WO2004072807A2 - Arrangement for establishing a bidirectional tunnel between a mobile router and a correspondent router - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to route optimization between mobile routers of a mobile network, for example an Internet Protocol (IP) based mobile ad hoc network (MANET) or a mobile IP network (MONET), and a correspondent node.
- IP Internet Protocol
- MANET mobile ad hoc network
- MONET mobile IP network
- IP Internet Engineering Task Force
- MANET Mobile Ad-hoc Networks
- NEMO mobile networks
- MIP Mobile IP
- the key component in NEMO is a mobile router that handles MIP on behalf of the mobile networks that it serves.
- the "mobile ad hoc network” is an autonomous system of mobile routers (and associated hosts) connected by wireless links—the union of which form an arbitrary graph.
- the routers are free to move randomly and organize themselves arbitrarily; thus, the network's wireless topology may change rapidly and unpredictably.
- Such a network may operate in a standalone fashion, or may be connected to the larger Internet.
- a “Mobile IPv6” protocol is disclosed in an Internet Draft by Johnson et al, entitled “Mobility Support in IPv6", available on the World Wide Web at the address: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-mobileip-ipv6-20.txt (the disclosure of which is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference).
- the Mobile IPv6 protocol enables a mobile node to move from one link to another without changing the mobile node's IP address.
- a mobile node is always addressable by its "home address", an IP address assigned to the mobile node within its home subnet prefix on its home link.
- Packets may be routed to the mobile node using this address regardless of the mobile node's current point of attachment to the Internet.
- the mobile node may also continue to communicate with other nodes (stationary or mobile) after moving to a new link. The movement of a mobile node away from its home link is thus transparent to transport and higher-layer protocols and applications.
- the MBG proposed by Ohnishi et al. is limited to optimizing routes within the internal network of an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
- ISP Internet Service Provider
- a mobile router and a correspondent router each configured for routing services for nodes within their routing prefixes associated with their respective routing tables, establish a secure, bidirectional tunnel based on a messaging protocol between each other and a route server resource having a prescribed security relationship with the mobile router and another distinct security relationship with the correspondent router.
- the mobile router in response to determining a need for an optimized path for a correspondent node, sends a query via its home agent to the route server resource to identify the correspondent router serving the correspondent node.
- the mobile router In response to learning the correspondent router and an address prefix for the correspondent node, the mobile router sends a binding update request, specifying a home address and care-of address for the mobile router, to the correspondent router for establishing a bidirectional tunnel.
- the correspondent router upon validating the home address is reachable via the care-of address, establishes the bidirectional tunnel, and updates its routing tables to specify that prescribed address prefixes are reachable via the mobile router home address.
- bidirectional tunnels can be established between mobile routers and arbitrary correspondent routers, in a scalable and secure manner.
- IP Internet Protocol
- the method includes receiving a binding update request from the mobile router, the binding update request specifying a home address for the mobile router, a care-of address for the mobile router, and a mobile router flag specifying that the binding update was generated by a mobile router.
- the method also includes selectively establishing a bidirectional tunnel to the mobile router by entering the binding update request in a binding cache entry, indicating the home address is reached by the care-of address, based on verifying that the home address is reachable via the care-of address.
- a routing table is updated to specify that at least one identified address prefix served by the mobile router is reachable via the home address.
- Another aspect of the present invention provides a method in a mobile router configured for sending packets output from a local node to a correspondent node.
- the method includes sending a query, via a tunnel terminated by a home agent, to a route server resource having a prescribed security association with the home agent, the query requesting identification of a correspondent router for the correspondent node.
- the method also includes receiving a reply, via the tunnel terminated by the home agent, that specifies the correspondent router and at least an address prefix for the correspondent node.
- a binding update request is sent to the correspondent router via a unidirectional tunnel to the correspondent router, the binding update request specifying a corresponding home address for the mobile router, a co ⁇ -esponding care-of address for the mobile router, and a mobile router flag specifying that the binding update request was generated by a router that is mobile.
- the method also includes validating for the correspondent router that the home address is reachable via the care-of address, and establishing a bidirectional tunnel with the correspondent router based on receiving an acknowledgment to the binding update request from the correspondent router.
- Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating a network, including a mobile network in communication with a second network via a wide area network, such as the Internet, based on establishing a bidirectional tunnel between the two networks, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating in detail the mobile router of Figure 1.
- Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating in detail the correspondent router of Figure 1.
- Figures 4A and 4B are diagrams summarizing the method by the mobile router and the correspondent router of establishing and maintaining a bidirectional tunnel, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating a variation of the arrangement in Figure 1 of establishing a bidirectional tunnel, where the correspondent router is implemented as a mobile router.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a mobile network 10, for example a mobile ad hoc network (MANET), having a mobile router (MR) 12 and a mobile host (MH) 16 configured for communications via a wide area network 14 such as the Internet, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the mobile router 12 is configured for providing connectivity for the mobile host 16 with the wide area network 14, for example the Internet, using mobile IPv6 protocol.
- the mobile router 12 is configured for routing data packets from the mobile host 16 to a correspondent node 24.
- Conventional approaches for routing packets between the mobile host 16 and the correspondent node 24 involve the mobile router 12 sending the packets via a home agent 18 through a bidirectional tunnel 15a.
- the disclosed embodiment enables the mobile router 12 and the correspondent router 13b to independently establish a bidirectional tunnel 15d for optimized routing of packets between address prefixes served by the respective mobile router 12 and the correspondent router 13b.
- the mobile router 12 and the correspondent router 13b each utilize a route server resource 19 for identification of relevant addressing information and 5 establishing optimized routes via the bidirectional tunnel 15d.
- the correspondent router 13b is configured for route optimization on behalf of nodes such as the correspondent node 24 within its associated subnetwork 11 (i.e., sharing the same topological group of address prefixes).
- the route server resource 19 is configured for providing address and routing information to the correspondent router 13b and the mobile
- the route server resource 19 has a prescribed security association with the mobile router 12, and the route server resource has another prescribed security association with the correspondent router 13b that is distinct from the security association with the mobile router 12.
- the route server resource may obtain its information from, for example, configuration
- route server resources e.g., according to BGP protocol
- registration with the corresponding router
- an external trusted source such as a directory service
- the mobile router 12 having a trusted relationship with the route server resource 19, registers with the route server resource 19 via the home agent 18 for
- the correspondent router 13b which also has a trusted relationship with the route server resource 19, also registers with the route server resource by supplying its IP address, and all address prefixes served by the correspondent router 13b.
- the route server resource is able to associate an address prefix to a registered router, enabling the registered routers to query the route server resource
- the mobile router 12 and the correspondent router 13b can obtain routing information from the route server resource 19 based on the respective security associations, even if the mobile router 12 and the correspondent router 13b do not have any initial security
- route server resource 19 may be implemented across multiple distributed servers, or a network of route server resources, that implement a prescribed protocol for sharing routing information in a secure manner.
- routing information from the route server resource 19 also enables the mobile router 12 to discover the correspondent router 13b even if the correspondent router 13b is not readily detectable by existing routing protocols.
- existing routing protocols may specify the router 13a as serving the correspondent node 24, and where the correspondent node 24 initially identifies the router 13a as its default router.
- route optimization includes identifying to the mobile router 12 that the correspondent router 13b is able to serve the correspondent node 24, and, establishing the bidirectional tunnel 15d based on specific verification procedures, and advertising by the correspondent router 13b to nodes within its associated address prefixes that address prefixes served by the mobile router 12 are reachable via the correspondent router 13b.
- the correspondent router 13b may be implemented as a fixed router, in which case it may be collocated with its route server resource 19, and represent a large number of address prefixes from its autonomous system. Note that the represented prefixes are not necessarily attached to the correspondent router 13b, and as described above the correspondent router 13b may not be on the default path 21 between the represented prefixes and the Internet infrastructure.
- the correspondent router 13b also may be implemented as a mobile router 12, in which case it may perform mobile IP route optimization with the peer mobile router (which in turn plays a correspondent router role).
