involving them does likewise and assumes full precision in the
result. (How an implementation records the values is not part of
this specification, as long as it behaves as if recording
uncompressed values. An implementation can, for example, use 32-bit
values for all link and route metrics.)
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In some cases, a link metric value may be unknown. This is indicated
in this specification by the symbolic value UNKNOWN_METRIC. An
implementation may use any representation of UNKNOWN_METRIC as it is
never included in messages or used in any computation. (Possible
representations are zero or any value greater than the maximum
representable metric value.)
6.2. Link Metric Compressed Form
The 12-bit compressed form of a link metric uses a modified form of a
representation with an 8-bit mantissa (denoted a) and a 4-bit
exponent (denoted b). Note that if represented as the 12-bit value
256b+a, then the ordering of those 12-bit values is identical to the
ordering of the represented values.
The value so represented is (257+a)2^b - 256, where ^ denotes
exponentiation. This has a minimum value (when a = 0 and b = 0) of
MINIMUM_METRIC = 1 and a maximum value (when a = 255 and b = 15) of
MAXIMUM_METRIC = 2^24 - 256.
An algorithm for computing a and b for the smallest representable
value not less than a link metric value v such that MINIMUM_METRIC <=
v <= MAXIMUM_METRIC is:
1. Find the smallest integer b such that v + 256 <= 2^(b + 9).
2. Set a := (v - 256(2^b - 1)) / (2^b) - 1, rounded up to the
nearest integer.
7. Local Information Base
The Local Information Base, as defined for each router in [RFC 6130],
is extended by this protocol by:
o Recording the router's originator address. The originator address
MUST be unique to this router. It MUST NOT be used by any other
router as an originator address. It MAY be included in any
network address in any I_local_iface_addr_list of this router; it
MUST NOT be included in any network address in any
I_local_iface_addr_list of any other router. It MAY be included
in, but MUST NOT be equal to, the AL_net_addr in any Local
Attached Network Tuple in this or any other router.
o The addition of an Originator Set, defined in Section 7.1, and a
Local Attached Network Set, defined in Section 7.2.
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All routable addresses of the router for which it is to accept IP
packets as destination MUST be included in the Local Interface Set or
the Local Attached Network Set.
7.1. Originator Set
A router's Originator Set records addresses that were recently used
as originator addresses by this router. If a router's originator
address is immutable, then the Originator Set is always empty and MAY
be omitted. It consists of Originator Tuples:
(O_orig_addr, O_time)
where:
O_orig_addr is a recently used originator address; note that this
does not include a prefix length.
O_time specifies the time at which this Tuple expires and MUST be
removed.
7.2. Local Attached Network Set
A router's Local Attached Network Set records its local non-OLSRv2
interfaces via which it can act as a gateway to other networks. The
Local Attached Network Set MUST be provided to this protocol and MUST
reflect any changes in the router's status. (In cases where the
router's configuration is static, the Local Attached Network Set will
be constant; in cases where the router has no such non-OLSRv2
interfaces, the Local Attached Network Set will be empty.) The Local
Attached Network Set is not modified by this protocol. This protocol
will respond to (externally provided) changes to the Local Attached
Network Set. It consists of Local Attached Network Tuples:
(AL_net_addr, AL_dist, AL_metric)
where:
AL_net_addr is the network address of an attached network that can
be reached via this router. This SHOULD be a routable address.
It is constrained as described below.
AL_dist is the number of hops to the network with network address
AL_net_addr from this router.
AL_metric is the metric of the link to the attached network with
address AL_net_addr from this router.
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Attached networks local to this router only (i.e., not reachable
except via this router) SHOULD be treated as local non-MANET
interfaces and added to the Local Interface Set, as specified in
[RFC 6130], rather than added to the Local Attached Network Set.
Because an attached network is not specific to the router and may be
outside the MANET, an attached network MAY also be attached to other
routers. Routing to an AL_net_addr will use maximum prefix length
matching; consequently, an AL_net_addr MAY include, but MUST NOT
equal or be included in, any network address that is of any interface
of any router (i.e., is included in any I_local_iface_addr_list) or
equal any router's originator address.
It is not the responsibility of this protocol to maintain routes from
this router to networks recorded in the Local Attached Network Set.
Local Attached Network Tuples are removed from the Local Attached
Network Set only when the router's local attached network
configuration changes, i.e., they are not subject to timer-based
expiration or changes due to received messages.
8. Interface Information Base
An Interface Information Base, as defined in [RFC 6130], is maintained
for each MANET interface. The Link Set and 2-Hop Set in the
Interface Information Base for an OLSRv2 interface are modified by
this protocol. In some cases, it may be convenient to consider these
Sets as also containing these additional elements for other MANET
interfaces, taking the indicated values on creation but never being
updated.
8.1. Link Set
The Link Set is modified by adding these additional elements to each
Link Tuple:
L_in_metric is the metric of the link from the OLSRv2 interface
with addresses L_neighbor_iface_addr_list to this OLSRv2
interface;
L_out_metric is the metric of the link to the OLSRv2 interface
with addresses L_neighbor_iface_addr_list from this OLSRv2
interface;
L_mpr_selector is a boolean flag, describing if this neighbor has
selected this router as a flooding MPR, i.e., is a flooding MPR
selector of this router.
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L_in_metric will be specified by a process that is external to this
specification. Any Link Tuple with L_status = HEARD or L_status =
SYMMETRIC MUST have a specified value of L_in_metric if it is to be
used by this protocol.
A Link Tuple created (but not updated) by [RFC 6130] MUST set:
o L_in_metric := UNKNOWN_METRIC;
o L_out_metric := UNKNOWN_METRIC;
o L_mpr_selector := false.
8.2. 2-Hop Set
The 2-Hop Set is modified by adding these additional elements to each
2-Hop Tuple:
N2_in_metric is the neighbor metric from the router with address
N2_2hop_iface_addr to the router with OLSRv2 interface addresses
N2_neighbor_iface_addr_list;
N2_out_metric is the neighbor metric to the router with address
N2_2hop_iface_addr from the router with OLSRv2 interface addresses
N2_neighbor_iface_addr_list.
A 2-Hop Tuple created (but not updated) by [RFC 6130] MUST set:
o N2_in_metric := UNKNOWN_METRIC;
o N2_out_metric := UNKNOWN_METRIC.
9. Neighbor Information Base
A Neighbor Information Base, as defined in [RFC 6130], is maintained
for each router. It is modified by this protocol by adding these
additional elements to each Neighbor Tuple in the Neighbor Set. In
some cases, it may be convenient to consider these Sets as also
containing these additional elements for other MANET interfaces,
taking the indicated values on creation but never being updated.
N_orig_addr is the neighbor's originator address, which may be
unknown. Note that this originator address does not include a
prefix length;
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N_in_metric is the neighbor metric of any link from this neighbor
to an OLSRv2 interface of this router, i.e., the minimum of all
corresponding L_in_metric with L_status = SYMMETRIC and
L_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC, UNKNOWN_METRIC if there are no such
Link Tuples;
N_out_metric is the neighbor metric of any link from an OLSRv2
interface of this router to this neighbor, i.e., the minimum of
all corresponding L_out_metric with L_status = SYMMETRIC and
L_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC, UNKNOWN_METRIC if there are no
such Link Tuples;
N_will_flooding is the neighbor's willingness to be selected as a
flooding MPR, in the range from WILL_NEVER to WILL_ALWAYS, both
inclusive, taking the value WILL_NEVER if no OLSRv2-specific
information is received from this neighbor;
N_will_routing is the neighbor's willingness to be selected as a
routing MPR, in the range from WILL_NEVER to WILL_ALWAYS, both
inclusive, taking the value WILL_NEVER if no OLSRv2-specific
information is received from this neighbor;
N_flooding_mpr is a boolean flag, describing if this neighbor is
selected as a flooding MPR by this router;
N_routing_mpr is a boolean flag, describing if this neighbor is
selected as a routing MPR by this router;
N_mpr_selector is a boolean flag, describing if this neighbor has
selected this router as a routing MPR, i.e., is a routing MPR
selector of this router.
N_advertised is a boolean flag, describing if this router has
elected to advertise a link to this neighbor in its TC messages.
A Neighbor Tuple created (but not updated) by [RFC 6130] MUST set:
o N_orig_addr := unknown;
o N_in_metric := UNKNOWN_METRIC;
o N_out_metric := UNKNOWN_METRIC;
o N_will_flooding := WILL_NEVER;
o N_will_routing := WILL_NEVER;
o N_routing_mpr := false;
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o N_flooding_mpr := false;
o N_mpr_selector := false;
o N_advertised := false.
The Neighbor Information Base also includes a variable, the
Advertised Neighbor Sequence Number (ANSN), whose value is included
in TC messages to indicate the freshness of the information
transmitted. The ANSN is incremented whenever advertised information
(the originator and routable addresses included in Neighbor Tuples
with N_advertised = true and local attached networks recorded in the
Local Attached Network Set in the Local Information Base) changes,
including addition or removal of such information.
10. Topology Information Base
The Topology Information Base, defined for each router by this
specification, stores information received in TC messages in the
Advertising Remote Router Set, the Router Topology Set, the Routable
Address Topology Set, and the Attached Network Set.
Additionally, a Routing Set is maintained, derived from the
information recorded in the Local Information Base, the Interface
Information Bases, the Neighbor Information Base, and the rest of the
Topology Information Base.
10.1. Advertising Remote Router Set
A router's Advertising Remote Router Set records information
describing each remote router in the network that transmits TC
messages, allowing outdated TC messages to be recognized and
discarded. It consists of Advertising Remote Router Tuples:
(AR_orig_addr, AR_seq_number, AR_time)
where:
AR_orig_addr is the originator address of a received TC message,
note that this does not include a prefix length;
AR_seq_number is the greatest ANSN in any TC message received that
originated from the router with originator address AR_orig_addr
(i.e., that contributed to the information contained in this
Tuple);
AR_time is the time at which this Tuple expires and MUST be
removed.
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10.2. Router Topology Set
A router's Topology Set records topology information about the links
between routers in the MANET. It consists of Router Topology Tuples:
(TR_from_orig_addr, TR_to_orig_addr, TR_seq_number, TR_metric,
TR_time)
where:
TR_from_orig_addr is the originator address of a router that can
reach the router with originator address TR_to_orig_addr in one
hop (note that this does not include a prefix length);
TR_to_orig_addr is the originator address of a router that can be
reached by the router with originator address TR_from_orig_addr in
one hop (note that this does not include a prefix length);
TR_seq_number is the greatest ANSN in any TC message received that
originated from the router with originator address
TR_from_orig_addr (i.e., that contributed to the information
contained in this Tuple);
TR_metric is the neighbor metric from the router with originator
address TR_from_orig_addr to the router with originator address
TR_to_orig_addr;
TR_time specifies the time at which this Tuple expires and MUST be
removed.
10.3. Routable Address Topology Set
A router's Routable Address Topology Set records topology information
about the routable addresses within the MANET, including via which
routers they may be reached. It consists of Routable Address
Topology Tuples:
(TA_from_orig_addr, TA_dest_addr, TA_seq_number, TA_metric,
TA_time)
where:
TA_from_orig_addr is the originator address of a router that can
reach the router with routable address TA_dest_addr in one hop
(note that this does not include a prefix length);
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TA_dest_addr is a routable address of a router that can be reached
by the router with originator address TA_from_orig_addr in one
hop;
TA_seq_number is the greatest ANSN in any TC message received that
originated from the router with originator address
TA_from_orig_addr (i.e., that contributed to the information
contained in this Tuple);
TA_metric is the neighbor metric from the router with originator
address TA_from_orig_addr to the router with OLSRv2 interface
address TA_dest_addr;
TA_time specifies the time at which this Tuple expires and MUST be
removed.
10.4. Attached Network Set
A router's Attached Network Set records information about networks
(which may be outside the MANET) attached to other routers and their
routable addresses. It consists of Attached Network Tuples:
(AN_orig_addr, AN_net_addr, AN_seq_number, AN_dist, AN_metric,
AN_time)
where:
AN_orig_addr is the originator address of a router that can act as
gateway to the network with network address AN_net_addr (note that
this does not include a prefix length);
AN_net_addr is the network address of an attached network that may
be reached via the router with originator address AN_orig_addr;
AN_seq_number is the greatest ANSN in any TC message received that
originated from the router with originator address AN_orig_addr
(i.e., that contributed to the information contained in this
Tuple);
AN_dist is the number of hops to the network with network address
AN_net_addr from the router with originator address AN_orig_addr;
AN_metric is the metric of the link from the router with
originator address AN_orig_addr to the attached network with
address AN_net_addr;
AN_time specifies the time at which this Tuple expires and MUST be
removed.
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10.5. Routing Set
A router's Routing Set records the first hop along a selected path to
each destination for which any such path is known. It consists of
Routing Tuples:
(R_dest_addr, R_next_iface_addr, R_local_iface_addr, R_dist,
R_metric)
where:
R_dest_addr is the network address of the destination, either the
network address of an interface of a destination router or the
network address of an attached network;
R_next_iface_addr is the network address of the "next hop" on the
selected path to the destination;
R_local_iface_addr is an address of the local interface over which
an IP packet MUST be sent to reach the destination by the selected
path.
R_dist is the number of hops on the selected path to the
destination;
R_metric is the metric of the route to the destination with
address R_dest_addr.
The Routing Set for a router is derived from the contents of other
Protocol Sets of the router (the Link Sets, the Neighbor Set, the
Router Topology Set, the Routable Address Topology Set, the Attached
Network Set, and OPTIONAL use of the 2-Hop Sets). The Routing Set is
updated (Routing Tuples added or removed, or the complete Routing Set
recalculated) when routing paths are calculated, based on changes to
these other Protocol Sets. Routing Tuples are not subject to timer-
based expiration.
11. Received Message Information Base
The Received Message Information Base, defined by this specification,
records information required to ensure that a message is processed at
most once and is forwarded at most once per OLSRv2 interface of a
router, using MPR flooding. Messages are recorded using their
"signature", consisting of their type, originator address, and
message sequence number.
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11.1. Received Set
A router has a Received Set per OLSRv2 interface. Each Received Set
records the signatures of messages that have been received over that
OLSRv2 interface. Each consists of Received Tuples:
(RX_type, RX_orig_addr, RX_seq_number, RX_time)
where:
RX_type is the received Message Type;
RX_orig_addr is the originator address of the received message
(note that this does not include a prefix length);
RX_seq_number is the message sequence number of the received
message;
RX_time specifies the time at which this Tuple expires and MUST be
removed.
11.2. Processed Set
A router has a single Processed Set that records signatures of
messages that have been processed by the router. It consists of
Processed Tuples:
(P_type, P_orig_addr, P_seq_number, P_time)
where:
P_type is the processed Message Type;
P_orig_addr is the originator address of the processed message
(note that this does not include a prefix length);
P_seq_number is the message sequence number of the processed
message;
P_time specifies the time at which this Tuple expires and MUST be
removed.
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11.3. Forwarded Set
A router has a single Forwarded Set that records signatures of
messages that have been forwarded by the router. It consists of
Forwarded Tuples:
(F_type, F_orig_addr, F_seq_number, F_time)
where:
F_type is the forwarded Message Type;
F_orig_addr is the originator address of the forwarded message
(note that this does not include a prefix length);
F_seq_number is the message sequence number of the forwarded
message;
F_time specifies the time at which this Tuple expires and MUST be
removed.
12. Information Base Properties
This section describes some additional properties of Information
Bases and their contents.
12.1. Corresponding Protocol Tuples
As part of this specification, in a number of cases, there is a
natural correspondence from a Protocol Tuple in one Protocol Set to a
single Protocol Tuple in another Protocol Set, in the same or another
Information Base. The latter Protocol Tuple is referred to as
"corresponding" to the former Protocol Tuple.
Specific examples of corresponding Protocol Tuples include:
o There is a Local Interface Tuple corresponding to each Link Tuple,
where the Link Tuple is in the Link Set for a MANET interface and
the Local Interface Tuple represents that MANET interface.
o There is a Neighbor Tuple corresponding to each Link Tuple that
has L_HEARD_time not EXPIRED, such that N_neighbor_addr_list
contains L_neighbor_iface_addr_list.
o There is a Link Tuple (in the Link Set in the same Interface
Information Base) corresponding to each 2-Hop Tuple such that
L_neighbor_iface_addr_list = N2_neighbor_iface_addr_list.
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o There is a Neighbor Tuple corresponding to each 2-Hop Tuple, such
that N_neighbor_addr_list contains N2_neighbor_iface_addr_list.
(This is the Neighbor Tuple corresponding to the Link Tuple
corresponding to the 2-Hop Tuple.)
o There is an Advertising Remote Router Tuple corresponding to each
Router Topology Tuple such that AR_orig_addr = TR_from_orig_addr.
o There is an Advertising Remote Router Tuple corresponding to each
Routable Address Topology Tuple such that AR_orig_addr =
TA_from_orig_addr.
o There is an Advertising Remote Router Tuple corresponding to each
Attached Network Tuple such that AR_orig_addr = AN_orig_addr.
o There is a Neighbor Tuple corresponding to each Routing Tuple such
that N_neighbor_addr_list contains R_next_iface_addr.
