Network Layer session 1 TELE3118: Network Technologies Week 8: Network Layer Multicast, Mobility Some slides have been taken from: r Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach Featuring the Internet, 3 rd edition. Jim Kurose, Keith Ross. Addison-Wesley, July All material copyright J.F Kurose and K.W. Ross, All Rights Reserved.

Network Layer8-2 Multicast: one sender to many receivers r Multicast: act of sending datagram to multiple receivers with single “transmit” operation m analogy: one teacher to many students r Question: how to achieve multicast Multicast via unicast r source sends N unicast datagrams, one addressed to each of N receivers multicast receiver (red) not a multicast receiver (red) routers forward unicast datagrams

Network Layer8-3 Multicast: one sender to many receivers r Multicast: act of sending datagram to multiple receivers with single “transmit” operation m analogy: one teacher to many students r Question: how to achieve multicast Network multicast r Router actively participate in multicast, making copies of packets as needed and forwarding towards multicast receivers Multicast routers (red) duplicate and forward multicast datagrams

Network Layer8-4 Internet Multicast Service Model multicast group concept: use of indirection m hosts addresses IP datagram to multicast group m routers forward multicast datagrams to hosts that have “joined” that multicast group multicast group

Network Layer8-5 Multicast groups  class D Internet addresses reserved for multicast:  host group semantics: oanyone can “join” (receive) multicast group oanyone can send to multicast group ono network-layer identification to hosts of members  needed: infrastructure to deliver mcast-addressed datagrams to all hosts that have joined that multicast group

Network Layer8-6 Joining a mcast group: two-step process r local: host informs local mcast router of desire to join group: IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) r wide area: local router interacts with other routers to receive mcast datagram flow m many protocols (e.g., DVMRP, MOSPF, PIM) IGMP wide-area multicast routing

Multicast Routing: Problem Statement r Goal: find a tree (or trees) connecting routers having local mcast group members m tree: not all paths between routers used m source-based: different tree from each sender to rcvrs m shared-tree: same tree used by all group members Shared tree Source-based trees

Approaches for building mcast trees Approaches: r source-based tree: one tree per source m shortest path trees m reverse path forwarding r group-shared tree: group uses one tree m minimal spanning (Steiner) m center-based trees …we first look at basic approaches, then specific protocols adopting these approaches

Shortest Path Tree r mcast forwarding tree: tree of shortest path routes from source to all receivers m Dijkstra’s algorithm R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R i router with attached group member router with no attached group member link used for forwarding, i indicates order link added by algorithm LEGEND S: source

Reverse Path Forwarding if (mcast datagram received on incoming link on shortest path back to center) then flood datagram onto all outgoing links else ignore datagram  rely on router’s knowledge of unicast shortest path from it to sender  each router has simple forwarding behavior:

Reverse Path Forwarding: example result is a source-specific reverse SPT –may be a bad choice with asymmetric links R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 router with attached group member router with no attached group member datagram will be forwarded LEGEND S: source datagram will not be forwarded

Reverse Path Forwarding: pruning r forwarding tree contains subtrees with no mcast group members m no need to forward datagrams down subtree m “prune” msgs sent upstream by router with no downstream group members R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 router with attached group member router with no attached group member prune message LEGEND S: source links with multicast forwarding P P P

Shared-Tree: Steiner Tree r Steiner Tree: minimum cost tree connecting all routers with attached group members r problem is NP-complete r excellent heuristics exists r not used in practice: m computational complexity m information about entire network needed m monolithic: rerun whenever a router needs to join/leave

Center-based trees r single delivery tree shared by all r one router identified as “center” of tree r to join: m edge router sends unicast join-msg addressed to center router m join-msg “processed” by intermediate routers and forwarded towards center m join-msg either hits existing tree branch for this center, or arrives at center m path taken by join-msg becomes new branch of tree for this router

Center-based trees: an example Suppose R6 chosen as center: R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 router with attached group member router with no attached group member path order in which join messages generated LEGEND

Internet Multicasting Routing: DVMRP r DVMRP: distance vector multicast routing protocol, RFC1075 r flood and prune: reverse path forwarding, source-based tree m RPF tree based on DVMRP’s own routing tables constructed by communicating DVMRP routers m no assumptions about underlying unicast m initial datagram to mcast group flooded everywhere via RPF m routers not wanting group: send upstream prune msgs

DVMRP: continued… r soft state: DVMRP router periodically (1 min.) “forgets” branches are pruned: m mcast data again flows down unpruned branch m downstream router: reprune or else continue to receive data r routers can quickly regraft to tree m following IGMP join at leaf r odds and ends m commonly implemented in commercial routers m Mbone routing done using DVMRP

Tunneling Q: How to connect “islands” of multicast routers in a “sea” of unicast routers?  mcast datagram encapsulated inside “normal” (non-multicast- addressed) datagram  normal IP datagram sent thru “tunnel” via regular IP unicast to receiving mcast router  receiving mcast router unencapsulates to get mcast datagram physical topology logical topology

PIM: Protocol Independent Multicast r not dependent on any specific underlying unicast routing algorithm (works with all) r two different multicast distribution scenarios : Dense:  group members densely packed, in “close” proximity.  bandwidth more plentiful Sparse:  # networks with group members small wrt # interconnected networks  group members “widely dispersed”  bandwidth not plentiful