- the disclosed embodiment introduces a routing information protocol between the mobile router 12 and the route server resource 19.
- the home agent 18 Since a security association generally exists between a mobile router 12 and its home agent 18, the home agent 18 is expected to be its route server resource, or to act as a trusted proxy of the route server resource.
- the protocol is based on query messages sent to the route server resource 19, and reply messages from the route server resource 19.
- the correspondent router 13b may register for updates of the queried information for a period of time, and the mobile router 12 may registered its prefixes to be associated with its home address and advertise to other route server resources.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating in detail the mobile router 12, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the mobile router 12 includes an Internet protocol (IP) interface 30, including mobile IPv6 protocol resources 20 configured for execution of mobile IPv6 protocol communications with an access router (not shown) of the wide area network 14.
- IP interface 30 also may optionally include MANET protocol resources 22 configured for execution of MANET protocol communications within the local network 10; in this case, the mobile router also may optionally include a MANET routing table 32.
- the mobile router 12 also includes a mobile IPv6 routing table 34, a packet router resource 36, and a routing table resource 50 having an expiration timer (T).
- T expiration timer
- exemplary proactive MANET protocol resources 22 that may be utilized for identifying the mobile hosts 16 include an OSPF (ver. 3) resource 22a, configured for monitoring link connectivity information advertised by each mobile host 16 in the MANET 10 and maintaining a MANET routing table 32; another routing protocol that may be used is Source Tree Adaptive Routing (STAR) protocol, described in an Internet Draft by J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves et al., available from the IETF on the World Wide Web at http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/99nov/I-D/draft-ietf-manet-star-00.txt.
- OSPF ver. 3
- STAR Source Tree Adaptive Routing
- the MANET routing table 32 is configured for storing IP address prefixes 42 of the mobile routers and associated connectivity and routing information (e.g., link state status, etc.).
- the MANET protocol resources 22 also may includes an Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) Protocol resource 22b, configured for identifying the mobile routers 16 using hello messages and link state flooding to populate the MANET routing table 32. Additional information regarding the MANET protocol resources 22 is described in an Internet Draft by Baker, entitled “An Outsider's View of MANET", available from the IETF on the World Wide Web at the address http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-baker-manet-review-01.txt (the disclosure of which is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference).
- OLSR Optimized Link State Routing
- the packet router resource 36 is configured for forwarding packets received via tunnel connections (e.g., 15a, 15d) to the destination (e.g., mobile host 16) based on the subnet information 38 stored in the routing table 34, and the IP address prefix 42 stored in the MANET table.
- tunnel connections e.g., 15a, 15d
- the mobile IPv6 resource 20 is configured for sending a query, via the tunnel 15a terminated by the home agent 18, to a route server resource 19.
- the query described in detail below with respect to Figures 4A and 4B, is generated by an IPv6 discovery resource 43 , configured for populating the mobile IPv6 routing table 34.
- the IPv6 discovery resource 43 is configured for discovering local nodes according to IPv6 protocol, and generating queries to the route server resource 19 for establishment of the unidirectional tunnel 15b, and possibly the bidirectional tunnel 15d, described below with respect to Figures 4A and 4B.
- the IPv6 discovery resource 43 also is configured for receiving binding update requests from mobile nodes 16 requesting attachment, and a binding acknowledgment from the correspondent node 13b during formation of the unidirectional tunnel 15c that results in the formation of the bidirectional tunnel 15d, described below.
- the mobile IPv6 discovery resource 43 also is configured for outputting a Home Agent Address Discovery Request message to an anycast address identified for a subnet prefix.
- each mobile router e.g., within the mobile network 10) has a unique IP address, where part of the IP address includes a subnet prefix that identifies a subnet to which the mobile router belongs to (i.e., the subnet for which the corresponding home agent 18 is a member); since multiple mobile routers may belong to the same subnet and have the same subnet prefix, the discovery resource 43 is configured for discovering each home agent associated with a corresponding subnet prefix.
- ahome agent 18 is configured for responding to a Home Agent Address Discovery Request message by outputting a Home Agent Address Discovery Reply message, which specifies the home agent IP addresses that may be utilized for the corresponding subnet prefix (i.e.. the routers within the subnet that may serve as home agents).
