1. 2: Application Layer1 Chapter 2: Application Layer Our goals: r conceptual, implementation aspects of network application protocols m transport-layer service models m client-server paradigm m peer-to-peer paradigm r learn about protocols by examining popular application-level protocols m HTTP m FTP m SMTP / POP3 / IMAP m DNS r programming network applications m socket API

2. 2: Application Layer2 Applications and application-layer protocols Application: communicating, distributed processes m e.g., e-mail, Web, P2P file sharing, instant messaging m running in end systems (hosts) m exchange messages to implement application Application-layer protocols m one “piece” of an app m define messages exchanged by apps and actions taken m use communication services provided by lower layer protocols (TCP, UDP) application transport network data link physical application transport network data link physical application transport network data link physical

3. 2: Application Layer3 Network applications: some jargon Process: program running within a host. r within same host, two processes communicate using interprocess communication (IPC). r processes running in different hosts communicate with an application-layer protocol user agent: software process, interfacing with user “above” and network “below”. r implements application- level protocol m Web: browser m E-mail: mail reader m streaming audio/video: media player

4. 2: Application Layer4 Client-server paradigm Typical network app has two pieces: client and server application transport network data link physical application transport network data link physical Client: r initiates contact with server (“speaks first”) r typically requests service from server, r Web: client implemented in browser; e-mail: in mail reader request reply Server: r provides requested service to client r e.g., Web server sends requested Web page, mail server delivers e-mail

5. 2: Application Layer5 Processes communicating across network API: Application Programming Interface r defines interface between application and transport layers r socket: Internet API m two processes communicate by sending data into socket, reading data out of socket Q: how does a process “identify” the other process with which it wants to communicate? m IP address of host running other process m “port number” - allows receiving host to determine to which local process the message should be delivered … lots more on this later.

6. 2: Application Layer6 What transport service does an app need? Data loss r some apps (e.g., audio) can tolerate some loss r other apps (e.g., file transfer, telnet) require 100% reliable data transfer Timing r some apps (e.g., Internet telephony, interactive games) require low delay to be “effective” Bandwidth r some apps (e.g., multimedia) require minimum amount of bandwidth to be “effective” r other apps (“elastic apps”) make use of whatever bandwidth they get

7. 2: Application Layer7 Transport service requirements of common apps Application file transfer e-mail Web documents real-time audio/video stored audio/video interactive games instant messaging Data loss no loss loss-tolerant no loss Bandwidth elastic audio: 5kbps-1Mbps video:10kbps-5Mbps same as above few kbps up elastic Time Sensitive no yes, 100’s msec yes, few secs yes, 100’s msec yes and no

8. 2: Application Layer8 Internet transport protocols services TCP service: r connection-oriented: setup required between client and server processes r reliable transport between sending and receiving process r flow control: sender won’t overwhelm receiver r congestion control: throttle sender when network overloaded r does not providing: timing, minimum bandwidth guarantees UDP service: r connectionless: no connection setup between sending and receiving process r does not provide: reliability, flow control, congestion control, timing, or bandwidth guarantee Q: why bother? Why is there a UDP?

9. 2: Application Layer9 Internet apps: application, transport protocols Application e-mail remote terminal access Web file transfer streaming multimedia Internet telephony Application layer protocol SMTP [RFC 2821] Telnet [RFC 854] HTTP [RFC 2616] FTP [RFC 959] proprietary (e.g. RealNetworks) proprietary (e.g., Dialpad) Underlying transport protocol TCP TCP or UDP typically UDP

10. 2: Application Layer10 Web and HTTP First some jargon r Web page consists of objects r Object can be HTML file, JPEG image, Java applet, audio file,… r Web page consists of base HTML-file which includes several referenced objects r Each object is addressable by a URL (universal resource locator) r Example URL: www.someschool.edu/someDept/pic.gif host name path name

11. 2: Application Layer11 HTTP overview HTTP: hypertext transfer protocol r Web’s application layer protocol r client/server model m client: browser that requests, receives, “displays” Web objects m server: Web server sends objects in response to requests r HTTP 1.0: RFC 1945 r HTTP 1.1: RFC 2068 PC running Explorer Server running Apache Web server Mac running Navigator HTTP request HTTP response

12. 2: Application Layer12 HTTP overview (continued) Uses TCP: r client initiates TCP connection (creates socket) to server, port 80 r server accepts TCP connection from client r HTTP messages (application- layer protocol messages) exchanged between browser (HTTP client) and Web server (HTTP server) r TCP connection closed HTTP is “stateless” r server maintains no information about past client requests Protocols that maintain “state” are complex! r past history (state) must be maintained r if server/client crashes, their views of “state” may be inconsistent, must be reconciled aside