12.2. Address Ownership
Addresses or network addresses with the following properties are
considered as "fully owned" by a router when processing a received
message:
o Equaling its originator address; OR
o Equaling the O_orig_addr in an Originator Tuple; OR
o Equaling or being a sub-range of the I_local_iface_addr_list in a
Local Interface Tuple; OR
o Equaling or being a sub-range of the IR_local_iface_addr in a
Removed Interface Address Tuple; OR
o Equaling an AL_net_addr in a Local Attached Network Tuple.
Addresses or network addresses with the following properties are
considered as "partially owned" (which may include being fully owned)
by a router when processing a received message:
o Overlapping (equaling or containing) its originator address; OR
o Overlapping (equaling or containing) the O_orig_addr in an
Originator Tuple; OR
o Overlapping the I_local_iface_addr_list in a Local Interface
Tuple; OR
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o Overlapping the IR_local_iface_addr in a Removed Interface Address
Tuple; OR
o Equaling or having as a sub-range an AL_net_addr in a Local
Attached Network Tuple.
13. Packets and Messages
The packet and message format used by this protocol is defined in
[RFC 5444]. Except as otherwise noted, options defined in [RFC 5444]
may be freely used, in particular alternative formats defined by
packet, message, Address Block, and TLV flags.
This section describes the usage of the packets and messages defined
in [RFC 5444] by this specification and the TLVs defined by, and used
in, this specification.
13.1. Messages
Routers using this protocol exchange information through messages.
The Message Types used by this protocol are the HELLO message and the
TC message. The HELLO message is defined by [RFC 6130] and extended
by this specification (see Section 15). The TC message is defined by
this specification (see Section 16).
13.2. Packets
One or more messages sent by a router at the same time SHOULD be
combined into a single packet, subject to any constraints on maximum
packet size (such as derived from the MTU over a local single hop)
that MAY be imposed. These messages may have originated at the
sending router or at another router and are being forwarded by the
sending router. Messages with different originating routers MAY be
combined for transmission within the same packet. Messages from
other protocols defined using [RFC 5444], including but not limited to
NHDP [RFC 6130], MAY be combined for transmission within the same
packet. This specification does not define or use any contents of
the Packet Header.
Forwarded messages MAY be jittered as described in [RFC 5148],
including the observation that the forwarding jitter of all messages
received in a single packet SHOULD be the same. The value of
MAXJITTER used in jittering a forwarded message MAY be based on
information in that message (in particular any Message TLVs with Type
= INTERVAL_TIME or Type = VALIDITY_TIME) or otherwise SHOULD be with
a maximum delay of F_MAXJITTER. A router MAY modify the jitter
applied to a message in order to more efficiently combine messages in
packets, as long as the maximum jitter is not exceeded.
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13.3. TLVs
This specification defines two Message TLVs and four Address Block
TLVs.
All references in this specification to TLVs that do not indicate a
type extension assume Type Extension = 0. TLVs in processed messages
with a type extension that is neither zero as so assumed, nor a
specifically indicated non-zero type extension, are ignored.
Note that, following [RFC 5444] and network byte order, bits in an
octet are numbered from 0 (most significant) to 7 (least
significant).
13.3.1. Message TLVs
The MPR_WILLING TLV is used in HELLO messages. A message MUST NOT
contain more than one MPR_WILLING TLV.
+-------------+--------------+--------------------------------------+
| Type | Value Length | Value |
+-------------+--------------+--------------------------------------+
| MPR_WILLING | 1 octet | Bits 0-3 encode the parameter |
| | | WILL_FLOODING; bits 4-7 encode the |
| | | parameter WILL_ROUTING. |
+-------------+--------------+--------------------------------------+
Table 1: MPR_WILLING TLV Definition
The CONT_SEQ_NUM TLV is used in TC messages. A message MUST NOT
contain more than one CONT_SEQ_NUM TLV.
+--------------+--------------+-------------------------------------+
| Type | Value Length | Value |
+--------------+--------------+-------------------------------------+
| CONT_SEQ_NUM | 2 octets | The ANSN contained in the Neighbor |
| | | Information Base. |
+--------------+--------------+-------------------------------------+
Table 2: CONT_SEQ_NUM TLV Definition
13.3.2. Address Block TLVs
The LINK_METRIC TLV is used in HELLO messages and TC messages. It
MAY use any type extension; only LINK_METRIC TLVs with type extension
equal to LINK_METRIC_TYPE will be used by this specification. An
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address MUST NOT be associated with more than one link metric value
for any given type extension, kind (link or neighbor), and direction
using this TLV.
+-------------+--------------+--------------------------------------+
| Type | Value Length | Value |
+-------------+--------------+--------------------------------------+
| LINK_METRIC | 2 octets | Bits 0-3 indicate kind(s) and |
| | | direction(s); bits 4-7 indicate |
| | | exponent (b); and bits 8-15 indicate |
| | | mantissa (a). |
+-------------+--------------+--------------------------------------+
Table 3: LINK_METRIC TLV Definition
The exponent and mantissa use the representation defined in
Section 6. Each bit of the types and directions sub-field, if set
('1'), indicates that the link metric is of the indicated kind and
direction. Any combination of these bits MAY be used.
+-----+-----------------+-----------+
| Bit | Kind | Direction |
+-----+-----------------+-----------+
| 0 | Link metric | Incoming |
| 1 | Link metric | Outgoing |
| 2 | Neighbor metric | Incoming |
| 3 | Neighbor metric | Outgoing |
+-----+-----------------+-----------+
Table 4: LINK_METRIC TLV Types and Directions
The MPR TLV is used in HELLO messages and indicates that an address
with which it is associated is of a symmetric 1-hop neighbor that has
been selected as an MPR.
+------+--------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Type | Value Length | Value |
+------+--------------+---------------------------------------------+
| MPR | 1 octet | FLOODING indicates that the corresponding |
| | | address is of a neighbor selected as a |
| | | flooding MPR; ROUTING indicates that the |
| | | corresponding address is of a neighbor |
| | | selected as a routing MPR; and FLOOD_ROUTE |
| | | indicates both (see Section 24.6). |
+------+--------------+---------------------------------------------+
Table 5: MPR TLV Definition
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The NBR_ADDR_TYPE TLV is used in TC messages.
+---------------+--------------+------------------------------------+
| Type | Value Length | Value |
+---------------+--------------+------------------------------------+
| NBR_ADDR_TYPE | 1 octet | ORIGINATOR indicates that the |
| | | corresponding address (which MUST |
| | | have maximum prefix length) is an |
| | | originator address; ROUTABLE |
| | | indicates that the corresponding |
| | | network address is a routable |
| | | address of an interface; and |
| | | ROUTABLE_ORIG indicates that the |
| | | corresponding address is both (see |
| | | Section 24.6). |
+---------------+--------------+------------------------------------+
Table 6: NBR_ADDR_TYPE TLV Definition
If an address is both an originator address and a routable address,
then it may be associated with either one Address Block TLV with Type
:= NBR_ADDR_TYPE and Value := ROUTABLE_ORIG, or with two Address
Block TLVs with Type:= NBR_ADDR_TYPE, one with Value := ORIGINATOR
and one with Value := ROUTABLE.
The GATEWAY TLV is used in TC messages. An address MUST NOT be
associated with more than one hop count value using this TLV.
+---------+--------------+-------------------------------------+
| Type | Value Length | Value |
+---------+--------------+-------------------------------------+
| GATEWAY | 1 octet | Number of hops to attached network. |
+---------+--------------+-------------------------------------+
Table 7: GATEWAY TLV Definition
All address objects included in a TC message according to this
specification MUST be associated either with at least one TLV with
Type := NBR_ADDR_TYPE or with a TLV with Type := GATEWAY, but not
both. Any other address objects MAY be included in Address Blocks in
a TC message but are ignored by this specification.
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14. Message Processing and Forwarding
This section describes the optimized flooding operation (MPR
flooding) used when control messages, as instances of [RFC 5444], are
intended for MANET-wide distribution. This flooding mechanism
defines when a received message is, or is not, processed and/or
forwarded.
This flooding mechanism is used by this protocol and MAY be used by
extensions to this protocol that define, and hence own, other Message
Types, to manage processing and/or forwarding of these messages.
This specification contains elements (P_type, RX_type, F_type)
required only for such usage.
This flooding mechanism is always used for TC messages (see
Section 16). Received HELLO messages (see Section 15) are, unless
invalid, always processed and never forwarded by this flooding
mechanism. They thus do not need to be recorded in the Received
Message Information Base.
The processing selection and forwarding mechanisms are designed to
only need to parse the Message Header in order to determine whether a
message is to be processed and/or forwarded and not to have to parse
the Message Body even if the message is forwarded (but not
processed). An implementation MAY only parse the Message Body if
necessary or MAY always parse the Message Body and reject the message
if it cannot be so parsed or any other error is identified.
An implementation MUST discard the message silently if it is unable
to parse the Message Header or (if attempted) the Message Body, or if
a message (other than a HELLO message) does not include a message
sequence number.
14.1. Actions When Receiving a Message
On receiving, on an OLSRv2 interface, a message of a type specified
to be using this mechanism, which includes the TC messages defined in
this specification, a router MUST perform the following:
1. If the router recognizes from the originator address of the
message that the message is one that the receiving router itself
originated (i.e., the message originator address is the
originator address of this router or is an O_orig_addr in an
Originator Tuple), then the message MUST be silently discarded.
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2. Otherwise:
1. If the message is of a type that may be processed, then the
message is considered for processing according to
Section 14.2.
2. If the message is of a type that may be forwarded, AND:
+ <msg-hop-limit> is present and <msg-hop-limit> > 1; AND
+ <msg-hop-count> is not present or <msg-hop-count> < 255,
then the message is considered for forwarding according to
Section 14.3.
14.2. Message Considered for Processing
If a message (the "current message") is considered for processing,
then the following tasks MUST be performed:
1. If the sending address (i.e., the source address of the IP
datagram containing the current message) does not match (taking
into account any address prefix) a network address in an
L_neighbor_iface_addr_list of a Link Tuple, with L_status =
SYMMETRIC, in the Link Set for the OLSRv2 interface on which the
current message was received (the "receiving interface"), then
processing the current message is OPTIONAL. If the current
message is not processed, then the following steps are not
carried out.
2. If a Processed Tuple exists with:
* P_type = the Message Type of the current message; AND
* P_orig_addr = the originator address of the current message;
AND
* P_seq_number = the message sequence number of the current
message,
then the current message MUST NOT be processed.
3. Otherwise:
1. Create a Processed Tuple in the Processed Set with:
+ P_type := the Message Type of the current message;
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+ P_orig_addr := the originator address of the current
message;
+ P_seq_number := the sequence number of the current
message;
+ P_time := current time + P_HOLD_TIME.
2. Process the current message according to its Message Type.
For a TC message, this is as defined in Section 16.3.
14.3. Message Considered for Forwarding
If a message (the "current message") is considered for forwarding,
then the following tasks MUST be performed:
1. If the sending address (i.e., the source address of the IP
datagram containing the current message) does not match (taking
into account any address prefix) a network address in an
L_neighbor_iface_addr_list of a Link Tuple, with L_status =
SYMMETRIC, in the Link Set for the OLSRv2 interface on which the
current message was received (the "receiving interface"), then
the current message MUST be silently discarded.
2. Otherwise:
1. If a Received Tuple exists in the Received Set for the
receiving interface, with:
+ RX_type = the Message Type of the current message; AND
+ RX_orig_addr = the originator address of the current
message; AND
+ RX_seq_number = the sequence number of the current
message,
then the current message MUST be silently discarded.
2. Otherwise:
1. Create a Received Tuple in the Received Set for the
receiving interface with:
- RX_type := the Message Type of the current message;
- RX_orig_addr := originator address of the current
message;
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- RX_seq_number := sequence number of the current
message;
- RX_time := current time + RX_HOLD_TIME.
2. If a Forwarded Tuple exists with:
- F_type = the Message Type of the current message; AND
- F_orig_addr = the originator address of the current
message; AND
- F_seq_number = the sequence number of the current
message,
then the current message MUST be silently discarded.
3. Otherwise, if the sending address matches (taking account
of any address prefix), any network address in an
L_neighbor_iface_addr_list of a Link Tuple in the Link
Set for the receiving OLSRv2 interface that has L_status
= SYMMETRIC and L_mpr_selector = true, then:
1. Create a Forwarded Tuple in the Forwarded Set with:
o F_type := the Message Type of the current message;
o F_orig_addr := originator address of the current
message;
o F_seq_number := sequence number of the current
message;
o F_time := current time + F_HOLD_TIME.
2. The Message Header of the current message is modified
by:
o Decrement <msg-hop-limit> in the Message Header by
1; AND
o If present, increment <msg-hop-count> in the
Message Header by 1.
3. The message is transmitted over all OLSRv2
interfaces, as described in Section 13.
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4. Otherwise, the current message MUST be silently
discarded.
15. HELLO Messages
The HELLO Message Type is owned by NHDP [RFC 6130], and HELLO messages
are thus generated, transmitted, received, and processed by NHDP.
This protocol, as permitted by [RFC 6130], also uses HELLO messages,
including adding to HELLO message generation and implementing
additional processing based on received HELLO messages. HELLO
messages are not forwarded by NHDP [RFC 6130] or by OLSRv2.
15.1. HELLO Message Generation
HELLO messages sent over OLSRv2 interfaces are generated as defined
in [RFC 6130] and then modified as described in this section. HELLO
messages sent on other MANET interfaces are not modified by this
specification.
HELLO messages sent over OLSRv2 interfaces are extended by adding the
following elements:
o A message originator address, recording this router's originator
address. This MUST use a <msg-orig-addr> element, unless:
* The message specifies only a single local interface address
(i.e., contains only one address object that is associated with
an Address Block TLV with Type = LOCAL_IF and that has no
prefix length or a maximum prefix length) that will then be
used as the message originator address; OR
* The message does not include any local interface network
addresses (i.e., has no address objects associated with an
Address Block TLV with Type = LOCAL_IF), as permitted by the
specification in [RFC 6130], when the router that generated the
HELLO message has only one interface address and will use that
as the sending address of the IP datagram in which the HELLO
message is contained. In this case, that address will be used
as the message originator address.
o A Message TLV with Type := MPR_WILLING MUST be included.
o The following cases associate Address Block TLVs with one or more
addresses from a Link Tuple or a Neighbor Tuple if these are
included in the HELLO message. In each case, the TLV MUST be
associated with at least one address object for an address from
the relevant Tuple; the TLV MAY be associated with more such
addresses (including a copy of that address object, possibly not
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itself associated with any other indicated TLVs, in the same or a
different Address Block). These additional TLVs MUST NOT be
associated with any other addresses in a HELLO message that will
be processed by NHDP [RFC 6130].
* For each Link Tuple for which L_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC and
for which one or more addresses in its
L_neighbor_iface_addr_list are included as address objects with
an associated Address Block TLV with Type = LINK_STATUS and
Value = HEARD or Value = SYMMETRIC, at least one of these
addresses MUST be associated with an Address Block TLV with
Type := LINK_METRIC indicating an incoming link metric with
value L_in_metric.
* For each Link Tuple for which L_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC
and for which one or more addresses in its
L_neighbor_iface_addr_list are included as address objects with
an associated Address Block TLV with Type = LINK_STATUS and
Value = SYMMETRIC, at least one of these addresses MUST be
associated with an Address Block TLV with Type := LINK_METRIC
indicating an outgoing link metric with value L_out_metric.
* For each Neighbor Tuple for which N_symmetric = true and for
which one or more addresses in its N_neighbor_addr_list are
included as address objects with an associated Address Block
TLV with Type = LINK_STATUS or Type = OTHER_NEIGHB and Value =
SYMMETRIC, at least one of these addresses MUST be associated
with an Address Block TLV with Type := LINK_METRIC indicating
an incoming neighbor metric with value N_in_metric.
* For each Neighbor Tuple for which N_symmetric = true and for
which one or more addresses in its N_neighbor_addr_list are
included as address objects with an associated Address Block
TLV with Type = LINK_STATUS or Type = OTHER_NEIGHB and Value =
SYMMETRIC, at least one of these addresses MUST be associated
with an Address Block TLV with Type := LINK_METRIC indicating
an outgoing neighbor metric with value N_out_metric.
* For each Neighbor Tuple with N_flooding_mpr = true and for
which one or more network addresses in its N_neighbor_addr_list
are included as address objects in the HELLO message with an
associated Address Block TLV with Type = LINK_STATUS and Value
= SYMMETRIC, at least one of these addresses MUST be associated
with an Address Block TLV with Type := MPR and Value :=
FLOODING or Value := FLOOD_ROUTE.
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* For each Neighbor Tuple with N_routing_mpr = true and for which
one or more network addresses in its N_neighbor_addr_list are
included as address objects in the HELLO message with an
associated Address Block TLV with Type = LINK_STATUS and Value
= SYMMETRIC, at least one of these addresses MUST be associated
with an Address Block TLV with Type := MPR and Value := ROUTING
or Value := FLOOD_ROUTE.
15.2. HELLO Message Transmission
HELLO messages are scheduled and transmitted by NHDP [RFC 6130]. This
protocol MAY require that an additional HELLO message be sent on each
OLSRv2 interface when either of the router's sets of MPRs changes, in
addition to the cases specified in [RFC 6130] and subject to the
constraints specified in [RFC 6130] (notably on minimum HELLO message
transmission intervals).