- the discovery resource 43 in response to receiving a Home Agent Address Discovery Reply message, causes the routing table resource 50 to update the mobile IPv6 routing table 34 with the home agent IP addresses 40 that may be used for the corresponding subnet prefix 38.
- the mobile IPv6 resource 20 also includes a home agent registration resource (i.e., a binding update resource) 44 configured for registering the mobile router 12 (and optionally each node 16 associated with a given subnet prefix) with the corresponding home agent 18 by sending a binding update message. Additional details relating to mobile router registration are provided in the above-incorporated Internet Draft by Johnson et al.
- the binding update resource 44 also is configured for sending a binding update request to the correspondent router 13b via a unidirectional tunnel 15b, in an attempt to establish the bidirectional tunnel 15d.
- the routing table resource 50 can update the routing table 34 to specify the IP address 40 for the correspondent router 13b and the correspondent subnet prefix 38.
- the IPv6 interface resource 20 also includes a home address/care-of address validation resource 46 configured for requesting an IPv6 based Return Routability Test (RRT) to be executed by the correspondent router 13b; the validation resource 46 also is configured for responding to validation queries from the correspondent node 13b.
- RRT Return Routability Test
- the home address/care-of address validation resource 46 in response to receiving two secure validation keys from the correspondent router 13 via the care-of address (via the path 15c) and the home address (via the tunnel 15 a) of the mobile router, forwards the two secure validation keys to the binding update resource, enabling the binding update resource 44 to output to the correspondent router 13b a binding update request that includes the validation keys.
- the binding update request enables the correspondent router to verify that the home agent address of the mobile router 12 is reachable via the care of address (via the tunnel 15c).
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the correspondent router 13, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the correspondent router 13 is essentially functionally equivalent to the mobile router 12, except that the correspondent router may optionally include the mobile IP-based resources (e.g., MANET routing table 32, MANET discovery resources 22), depending on whether the correspondent router 13b is implemented as a mobile router.
- the correspondent router 13 includes at least an IPv6 interface 20, a packet router resource 36, a routing table resource 50, an IPv6 routing table 60, and a binding cache 62.
- the IPv6 interface 20 includes a discovery/advertisement resource 43, a route server query resource 64, a home address-care of address validation resource 46, and a tunnel generator 66.
- the discovery resource 43 is configured for receiving a binding update request from the mobile router 12 via the unidirectional tunnel 15b.
- the binding update request specifies a home address for the mobile router, a care-of address for the mobile router, and a mobile router flag (M) specifying that the binding update was generated by a mobile router, and security keys that validate for the correspondent router 13 that the home address of the mobile router 12 is reachable via the care-of address.
- the tunnel generator 66 is configured for selectively establishing a bidirectional tunnel 15d to the mobile router 12 by entering the binding update request in a binding cache entry 68, indicating the home address 70 is reached by the care-of address 72, based on the validation resource 46 verifying that the home address 70 is reachable via the care-of address 72.
- the validation resource 46 is configured for initiating a return routability test (RRT) in response to an RRT request from the mobile router 12, described below with respect to Figure 4A.
- RRT return routability test
- the routing table resource 50 is configured for updating the routing table 60 to specify that the address prefixes 74 served by the mobile router 12, as identified by the route server query resource 64, is reachable via the home address 70.
- the mobile router flag (M) 76 specifies that the home address 70 points to a mobile node.
- the packet router resource 36 in response to detecting the mobile router flag 76, accesses the binding cache entry 68 for the matching home address 70 to obtain the corresponding care-of address for forwarding a packet via the tunnel 15d.
- the tunnel 15d can be reestablished in the event that the mobile router 12 moves to a new care of address, merely by adding a new binding cache entry 68 that specifies the new care of address 72 for the corresponding home address 70.