13. 2: Application Layer13 HTTP Example Suppose user enters URL www.someSchool.edu/someDepartment/home.index 1a. HTTP client initiates TCP connection to HTTP server (process) at www.someSchool.edu on port 80 2. HTTP client sends HTTP request message (containing URL) into TCP connection socket. 1b. HTTP server at host www.someSchool.edu waiting for TCP connection at port 80. “accepts” connection, notifying client 3. HTTP server receives request message, forms response message containing requested object, and sends message into its socket time (contains text, references to 10 jpeg images)

14. 2: Application Layer14 HTTP Example (cont.) 5. HTTP client receives response message containing html file, displays html. Parsing html file, finds 10 referenced jpeg objects 6. Steps 1-5 repeated for each of 10 jpeg objects 4. HTTP server closes TCP connection. time

15. 2: Application Layer15 Non-persistent, persistent connections Non-persistent r HTTP/1.0: server parses request, responds, closes TCP connection r 2 RTTs to fetch object m TCP connection m object request/transfer r each transfer suffers from TCP’s initially slow sending rate r many browsers open multiple parallel connections Persistent r default for HTTP/1.1 r on same TCP connection: server, parses request, responds, parses new request,... r client sends requests for all referenced objects as soon as it receives base HTML. r fewer RTTs, less slow start.

16. 2: Application Layer16 Response time modeling Definition of RRT: time to send a small packet to travel from client to server and back. Response time: r one RTT to initiate TCP connection r one RTT for HTTP request and first few bytes of HTTP response to return r file transmission time total = 2RTT+transmit time time to transmit file initiate TCP connection RTT request file RTT file received time

17. 2: Application Layer17 HTTP request message r two types of HTTP messages: request, response r HTTP request message: m ASCII (human-readable format) GET /somedir/page.html HTTP/1.1 Host: www.someschool.edu User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 Connection: close Accept-language:fr (extra carriage return, line feed) request line (GET, POST, HEAD commands) header lines Carriage return, line feed indicates end of message

18. 2: Application Layer18 HTTP request message: general format

19. 2: Application Layer19 HTTP response message HTTP/1.1 200 OK Connection close Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 12:00:15 GMT Server: Apache/1.3.0 (Unix) Last-Modified: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 …... Content-Length: 6821 Content-Type: text/html data data data data data... status line (protocol status code status phrase) header lines data, e.g., requested HTML file

20. 2: Application Layer20 HTTP response status codes 200 OK m request succeeded, requested object later in this message 301 Moved Permanently m requested object moved, new location specified later in this message (Location:) 400 Bad Request m request message not understood by server 404 Not Found m requested document not found on this server 505 HTTP Version Not Supported In first line in server->client response message. A few sample codes:

21. 2: Application Layer21 Trying out HTTP (client side) for yourself 1. Telnet to your favorite Web server: Opens TCP connection to port 80 (default HTTP server port) at www.eurecom.fr. Anything typed in sent to port 80 at www.eurecom.fr telnet www.eurecom.fr 80 2. Type in a GET HTTP request: GET /~ross/index.html HTTP/1.0 By typing this in (hit carriage return twice), you send this minimal (but complete) GET request to HTTP server 3. Look at response message sent by HTTP server!

22. 2: Application Layer22 User-server interaction: authorization Authorization : control access to server content r authorization credentials: typically name, password r stateless: client must present authorization in each request  authorization: header line in each request  if no authorization : header, server refuses access, sends WWW authenticate: header line in response client server usual http request msg 401: authorization req. WWW authenticate: usual http request msg + Authorization: usual http response msgusual http request msg + Authorization: usual http response msg time

23. 2: Application Layer23 Cookies: keeping “state” r server-generated #, server-remembered #, client-stored #, r server sends “cookie” to client in response msg Set-cookie: 1678453 r client presents cookie in later requests cookie: 1678453 client server usual http request msg usual http response + Set-cookie: # usual http request msg cookie: # usual http response msgusual http request msg cookie: # usual http response msg 2 weeks later cookie- spectific action time cookie- spectific action

24. 2: Application Layer24 Cookies (continued) What cookies can bring: r authorization r user preferences r shopping carts r recommendations r user session state (Web e-mail) Cookies and privacy: r cookies permit sites to learn a lot about you r you may supply name and e-mail to sites r search engines use redirection & cookies to learn yet more r advertising companies obtain info across sites aside

25. 2: Application Layer25 Conditional GET: client-side caching r Goal: don’t send object if client has up-to-date cached version r client: specify date of cached copy in HTTP request If-modified-since: r server: response contains no object if cached copy is up- to-date: HTTP/1.0 304 Not Modified client server HTTP request msg If-modified-since: HTTP response HTTP/1.0 304 Not Modified object not modified HTTP request msg If-modified-since: HTTP response HTTP/1.0 200 OK object modified