15.3. HELLO Message Processing
When received on an OLSRv2 interface, HELLO messages are made
available to this protocol in two ways, both as permitted by
[RFC 6130]:
o Such received HELLO messages MUST be made available to this
protocol on reception, which allows them to be discarded before
being processed by NHDP [RFC 6130], for example, if the information
added to the HELLO message by this specification is inconsistent.
o Such received HELLO messages MUST be made available to OLSRv2
after NHDP [RFC 6130] has completed its processing thereof, unless
discarded as malformed by NHDP, for processing by OLSRv2.
15.3.1. HELLO Message Discarding
In addition to the reasons specified in [RFC 6130] for discarding a
HELLO message on reception, a HELLO message received on an OLSRv2
interface MUST be discarded before processing by NHDP [RFC 6130] or
this specification if it:
o Has more than one Message TLV with Type = MPR_WILLING.
o Has a message originator address, or a network address
corresponding to an address object associated with an Address
Block TLV with Type = LOCAL_IF, that is partially owned by this
router. (Some of these cases are already excluded by [RFC 6130].)
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o Includes any address object associated with an Address Block TLV
with Type = LINK_STATUS or Type = OTHER_NEIGHB that overlaps the
message's originator address.
o Contains any address that will be processed by NHDP [RFC 6130] that
is associated, using the same or different address objects, with
two different values of link metric with the same kind and
direction using a TLV with Type = LINK_METRIC and Type Extension =
LINK_METRIC_TYPE. This also applies to different addresses that
are both of the OLSRv2 interface on which the HELLO message was
received.
o Contains any address object associated with an Address Block TLV
with Type = MPR that is not also associated with an Address Block
TLV with Type = LINK_STATUS and Value = SYMMETRIC (including using
a different copy of that address object in the same or a different
Address Block).
15.3.2. HELLO Message Usage
HELLO messages are first processed as specified in [RFC 6130]. That
processing includes identifying (or creating) a Link Tuple and a
Neighbor Tuple corresponding to the originator of the HELLO message
(the "current Link Tuple" and the "current Neighbor Tuple"). After
this, the following processing MUST also be performed if the HELLO
message is received on an OLSRv2 interface and contains a TLV with
Type = MPR_WILLING:
1. If the HELLO message has a well-defined message originator
address, i.e., has an <msg-orig-addr> element or has zero or one
network addresses associated with a TLV with Type = LOCAL_IF:
1. Remove any Neighbor Tuple, other than the current Neighbor
Tuple, with N_orig_addr = message originator address, taking
any consequent action (including removing one or more Link
Tuples) as specified in [RFC 6130].
2. The current Link Tuple is then updated according to:
1. Update L_in_metric and L_out_metric as described in
Section 15.3.2.1;
2. Update L_mpr_selector as described in Section 15.3.2.3.
3. The current Neighbor Tuple is then updated according to:
1. N_orig_addr := message originator address;
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2. Update N_in_metric and N_out_metric as described in
Section 15.3.2.1;
3. Update N_will_flooding and N_will_routing as described in
Section 15.3.2.2;
4. Update N_mpr_selector as described in Section 15.3.2.3.
4. All 2-Hop Tuples that were updated as described in [RFC 6130]
are then updated according to:
1. Update N2_in_metric and N2_out_metric as described in
Section 15.3.2.1.
2. If there are any changes to the router's Information Bases, then
perform the processing defined in Section 17.
15.3.2.1. Updating Metrics
For each address in a received HELLO message with an associated TLV
with Type = LINK_STATUS and Value = HEARD or Value = SYMMETRIC, an
incoming (to the message originator) link metric value is defined.
If the HELLO message contains a TLV with Type = LINK_METRIC and Type
Extension = LINK_METRIC_TYPE that associates that address value with
a metric value of the appropriate kind (link) and direction
(incoming) of metric, then the incoming link metric is that metric
value; otherwise, the incoming link metric is defined as
UNKNOWN_METRIC.
For each address in a received HELLO message with an associated TLV
with Type = LINK_STATUS and Value = SYMMETRIC, an outgoing (from the
message originator) link metric value is defined. If the HELLO
message contains a TLV with Type = LINK_METRIC and Type Extension =
LINK_METRIC_TYPE that associates that address value with a metric
value of the appropriate kind (link) and direction (outgoing) of
metric, then the outgoing link metric is that metric value;
otherwise, the outgoing link metric is defined as UNKNOWN_METRIC.
For each address in a received HELLO message with an associated TLV
with Type = LINK_STATUS or Type = OTHER_NEIGHB and Value = SYMMETRIC,
an incoming (to the message originator) neighbor metric value is
defined. If the HELLO message contains a TLV with Type = LINK_METRIC
and Type Extension = LINK_METRIC_TYPE that associates that address
value with a metric value of the appropriate kind (neighbor) and
direction (incoming) of metric, then the incoming neighbor metric is
that metric value; otherwise, the incoming neighbor metric is defined
as UNKNOWN_METRIC.
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For each address in a received HELLO message with an associated TLV
with Type = LINK_STATUS or Type = OTHER_NEIGHB and Value = SYMMETRIC,
an outgoing (from the message originator) neighbor metric value is
defined. If the HELLO message contains a TLV with Type = LINK_METRIC
and Type Extension = LINK_METRIC_TYPE that associates that address
value with a metric value of the appropriate kind (neighbor) and
direction (outgoing) of metric, then the outgoing neighbor metric is
that metric value; otherwise, the outgoing neighbor metric is defined
as UNKNOWN_METRIC.
The link metric elements L_in_metric and L_out_metric in a Link Tuple
are updated according to the following:
o For any Link Tuple, L_in_metric MAY be set to any representable
value by a process outside this specification at any time.
L_in_metric MUST be so set whenever L_status becomes equal to
HEARD or SYMMETRIC (if no other value is available, then the value
MAXIMUM_METRIC MUST be used). Setting L_in_metric MAY use
information based on the receipt of a packet including a HELLO
message that causes the creation or updating of the Link Tuple.
o When, as specified in [RFC 6130], a Link Tuple is updated (possibly
immediately after being created) due to the receipt of a HELLO
message, if L_status = SYMMETRIC, then L_out_metric is set equal
to the incoming link metric for any included address of the
interface on which the HELLO message was received. (Note that the
rules for discarding HELLO messages in Section 15.3.1 make this
value unambiguous.) If there is any such address, but no such
link metric, then L_out_metric is set to UNKNOWN_METRIC.
The neighbor metric elements N_in_metric and N_out_metric in a
Neighbor Tuple are updated according to Section 17.3.
The metric elements N2_in_metric and N2_out_metric in any 2-Hop Tuple
updated as defined in [RFC 6130] are updated to equal the incoming
neighbor metric and outgoing neighbor metric, respectively,
associated with the corresponding N2_2hop_addr. If there are no such
metrics, then these elements are set to UNKNOWN_METRIC.
15.3.2.2. Updating Willingness
N_will_flooding and N_will_routing in the current Neighbor Tuple are
updated using the Message TLV with Type = MPR_WILLING (note that this
must be present) as follows:
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o N_will_flooding := bits 0-3 of the value of that TLV; AND
o N_will_routing := bits 4-7 of the value of that TLV.
(Each being in the range 0 to 15, i.e., WILL_NEVER to WILL_ALWAYS.)
15.3.2.3. Updating MPR Selector Status
L_mpr_selector is updated as follows:
1. If a router finds an address object representing any of its
relevant local interface network addresses (i.e., those contained
in the I_local_iface_addr_list of an OLSRv2 interface) with an
associated Address Block TLV with Type = MPR and Value = FLOODING
or Value = FLOOD_ROUTE in the HELLO message (indicating that the
originating router has selected the receiving router as a
flooding MPR), then, for the current Link Tuple:
* L_mpr_selector := true.
2. Otherwise (i.e., if no such address object and Address Block TLV
was found), if a router finds an address object representing any
of its relevant local interface network addresses (i.e., those
contained in the I_local_iface_addr_list of an OLSRv2 interface)
with an associated Address Block TLV with Type = LINK_STATUS and
Value = SYMMETRIC in the HELLO message, then, for the current
Link Tuple:
* L_mpr_selector := false.
N_mpr_selector is updated as follows:
1. If a router finds an address object representing any of its
relevant local interface network addresses (those contained in
the I_local_iface_addr_list of an OLSRv2 interface) with an
associated Address Block TLV with Type = MPR and Value = ROUTING
or Value = FLOOD_ROUTE in the HELLO message (indicating that the
originating router has selected the receiving router as a routing
MPR), then, for the current Neighbor Tuple:
* N_mpr_selector := true;
* N_advertised := true.
2. Otherwise (i.e., if no such address object and Address Block TLV
was found), if a router finds an address object representing any
of its relevant local interface network addresses (those
contained in the I_local_iface_addr_list of an OLSRv2 interface)
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with an associated Address Block TLV with Type = LINK_STATUS and
Value = SYMMETRIC in the HELLO message, then, for the current
Neighbor Tuple:
* N_mpr_selector := false;
* The router MAY also set N_advertised := false.
16. TC Messages
This protocol defines, and hence owns, the TC Message Type (see
Section 24). Thus, as specified in [RFC 5444], this protocol
generates and transmits all TC messages, receives all TC messages,
and is responsible for determining whether and how each TC message is
to be processed (updating the Topology Information Base) and/or
forwarded, according to this specification.
16.1. TC Message Generation
A TC message is a message as defined in [RFC 5444]. A generated TC
message MUST contain the following elements as defined in [RFC 5444]:
o A message originator address, recording this router's originator
address. This MUST use a <msg-orig-addr> element.
o <msg-seq-num> element containing the message sequence number.
o A <msg-hop-limit> element, containing TC_HOP_LIMIT. A router MAY
use the same or different values of TC_HOP_LIMIT in its TC
messages (see Section 5.4.7).
o A <msg-hop-count> element, containing zero, if the message
contains a TLV with either Type = VALIDITY_TIME or Type =
INTERVAL_TIME (as specified in [RFC 5497]) indicating more than one
time value according to distance. A TC message MAY contain such a
<msg-hop-count> element even if it does not need to.
o A single Message TLV with Type := CONT_SEQ_NUM and Value := ANSN
from the Neighbor Information Base. If the TC message is
complete, then this Message TLV MUST have Type Extension :=
COMPLETE; otherwise, it MUST have Type Extension := INCOMPLETE.
(Exception: a TC message MAY omit such a Message TLV if the TC
message does not include any address objects with an associated
Address Block TLV with Type = NBR_ADDR_TYPE or Type = GATEWAY.)
o A single Message TLV with Type := VALIDITY_TIME, as specified in
[RFC 5497]. If all TC messages are sent with the same hop limit,
then this TLV MUST have a value encoding the period T_HOLD_TIME.
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If TC messages are sent with different hop limits (more than one
value of TC_HOP_LIMIT), then this TLV MUST specify times that vary
with the number of hops appropriate to the chosen pattern of TC
message hop limits, as specified in [RFC 5497]; these times SHOULD
be appropriate multiples of T_HOLD_TIME. The options included in
[RFC 5497] for representing zero and infinite times MUST NOT be
used.
o If the TC message is complete, all network addresses that are the
N_orig_addr of a Neighbor Tuple with N_advertised = true, MUST be
represented by address objects in one or more Address Blocks. If
the TC message is incomplete, then any such address objects MAY be
included. At least one copy of each such address object that is
included MUST be associated with an Address Block TLV with Type :=
NBR_ADDR_TYPE and Value := ORIGINATOR or with Value :=
ROUTABLE_ORIG if that address object is also to be associated with
Value = ROUTABLE.
o If the TC message is complete, all routable addresses that are in
the N_neighbor_addr_list of a Neighbor Tuple with N_advertised =
true MUST be represented by address objects in one or more Address
Blocks. If the TC message is incomplete, then any such address
objects MAY be included. At least one copy of each such address
object MUST be associated with an Address Block TLV with Type =
NBR_ADDR_TYPE and Value = ROUTABLE or with Value = ROUTABLE_ORIG
if also to be associated with Value = ORIGINATOR. At least one
copy of each such address object MUST be associated with an
Address Block TLV with Type = LINK_METRIC and Type Extension =
LINK_METRIC_TYPE indicating an outgoing neighbor metric with value
equal to the corresponding N_out_metric.
o If the TC message is complete, all network addresses that are the
AL_net_addr of a Local Attached Network Tuple MUST be represented
by address objects in one or more Address Blocks. If the TC
message is incomplete, then any such address objects MAY be
included. At least one copy of each such address object MUST be
associated with an Address Block TLV with Type := GATEWAY and
Value := AN_dist. At least one copy of each such address object
MUST be associated with an Address Block TLV with Type =
LINK_METRIC and Type Extension = LINK_METRIC_TYPE indicating an
outgoing neighbor metric equal to the corresponding AL_metric.
A TC message MAY contain:
o A single Message TLV with Type := INTERVAL_TIME, as specified in
[RFC 5497]. If all TC messages are sent with the same hop limit,
then this TLV MUST have a value encoding the period TC_INTERVAL.
If TC messages are sent with different hop limits, then this TLV
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MUST specify times that vary with the number of hops appropriate
to the chosen pattern of TC message hop limits, as specified in
[RFC 5497]; these times MUST be appropriate multiples of
TC_INTERVAL. The options included in [RFC 5497] for representing
zero and infinite times MUST NOT be used.
16.2. TC Message Transmission
A router with one or more OLSRv2 interfaces, and with any Neighbor
Tuples with N_advertised = true, or with a non-empty Local Attached
Network Set MUST generate TC messages. A router that does not have
such information to advertise MUST also generate "empty" TC messages
for a period A_HOLD_TIME after it last generated a non-empty TC
message.
Complete TC messages are generated and transmitted periodically on
all OLSRv2 interfaces, with a default interval between two
consecutive TC message transmissions by the same router of
TC_INTERVAL.
TC messages MAY be generated in response to a change in the
information that they are to advertise, indicated by a change in the
ANSN in the Neighbor Information Base. In this case, a router MAY
send a complete TC message and, if so, MAY restart its TC message
schedule. Alternatively, a router MAY send an incomplete TC message
with at least the newly advertised network addresses (i.e., not
previously, but now, an N_orig_addr or in an N_neighbor_addr_list in
a Neighbor Tuple with N_advertised = true or an AL_net_addr) in its
Address Blocks, with associated Address Block TLV(s). Note that a
router cannot report removal of advertised content using an
incomplete TC message.
When sending a TC message in response to a change of advertised
network addresses, a router MUST respect a minimum interval of
TC_MIN_INTERVAL between sending TC messages (complete or incomplete)
and a maximum interval of TC_INTERVAL between sending complete TC
messages. Thus, a router MUST NOT send an incomplete TC message if
within TC_MIN_INTERVAL of the next scheduled time to send a complete
TC message.
The generation of TC messages, whether scheduled or triggered by a
change of contents, MAY be jittered as described in [RFC 5148]. The
values of MAXJITTER used MUST be:
o TP_MAXJITTER for periodic TC message generation;
o TT_MAXJITTER for responsive TC message generation.
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16.3. TC Message Processing
On receiving a TC message on an OLSRv2 interface, the receiving
router MUST then follow the processing and forwarding procedures
defined in Section 14.
If the message is considered for processing (Section 14.2), then a
router MUST first check if the message is invalid for processing by
this router, as defined in Section 16.3.1. A router MAY make a
similar check before considering a message for forwarding; it MUST
check the aspects that apply to elements in the Message Header.
If the TC message is not invalid, then the processing specific to TC
Message Type, described in Section 16.3.2, MUST be applied. This
will update its appropriate Interface Information Bases and its
Router Information Base. Following this, if there are any changes in
these Information Bases, then the processing in Section 17 MUST be
performed.
16.3.1. TC Message Discarding
A received TC message is invalid for processing by this router if the
message:
o Has an address length specified in the Message Header that is not
equal to the length of the addresses used by this router.
o Does not include a message originator address and a message
sequence number.
o Does not include a hop count and contains a multi-value TLV with
Type = VALIDITY_TIME or Type = INTERVAL_TIME, as defined in
[RFC 5497].
o Does not have exactly one Message TLV with Type = VALIDITY_TIME.
o Has more than one Message TLV with Type = INTERVAL_TIME.
o Does not have a Message TLV with Type = CONT_SEQ_NUM and Type
Extension = COMPLETE or Type Extension = INCOMPLETE and contains
at least one address object associated with an Address Block TLV
with Type = NBR_ADDR_TYPE or Type = GATEWAY.
o Has more than one Message TLV with Type = CONT_SEQ_NUM and Type
Extension = COMPLETE or Type Extension = INCOMPLETE.
o Has a message originator address that is partially owned by this
router.
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o Includes any address object with a prefix length that is not
maximal (equal to the address length, in bits), associated with an
Address Block TLV with Type = NBR_ADDR_TYPE and Value = ORIGINATOR
or Value = ROUTABLE_ORIG.
o Includes any address object that represents a non-routable
address, associated with an Address Block TLV with Type =
NBR_ADDR_TYPE and Value = ROUTABLE or Value = ROUTABLE_ORIG.
o Includes any address object associated with an Address Block TLV
with Type = NBR_ADDR_TYPE or Type = GATEWAY that also represents
the message's originator address.
o Includes any address object (including different copies of an
address object in the same or different Address Blocks) that is
associated with an Address Block TLV with Type = NBR_ADDR_TYPE or
Type = GATEWAY that is also associated with more than one outgoing
neighbor metric using a TLV with Type = LINK_METRIC and Type
Extension = LINK_METRIC_TYPE.
o Associates any address object (including different copies of an
address object in the same or different Address Blocks) with more
than one single hop count value using one or more Address Block
TLV(s) with Type = GATEWAY.
o Associates any address object (including different copies of an
address object in the same or different Address Blocks) with
Address Block TLVs with Type = NBR_ADDR_TYPE and Type = GATEWAY.