- Figures 4 A and 4B are diagrams illustrating the method by the mobile router 12 and the correspondent router 13b of optimizing routing paths based on establishment of the bidirectional tunnel 15d, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the steps described in Figures 4A and 4B can be implemented as executable code stored on a computer readable medium (e.g., a hard disk drive, a floppy drive, a random access memory, a read only memory, an EPROM, a compact disk, etc.), or propagated via a computer readable medium (e.g., a transmission wire, an optical fiber, a wireless transmission medium utilizing an electromagnetic carrier wave, etc.).
- a computer readable medium e.g., a hard disk drive, a floppy drive, a random access memory, a read only memory, an EPROM, a compact disk, etc.
- propagated via a computer readable medium e.g., a transmission wire, an optical fiber, a wireless transmission medium utilizing an electromagnetic carrier wave, etc.
- the method of Figure 4A begins in step 78, where the mobile router 12 and the correspondent router 13b register their address prefixes with the route server resource 19 (note the mobile router 12 registers via the bidirectional tunnel 15a terminated by the home agent (HA) 18).
- the method continues in step 80, where the discovery resource 43 detects a threshold amount of traffic to the correspondent node 24 (or to nodes within an identified subnet prefix).
- the mobile IPv6 resource 20 sends in step 82 a query, generated by the discovery resource 43, via the tunnel 15a to the home agent 18. The query requests identification of a correspondent router for the correspondent node 24 (or identified subnet prefix).
- the home agent 18 forwards the request to the route server resource 19 in step 84, based on having a prescribed security association between the home agent 18 and the route server resource 19.
- the request is sent according to mobile IP protocol, where the source address of the request specifies the home address of the mobile router 12.
- the route server resource 19 outputs in step 86 a reply to the home address of the mobile router 12: the reply specifies the correspondent router 13b (in the form of the IP address of the CR 13b) and (at a minimum) the address prefix for the correspondent node 24; typically, however, the reply will specify all address prefixes reachable via the correspondent router 13b.
- the home agent 18 intercepts the reply sent to the home address, and forwards the reply in step 88 to the mobile router 12 via the bidirectional tunnel 15a.
- the discovery resource 43 of the mobile router in response to receiving the reply via the tunnel 15 a, causes the routing table resource 50 to establish a unidirectional tunnel 15b in step 90 by updating the routing table 34 to specify the subnet prefix 38 of the correspondent node 24 and the IP address 40 of the correspondent router 13b.
- the mobile router can begin sending packets received from the 5 mobile host 16 in step 150 by encapsulating the received packet in step 152 with an IPv6 routing header specifying the correspondent router 13b as the destination address.
- the correspondent router 13b strips off the routing header in step 156, and forwards the packet in step 158 to the correspondent node 24.
- the mobile router 12 needs to enable the correspondent router to verify that its home address is reachable via the care-of address.
- the validation resource 46 of the mobile router 12 outputs in step 92 a return routability test (RRT) request to the correspondent router 13b via the unidirectional tunnel 15b.
- RRT return routability test
- the RRT request output in step 92 specifies the home address 70 for the mobile router 12, a corresponding care of address
- the Mobile IPv6 protocol specified by the above-incorporated draft by Johnson et al. uses a Mobility Header, specified in Sec. 6.1 , used to carry the following messages: Home Test Init; Home Test; Care-of Test Init; and Care-of Test. These four messages are used to initiate the RRT from the mobile router to the
- the RRT request output in step 92 is implemented, according to Mobile IPv6 protocol, by sending the Home Test Init message and the Care-of Test Init message. Further details of the RRT are available in Section 5.2.5, for example, of the above-incorporated draft by Johnson et al.
- the validation resource 46 causes the validation resource 46 to validate that the home address 70 is reachable by the care of address 72 specified in the binding update request.
- the validation resource 46 of the correspondent router 13 sends in step 94 a first packet, having a first secure key, to the home address for the mobile router 12; the packet is received by the home agent 18, which forwards the packet in step 95 via the tunnel 15a to the mobile router
- the validation resource 46 of the correspondent router 13 sends in step 96 a second packet, having a second secure key, to the care of address for the mobile router 12 via a unidirectional tunnel 15c that bypasses the home agent 18.
- the validation resource 46 of the mobile router 12 in response to receiving the packets having the respective first and second secure keys, forwards the keys to the binding update resource 44.
