1. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer1 Chapter 4: Network Layer Part I (last revised 22/03/05) r 4. 1 Introduction r 4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks r 4.3 What’s inside a router r 4.4 IP: Internet Protocol m Datagram format m IPv4 addressing m ICMP m IPv6 r 4.5 Routing algorithms m Link state m Distance Vector m Hierarchical routing r 4.6 Routing in the Internet m RIP m OSPF m BGP r 4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing (maybe)

2. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer2 Network layer r transport segment from sending to receiving host r on sending side encapsulates segments into datagrams r on rcving side, delivers segments to transport layer r network layer protocols in every host, router r Router examines header fields in all IP datagrams passing through it network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical application transport network data link physical application transport network data link physical

3. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer3 Key Network-Layer Functions r forwarding: move packets from router’s input to appropriate router output r routing: determine route taken by packets from source to dest. m Routing algorithms analogy: r routing: process of planning trip from source to dest r forwarding: process of getting through single interchange

4. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer4 1 2 3 0111 value in arriving packet’s header routing algorithm local forwarding table header value output link 0100 0101 0111 1001 32213221 Interplay between routing and forwarding

5. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer5 r 3 rd important function in some network architectures: m ATM, frame relay, X.25 m Before datagrams flow, two hosts and intervening routers establish virtual connection m Routers get involved r Network vs. transport layer cnctn service: m Network: between two hosts m Transport: between two processes

6. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer6 Network service model Q: What service model for “channel” transporting packets from sender to receiver? r guaranteed bandwidth? r preservation of inter-packet timing (no jitter)? r loss-free delivery? r in-order delivery? r congestion feedback to sender? ? ? ? virtual circuit or datagram? The most important abstraction provided by network layer: service abstraction

7. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer7 Network layer service models: Network Architecture Internet ATM Service Model best effort CBR VBR ABR UBR Bandwidth none constant rate guaranteed rate guaranteed minimum none Loss no yes no Order no yes Timing no yes no Congestion feedback no (inferred via loss) no congestion no congestion yes no Guarantees ?

8. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer8 Chapter 4: Network Layer r 4. 1 Introduction r 4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks r 4.3 What’s inside a router r 4.4 IP: Internet Protocol m Datagram format m IPv4 addressing m ICMP m IPv6 r 4.5 Routing algorithms m Link state m Distance Vector m Hierarchical routing r 4.6 Routing in the Internet m RIP m OSPF m BGP r 4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing

9. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer9 Network layer connection and connection-less service r Datagram network provides network-layer connectionless service r VC network provides network-layer connection service r Analogous to the transport-layer services, but: m Service: host-to-host m No choice: network provides one or the other m Implementation: in the core

10. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer10 Virtual circuits r call setup, teardown for each call before data can flow r each packet carries VC identifier (not destination host OD) r every router on source-dest paths maintain the “state” for each passing connection m transport-layer connection only involved two end systems r link, router resources (bandwidth, buffers) may be allocated to VC m to get circuit-like performance “source-to-dest path behaves much like telephone circuit” m performance-wise m network actions along source-to-dest path

11. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer11 VC implementation A VC consists of: 1. Path from source to destination 2. VC numbers, one number for each link along path 3. Entries in forwarding tables in routers along path r Packet belonging to VC carries a VC number. r VC number must be changed on each link. m New VC number comes from forwarding table

12. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer12 Forwarding table 12 22 32 1 2 3 VC number interface number Incoming interface Incoming VC # Outgoing interface Outgoing VC # 1 12 2 22 2 63 1 18 3 7 2 17 1 97 3 87 … … Forwarding table in upper-left router: Routers maintain connection state information!

13. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer13 Virtual circuits: signaling protocols r used to setup, maintain teardown VC r connection setup process still needs routing much as in the Internet r used in ATM, frame-relay, X.25 r not used in today’s Internet application transport network data link physical application transport network data link physical 1. Initiate call 2. incoming call 3. Accept call 4. Call connected 5. Data flow begins 6. Receive data

14. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer14 Datagram networks r no call setup at network layer r routers: no state info about end-to-end connections m no network-level concept of “connection” r packets forwarded using destination host address m packets between same source-dest pair may take different paths application transport network data link physical application transport network data link physical 1. Send data 2. Receive data

15. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer15 Forwarding table Destination Address Range Link Interface 11001000 00010111 00010000 00000000 through 0 11001000 00010111 00010111 11111111 11001000 00010111 00011000 00000000 through 1 11001000 00010111 00011000 11111111 11001000 00010111 00011001 00000000 through 2 11001000 00010111 00011111 11111111 otherwise 3 4 billion possible entries

16. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer16 Longest prefix matching Prefix Match Link Interface 11001000 00010111 00010 0 11001000 00010111 00011000 1 11001000 00010111 00011 2 otherwise 3 DA: 11001000 00010111 00011000 10101010 Examples DA: 11001000 00010111 00010110 10100001 Which interface?

17. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer17 Datagram or VC network: why? Internet r data exchange among computers m “elastic” service, no strict timing req. r “smart” end systems (computers) m can adapt, perform control, error recovery m simple inside network, complexity at “edge” r many link types m different characteristics m uniform service difficult ATM r evolved from telephony r human conversation: m strict timing, reliability requirements m need for guaranteed service r “dumb” end systems m telephones m complexity inside network

18. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer18 Chapter 4: Network Layer r 4. 1 Introduction r 4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks r 4.3 What’s inside a router r 4.4 IP: Internet Protocol m Datagram format m IPv4 addressing m ICMP m IPv6 r 4.5 Routing algorithms m Link state m Distance Vector m Hierarchical routing r 4.6 Routing in the Internet m RIP m OSPF m BGP r 4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing

19. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer19 Router Architecture Overview Two key router functions: r run routing algorithms/protocol (RIP, OSPF, BGP) r forwarding datagrams from incoming to outgoing link

20. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer20 Input Port Functions Decentralized switching: r given datagram dest., lookup output port using forwarding table in input port memory r goal: complete input port processing at ‘line speed’ r queuing: if datagrams arrive faster than forwarding rate into switch fabric Physical layer: bit-level reception Data link layer: e.g., Ethernet see chapter 5

21. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer21 Three types of switching fabrics

22. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer22 Switching Via Memory First generation routers: r packet copied by system’s (single) CPU r speed limited by memory bandwidth (2 bus crossings per datagram) Input Port Output Port Memory System Bus Modern routers: r input port processor performs lookup, copy into memory r Cisco Catalyst 8500

23. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer23 Switching Via a Bus r datagram from input port memory to output port memory via a shared bus r bus contention: switching speed limited by bus bandwidth r 1 Gbps bus, Cisco 1900: sufficient speed for access and enterprise routers (not regional or backbone)

24. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer24 Switching Via An Interconnection Network r overcome bus bandwidth limitations r Banyan networks, other interconnection nets initially developed to connect processors in multiprocessor r Advanced design: fragmenting datagram into fixed length cells, switch cells through the fabric. r Cisco 12000: switches Gbps through the interconnection network

25. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer25 Output Ports r Buffering required when datagrams arrive from fabric faster than the transmission rate r Scheduling discipline chooses among queued datagrams for transmission

26. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer26 Output port queueing r buffering when arrival rate via switch exceeds output line speed r queueing (delay) and loss due to output port buffer overflow!

27. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer27 Input Port Queuing r Fabric slower than input ports combined -> queueing may occur at input queues r Head-of-the-Line (HOL) blocking: queued datagram at front of queue prevents others in queue from moving forward r queueing delay and loss due to input buffer overflow!

28. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer28 Chapter 4: Network Layer r 4. 1 Introduction r 4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks r 4.3 What’s inside a router r 4.4 IP: Internet Protocol m Datagram format m IPv4 addressing m ICMP m IPv6 r 4.5 Routing algorithms m Link state m Distance Vector m Hierarchical routing r 4.6 Routing in the Internet m RIP m OSPF m BGP r 4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing

29. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer29 The Internet Network layer forwarding table Host, router network layer functions: Routing protocols path selection RIP, OSPF, BGP IP protocol addressing conventions datagram format packet handling conventions ICMP protocol error reporting router “signaling” Transport layer: TCP, UDP Link layer physical layer Network layer

30. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer30 Chapter 4: Network Layer r 4. 1 Introduction r 4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks r 4.3 What’s inside a router r 4.4 IP: Internet Protocol m Datagram format m IPv4 addressing m ICMP m IPv6 r 4.5 Routing algorithms m Link state m Distance Vector m Hierarchical routing r 4.6 Routing in the Internet m RIP m OSPF m BGP r 4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing

31. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer31 IP datagram format ver length 32 bits data (variable length, typically a TCP or UDP segment) 16-bit identifier Internet checksum time to live 32 bit source IP address IP protocol version number header length (bytes) max number remaining hops (decremented at each router) for fragmentation/ reassembly total datagram length (bytes) upper layer protocol to deliver payload to head. len type of service “type” of data flgs fragment offset upper layer 32 bit destination IP address Options (if any) E.g. timestamp, record route taken, specify list of routers to visit. how much overhead with TCP? r 20 bytes of TCP r 20 bytes of IP r = 40 bytes + app layer overhead

32. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer32 IP Fragmentation & Reassembly r network links have MTU (max.transfer size) - largest possible link-level frame. m different link types, different MTUs r large IP datagram divided (“fragmented”) within net m one datagram becomes several datagrams m “reassembled” only at final destination m IP header bits used to identify, order related fragments fragmentation: in: one large datagram out: 3 smaller datagrams reassembly

33. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer33 IP Fragmentation and Reassembly ID =x offset =0 fragflag =0 length =4000 ID =x offset =0 fragflag =1 length =1500 ID =x offset =185 fragflag =1 length =1500 ID =x offset =370 fragflag =0 length =1040 One large datagram becomes several smaller datagrams Example r 4000 byte datagram r MTU = 1500 bytes 1480 bytes in data field offset = 1480/8

34. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer34 Chapter 4: Network Layer r 4. 1 Introduction r 4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks r 4.3 What’s inside a router r 4.4 IP: Internet Protocol m Datagram format m IPv4 addressing m ICMP m IPv6 r 4.5 Routing algorithms m Link state m Distance Vector m Hierarchical routing r 4.6 Routing in the Internet m RIP m OSPF m BGP r 4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing

35. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer35 IP Addressing: introduction r IP address: 32-bit identifier for host, router interface r interface: connection between host/router and physical link m router’s typically have multiple interfaces m host may have multiple interfaces m IP addresses associated with each interface, not with host or router 223.1.1.1 223.1.1.2 223.1.1.3 223.1.1.4 223.1.2.9 223.1.2.2 223.1.2.1 223.1.3.2 223.1.3.1 223.1.3.27 223.1.1.1 = 11011111 00000001 00000001 00000001 223 111

36. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer36 Subnets r IP address: m subnet part (high order bits) m host part (low order bits) r What’s a subnet ? m device interfaces with same subnet part of IP address m can physically reach each other without intervening router 223.1.1.1 223.1.1.2 223.1.1.3 223.1.1.4 223.1.2.9 223.1.2.2 223.1.2.1 223.1.3.2 223.1.3.1 223.1.3.27 network consisting of 3 subnets ( for IP addresses starting with 223, first 24 bits are network address) LAN

37. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer37 Subnets 223.1.1.0/24 223.1.2.0/24 223.1.3.0/24 Recipe r To determine the subnets, detach each interface from its host or router, creating islands of isolated networks. Each isolated network is called a subnet. Subnet mask: /24

38. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer38 Subnets How many? 223.1.1.1 223.1.1.3 223.1.1.4 223.1.2.2 223.1.2.1 223.1.2.6 223.1.3.2 223.1.3.1 223.1.3.27 223.1.1.2 223.1.7.0 223.1.7.1 223.1.8.0223.1.8.1 223.1.9.1 223.1.9.2

39. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer39 IP Addresses 0 network host 10 network host 110 networkhost 1110 multicast address A B C D class 1.0.0.0 to 127.255.255.255 128.0.0.0 to 191.255.255.255 192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.255 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 32 bits given notion of “network”, let’s re-examine IP addresses: “class-full” addressing:

40. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer40 IP addressing: CIDR r classful addressing: m inefficient use of address space, address space exhaustion m e.g., class B net allocated enough addresses for 65K hosts, even if only 2K hosts in that network r CIDR: Classless InterDomain Routing m network portion of address of arbitrary length m address format: a.b.c.d/x, where x is # bits in network portion of address 11001000 00010111 00010000 00000000 network part host part 200.23.16.0/23

41. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer41 IP addresses: how to get one? Q: How does host get IP address? r hard-coded by system admin in a file m Wintel: control-panel->network->configuration- >tcp/ip->properties m UNIX: /etc/rc.config r DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: dynamically get address from server m “plug-and-play” (more later)

42. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer42 IP addresses: how to get one? Q: How does network get subnet part of IP addr? A: gets allocated portion of its provider ISP’s address space ISP's block 11001000 00010111 00010000 00000000 200.23.16.0/20 Organization 0 11001000 00010111 00010000 00000000 200.23.16.0/23 Organization 1 11001000 00010111 00010010 00000000 200.23.18.0/23 Organization 2 11001000 00010111 00010100 00000000 200.23.20.0/23... ….. …. …. Organization 7 11001000 00010111 00011110 00000000 200.23.30.0/23

43. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer43 Hierarchical addressing: route aggregation “Send me anything with addresses beginning 200.23.16.0/20” 200.23.16.0/23200.23.18.0/23200.23.30.0/23 Fly-By-Night-ISP Organization 0 Organization 7 Internet Organization 1 ISPs-R-Us “Send me anything with addresses beginning 199.31.0.0/16” 200.23.20.0/23 Organization 2...... Hierarchical addressing allows efficient advertisement of routing information:

44. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer44 Hierarchical addressing: more specific routes ISPs-R-Us has a more specific route to Organization 1 “Send me anything with addresses beginning 200.23.16.0/20” 200.23.16.0/23200.23.18.0/23200.23.30.0/23 Fly-By-Night-ISP Organization 0 Organization 7 Internet Organization 1 ISPs-R-Us “Send me anything with addresses beginning 199.31.0.0/16 or 200.23.18.0/23” 200.23.20.0/23 Organization 2......

45. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer45 IP addressing: the last word... Q: How does an ISP get block of addresses? A: ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers m allocates addresses m manages DNS m assigns domain names, resolves disputes

46. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer46 NAT: Network Address Translation 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.3 10.0.0.4 138.76.29.7 local network (e.g., home network) 10.0.0/24 rest of Internet Datagrams with source or destination in this network have 10.0.0/24 address for source, destination (as usual) All datagrams leaving local network have same single source NAT IP address: 138.76.29.7, different source port numbers

47. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer47 NAT: Network Address Translation r Motivation: local network uses just one IP address as far as outside word is concerned: m no need to be allocated range of addresses from ISP: - just one IP address is used for all devices m can change addresses of devices in local network without notifying outside world m can change ISP without changing addresses of devices in local network m devices inside local net not explicitly addressable, visible by outside world (a security plus).

48. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer48 NAT: Network Address Translation Implementation: NAT router must: m in outgoing datagrams: replace (source IP address, port #) of every outgoing datagram to (NAT IP address, new port #)... remote clients/servers will respond using (NAT IP address, new port #) as destination addr. m remember (in NAT translation table) every (source IP address, port #) to (NAT IP address, new port #) translation pair m in incoming datagrams: replace (NAT IP address, new port #) in dest fields of every incoming datagram with corresponding (source IP address, port #) stored in NAT table

49. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer49 NAT: Network Address Translation 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.3 S: 10.0.0.1, 3345 D: 128.119.40.186, 80 1 10.0.0.4 138.76.29.7 1: host 10.0.0.1 sends datagram to 128.119.40, 80 NAT translation table WAN side addr LAN side addr 138.76.29.7, 5001 10.0.0.1, 3345 …… S: 128.119.40.186, 80 D: 10.0.0.1, 3345 4 S: 138.76.29.7, 5001 D: 128.119.40.186, 80 2 2: NAT router changes datagram source addr from 10.0.0.1, 3345 to 138.76.29.7, 5001, updates table S: 128.119.40.186, 80 D: 138.76.29.7, 5001 3 3: Reply arrives dest. address: 138.76.29.7, 5001 4: NAT router changes datagram dest addr from 138.76.29.7, 5001 to 10.0.0.1, 3345

50. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer50 NAT: Network Address Translation r 16-bit port-number field: m 60,000 simultaneous connections with a single LAN-side address! r NAT is controversial: m routers should only process up to layer 3 m violates end-to-end argument NAT possibility must be taken into account by app designers, eg, P2P applications m address shortage should instead be solved by IPv6

51. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer51 Chapter 4: Network Layer r 4. 1 Introduction r 4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks r 4.3 What’s inside a router r 4.4 IP: Internet Protocol m Datagram format m IPv4 addressing m ICMP m IPv6 r 4.5 Routing algorithms m Link state m Distance Vector m Hierarchical routing r 4.6 Routing in the Internet m RIP m OSPF m BGP r 4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing

52. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer52 ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol r used by hosts & routers to communicate network-level information m error reporting: unreachable host, network, port, protocol m echo request/reply (used by ping) r network-layer “above” IP: m ICMP msgs carried in IP datagrams r ICMP message: type, code plus first 8 bytes of IP datagram causing error Type Code description 0 0 echo reply (ping) 3 0 dest. network unreachable 3 1 dest host unreachable 3 2 dest protocol unreachable 3 3 dest port unreachable 3 6 dest network unknown 3 7 dest host unknown 4 0 source quench (congestion control - not used) 8 0 echo request (ping) 9 0 route advertisement 10 0 router discovery 11 0 TTL expired 12 0 bad IP header

53. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer53 Traceroute and ICMP r Source sends series of UDP segments to dest m First has TTL =1 m Second has TTL=2, etc. m Unlikely port number r When nth datagram arrives to nth router: m Router discards datagram m And sends to source an ICMP message (type 11, code 0) m Message includes name of router& IP address r When ICMP message arrives, source calculates RTT r Traceroute does this 3 times Stopping criterion r UDP segment eventually arrives at destination host r Destination returns ICMP “host unreachable” packet (type 3, code 3) r When source gets this ICMP, stops.

54. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer54 Chapter 4: Network Layer r 4. 1 Introduction r 4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks r 4.3 What’s inside a router r 4.4 IP: Internet Protocol m Datagram format m IPv4 addressing m ICMP m IPv6 r 4.5 Routing algorithms m Link state m Distance Vector m Hierarchical routing r 4.6 Routing in the Internet m RIP m OSPF m BGP r 4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing

55. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer55 IPv6 r Initial motivation: 32-bit address space soon to be completely allocated. r Additional motivation: m header format helps speed processing/forwarding m header changes to facilitate QoS IPv6 datagram format: m fixed-length 40 byte header m no fragmentation allowed

56. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer56 IPv6 Header (Cont) Priority: identify priority among datagrams in flow Flow Label: identify datagrams in same “flow.” (concept of“flow” not well defined). Next header: identify upper layer protocol for data

57. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer57 Other Changes from IPv4 r Checksum: removed entirely to reduce processing time at each hop r Options: allowed, but outside of header, indicated by “Next Header” field r ICMPv6: new version of ICMP m additional message types, e.g. “Packet Too Big” m multicast group management functions

58. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer58 Transition From IPv4 To IPv6 r Not all routers can be upgraded simultaneous m no “flag days” m How will the network operate with mixed IPv4 and IPv6 routers? r Two proposed approaches: m Dual Stack: some routers with dual stack (v6, v4) can “translate” between formats m Tunneling: IPv6 carried as payload in IPv4 datagram among IPv4 routers

59. Comp 361, Spring 20054: Network Layer59 Tunneling A B E F IPv6 tunnel Logical view: Physical view: A B E F IPv6 C D IPv4 Flow: X Src: A Dest: F data Flow: X Src: A Dest: F data Flow: X Src: A Dest: F data Src:B Dest: E Flow: X Src: A Dest: F data Src:B Dest: E A-to-B: IPv6 E-to-F: IPv6 B-to-C: IPv6 inside IPv4 B-to-C: IPv6 inside IPv4