A router MAY recognize additional reasons for identifying that a
message is invalid. An invalid message MUST be silently discarded,
without updating the router's Information Bases.
Note that a router that acts inconsistently, for example, rejecting
TC messages "at random", may cause parts of the network to not be
able to communicate with other parts of the network. It is
RECOMMENDED that such "additional reasons for identifying that a
message is invalid" be a consistent network-wide policy (e.g., as
part of a security policy), implemented on all participating routers.
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16.3.2. TC Message Processing Definitions
When, according to Section 14.2, a TC message is to be "processed
according to its type", this means that:
o If the TC message contains a Message TLV with Type = CONT_SEQ_NUM
and Type Extension = COMPLETE, then processing according to
Section 16.3.3 and then according to Section 16.3.4 is carried
out.
o If the TC message contains a Message TLV with Type = CONT_SEQ_NUM
and Type Extension = INCOMPLETE, then only processing according to
Section 16.3.3 is carried out.
For the purposes of the TC message processing in Section 16.3.3 and
Section 16.3.4:
o "validity time" is calculated from a VALIDITY_TIME Message TLV in
the TC message according to the specification in [RFC 5497]. All
information in the TC message has the same validity time.
o "received ANSN" is defined as being the value of a Message TLV
with Type = CONT_SEQ_NUM.
o "associated metric value" is defined for any address in the TC
message as being either the outgoing neighbor metric value
indicated by a TLV with Type = LINK_METRIC and Type Extension =
LINK_METRIC_TYPE that is associated with any address object in the
TC message that is equal to that address or as UNKNOWN_METRIC
otherwise. (Note that the rules in Section 16.3.1 make this
definition unambiguous.)
o Comparisons of sequence numbers are carried out as specified in
Section 21.
16.3.3. Initial TC Message Processing
The TC message is processed as follows:
1. The Advertising Remote Router Set is updated according to
Section 16.3.3.1. If the TC message is indicated as discarded in
that processing, then the following steps are not carried out.
2. The Router Topology Set is updated according to Section 16.3.3.2.
3. The Routable Address Topology Set is updated according to
Section 16.3.3.3.
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4. The Attached Network Set is updated according to
Section 16.3.3.4.
16.3.3.1. Populating the Advertising Remote Router Set
The router MUST update its Advertising Remote Router Set as follows:
1. If there is an Advertising Remote Router Tuple with:
* AR_orig_addr = message originator address; AND
* AR_seq_number > received ANSN,
then the TC message MUST be discarded.
2. Otherwise:
1. If there is no Advertising Remote Router Tuple such that:
+ AR_orig_addr = message originator address;
then create an Advertising Remote Router Tuple with:
+ AR_orig_addr := message originator address.
2. This Advertising Remote Router Tuple (existing or new) is
then modified as follows:
+ AR_seq_number := received ANSN;
+ AR_time := current time + validity time.
16.3.3.2. Populating the Router Topology Set
The router MUST update its Router Topology Set as follows:
1. For each address (henceforth, advertised address) that
corresponds to one or more address objects with an associated
Address Block TLV with Type = NBR_ADDR_TYPE and Value =
ORIGINATOR or Value = ROUTABLE_ORIG and that is not partially
owned by this router, perform the following processing:
1. If the associated metric is UNKNOWN_METRIC, then remove any
Router Topology Tuple such that:
+ TR_from_orig_addr = message originator address; AND
+ TR_to_orig_addr = advertised address.
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2. Otherwise, if there is no Router Topology Tuple such that:
+ TR_from_orig_addr = message originator address; AND
+ TR_to_orig_addr = advertised address,
then create a new Router Topology Tuple with:
+ TR_from_orig_addr := message originator address;
+ TR_to_orig_addr := advertised address.
3. This Router Topology Tuple (existing or new) is then modified
as follows:
+ TR_seq_number := received ANSN;
+ TR_metric := associated link metric;
+ TR_time := current time + validity time.
16.3.3.3. Populating the Routable Address Topology Set
The router MUST update its Routable Address Topology Set as follows:
1. For each network address (henceforth, advertised address) that
corresponds to one or more address objects with an associated
Address Block TLV with Type = NBR_ADDR_TYPE and Value = ROUTABLE
or Value = ROUTABLE_ORIG and that is not partially owned by this
router, perform the following processing:
1. If the associated metric is UNKNOWN_METRIC, then remove any
Routable Address Topology Tuple such that:
+ TA_from_orig_addr = message originator address; AND
+ TA_dest_addr = advertised address.
2. Otherwise, if there is no Routable Address Topology Tuple
such that:
+ TA_from_orig_addr = message originator address; AND
+ TA_dest_addr = advertised address,
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then create a new Routable Address Topology Tuple with:
+ TA_from_orig_addr := message originator address;
+ TA_dest_addr := advertised address.
3. This Routable Address Topology Tuple (existing or new) is
then modified as follows:
+ TA_seq_number := received ANSN;
+ TA_metric := associated link metric;
+ TA_time := current time + validity time.
16.3.3.4. Populating the Attached Network Set
The router MUST update its Attached Network Set as follows:
1. For each network address (henceforth, attached address) that
corresponds to one or more address objects with an associated
Address Block TLV with Type = GATEWAY and that is not fully owned
by this router, perform the following processing:
1. If the associated metric is UNKNOWN_METRIC, then remove any
Attached Network Tuple such that:
+ AN_net_addr = attached address; AND
+ AN_orig_addr = message originator address.
2. Otherwise, if there is no Attached Network Tuple such that:
+ AN_net_addr = attached address; AND
+ AN_orig_addr = message originator address,
then create a new Attached Network Tuple with:
+ AN_net_addr := attached address;
+ AN_orig_addr := message originator address.
3. This Attached Network Tuple (existing or new) is then
modified as follows:
+ AN_seq_number := received ANSN;
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+ AN_dist := the Value of the associated GATEWAY TLV;
+ AN_metric := associated link metric;
+ AN_time := current time + validity time.
16.3.4. Completing TC Message Processing
The TC message is processed as follows:
1. The Router Topology Set is updated according to Section 16.3.4.1.
2. The Routable Address Topology Set is updated according to
Section 16.3.4.2.
3. The Attached Network Set is updated according to
Section 16.3.4.3.
16.3.4.1. Purging the Router Topology Set
The Router Topology Set MUST be updated as follows:
1. Any Router Topology Tuples with:
* TR_from_orig_addr = message originator address; AND
* TR_seq_number < received ANSN,
MUST be removed.
16.3.4.2. Purging the Routable Address Topology Set
The Routable Address Topology Set MUST be updated as follows:
1. Any Routable Address Topology Tuples with:
* TA_from_orig_addr = message originator address; AND
* TA_seq_number < received ANSN,
MUST be removed.
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16.3.4.3. Purging the Attached Network Set
The Attached Network Set MUST be updated as follows:
1. Any Attached Network Tuples with:
* AN_orig_addr = message originator address; AND
* AN_seq_number < received ANSN,
MUST be removed.
17. Information Base Changes
The changes described in the following sections MUST be carried out
when any Information Base changes as indicated.
17.1. Originator Address Changes
If the router changes its originator address, then:
1. If there is no Originator Tuple with:
* O_orig_addr = old originator address
then create an Originator Tuple with:
* O_orig_addr := old originator address
The Originator Tuple (existing or new) with:
* O_orig_addr = new originator address
is then modified as follows:
* O_time := current time + O_HOLD_TIME
17.2. Link State Changes
The consistency of a Link Tuple MUST be maintained according to the
following rules, in addition to those in [RFC 6130]:
o If L_status = HEARD or L_status = SYMMETRIC, then L_in_metric MUST
be set (by a process outside this specification).
o If L_status != SYMMETRIC, then set L_mpr_selector := false.
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o If L_out_metric = UNKNOWN_METRIC, then L_status MUST NOT equal
SYMMETRIC; set L_SYM_time := EXPIRED if this would otherwise be
the case.
17.3. Neighbor State Changes
The consistency of a Neighbor Tuple MUST be maintained according to
the following rules, in addition to those in [RFC 6130]:
1. If N_symmetric = true, then N_in_metric MUST equal the minimum
value of all L_in_metric of corresponding Link Tuples with
L_status = SYMMETRIC and L_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC. If there
are no such Link Tuples, then N_in_metric MUST equal
UNKNOWN_METRIC.
2. If N_symmetric = true, then N_out_metric MUST equal the minimum
value of all L_out_metric of corresponding Link Tuples with
L_status = SYMMETRIC and L_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC. If
there are no such Link Tuples, then N_out_metric MUST equal
UNKNOWN_METRIC.
3. If N_symmetric = false, then N_flooding_mpr, N_routing_mpr,
N_mpr_selector, and N_advertised MUST all be equal to false.
4. If N_mpr_selector = true, then N_advertised MUST be equal to
true.
5. If N_symmetric = true, N_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC and
N_mpr_selector = false, then a router MAY select N_advertised =
true or N_advertised = false. The more neighbors that are
advertised, the larger TC messages become, but the more
redundancy is available for routing. A router SHOULD consider
the nature of its network in making such a decision and SHOULD
avoid unnecessary changes in advertising status, which may result
in unnecessary changes to routing.
17.4. Advertised Neighbor Changes
The router MUST increment the ANSN in the Neighbor Information Base
whenever:
1. Any Neighbor Tuple changes its N_advertised value, or any
Neighbor Tuple with N_advertised = true is removed.
2. Any Neighbor Tuple with N_advertised = true changes its
N_orig_addr or has any routable address added to or removed from
N_neighbor_addr_list.
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3. Any Neighbor Tuple with N_advertised = true has N_out_metric
changed.
4. There is any change to the Local Attached Network Set.
17.5. Advertising Remote Router Tuple Expires
The Router Topology Set, the Routable Address Topology Set, and the
Attached Network Set MUST be changed when an Advertising Remote
Router Tuple expires (AR_time is reached). The following changes are
required before the Advertising Remote Router Tuple is removed:
1. All Router Topology Tuples with:
* TR_from_orig_addr = AR_orig_addr of the Advertising Remote
Router Tuple
are removed.
2. All Routable Address Topology Tuples with:
* TA_from_orig_addr = AR_orig_addr of the Advertising Remote
Router Tuple
are removed.
3. All Attached Network Tuples with:
* AN_orig_addr = AR_orig_addr of the Advertising Remote Router
Tuple
are removed.
17.6. Neighborhood Changes and MPR Updates
The sets of symmetric 1-hop neighbors selected as flooding MPRs and
routing MPRs MUST satisfy the conditions defined in Section 18. To
ensure this:
1. The set of flooding MPRs of a router MUST be recalculated if:
* A Link Tuple is added with L_status = SYMMETRIC and
L_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC; OR
* A Link Tuple with L_status = SYMMETRIC and L_out_metric !=
UNKNOWN_METRIC is removed; OR
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* A Link Tuple with L_status = SYMMETRIC and L_out_metric !=
UNKNOWN_METRIC changes to having L_status = HEARD, L_status =
LOST, or L_out_metric = UNKNOWN_METRIC; OR
* A Link Tuple with L_status = HEARD or L_status = LOST changes
to having L_status = SYMMETRIC and L_out_metric !=
UNKNOWN_METRIC; OR
* The flooding MPR selection process uses metric values (see
Section 18.4) and the L_out_metric of any Link Tuple with
L_status = SYMMETRIC changes; OR
* The N_will_flooding of a Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric =
true and N_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC changes from
WILL_NEVER to any other value; OR
* The N_will_flooding of a Neighbor Tuple with N_flooding_mpr =
true changes to WILL_NEVER from any other value; OR
* The N_will_flooding of a Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric =
true, N_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC, and N_flooding_mpr =
false changes to WILL_ALWAYS from any other value; OR
* A 2-Hop Tuple with N2_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC is added or
removed; OR
* The N2_out_metric of any 2-Hop Tuple changes and either the
flooding MPR selection process uses metric values (see
Section 18.4) or the change is to or from UNKNOWN_METRIC.
2. Otherwise, the set of flooding MPRs of a router MAY be
recalculated if the N_will_flooding of a Neighbor Tuple with
N_symmetric = true changes in any other way; it SHOULD be
recalculated if N_flooding_mpr = false and this is an increase in
N_will_flooding or if N_flooding_mpr = true and this is a
decrease in N_will_flooding.
3. The set of routing MPRs of a router MUST be recalculated if:
* A Neighbor Tuple is added with N_symmetric = true and
N_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC; OR
* A Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric = true and N_in_metric !=
UNKNOWN_METRIC is removed; OR
* A Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric = true and N_in_metric !=
UNKNOWN_METRIC changes to having N_symmetric = false; OR
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* A Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric = false changes to having
N_symmetric = true and N_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC; OR
* The N_in_metric of any Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric = true
changes; OR
* The N_will_routing of a Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric = true
and N_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC changes from WILL_NEVER to
any other value; OR
* The N_will_routing of a Neighbor Tuple with N_routing_mpr =
true changes to WILL_NEVER from any other value; OR
* The N_will_routing of a Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric =
true, N_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC and N_routing_mpr = false
changes to WILL_ALWAYS from any other value; OR
* A 2-Hop Tuple with N2_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC is added or
removed; OR
* The N2_in_metric of any 2-Hop Tuple changes.
4. Otherwise, the set of routing MPRs of a router MAY be
recalculated if the N_will_routing of a Neighbor Tuple with
N_symmetric = true changes in any other way; it SHOULD be
recalculated if N_routing_mpr = false and this is an increase in
N_will_routing or if N_routing_mpr = true and this is a decrease
in N_will_routing.
If either set of MPRs of a router is recalculated, this MUST be as
described in Section 18.
17.7. Routing Set Updates
The Routing Set MUST be updated, as described in Section 19, when
changes in the Local Information Base, the Neighborhood Information
Base, or the Topology Information Base indicate a change (including
of any potentially used outgoing neighbor metric values) of the known
symmetric links and/or attached networks in the MANET, hence changing
the Topology Graph. It is sufficient to consider only changes that
affect at least one of:
o The Local Interface Set for an OLSRv2 interface, if the change
removes any network address in an I_local_iface_addr_list. In
this case, unless the OLSRv2 interface is removed, it may not be
necessary to do more than replace such network addresses, if used,
by an alternative network address from the same
I_local_iface_addr_list.
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o The Local Attached Set, if the change removes any AL_net_addr that
is also an AN_net_addr. In this case, it may not be necessary to
do more than add Routing Tuples with R_dest_addr equal to that
AN_net_addr.
o The Link Set of any OLSRv2 interface, considering only Link Tuples
that have, or just had, L_status = SYMMETRIC and L_out_metric !=
UNKNOWN_METRIC (including removal of such Link Tuples).
o The Neighbor Set of the router, considering only Neighbor Tuples
that have, or just had, N_symmetric = true and N_out_metric !=
UNKNOWN_METRIC and do not have N_orig_addr = unknown.
o The 2-Hop Set of any OLSRv2 interface, if used in the creation of
the Routing Set and if the change affects any 2-Hop Tuples with
N2_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC.
o The Router Topology Set of the router.
o The Routable Address Topology Set of the router.
o The Attached Network Set of the router.
18. Selecting MPRs
Each router MUST select, from among its willing symmetric 1-hop
neighbors, two subsets of these routers, as flooding and routing
MPRs. This selection is recorded in the router's Neighbor Set and
reported in the router's HELLO messages. Routers MAY select their
MPRs by any process that satisfies the conditions that follow, which
may, but need not, use the organization of the data described.
Routers can freely interoperate whether they use the same or
different MPR selection algorithms.
Only flooding MPRs forward control messages flooded through the
MANET, thus effecting a flooding reduction, an optimization of the
flooding mechanism, known as MPR flooding. Routing MPRs are used to
effect a topology reduction in the MANET. (If no such reduction is
required, then a router can select all of its relevant neighbors as
routing MPRs.) Consequently, while it is not essential that these
two sets of MPRs are minimal, keeping the numbers of MPRs small
ensures that the overhead of this protocol is kept to a minimum.
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18.1. Overview
MPRs are selected according to the following steps, defined in the
following sections:
o A data structure known as a Neighbor Graph is defined.
o The properties of an MPR Set derived from a Neighbor Graph are
defined. Any algorithm that creates an MPR Set that satisfies
these properties is a valid MPR selection algorithm. An example
algorithm that creates such an MPR Set is given in Appendix B.
o How to create a Neighbor Graph for each interface based on the
corresponding Interface Information Base is defined, and how to
combine the resulting MPR Sets to determine the router's flooding
MPRs and record those in the router's Neighbor Set are described.
o How to create a single Neighbor Graph based on all Interface
Information Bases and the Neighbor Information Base is defined,
and how to record the resulting MPR Set as the router's routing
MPRs in the router's Neighbor Set is described.
o A specification as to when MPRs MUST be calculated is given.
When a router selects its MPRs, it MAY consider any characteristics
of its neighbors that it is aware of. In particular, it SHOULD
consider the willingness of the neighbor, as recorded by the
corresponding N_will_flooding or N_will_routing value, as
appropriate, preferring neighbors with higher values. (Note that
willingness values equal to WILL_NEVER and WILL_ALWAYS are always
considered, as described.) However, a router MAY consider other
characteristics to have a greater significance.