- the binding update resource 44 sends in step 98 a binding update request that includes the first and second secure keys that were sent to the home address and care of address, respectively, as well as the home address 70, the care-of address 72, and the mobile flag 76.
- the validation resource 46 in the correspondent router 13 verifies in step 100 that the home address 70 is reachable via the care of address 72 based on receiving the packet that includes the first secure key and the second secure key.
- the tunnel generator 66 establishes a bidirectional tunnel 15d in step 102 by entering the binding update request in the binding cache entry 62, and sending a binding acknowledgment to the mobile router 12 via the tunnel 15d (i.e., via the care of address).
- the route server query resource 64 in the correspondent router 13b sends in step 104 a request to the route server resource 19 for the address prefixes served by the mobile router 12 in response to establishment of the bidirectional tunnel 15d.
- the route server query resource 64 Upon receiving in step 106 a reply from the route server resource 19 that specifies the address prefixes served by the mobile router, the route server query resource 64 causes the routing table resource 50 to update in step 107 the routing table 60 to specify the address prefixes 74 served by the mobile router 12 based on its corresponding home address 70. Since the routing table 60 includes a mobile router flag 76, the packet router resource 36 can encapsulate 109 any messages received in step 108 from the correspondent node 24. The encapsulated message is sent in step 110 to the care of address 72 based on the corresponding binding cache entry 68. The mobile router strips the care of address header in step 114, and forwards the packet in step 116 to the mobile host 16.
- the advertisement resource 43 of the correspondent router 13b may output in step 112 router advertisement messages that advertise the new routes available to the correspondent router 13 via the tunnel 15d; hence, the correspondent the 24 can learn of the available route via the correspondent router 13b, even if the correspondent router 13b is not selected by the correspondent node 24 as its default router.
- step 120 if in step 120 the mobile router 12 attaches to a new attachment router having a new care of address, the mobile router 12 sends in step 122 a new RRT request to the correspondent router 13b that specifies the home address, the new care of address, and the mobile router flag.
- the correspondent router 13b repeats the validation steps by sending the first and second security keys to the home address and the care of address in steps 124 and 126, respectively.
- the home agent having received a prior binding update message from the mobile router 12 (not shown), sends in step 125 the message carrying the first key to the mobile router 12 via the new care-of address.
- the mobile router responds to the validation test by sending in step 128 a new binding update request that includes the home address, the new care-of address, and the first and second security keys.
- the correspondent router 13b only needs to delete the existing binding cache entry (BCE) 68 in step 130, and enter the new binding update request in step 132.
- a binding acknowledgment is sent via the new care of address in step 134.
- routing paths between the mobile router and an arbitrary correspondent router can be optimized, independent of a home agent tunnel, based on queries sent to a route server resource having a prescribed security association with each of the routers. Further, the routes between the two routers can be optimized without the need for network management tools or protocols.
- Figure 5 illustrates a variation where the correspondent router is implemented as a mobile router.
- the correspondent (mobile) router 13b which has its own bidirectional tunnel 15e with its own home agent 18', can create the bidirectional tunnel 15d that bypasses both home agent tunnels 15a and 15e, based on repeating the steps described above with respect to the mobile router 12.
- the correspondent router 13b sends an RRT request to the mobile router 12 via the tunnel 15c (see step 92).
- the mobile router 12 having initially sent messages to the home address of the correspondent router 13b via the path 21' to the home agent 18', receives an RRT request from the CR 13b that specifies the home address, care-of address, and mobile router bit.
- the mobile router 12 performs the return routability test by sending one key via the home address (path 21'), and the second key via the care-of address (via tunnel 15b) (see steps 94 and 96, respectively).
- the correspondent router 13b having received the first key from the home agent 18' via the tunnel 15e, sends a binding update request to the mobile router 12 that includes correspondent router's home address, care of address, and the two security keys (see step 98).
- the mobile router 12 then updates its binding cache entry, enabling the nodes 16 and 24 to communicate via the optimized path 15d, even when the two routers 12 and 13b are mobile routers.
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