Consequences of Sparse-Dense Dichotomy: Dense r group membership by routers assumed until routers explicitly prune r data-driven construction on mcast tree (e.g., RPF) r bandwidth and non- group-router processing profligate Sparse : r no membership until routers explicitly join r receiver- driven construction of mcast tree (e.g., center-based) r bandwidth and non-group- router processing conservative

PIM- Dense Mode flood-and-prune RPF, similar to DVMRP but  underlying unicast protocol provides RPF info for incoming datagram  less complicated (less efficient) downstream flood than DVMRP reduces reliance on underlying routing algorithm  has protocol mechanism for router to detect it is a leaf-node router

PIM - Sparse Mode r center-based approach r router sends join msg to rendezvous point (RP) m intermediate routers update state and forward join r after joining via RP, router can switch to source-specific tree m increased performance: less concentration, shorter paths R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 join all data multicast from rendezvous point rendezvous point

PIM - Sparse Mode sender(s): r unicast data to RP, which distributes down RP-rooted tree r RP can extend mcast tree upstream to source r RP can send stop msg if no attached receivers m “no one is listening!” R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 join all data multicast from rendezvous point rendezvous point

Network Layer8-24 What is mobility? r spectrum of mobility, from the network perspective: no mobility high mobility mobile wireless user, using same access point mobile user, passing through multiple access point while maintaining ongoing connections ( like cell phone) mobile user, connecting/ disconnecting from network using DHCP.

Network Layer8-25 Mobility: Vocabulary home network: permanent “home” of mobile (e.g., /24) Permanent address: address in home network, can always be used to reach mobile e.g., home agent: entity that will perform mobility functions on behalf of mobile, when mobile is remote wide area network correspondent

Network Layer8-26 Mobility: more vocabulary Care-of-address: address in visited network. (e.g., 79, ) wide area network visited network: network in which mobile currently resides (e.g., /24) Permanent address: remains constant ( e.g., ) home agent: entity in visited network that performs mobility functions on behalf of mobile. correspondent: wants to communicate with mobile

Network Layer8-27 How do you contact a mobile friend: r search all phone books? r call her parents? r expect her to let you know where he/she is? I wonder where Alice moved to? Consider friend frequently changing addresses, how do you find her?

Network Layer8-28 Mobility: approaches r Let routing handle it: routers advertise permanent address of mobile-nodes-in-residence via usual routing table exchange. m routing tables indicate where each mobile located m no changes to end-systems r Let end-systems handle it: m indirect routing: communication from correspondent to mobile goes through home agent, then forwarded to remote m direct routing: correspondent gets foreign address of mobile, sends directly to mobile

Network Layer8-29 Mobility: approaches r Let routing handle it: routers advertise permanent address of mobile-nodes-in-residence via usual routing table exchange. m routing tables indicate where each mobile located m no changes to end-systems r let end-systems handle it: m indirect routing: communication from correspondent to mobile goes through home agent, then forwarded to remote m direct routing: correspondent gets foreign address of mobile, sends directly to mobile not scalable to millions of mobiles

Network Layer8-30 Mobility: registration End result: r Foreign agent knows about mobile r Home agent knows location of mobile wide area network home network visited network 1 mobile contacts foreign agent on entering visited network 2 foreign agent contacts home agent home: “this mobile is resident in my network”

Network Layer8-31 Mobility via Indirect Routing wide area network home network visited network correspondent addresses packets using home address of mobile home agent intercepts packets, forwards to foreign agent foreign agent receives packets, forwards to mobile mobile replies directly to correspondent

Network Layer8-32 Mobile IP: indirect routing Permanent address: Care-of address: dest: packet sent by correspondent dest: dest: packet sent by home agent to foreign agent: a packet within a packet dest: foreign-agent-to-mobile packet

Network Layer8-33 Indirect Routing: comments r Mobile uses two addresses: m permanent address: used by correspondent (hence mobile location is transparent to correspondent) m care-of-address: used by home agent to forward datagrams to mobile r foreign agent functions may be done by mobile itself r triangle routing: correspondent-home-network- mobile m inefficient when correspondent, mobile are in same network

Network Layer8-34 Indirect Routing: moving between networks r suppose mobile user moves to another network m registers with new foreign agent m new foreign agent registers with home agent m home agent update care-of-address for mobile m packets continue to be forwarded to mobile (but with new care-of-address) r mobility, changing foreign networks transparent: on going connections can be maintained!

Network Layer8-35 Mobility via Direct Routing wide area network home network visited network correspondent requests, receives foreign address of mobile correspondent forwards to foreign agent foreign agent receives packets, forwards to mobile mobile replies directly to correspondent 3

Network Layer8-36 Mobility via Direct Routing: comments r overcome triangle routing problem r non-transparent to correspondent: correspondent must get care-of-address from home agent m what if mobile changes visited network?

Network Layer8-37 wide area network 1 foreign net visited at session start anchor foreign agent 2 4 new foreign agent 3 5 correspondent agent correspondent new foreign network Accommodating mobility with direct routing r anchor foreign agent: FA in first visited network r data always routed first to anchor FA r when mobile moves: new FA arranges to have data forwarded from old FA (chaining)