Each router MAY select its flooding and routing MPRs independently of
each other or coordinate its selections. A router MAY make its MPR
selections independently of the MPR selection by other routers, or it
MAY, for example, give preference to routers that either are, or are
not, already selected as MPRs by other routers.
18.2. Neighbor Graph
A Neighbor Graph is a structure defined here as consisting of sets N1
and N2 and some associated metric and willingness values. Elements
of set N1 represent willing symmetric 1-hop neighbors, and elements
of set N2 represent addresses of a symmetric 2-hop neighbor.
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A Neighbor Graph has the following properties:
o It contains two disjoint sets N1 and N2.
o For each element x in N1, there is an associated willingness value
W(x) such that WILL_NEVER < W(x) <= WILL_ALWAYS.
o For each element x in N1, there is an associated metric d1(x) > 0.
o For some elements y in N2, there is an associated metric d1(y) >
0. (Other elements y in N2 have undefined d1(y); this may be
considered to be infinite.)
o For each element x in N1, there is a subset N2(x) of elements of
N2; this subset may be empty. For each x in N1 and each y in
N2(x), there is an associated metric d2(x,y) > 0. (For other x in
N1 and y in N2, d2(x,y) is undefined and may be considered
infinite.)
o N2 is equal to the union of all the N2(x) for all x in N1, i.e.,
for each y in N2, there is at least one x in N1 such that y is in
N2(x).
It is convenient to also define:
o For each y in N2, the set N1(y) that contains x in N1 if and only
if y is in N2(x). From the final property above, N1(y) is not
empty.
o For each x in N1 and y in N2, if d2(x,y) is defined, then d(x,y)
:= d1(x)+d2(x,y); otherwise, d(x,y) is not defined. (Thus, d(x,y)
is defined if y is in N2(x) or, equivalently, if x is in N1(y).)
o For any subset S of N1 and for each y in N2, the metric d(y,S) is
the minimum value of d1(y), if defined, and of all d(x,y) for x in
N1(y) and in S. If there are no such metrics to take the minimum
value of, then d(y,S) is undefined (may be considered to be
infinite). From the final property above, d(y,N1) is defined for
all y.
18.3. MPR Properties
Given a Neighbor Graph as defined in Section 18.2, an MPR Set for
that Neighbor Graph is a subset M of the set N1 that satisfies the
following properties:
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o If x in N1 has W(x) = WILL_ALWAYS, then x is in M.
o For any y in N2 that does not have a defined d1(y), there is at
least one element in M that is also in N1(y). This is equivalent
to the requirement that d(y,M) is defined.
o For any y in N2, d(y,M) = d(y,N1).
These properties reflect that the MPR Set consists of a set of
symmetric 1-hop neighbors that cover all the symmetric 2-hop
neighbors and that they do so retaining a minimum distance route
(1-hop, if present, or 2-hop) to each symmetric 2-hop neighbor.
Note that if M is an MPR Set, then so is any subset of N1 that
contains M; also note that N1 is always an MPR Set. An MPR Set may
be empty but cannot be empty if N2 contains any elements y that do
not have a defined d1(y).
18.4. Flooding MPRs
Whenever flooding MPRs are to be calculated, an implementation MUST
determine and record a set of flooding MPRs that is equivalent to one
calculated as described in this section.
The calculation of flooding MPRs need not use link metrics or,
equivalently, may use link metrics with a fixed value, here taken to
be 1. However, links with unknown metric (L_out_metric =
UNKNOWN_METRIC) MUST NOT be used even if link metrics are otherwise
not used.
Routers MAY make individual decisions as to whether to use link
metrics for the calculation of flooding MPRs. A router MUST use the
same approach to the choice of whether to use link metrics for all
links, i.e., in the cases indicated by A or B, the same choice MUST
be made in each case.
For each OLSRv2 interface (the "current interface"), define a
Neighbor Graph as defined in Section 18.2 according to the following:
o Define a reachable Link Tuple to be a Link Tuple in the Link Set
for the current interface with L_status = SYMMETRIC and
L_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC.
o Define an allowed Link Tuple to be a reachable Link Tuple whose
corresponding Neighbor Tuple has N_will_flooding > WILL_NEVER.
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o Define an allowed 2-Hop Tuple to be a 2-Hop Tuple in the 2-Hop Set
for the current interface for which N2_out_metric !=
UNKNOWN_METRIC and there is an allowed Link Tuple with
L_neighbor_iface_addr_list = N2_neighbor_iface_addr_list.
o Define an element of N1 for each allowed Link Tuple. This then
defines the corresponding Link Tuple for each element of N1 and
the corresponding Neighbor Tuple for each element of N1, being the
Neighbor Tuple corresponding to that Link Tuple.
o For each element x in N1, define W(x) := N_will_flooding of the
corresponding Neighbor Tuple.
o For each element x in N1, define d1(x) as either:
A. L_out_metric of the corresponding Link Tuple; OR
B. 1.
o Define an element of N2 for each network address that is the
N2_2hop_addr of one or more allowed 2-Hop Tuples. This then
defines the corresponding address for each element of N2.
o For each element y in N2, if the corresponding address is in the
N_neighbor_addr_list of a Neighbor Tuple that corresponds to one
or more reachable Link Tuples, then define d1(y) as either:
A. the minimum value of the L_out_metric of those Link Tuples; OR
B. 1.
Otherwise, d1(y) is not defined. In the latter case, where d1(y)
:= 1, all such y in N2 may instead be removed from N2.
o For each element x in N1, define N2(x) as the set of elements y in
N2 whose corresponding address is the N2_2hop_addr of an allowed
2-Hop Tuple that has N2_neighbor_iface_addr_list =
L_neighbor_iface_addr_list of the Link Tuple corresponding to x.
For all such x and y, define d2(x,y) as either:
A. N2_out_metric of that 2-Hop Tuple; OR
B. 1.
It is up to an implementation to decide how to label each element of
N1 or N2. For example, an element of N1 may be labeled with one or
more addresses from the corresponding L_neighbor_iface_addr_list or
with a pointer or reference to the corresponding Link Tuple.
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Using these Neighbor Graphs, flooding MPRs are selected and recorded
by:
o For each OLSRv2 interface, determine an MPR Set as specified in
Section 18.3.
o A Neighbor Tuple represents a flooding MPR and has N_flooding_mpr
:= true (otherwise, N_flooding_mpr := false) if and only if that
Neighbor Tuple corresponds to an element in an MPR Set created for
any interface as described above. That is, the overall set of
flooding MPRs is the union of the sets of flooding MPRs for all
OLSRv2 interfaces.
A router MAY select its flooding MPRs for each OLSRv2 interface
independently, or it MAY coordinate its MPR selections across its
OLSRv2 interfaces, as long as the required condition is satisfied for
each OLSRv2 interface. One such coordinated approach is to process
the OLSRv2 interfaces sequentially and, for each OLSRv2 interface,
start with flooding MPRs selected (and not removable) if the neighbor
has been already selected as an MPR for an OLSRv2 interface that has
already been processed. The algorithm specified in Appendix B can be
used in this way.
18.5. Routing MPRs
Whenever routing MPRs are to be calculated, an implementation MUST
determine and record a set of routing MPRs that is equivalent to one
calculated as described in this section.
Define a single Neighbor Graph as defined in Section 18.2 according
to the following:
o Define a reachable Neighbor Tuple to be a Neighbor Tuple with
N_symmetric = true and N_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC.
o Define an allowed Neighbor Tuple to be a reachable Neighbor Tuple
with N_will_routing > WILL_NEVER.
o Define an allowed 2-Hop Tuple to be a 2-Hop Tuple in the 2-Hop Set
for any OLSRv2 interface with N2_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC and
for which there is an allowed Neighbor Tuple with
N_neighbor_addr_list containing N2_neighbor_iface_addr_list.
o Define an element of N1 for each allowed Neighbor Tuple. This
then defines the corresponding Neighbor Tuple for each element of
N1.
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o For each element x in N1, define W(x) := N_will_routing of the
corresponding Neighbor Tuple.
o For each element x in N1, define d1(x) := N_in_metric of the
corresponding Neighbor Tuple.
o Define an element of N2 for each network address that is the
N2_2hop_addr of one or more allowed 2-Hop Tuples. This then
defines the corresponding address for each element of N2.
o For each element y in N2, if the corresponding address is in the
N_neighbor_addr_list of a reachable Neighbor Tuple, then define
d1(y) to be the N_in_metric of that Neighbor Tuple; otherwise,
d1(y) is not defined.
o For each element x in N1, define N2(x) as the set of elements y in
N2 whose corresponding address is the N2_2hop_addr of an allowed
2-Hop Tuple that has N2_neighbor_iface_addr_list contained in
N_neighbor_addr_list of the Neighbor Tuple corresponding to x.
For all such x and y, define d2(x,y) := N2_out_metric of that
2-Hop Tuple.
It is up to an implementation to decide how to label each element of
N1 or N2. For example, an element of N1 may be labeled with one or
more addresses from the corresponding N_neighbor_addr_list or with a
pointer or reference to the corresponding Neighbor Tuple.
Using these Neighbor Graphs, routing MPRs are selected and recorded
according to the following:
o Determine an MPR Set as specified in Section 18.3.
o A Neighbor Tuple represents a routing MPR and has N_routing_mpr :=
true (otherwise, N_routing_mpr := false) if and only if that
Neighbor Tuple corresponds to an element in the MPR Set created as
described above.
18.6. Calculating MPRs
A router MUST recalculate each of its sets of MPRs whenever the
currently selected set of MPRs does not still satisfy the required
conditions. It MAY recalculate its MPRs if the current set of MPRs
is still valid but could be more efficient. Sufficient conditions to
recalculate a router's sets of MPRs are given in Section 17.6.
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19. Routing Set Calculation
The Routing Set of a router is populated with Routing Tuples that
represent paths from that router to all destinations in the network.
These paths are calculated based on the Network Topology Graph, which
is constructed from information in the Information Bases, obtained
via HELLO and TC message exchange.
Changes to the Routing Set do not require any messages to be
transmitted. The state of the Routing Set SHOULD, however, be
reflected in the IP routing table by adding and removing entries from
that routing table as appropriate. Only appropriate Routing Tuples
(in particular only those that represent local links or paths to
routable addresses) need be reflected in the IP routing table.
19.1. Network Topology Graph
The Network Topology Graph is formed from information from the
router's Local Interface Set, Link Sets for OLSRv2 interfaces,
Neighbor Set, Router Topology Set, Routable Address Topology Set, and
Attached Network Set. The Network Topology Graph MAY also use
information from the router's 2-Hop Sets for OLSRv2 interfaces. The
Network Topology Graph forms the router's topological view of the
network in the form of a directed graph. Each edge in that graph has
a metric value. The Network Topology Graph has a "backbone" (within
which minimum total metric routes will be constructed) containing the
following edges:
o Edges X -> Y for all possible Y, and one X per Y, such that:
* Y is the N_orig_addr of a Neighbor Tuple; AND
* N_orig_addr is not unknown; AND
* X is in the I_local_iface_addr_list of a Local Interface Tuple;
AND
* There is a Link Tuple with L_status = SYMMETRIC and
L_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC such that this Neighbor Tuple
and this Local Interface Tuple correspond to it. A network
address from L_neighbor_iface_addr_list will be denoted R in
this case.
It SHOULD be preferred, where possible, to select R = Y and to
select X from the Local Interface Tuple corresponding to the Link
Tuple from which R was selected. The metric for such an edge is
the corresponding N_out_metric.
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o All edges W -> U such that:
* W is the TR_from_orig_addr of a Router Topology Tuple; AND
* U is the TR_to_orig_addr of the same Router Topology Tuple.
The metric of such an edge is the corresponding TR_metric.
The Network Topology Graph is further "decorated" with the following
edges. If a network address S, V, Z, or T equals a network address Y
or W, then the edge terminating in the network address S, V, Z, or T
MUST NOT be used in any path.
o Edges X -> S for all possible S, and one X per S, such that:
* S is in the N_neighbor_addr_list of a Neighbor Tuple; AND
* X is in the I_local_iface_addr_list of a Local Interface Tuple;
AND
* There is a Link Tuple with L_status = SYMMETRIC and
L_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC such that this Neighbor Tuple
and this Local Interface Tuple correspond to it. A network
address from L_neighbor_iface_addr_list will be denoted R in
this case.
It SHOULD be preferred, where possible, to select R = S and to
select X from the Local Interface Tuple corresponding to the Link
Tuple from which R was selected. The metric for such an edge is
the corresponding N_out_metric.
o All edges W -> V such that:
* W is the TA_from_orig_addr of a Routable Address Topology
Tuple; AND
* V is the TA_dest_addr of the same Routable Address Topology
Tuple.
The metric for such an edge is the corresponding TA_metric.
o All edges W -> T such that:
* W is the AN_orig_addr of an Attached Network Tuple; AND
* T is the AN_net_addr of the same Attached Network Tuple.
The metric for such an edge is the corresponding AN_metric.
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o (OPTIONAL) All edges Y -> Z such that:
* Z is a routable address and is the N2_2hop_addr of a 2-Hop
Tuple with N2_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC; AND
* Y is the N_orig_addr of the corresponding Neighbor Tuple; AND
* This Neighbor Tuple has N_will_routing not equal to WILL_NEVER.
A path terminating with such an edge MUST NOT be used in
preference to any other path. The metric for such an edge is the
corresponding N2_out_metric.
Any part of the Topology Graph that is not connected to a local
network address X is not used. Only one selection X SHOULD be made
from each I_local_iface_addr_list, and only one selection R SHOULD be
made from any L_neighbor_iface_addr_list. All edges have a hop count
of 1, except edges W -> T that have a hop count of the corresponding
value of AN_dist.
19.2. Populating the Routing Set
The Routing Set MUST contain the shortest paths for all destinations
from all local OLSRv2 interfaces using the Network Topology Graph.
This calculation MAY use any algorithm, including any means of
choosing between paths of equal total metric. (In the case of two
paths of equal total metric but differing hop counts, the path with
the lower hop count SHOULD be used.)
Using the notation of Section 19.1, initially "backbone" paths using
only edges X -> Y and W -> U need be constructed (using a minimum
distance algorithm). Then paths using only a final edge of the other
types may be added. These MUST NOT replace backbone paths with the
same destination (and paths terminating in an edge Y -> Z SHOULD NOT
replace paths with any other form of terminating edge).
Each path will correspond to a Routing Tuple. These will be of two
types. The first type will represent single edge paths, of type X ->
S or X -> Y, by:
o R_local_iface_addr := X;
o R_next_iface_addr := R;
o R_dest_addr := S or Y;
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o R_dist := 1;
o R_metric := edge metric,
where R is as defined in Section 19.1 for these types of edge.
The second type will represent a multiple edge path, which will
always have first edge of type X -> Y, and will have final edge of
type W -> U, W -> V, W -> T, or Y -> Z. The Routing Tuple will be:
o R_local_iface_addr := X;
o R_next_iface_addr := Y;
o R_dest_addr := U, V, T or Z;
o R_dist := the total hop count of all edges in the path;
o R_metric := the total metric of all edges in the path.
Finally, Routing Tuples of the second type whose R_dest_addr is not
routable MAY be discarded.
An example algorithm for calculating the Routing Set of a router is
given in Appendix C.
20. Proposed Values for Parameters
This protocol uses all parameters defined in [RFC 6130] and additional
parameters defined in this specification. All but one (RX_HOLD_TIME)
of these additional parameters are router parameters as defined in
[RFC 6130]. The proposed values of the additional parameters defined
in the following sections are appropriate to the case where all
parameters (including those defined in [RFC 6130]) have a single
value. Proposed values for parameters defined in [RFC 6130] are given
in that specification.
The following proposed values are based on experience with [RFC 3626]
deployments (such as documented in [McCabe]) and are considered
typical. They can be changed to accommodate different deployment
requirements -- for example, a network with capacity-limited network
interfaces would be expected to use greater values for message
intervals, whereas a highly mobile network would be expected to use
lower values for message intervals. When determining these values,
the constraints specified in Section 5 MUST be respected.
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Note that routers in a MANET need not all use the same set of
parameters, and those parameters that are indicated as interface
parameters need not be the same on all OLSRv2 interfaces of a single
router.
20.1. Local History Time Parameters
o O_HOLD_TIME := 30 seconds
20.2. Message Interval Parameters
o TC_INTERVAL := 5 seconds
o TC_MIN_INTERVAL := TC_INTERVAL/4
20.3. Advertised Information Validity Time Parameters
o T_HOLD_TIME := 3 x TC_INTERVAL
o A_HOLD_TIME := T_HOLD_TIME
20.4. Received Message Validity Time Parameters
o RX_HOLD_TIME := 30 seconds
o P_HOLD_TIME := 30 seconds
o F_HOLD_TIME := 30 seconds
20.5. Jitter Time Parameters
o TP_MAXJITTER := HP_MAXJITTER
o TT_MAXJITTER := HT_MAXJITTER
o F_MAXJITTER := TT_MAXJITTER
20.6. Hop Limit Parameter
o TC_HOP_LIMIT := 255
20.7. Willingness Parameters
o WILL_FLOODING := WILL_DEFAULT
o WILL_ROUTING := WILL_DEFAULT
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21. Sequence Numbers
Sequence numbers are used in this specification for the purpose of
discarding "old" information, i.e., messages received out of order.
However, with a limited number of bits for representing sequence
numbers, wraparound (in which the sequence number is incremented from
the maximum possible value to zero) will occur. To prevent this from
interfering with the operation of this protocol, the following MUST
be observed when determining the ordering of sequence numbers.
The term MAXVALUE designates in the following one more than the
largest possible value for a sequence number. For a 16-bit sequence
number (like those defined in this specification), MAXVALUE is 65536.
The sequence number S1 is said to be "greater than" the sequence
number S2 if:
o S1 > S2 AND S1 - S2 < MAXVALUE/2, OR
o S2 > S1 AND S2 - S1 > MAXVALUE/2
When sequence numbers S1 and S2 differ by MAXVALUE/2, their ordering
cannot be determined. In this case, which should not occur, either
ordering may be assumed.
Thus, when comparing two messages, it is possible -- even in the
presence of wraparound -- to determine which message contains the
most recent information.
22. Extensions
An extension to this protocol will need to interact with this
specification and possibly also with [RFC 6130]. This protocol is
designed to permit such interactions, in particular:
o Through accessing, and possibly extending, the information in the
Information Bases. All updates to the elements specified in this
specification are subject to the normative constraints specified
in [RFC 6130] and Appendix A. Note that the processing specified
in this document ensures that these constraints are satisfied.
o Through accessing an outgoing message prior to it being
transmitted over any OLSRv2 interface and adding information to it
as specified in [RFC 5444]. This MAY include Message TLVs and/or
network addresses with associated Address Block TLVs. (Network
addresses without new associated TLVs SHOULD NOT be added to
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messages.) This may, for example, be to allow a security
protocol, as suggested in Section 23, to add a TLV containing a
cryptographic signature to the message.
o Through accessing an incoming message and potentially discarding
it prior to processing by this protocol. This may, for example,
allow a security protocol, as suggested in Section 23, to perform
verification of message signatures and prevent processing and/or
forwarding of unverifiable messages by this protocol.
o Through accessing an incoming message after it has been completely
processed by this protocol. In particular, this may allow a
protocol that has added information, by way of inclusion of
appropriate TLVs or of network addresses associated with new TLVs,
access to such information after appropriate updates have been
recorded in the Information Bases in this protocol.
o Through requesting that a message be generated at a specific time.
In that case, message generation MUST still respect the
constraints in [RFC 6130] and Section 5.4.3.
23. Security Considerations
As a proactive routing protocol, OLSRv2 is a potential target for
various attacks. This section presents the envisioned security
architecture for OLSRv2 and gives guidelines on how to provide
integrity, confidentiality, and integration into external routing
domains. Separately specified mandatory security mechanisms are
summarized, and some observations on key management are given.
23.1. Security Architecture
OLSRv2 integrates into the architecture specified in Appendix A of
[RFC 5444], in [RFC 5498], and in Section 16 of [RFC 6130], the latter
by using and extending its messages and Information Bases.
As part of this architecture, OLSRv2 and NHDP [RFC 6130] recognize
that there may be external reasons for rejecting messages that would
be considered "badly formed" or "insecure", e.g., if an Integrity
Check Value (ICV) included in a message by an external mechanism
cannot be verified. This architecture allows options as to whether
and how to implement security features, reflecting the situation that
MANET routing protocol deployment domains have varying security
requirements, ranging from "practically unbreakable" to "virtually
none". This approach allows MANET routing protocol specifications to
remain generic, with extensions to them and/or extensions to the
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multiplexing and demultiplexing process described in Appendix A of
[RFC 5444], providing security mechanisms appropriate to a given
deployment domain.
The following sections provide guidelines on how to provide
integrity, confidentiality, and integration with external routing
domains in such extensions.
23.2. Integrity
Each router injects topological information into the network by
transmitting HELLO messages and, for some routers, also TC messages.
If some routers for some reason (malice or malfunction) inject
invalid control traffic, network integrity may be compromised.
Therefore, message, or packet, authentication is strongly advised.
Different such situations may occur, for example:
1. A router generates TC messages, advertising links to non-neighbor
routers;
2. A router generates TC messages, pretending to be another router;
3. A router generates HELLO messages, advertising non-neighbor
routers;
4. A router generates HELLO messages, pretending to be another
router;
5. A router forwards altered control messages;
6. A router does not forward control messages;
7. A router does not select multipoint relays correctly;
8. A router forwards broadcast control messages unaltered but does
not forward unicast data traffic;
9. A router "replays" previously recorded control traffic from
another router.
Authentication of the originator router for control messages (for
situations 2, 4, and 5) and of the individual links announced in the
control messages (for situations 1 and 3) may be used as a
countermeasure. However, to prevent routers from repeating old (and
correctly authenticated) information (situation 9), additional
information is required (e.g., a timestamp or sequence number),
allowing a router to positively identify such replayed messages.
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In general, ICVs (e.g., digital signatures) and other required
security information can be transmitted within the HELLO and TC
messages or within a packet header using the TLV mechanism. Either
option permits different levels of protection to coexist in the same
network, if desired.
An important consideration is that all control messages (HELLO
messages and TC messages) are transmitted to all routers in the 1-hop
neighborhood and some control messages (TC messages) are flooded to
all routers in the network. This is done in a packet that is
transmitted to all routers in the 1-hop neighborhood, the current set
of which may not be known. Thus, a control message or packet used by
this protocol is always contained in a transmission destined for
multiple destinations, and it is important that the authentication
mechanism employed permits any receiving router to validate the
authenticity of a message or packet.
[RFC 7182] specifies a common exchange format for cryptographic
information in the form of Packet TLVs, Message TLVs, and Address
Block TLVs, as specified in [RFC 5444]. These may be used (and
shared) among MANET routing protocol security extensions. In
particular, [RFC 7182] specifies the format of TLVs for containing
Integrity Check Values (ICVs), i.e., signatures, for providing
integrity, as well as TLVs for containing temporal information for
preventing replay attacks. [RFC 7182] specifies registries for using
different ciphers and formats of temporal information. When using
ICV TLVs in an OLSRv2 deployment, failure to verify an included ICV
mandates rejection of an incoming message or packet as "invalid",
according to Section 12.1 of [RFC 6130] and according to
Section 16.3.1 of this specification when using the multiplexing and
demultiplexing process described in Appendix A of [RFC 5444].
[RFC 7182] specifies how to insert ICVs into generated messages, how
to verify incoming messages, and to reject "insecure" messages (i.e.,
messages without an ICV or with an ICV that cannot be verified).
Different MANET deployments may, as a result of the purpose for which
they are used and the possibility and nature of their configuration,
require different ICV algorithms and timestamps or multiple keys, and
thus, a security extension may use any of the different options
provided in [RFC 7182].
23.3. Confidentiality
OLSRv2 periodically MPR floods topological information to all routers
in the network. Hence, if used in an unprotected network, in
particular, an unprotected wireless network, the network topology is
revealed to anyone who successfully listens to the control messages.
This information may serve an attacker to acquire details about the
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topology and therefore to initiate more effective attacks against
routers in the routing domain, e.g., by spoofing addresses of routers
in the network and attracting traffic for these addresses. Note that
this is independent of the data traffic and purely protects the
control traffic, i.e., information about the network topology.
In situations where the confidentiality of the network topology is of
importance, regular cryptographic techniques, such as use of OLSRv2
multicast control packets encrypted using IPsec (e.g., with a shared
secret key), can be applied to ensure that control traffic can be
read and interpreted by only those authorized to do so.
Alternatively, a security extension may specify a mechanism to
provide confidentiality for control messages and/or packets.
However, unless the information about the network topology itself is
confidential, integrity of control messages (as specified in
Section 23.2) is sufficient to admit only trusted routers (i.e.,
routers with valid credentials) to the network.
23.4. Interaction with External Routing Domains
This protocol provides a basic mechanism for injecting external
routing information into this protocol's routing domain. Routing
information can also be extracted from this protocol's Information
Bases, in particular the Routing Set, and injected into an external
routing domain, if the routing protocol governing that routing domain
permits this.
When operating routers connecting a routing domain using this
protocol to an external routing domain, care MUST be taken not to
allow potentially insecure and untrustworthy information to be
injected from this routing domain to an external routing domain.
Care MUST also be taken to validate the correctness of information
prior to it being injected, so as to avoid polluting routing tables
with invalid information.
A recommended way of extending connectivity from an external routing
domain to this routing domain, which is routed using this protocol,
is to assign an IP prefix (under the authority of the routers/
gateways connecting this routing domain with the external routing
domain) exclusively to this routing domain and to configure the
gateways to advertise routes for that IP prefix into the external
routing domain.
23.5. Mandatory Security Mechanisms
A conformant implementation of OLSRv2 MUST, at minimum, implement the
security mechanisms specified in [RFC 7183], providing integrity and
replay protection of OLSRv2 control messages, including of HELLO
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messages specified by [RFC 6130] and used by OLSRv2, by inclusion of a
timestamp TLV and an Integrity Check Value (ICV) TLV. This ICV TLV
uses a SHA-256-based HMAC and one or more manually managed shared
secret keys. The timestamp TLV is based on Portable Operating System
Interface (POSIX) time, assuming router time synchronization.
The baseline use case, for which this security mechanism provides
adequate integrity protection without rekeying, is for short-lived
(for example, up to a couple of months) OLSRv2 deployments.
Any deployment of OLSRv2 SHOULD use the security mechanism specified
in [RFC 7183] but MAY use another mechanism if more appropriate in an
OLSRv2 deployment. For example, for longer-term OLSRv2 deployments,
alternative security mechanisms (e.g., rekeying) SHOULD be
considered.
23.6. Key Management
This specification, as well as [RFC 7183], does not mandate automated
key management (AKM) as part of the security architecture for OLSRv2.
While some use cases for OLSRv2 may require AKM, the baseline
assumption is that many use cases do not, for the reasons detailed
below.
Bootstrapping a key is hard in a radio network, where it is, in
general, not possible to determine from where a received signal was
transmitted or if two transmissions come from the same or from
different sources.
The widespread use of radio networks and mobile phone networks works
under the assumptions that (i) secret information is embedded in
mobile phones at manufacture, and (ii) a centralized database of this
is accessible during the network lifetime.
As a primary use case of a MANET is to provide connectivity without
centralized entities and with minimal management, a solution such as
described in the previous paragraph is not feasible. In many
instances, a cryptographic authority may not be present in the MANET
at all, since such a cryptographic authority would be too vulnerable.
Due to the potentially dynamic topology of a MANET, a cryptographic
authority may also become unreachable (to some or all of the MANET
routers) without prior warning.
[BCP107] provides guidelines for cryptographic key management.
Specifically, Section 2.1 sets forth requirements for when AKM is
required, and Section 2.2 sets forth conditions under which manual
key management is acceptable.
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Section 2.1 of [BCP107] stipulates that "Automated key management
MUST be used if any of [a set of given] conditions hold". These
conditions are listed below, and arguments for each are provided in
regard to their applicability for the baseline use case of OLSRv2.
o A party will have to manage n^2 static keys, where n may become
large.
The baseline use case of OLSRv2 uses only one or a small set of
manually managed shared secrets in the whole MANET.
o Any stream cipher (such as RC4 [RFC 6229][RC4], AES-CTR
[RFC 3610][NIST-SP-800-38A], or AES-CCM [RFC 3686][NIST-SP-800-38C])
is used.
A stream cipher is not envisioned for use to generate ICVs for
OLSRv2 control messages.
o An initialization vector (IV) might be reused, especially an
implicit IV. Note that random or pseudo-random explicit IVs are
not a problem unless the probability of repetition is high.
An IV is not envisioned for use to generate ICVs for OLSRv2
control messages.
o Large amounts of data might need to be encrypted in a short time,
causing frequent change of the short-term session key.
Integrity Check Values (ICVs) are required only for OLSRv2 control
messages, which are low-volume messages.
o Long-term session keys are used by more than two parties.
Multicast is a necessary exception, but multicast key management
standards are emerging in order to avoid this in the future.
Sharing long-term session keys should generally be discouraged.
OLSRv2 control messages are all sent using link-local multicast.
o The likely operational environment is one where personnel (or
device) turnover is frequent, causing frequent change of the
short-term session key.
This is not an intended deployment of OLSRv2. For longer-term
OLSRv2 deployments, alternative security mechanisms (e.g.,
including rekeying) SHOULD be considered.
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Section 2.2 of [BCP107] stipulates that "Manual key management may be
a reasonable approach in any of [a given set of] situations". These
situations are listed below, and arguments for each are provided in
regard to their applicability for the baseline use case of OLSRv2.
o The environment has very limited available bandwidth or very high
round-trip times. Public key systems tend to require long
messages and lots of computation; symmetric key alternatives, such
as Kerberos, often require several round trips and interaction
with third parties.
As previously noted, there may not be the required infrastructure
(cryptographic authority) present (or, if present, may not be
reachable) in the MANET. Bandwidth in a MANET is commonly
limited, both by being a radio environment and by the need for any
signaling to consume a minimal proportion thereof, and round trip
times may also be significant.
o The information being protected has low value.
This depends on the OLSRv2 use case, but the information being
protected is OLSRv2 control traffic, which is of at least moderate
value; thus, this case does not apply.
o The total volume of traffic over the entire lifetime of the long-
term session key will be very low.
Integrity Check Values (ICVs) are required only for OLSRv2 control
messages, which are low-volume messages.
o The scale of each deployment is very limited.
A typical use case for OLSRv2 may involve only tens of devices --
with even the largest use cases for OLSRv2 being small by Internet
standards.
24. IANA Considerations
This specification defines one Message Type, which has been allocated
from the "Message Types" registry of [RFC 5444], two Message TLV
Types, which have been allocated from the "Message TLV Types"
registry of [RFC 5444], and four Address Block TLV Types, which have
been allocated from the "Address Block TLV Types" registry of
[RFC 5444].
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24.1. Expert Review: Evaluation Guidelines
For the registries where an Expert Review is required, the designated
expert SHOULD take the same general recommendations into
consideration as are specified by [RFC 5444].
24.2. Message Types
This specification defines one Message Type, allocated from the 0-223
range of the "Message Types" namespace defined in [RFC 5444], as
specified in Table 8.
+------+----------------------------------------------+
| Type | Description |
+------+----------------------------------------------+
| 1 | TC : Topology Control (MANET-wide signaling) |
+------+----------------------------------------------+
Table 8: Message Type Assignment
24.3. Message-Type-Specific TLV Type Registries
IANA has created a registry for Message-Type-specific Message TLVs
for TC messages, in accordance with Section 6.2.1 of [RFC 5444] and
with initial assignments and allocation policies as specified in
Table 9.
+---------+-------------+-------------------+
| Type | Description | Allocation Policy |
+---------+-------------+-------------------+
| 128-223 | Unassigned | Expert Review |
+---------+-------------+-------------------+
Table 9: TC Message-Type-Specific Message TLV Types
IANA has created a registry for Message-Type-specific Address Block
TLVs for TC messages, in accordance with Section 6.2.1 of [RFC 5444]
and with initial assignments and allocation policies as specified in
Table 10.
+---------+-------------+-------------------+
| Type | Description | Allocation Policy |
+---------+-------------+-------------------+
| 128-223 | Unassigned | Expert Review |
+---------+-------------+-------------------+
Table 10: TC Message-Type-Specific Address Block TLV Types
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24.4. Message TLV Types
This specification defines two Message TLV Types, which have been
allocated from the "Message TLV Types" namespace defined in
[RFC 5444]. IANA has made allocations in the 0-127 range for these
types. Two new Type Extension registries have been created with
assignments as specified in Table 11 and Table 12. Specifications of
these TLVs are in Section 13.3.1. Each of these TLVs MUST NOT be
included more than once in a Message TLV Block.
+-------------+------+-----------+---------------------+------------+
| Name | Type | Type | Description | Allocation |
| | | Extension | | Policy |
+-------------+------+-----------+---------------------+------------+
| MPR_WILLING | 7 | 0 | Bits 0-3 specify | |
| | | | the originating | |
| | | | router's | |
| | | | willingness to act | |
| | | | as a flooding MPR; | |
| | | | bits 4-7 specify | |
| | | | the originating | |
| | | | router's | |
| | | | willingness to act | |
| | | | as a routing MPR. | |
| MPR_WILLING | 7 | 1-255 | Unassigned. | Expert |
| | | | | Review |
+-------------+------+-----------+---------------------+------------+
Table 11: Message TLV Type Assignment: MPR_WILLING
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+--------------+------+-----------+--------------------+------------+
| Name | Type | Type | Description | Allocation |
| | | Extension | | Policy |
+--------------+------+-----------+--------------------+------------+
| CONT_SEQ_NUM | 8 | 0 | COMPLETE: | |
| | | | Specifies a | |
| | | | content sequence | |
| | | | number for this | |
| | | | complete message. | |
| CONT_SEQ_NUM | 8 | 1 | INCOMPLETE: | |
| | | | Specifies a | |
| | | | content sequence | |
| | | | number for this | |
| | | | incomplete | |
| | | | message. | |
| CONT_SEQ_NUM | 8 | 2-255 | Unassigned. | Expert |
| | | | | Review |
+--------------+------+-----------+--------------------+------------+
Table 12: Message TLV Type Assignment: CONT_SEQ_NUM
Type extensions indicated as Expert Review SHOULD be allocated as
described in [RFC 5444], based on Expert Review as defined in
[RFC 5226].
24.5. Address Block TLV Types
This specification defines four Address Block TLV Types, which have
been allocated from the "Address Block TLV Types" namespace defined
in [RFC 5444]. IANA has made allocations in the 8-127 range for these
types. Four new Type Extension registries have been created with
assignments as specified in Tables 13, 14, 15, and 16.
Specifications of these TLVs are in Section 13.3.2.
The registration procedure for the "LINK_METRIC Address Block TLV
Type Extensions" registry is Expert Review.
+-------------+------+-----------+----------------------------------+
| Name | Type | Type | Description |
| | | Extension | |
+-------------+------+-----------+----------------------------------+
| LINK_METRIC | 7 | 0 | Link metric meaning assigned by |
| | | | administrative action. |
| LINK_METRIC | 7 | 1-223 | Unassigned. |
| LINK_METRIC | 7 | 224-255 | Reserved for Experimental Use |
+-------------+------+-----------+----------------------------------+
Table 13: Address Block TLV Type Assignment: LINK_METRIC
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All LINK_METRIC TLVs, whatever their type extension, MUST use their
value field to encode the kind and value (in the interval
MINIMUM_METRIC to MAXIMUM_METRIC, inclusive) of a link metric as
specified in Sections 6 and 13.3.2. An assignment of a LINK_METRIC
TLV type extension MUST specify the physical meaning of the link
metric and the mapping of that physical meaning to the representable
values in the indicated interval.
+------+------+-----------+----------------------------+------------+
| Name | Type | Type | Description | Allocation |
| | | Extension | | Policy |
+------+------+-----------+----------------------------+------------+
| MPR | 8 | 0 | Specifies that a given | |
| | | | network address is of a | |
| | | | router selected as a | |
| | | | flooding MPR (FLOODING = | |
| | | | 1), that a given network | |
| | | | address is of a router | |
| | | | selected as a routing MPR | |
| | | | (ROUTING = 2), or both | |
| | | | (FLOOD_ROUTE = 3). | |
| MPR | 8 | 1-255 | Unassigned. | Expert |
| | | | | Review |
+------+------+-----------+----------------------------+------------+
Table 14: Address Block TLV Type Assignment: MPR
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+---------------+------+-----------+-------------------+------------+
| Name | Type | Type | Description | Allocation |
| | | Extension | | Policy |
+---------------+------+-----------+-------------------+------------+
| NBR_ADDR_TYPE | 9 | 0 | Specifies that a | |
| | | | given network | |
| | | | address is of a | |
| | | | neighbor reached | |
| | | | via the | |
| | | | originating | |
| | | | router, if it is | |
| | | | an originator | |
| | | | address | |
| | | | (ORIGINATOR = 1), | |
| | | | is a routable | |
| | | | address (ROUTABLE | |
| | | | = 2), or if it is | |
| | | | both | |
| | | | (ROUTABLE_ORIG = | |
| | | | 3). | |
| NBR_ADDR_TYPE | 9 | 1-255 | Unassigned. | Expert |
| | | | | Review |
+---------------+------+-----------+-------------------+------------+
Table 15: Address Block TLV Type Assignment: NBR_ADDR_TYPE
+---------+------+-----------+-------------------------+------------+
| Name | Type | Type | Description | Allocation |
| | | extension | | Policy |
+---------+------+-----------+-------------------------+------------+
| GATEWAY | 10 | 0 | Specifies that a given | |
| | | | network address is | |
| | | | reached via a gateway | |
| | | | on the originating | |
| | | | router, with value | |
| | | | equal to the number of | |
| | | | hops. | |
| GATEWAY | 10 | 1-255 | | Expert |
| | | | | Review |
+---------+------+-----------+-------------------------+------------+
Table 16: Address Block TLV Type Assignment: GATEWAY
Type extensions indicated as Expert Review SHOULD be allocated as
described in [RFC 5444], based on Expert Review as defined in
[RFC 5226].
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24.6. NBR_ADDR_TYPE and MPR Values
Note: This section does not require any IANA action, as the required
information is included in the descriptions of the MPR and
NBR_ADDR_TYPE Address Block TLVs allocated in Section 24.5. This
information is recorded here for clarity and for use elsewhere in
this specification.
The Values that the MPR Address Block TLV can use are as follows:
o FLOODING := 1;
o ROUTING := 2;
o FLOOD_ROUTE := 3.
The Values that the NBR_ADDR_TYPE Address Block TLV can use are
follows:
o ORIGINATOR := 1;
o ROUTABLE := 2;
o ROUTABLE_ORIG := 3.
25. Contributors
This specification is the result of the joint efforts of the
following contributors, listed alphabetically.
o Cedric Adjih, INRIA, France, <Cedric.Adjih@inria.fr>
o Emmanuel Baccelli, INRIA , France, <Emmanuel.Baccelli@inria.fr>
o Thomas Heide Clausen, LIX, France, <T.Clausen@computer.org>
o Justin Dean, NRL, USA, <jdean@itd.nrl.navy.mil>
o Christopher Dearlove, BAE Systems, UK,
<chris.dearlove@baesystems.com>
o Ulrich Herberg, Fujitsu Laboratories of America, USA,
<ulrich@herberg.name>
o Satoh Hiroki, Hitachi SDL, Japan, <hiroki.satoh.yj@hitachi.com>
o Philippe Jacquet, Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs, France,
<philippe.jacquet@alcatel-lucent.fr>
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o Monden Kazuya, Hitachi SDL, Japan, <kazuya.monden.vw@hitachi.com>
o Kenichi Mase, Niigata University, Japan, <mase@ie.niigata-u.ac.jp>
o Ryuji Wakikawa, Toyota, Japan, <ryuji@sfc.wide.ad.jp>
26. Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge the team behind OLSRv1, as
listed in RFC 3626, including Anis Laouiti (INT), Pascale Minet
(INRIA), Paul Muhlethaler (INRIA), Amir Qayyum (M.A. Jinnah
University), and Laurent Viennot (INRIA) for their contributions.
The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the following people
for intense technical discussions, early reviews, and comments on the
specification and its components (listed alphabetically): Khaldoun Al
Agha (LRI), Teco Boot (Infinity Networks), Ross Callon (Juniper),
Song-Yean Cho (Samsung), Alan Cullen (BAE Systems), Louise Lamont
(CRC), Li Li (CRC), Joseph Macker (NRL), Richard Ogier (SRI), Charles
E. Perkins (Futurewei), Henning Rogge (Frauenhofer FKIE), and the
entire IETF MANET Working Group.
Finally, the authors would like to express their gratitude to the
Area Directors for providing valuable review comments during the IESG
evaluation, in particular (listed alphabetically) Benoit Claise,
Adrian Farrel, Stephen Farrell, Barry Leiba, Pete Resnick, and Martin
Stiemerling.
27. References
27.1. Normative References
[RFC 2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC 5148] Clausen, T., Dearlove, C., and B. Adamson, "Jitter
Considerations in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs)", RFC
5148, February 2008.
[RFC 5226] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an
IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 5226,
May 2008.
[RFC 5444] Clausen, T., Dearlove, C., Dean, J., and C. Adjih,
"Generalized Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Packet/Message
Format", RFC 5444, February 2009.
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[RFC 5497] Clausen, T. and C. Dearlove, "Representing Multi-Value
Time in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs)", RFC 5497, March
2009.
[RFC 5498] Chakeres, I., "IANA Allocations for Mobile Ad Hoc Network
(MANET) Protocols", RFC 5498, March 2009.
[RFC 6130] Clausen, T., Dearlove, C., and J. Dean, "Mobile Ad Hoc
Network (MANET) Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP)",
RFC 6130, April 2011.
[RFC 7182] Herberg, U., Clausen, T., and C. Dearlove, "Integrity
Check Value and Timestamp TLV Definitions for Mobile Ad
Hoc Networks (MANETs)", RFC 7182, April 2014.
[RFC 7183] Herberg, U., Dearlove, C., and T. Clausen, "Integrity
Protection for the Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP)
and Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2
(OLSRv2)", RFC 7183, April 2014.
27.2. Informative References
[BCP107] Bellovin, S. and R. Housley, "Guidelines for
Cryptographic Key Management", BCP 107, RFC 4107, June
2005.
[FSLS] Santivanez, C., Ramanathan, R., and I. Stavrakakis,
"Making Link-State Routing Scale for Ad Hoc Networks",
MobiHoc '01, Proceedings of the 2nd ACM International
Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking & Computing, 2001.
[FSR] Pei, G., Gerla, M., and T. Chen, "Fisheye State Routing
in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", ICDCS Workshop on Wireless
Networks and Mobile Computing, 2000.
[HIPERLAN] ETSI, "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); HIgh
PErformance Radio Local Area Network (HIPERLAN) Type 1;
Functional Specification", ETSI 300-652, June 1996.
[HIPERLAN2] Jacquet, P., Minet, P., Muhlethaler, P., and N. Rivierre,
"Increasing Reliability in Cable-Free Radio LANs: Low
Level Forwarding in HIPERLAN", Wireless Personal
Communications, Volume 4, Issue 1, 1997.
[MPR] Qayyum, A., Viennot, L., and A. Laouiti, "Multipoint
relaying: An efficient technique for flooding in mobile
wireless Networks", INRIA, No. 3898, March 2000.
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[McCabe] McCabe, A., Dearlove, C., Fredin, M., and L. Axelsson,
"Scalability modelling of ad hoc routing protocols - a
comparison of OLSR and DSR", Scandinavian Wireless Adhoc
Networks '04, 2004.
[NIST-SP-800-38A]
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
"Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation:
Methods and Techniques", Special Publication 800-38A,
December 2001.
[NIST-SP-800-38C]
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
"Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: The
CCM Mode for Authentication and Confidentiality", Special
Publication 800-38C, May 2004.
[RC4] Schneier, B., "Applied Cryptography: Protocols,
Algorithms, and Source Code in C", Second Edition, John
Wiley and Sons, New York, 1996.
[RFC 2501] Corson, M. and J. Macker, "Mobile Ad hoc Networking
(MANET): Routing Protocol Performance Issues and
Evaluation Considerations", RFC 2501, January 1999.
[RFC 3610] Whiting, D., Housley, R., and N. Ferguson, "Counter with
CBC-MAC (CCM)", RFC 3610, September 2003.
[RFC 3626] Clausen, T. and P. Jacquet, "Optimized Link State Routing
Protocol (OLSR)", RFC 3626, October 2003.
[RFC 3686] Housley, R., "Using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Counter Mode With IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload
(ESP)", RFC 3686, January 2004.
[RFC 6229] Strombergson, J. and S. Josefsson, "Test Vectors for the
Stream Cipher RC4", RFC 6229, May 2011.
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Appendix A. Constraints
Updates to the Local Information Base, the Neighborhood Information
Base, or the Topology Information Base MUST ensure that all
constraints specified in this appendix are maintained, as well as
those specified in [RFC 6130]. This is the case for the processing,
specified in this document. Any protocol extension or outside
process, which updates the Neighborhood Information Base or the
Topology Information Base, MUST also ensure that these constraints
are maintained.
In each Originator Tuple:
o O_orig_addr MUST NOT equal any other O_orig_addr.
o O_orig_addr MUST NOT equal this router's originator address.
In each Local Attached Network Tuple:
o AL_net_addr MUST NOT equal any other AL_net_addr.
o AL_net_addr MUST NOT equal or be a sub-range of any network
address in the I_local_iface_addr_list of any Local Interface
Tuple.
o AL_net_addr MUST NOT equal this router's originator address or
equal the O_orig_addr in any Originator Tuple.
o AL_dist MUST NOT be less than zero.
In each Link Tuple:
o L_neighbor_iface_addr_list MUST NOT contain any network address
that AL_net_addr of any Local Attached Network Tuple equals or is
a sub-range of.
o If L_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC, then L_in_metric MUST be
representable in the defined compressed form.
o If L_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC, then L_out_metric MUST be
representable in the defined compressed form.
o If L_mpr_selector = true, then L_status = SYMMETRIC.
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In each Neighbor Tuple:
o N_orig_addr MUST NOT be changed to unknown.
o N_orig_addr MUST NOT equal this router's originator address or
equal O_orig_addr in any Originator Tuple.
o N_orig_addr MUST NOT equal the AL_net_addr in any Local Attached
Network Tuple.
o If N_orig_addr != unknown, then N_orig_addr MUST NOT equal the
N_orig_addr in any other Neighbor Tuple.
o N_neighbor_addr_list MUST NOT contain any network address that
includes this router's originator address, the O_orig_addr in any
Originator Tuple, or equal or have as a sub-range the AL_net_addr
in any Local Attached Network Tuple.
o If N_orig_addr = unknown, then N_will_flooding = WILL_NEVER,
N_will_routing = WILL_NEVER, N_flooding_mpr = false, N_routing_mpr
= false, N_mpr_selector = false, and N_advertised = false.
o N_in_metric MUST equal the minimum value of the L_in_metric values
of all corresponding Link Tuples with L_status = SYMMETRIC and
L_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC, if any; otherwise, N_in_metric =
UNKNOWN_METRIC.
o N_out_metric MUST equal the minimum value of the L_out_metric
values of all corresponding Link Tuples with L_status = SYMMETRIC
and L_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC, if any; otherwise,
N_out_metric = UNKNOWN_METRIC.
o N_will_flooding and N_will_routing MUST be in the range from
WILL_NEVER to WILL_ALWAYS, inclusive.
o If N_flooding_mpr = true, then N_symmetric MUST be true,
N_out_metric MUST NOT equal UNKNOWN_METRIC, and N_will_flooding
MUST NOT equal WILL_NEVER.
o If N_routing_mpr = true, then N_symmetric MUST be true,
N_in_metric MUST NOT equal UNKNOWN_METRIC, and N_will_routing MUST
NOT equal WILL_NEVER.
o If N_symmetric = true and N_flooding_mpr = false, then
N_will_flooding MUST NOT equal WILL_ALWAYS.
o If N_symmetric = true and N_routing_mpr = false, then
N_will_routing MUST NOT equal WILL_ALWAYS.
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o If N_mpr_selector = true, then N_advertised MUST be true.
o If N_advertised = true, then N_symmetric MUST be true and
N_out_metric MUST NOT equal UNKNOWN_METRIC.
In each Lost Neighbor Tuple:
o NL_neighbor_addr MUST NOT include this router's originator
address, the O_orig_addr in any Originator Tuple, or equal or have
as a sub-range the AL_net_addr in any Local Attached Network
Tuple.
In each 2-Hop Tuple:
o N2_2hop_addr MUST NOT equal this router's originator address,
equal the O_orig_addr in any Originator Tuple, or equal or have as
a sub-range the AL_net_addr in any Local Attached Network Tuple.
o If N2_in_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC, then N2_in_metric MUST be
representable in the defined compressed form.
o If N2_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC, then N2_out_metric MUST be
representable in the defined compressed form.
In each Advertising Remote Router Tuple:
o AR_orig_addr MUST NOT be in any network address in the
I_local_iface_addr_list in any Local Interface Tuple or be in the
IR_local_iface_addr in any Removed Interface Address Tuple.
o AR_orig_addr MUST NOT equal this router's originator address or
equal the O_orig_addr in any Originator Tuple.
o AR_orig_addr MUST NOT be in the AL_net_addr in any Local Attached
Network Tuple.
o AR_orig_addr MUST NOT equal the AR_orig_addr in any other
Advertising Remote Router Tuple.
In each Router Topology Tuple:
o There MUST be an Advertising Remote Router Tuple with AR_orig_addr
= TR_from_orig_addr.
o TR_to_orig_addr MUST NOT be in any network address in the
I_local_iface_addr_list in any Local Interface Tuple or be in the
IR_local_iface_addr in any Removed Interface Address Tuple.
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o TR_to_orig_addr MUST NOT equal this router's originator address or
equal the O_orig_addr in any Originator Tuple.
o TR_to_orig_addr MUST NOT be in the AL_net_addr in any Local
Attached Network Tuple.
o The ordered pair (TR_from_orig_addr, TR_to_orig_addr) MUST NOT
equal the corresponding pair for any other Router Topology Tuple.
o TR_seq_number MUST NOT be greater than AR_seq_number in the
Advertising Remote Router Tuple with AR_orig_addr =
TR_from_orig_addr.
o TR_metric MUST be representable in the defined compressed form.
In each Routable Address Topology Tuple:
o There MUST be an Advertising Remote Router Tuple with AR_orig_addr
= TA_from_orig_addr.
o TA_dest_addr MUST be routable.
o TA_dest_addr MUST NOT overlap any network address in the
I_local_iface_addr_list in any Local Interface Tuple or overlap
the IR_local_iface_addr in any Removed Interface Address Tuple.
o TA_dest_addr MUST NOT include this router's originator address or
include the O_orig_addr in any Originator Tuple.
o TA_dest_addr MUST NOT equal or have as a sub-range the AL_net_addr
in any Local Attached Network Tuple.
o The ordered pair (TA_from_orig_addr, TA_dest_addr) MUST NOT equal
the corresponding pair for any other Attached Network Tuple.
o TA_seq_number MUST NOT be greater than AR_seq_number in the
Advertising Remote Router Tuple with AR_orig_addr =
TA_from_orig_addr.
o TA_metric MUST be representable in the defined compressed form.
In each Attached Network Tuple:
o There MUST be an Advertising Remote Router Tuple with AR_orig_addr
= AN_orig_addr.
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o AN_net_addr MUST NOT equal or be a sub-range of any network
address in the I_local_iface_addr_list in any Local Interface
Tuple or equal or be a sub-range of the IR_local_iface_addr in any
Removed Interface Address Tuple.
o AN_net_addr MUST NOT equal this router's originator address or
equal the O_orig_addr in any Originator Tuple.
o The ordered pair (AN_orig_addr, AN_net_addr) MUST NOT equal the
corresponding pair for any other Attached Network Tuple.
o AN_seq_number MUST NOT be greater than AR_seq_number in the
Advertising Remote Router Tuple with AR_orig_addr = AN_orig_addr.
o AN_dist MUST NOT be less than zero.
o AN_metric MUST be representable in the defined compressed form.
Appendix B. Example Algorithm for Calculating MPRs
The following specifies an algorithm that MAY be used to select an
MPR Set given a Neighbor Graph, as defined in Section 18.2 and
Section 18.3.
This algorithm selects an MPR Set M that is a subset of the set N1
that is part of the Neighbor Graph. This algorithm assumes that a
subset I of N1 is pre-selected as MPRs, i.e., that M will contain I.
B.1. Additional Notation
The following additional notation, in addition to that in
Section 18.2, will be used by this algorithm:
N:
A subset of N2, consisting of those elements y in N2 such that
either d1(y) is not defined, or there is at least one x in N1 such
that d(x,y) is defined and d(x,y) < d1(y).
D(x):
For an element x in N1, the number of elements y in N for which
d(x,y) is defined and has minimal value among the d(z,y) for all z
in N1.
R(x,M):
For an element x in N1, the number of elements y in N for which
d(x,y) is defined has minimal value among the d(z,y) for all z in
N1 and no such minimal values have z in M. (Note that, denoting
the empty set by 0, D(x) = R(x,0).)
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B.2. MPR Selection Algorithm
To create the MPR Set M, starting with M := I:
1. Add all elements x in N1 that have W(x) = WILL_ALWAYS to M.
2. For each element y in N for which there is only one element x in
N1 such that d2(x,y) is defined, add that element x to M.
3. While there exists any element x in N1 with R(x,M) > 0:
1. Select an element x in N1 with R(x,M) > 0 in the following
order of priority, and then add to M:
+ greatest W(x), THEN
+ greatest R(x,M), THEN
+ greatest D(x), THEN
+ any choice, which MAY be based on other criteria (for
example, a router MAY choose to prefer a neighbor as an
MPR if that neighbor has already selected the router as an
MPR of the same type, MAY prefer a neighbor based on
information freshness, or MAY prefer a neighbor based on
length of time previously selected as an MPR) or MAY be
random.
4. OPTIONAL: consider each element x in M, but not in I, in turn and
if x can be removed from M while still leaving it satisfying the
definition of an MPR Set, then remove that element x from M.
Elements MAY be considered in any order, e.g., in order of
increasing W(x).
Appendix C. Example Algorithm for Calculating the Routing Set
The following procedure is given as an example for calculating the
Routing Set using a variation of Dijkstra's algorithm. First, all
Routing Tuples are removed, and then, using the selections and
definitions in Appendix C.1, the procedures in the following sections
(each considered a "stage" of the processing) are applied in turn.
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C.1. Local Interfaces and Neighbors
The following selections and definitions are made:
1. For each Local Interface Tuple, select a network address from its
I_local_iface_addr_list. This is defined as the selected address
for this Local Interface Tuple.
2. For each Link Tuple, the selected address of its corresponding
Local Interface Tuple is defined as the selected local address
for this Link Tuple.
3. For each Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric = true and N_out_metric
!= UNKNOWN_METRIC, select a Link Tuple with L_status = SYMMETRIC
for which this is the corresponding Neighbor Tuple and has
L_out_metric = N_out_metric. This is defined as the selected
Link Tuple for this Neighbor Tuple.
4. For each network address (N_orig_addr or in N_neighbor_addr_list,
the "neighbor address") from a Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric =
true and N_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC, select a Link Tuple (the
"selected Link Tuple") from those for which this is the
corresponding Neighbor Tuple, have L_status = SYMMETRIC, and have
L_out_metric = N_out_metric, by:
1. If there is such a Link Tuple whose
L_neighbor_iface_addr_list contains the neighbor address,
select that Link Tuple.
2. Otherwise, select the selected Link Tuple for this Neighbor
Tuple.
Then for this neighbor address:
3. The selected local address is defined as the selected local
address for the selected Link Tuple.
4. The selected link address is defined as an address from the
L_neighbor_iface_addr_list of the selected Link Tuple, if
possible equal to this neighbor address.
5. Routing Tuple preference is decided by preference for minimum
R_metric, then for minimum R_dist, and then for preference for
corresponding Neighbor Tuples in this order:
* For greater N_will_routing.
* For N_mpr_selector = true over N_mpr_selector = false.
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Note that preferred Routing Tuples SHOULD be used. Routing
Tuples with minimum R_metric MUST be used; this is specified
outside the definition of preference. An implementation MAY
modify this definition of preference (including for minimum
R_dist) without otherwise affecting this algorithm.
C.2. Add Neighbor Routers
The following procedure is executed once.
1. For each Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric = true and N_out_metric
!= UNKNOWN_METRIC, add a Routing Tuple with:
* R_dest_addr := N_orig_addr;
* R_next_iface_addr := selected link address for N_orig_addr;
* R_local_iface_addr := selected local address for N_orig_addr;
* R_metric := N_out_metric;
* R_dist := 1.
C.3. Add Remote Routers
The following procedure is executed once.
1. Add a label that may be "used" or "unused" to each Routing Tuple,
with all initial values equal to unused. (Note that this label
is only required during this algorithm.)
2. If there are no unused Routing Tuples, then this stage is
complete; otherwise, repeat the following until that is the case.
1. Find the unused Routing Tuple with minimum R_metric (if more
than one, pick any) and denote it the "current Routing
Tuple".
2. Mark the current Routing Tuple as used.
3. For each Router Topology Tuple, with
TR_from_orig_addr = R_dest_addr of the current Routing Tuple:
1. Define:
- new_metric := R_metric of the current Routing Tuple +
TR_metric;
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- new_dist := R_dist of the current Routing Tuple + 1.
2. If there is no Routing Tuple with R_dest_addr =
TR_to_orig_addr, then create an unused Routing Tuple
with:
- R_dest_addr := TR_to_orig_addr;
- R_next_iface_addr := R_next_iface_addr of the current
Routing Tuple;
- R_local_iface_addr := R_local_iface_addr of the
current Routing Tuple;
- R_metric := new_metric;
- R_dist := new_dist.
3. Otherwise, if there is an unused Routing Tuple with
R_dest_addr = TR_to_orig_addr, and either new_metric <
R_metric or (new_metric = R_metric and the updated
Routing Tuple would be preferred), then update this
Routing Tuple to have:
- R_next_iface_addr := R_next_iface_addr of the current
Routing Tuple;
- R_local_iface_addr := R_local_iface_addr of the
current Routing Tuple;
- R_metric := new_metric;
- R_dist := new_dist.
C.4. Add Neighbor Addresses
The following procedure is executed once.
1. For each Neighbor Tuple with N_symmetric = true and N_out_metric
!= UNKNOWN_METRIC:
1. For each network address (the "neighbor address") in
N_neighbor_addr_list, if the neighbor address is not equal to
the R_dest_addr of any Routing Tuple, then add a new Routing
Tuple, with:
+ R_dest_addr := neighbor address;
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+ R_next_iface_addr := selected link address for the
neighbor address;
+ R_local_iface_addr := selected local address for the
neighbor address;
+ R_metric := N_out_metric;
+ R_dist := 1.
C.5. Add Remote Routable Addresses
The following procedure is executed once.
1. For each Routable Address Topology Tuple, if:
* TA_dest_addr is not equal to the R_dest_addr of any Routing
Tuple added in an earlier stage; AND
* TA_from_orig_addr is equal to the R_dest_addr of a Routing
Tuple (the "previous Routing Tuple"),
then add a new Routing Tuple, with:
* R_dest_addr := TA_dest_addr;
* R_next_iface_addr := R_next_iface_addr of the previous Routing
Tuple;
* R_local_iface_addr := R_local_iface_addr of the previous
Routing Tuple;
* R_metric := R_metric of the previous Routing Tuple +
TA_metric;
* R_dist := R_dist of the previous Routing Tuple + 1.
There may be more than one Routing Tuple that may be added for an
R_dest_addr in this stage. If so, then for each such
R_dest_addr, a Routing Tuple with minimum R_metric MUST be added;
otherwise, a Routing Tuple that is preferred SHOULD be added.
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C.6. Add Attached Networks
The following procedure is executed once.
1. For each Attached Network Tuple, if:
* AN_net_addr is not equal to the R_dest_addr of any Routing
Tuple added in an earlier stage; AND
* AN_orig_addr is equal to the R_dest_addr of a Routing Tuple
(the "previous Routing Tuple"),
then add a new Routing Tuple, with:
* R_dest_addr := AN_net_addr;
* R_next_iface_addr := R_next_iface_addr of the previous Routing
Tuple;
* R_local_iface_addr := R_local_iface_addr of the previous
Routing Tuple;
* R_metric := R_metric of the previous Routing Tuple +
AN_metric;
* R_dist := R_dist of the previous Routing Tuple + AN_dist.
There may be more than one Routing Tuple that may be added for an
R_dest_addr in this stage. If so, then for each such
R_dest_addr, a Routing Tuple with minimum R_metric MUST be added;
otherwise, a Routing Tuple that is preferred SHOULD be added.
C.7. Add 2-Hop Neighbors
The following procedure is OPTIONAL according to Section 19.1 and MAY
be executed once.
1. For each 2-Hop Tuple with N2_out_metric != UNKNOWN_METRIC, if:
* N2_2hop_addr is a routable address; AND
* N2_2hop_addr is not equal to the R_dest_addr of any Routing
Tuple added in an earlier stage; AND
* the Routing Tuple with R_dest_addr = N_orig_addr of the
corresponding Neighbor Tuple (the "previous Routing Tuple")
has R_dist = 1,
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then add a new Routing Tuple, with:
* R_dest_addr := N2_2hop_addr;
* R_next_iface_addr := R_next_iface_addr of the previous Routing
Tuple;
* R_local_iface_addr := R_local_iface_addr of the previous
Routing Tuple;
* R_metric := R_metric of the previous Routing Tuple +
N_out_metric of the corresponding Neighbor Tuple;
* R_dist := 2.
There may be more than one Routing Tuple that may be added for an
R_dest_addr in this stage. If so, then for each such
R_dest_addr, a Routing Tuple with minimum R_metric MUST be added;
otherwise, a Routing Tuple that is preferred SHOULD be added.
Appendix D. TC Message Example
TC messages are instances of [RFC 5444] messages. This specification
requires that TC messages contain <msg-hop-limit> and <msg-orig-addr>
fields. It supports TC messages with any combination of remaining
message header options and address encodings enabled by [RFC 5444]
that convey the required information. As a consequence, there is no
single way to represent how all TC messages look. This appendix
illustrates a TC message; the exact values and content included are
explained in the following text.
The TC message's four-bit Message Flags (MF) field has a value of 15,
indicating that the message header contains originator address, hop
limit, hop count, and message sequence number fields. Its four-bit
Message Address Length (MAL) field has value 3, indicating addresses
in the message have a length of four octets, here being IPv4
addresses. The overall message length is 75 octets.
The message has a Message TLV Block with a content length of 17
octets containing four TLVs. The first two TLVs are validity and
interval times for the message. The third TLV is the content
sequence number TLV used to carry the 2-octet ANSN and (with default
type extension zero, i.e., COMPLETE) indicates that the TC message is
complete. The fourth TLV contains forwarding and routing willingness
values for the originating router (FWILL and RWILL, respectively).
Each TLV uses a TLV with Flags octet (MTLVF) value 16, indicating
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that it has a Value, but no type extension or start and stop indexes.
The first two TLVs have a Value Length of 1 octet; the last has a
Value Length of 2 octets.
The message has two Address Blocks. (This is not necessary. The
information could be conveyed using a single Address Block; the use
of two Address Blocks, which is also allowed, is illustrative only.)
The first Address Block contains 3 addresses, with Flags octet (ABF)
value 128, hence with a Head section (with length 2 octets) but no
Tail section and with Mid sections with length two octets. The
following TLV Block (content length 13 octets) contains two TLVs.
The first TLV is a NBR_ADDR_TYPE TLV with Flags octet (ATLVF) value
16, indicating a single Value but no indexes. Thus, all these
addresses are associated with the Value (with Value Length 1 octet)
ROUTABLE_ORIG, i.e., they are originator addresses of advertised
neighbors that are also routable addresses. The second TLV is a
LINK_METRIC TLV with Flags octet (ATLVF) value 20, indicating a Value
for each address, i.e., as the total Value Length is 6 octets, each
address is associated with a Value with length two octets. These
Value fields are each shown as having four bits indicating that they
are outgoing neighbor metric values and as having twelve bits that
represent the metric value (the first four bits being the exponent,
the remaining eight bits the mantissa).
The second Address Block contains 1 address, with Flags octet (ATLVF)
176, indicating that there is a Head section (with length 2 octets),
that the Tail section (with length 2 octets) consists of zero valued
octets (not included), and that there is a single prefix length,
which is 16. The network address is thus Head.0.0/16. The following
TLV Block (content length 9 octets) includes two TLVs. The first has
a Flags octet (ATLVF) of 16, again indicating that no indexes are
needed, but that a Value (with Value Length 1 octet) is present,
indicating the address distance as a number of hops. The second TLV
is another LINK_METRIC TLV, as in the first Address TLV Block except
with a Flags octet (ATLVF) value 16, indicating that a single Value
is present.
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0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| TC | MF=15 | MAL=3 | Message Length = 75 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Originator Address |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Hop Limit | Hop Count | Message Sequence Number |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Message TLV Block Length = 17 | VALIDITY_TIME | MTLVF = 16 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Value Len = 1 | Value (Time) | INTERVAL_TIME | MTLVF = 16 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Value Len = 1 | Value (Time) | CONT_SEQ_NUM | MTLVF = 16 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Value Len = 2 | Value (ANSN) | MPR_WILLING |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| MTLVF = 16 | Value Len = 1 | FWILL | RWILL | Num Addrs = 3 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| ABF = 128 | Head Len = 2 | Head |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Mid | Mid |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Mid | Address TLV Block Length = 13 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| NBR_ADDR_TYPE | ATLVF = 16 | Value Len = 1 | ROUTABLE_ORIG |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| LINK_METRIC | ATLVF = 20 | Value Len = 6 |0|0|0|1|Metric |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Metric (cont) |0|0|0|1| Metric |0|0|0|1|Metric |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Metric (cont) | Num Addrs = 1 | ABF = 176 | Head Len = 2 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Head | Tail Len = 2 | Pref Len = 16 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Address TLV Block Length = 9 | GATEWAY | ATLVF = 16 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Value Len = 1 | Value (Hops) | LINK_METRIC | ATLVF = 16 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Value Len = 2 |0|0|0|1| Metric |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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Appendix E. Flow and Congestion Control
Due to its proactive nature, this protocol has a natural control over
the flow of its control traffic. Routers transmit control messages
at predetermined rates specified and bounded by message intervals.
This protocol employs [RFC 6130] for local signaling, embedding MPR
selection advertisement through a simple Address Block TLV and router
willingness advertisement (if any) as a single Message TLV. Local
signaling, therefore, shares the characteristics and constraints of
[RFC 6130].
Furthermore, the use of MPRs can greatly reduce the signaling
overhead from link state information dissemination in two ways,
attaining both flooding reduction and topology reduction. First,
using MPR flooding, the cost of distributing link state information
throughout the network is reduced, as compared to when using blind
flooding, since only MPRs need to forward link state declaration
messages. Second, the amount of link state information for a router
to declare is reduced; it only needs to contain that router's MPR
selectors. This reduces the size of a link state declaration as
compared to declaring full link state information. In particular,
some routers may not need to declare any such information. In dense
networks, the reduction of control traffic can be of several orders
of magnitude compared to routing protocols using blind flooding
[MPR]. This feature naturally provides more bandwidth for useful
data traffic and further pushes the frontier of congestion.
Since the control traffic is continuous and periodic, it keeps the
quality of the links used in routing more stable. However, using
some options, some control messages (HELLO messages or TC messages)
may be intentionally sent in advance of their deadline in order to
increase the responsiveness of the protocol to topology changes.
This may cause a small, temporary, and local increase of control
traffic; however, this is at all times bounded by the use of minimum
message intervals.
A router that recognizes that the network is suffering from
congestion can increase its message interval parameters. If this is
done by most or all routers in the network, then the overall control
traffic in the network will be reduced. When using this capability,
routers will have to take care not to increase message interval
parameters such that they cannot cope with network topology changes.
Note that routers can make such decisions independently; it is not
necessary for all routers to be using the same parameter values, nor
is it necessary that all routers decide to change their intervals at
the same time.
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Authors' Addresses
Thomas Heide Clausen
LIX, Ecole Polytechnique
Phone: +33 6 6058 9349
EMail: T.Clausen@computer.org
URI: http://www.ThomasClausen.org/
Christopher Dearlove
BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre
West Hanningfield Road
Great Baddow, Chelmsford
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1245 242194
EMail: chris.dearlove@baesystems.com
URI: http://www.baesystems.com/
Philippe Jacquet
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs
Phone: +33 6 7337 1880
EMail: philippe.jacquet@alcatel-lucent.com
Ulrich Herberg
Fujitsu Laboratories of America
1240 E. Arques Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA
EMail: ulrich@herberg.name
URI: http://www.herberg.name/
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