Transcript mobopts-4
Media-Independent Preauthentication (MPA) Framework
draft-ohba-mobopts-mpa-framework-04.txt
Ashutosh Dutta
Victor Fajardo
Yoshihiro Ohba
Kenichi Taniuchi
Henning Schulzrinne
(See also draft-ohba-mobopts-mpa-implementation-03.txt for performance results)
Media-independent PreAuthentication (MPA)
• MPA is a mobile-assisted higher-layer authentication, authorization
and handover scheme that is performed before establishing L2
connectivity to a network where mobile may move in near future
• MPA provides a secure and seamless mobility optimization that works
for Inter-subnet handoff, Inter-domain handoff and Inter-technology
handoff
• MPA works with any mobility management protocol
AP Discovery
Conventional
Method
AP
Switching
Client
IP address
Authentic configuration
ation
& IP handover
Time
Pre-authentication
MPA
Time
Packet Loss Period
MPA Phases
1. Pre-authentication: EAP pre-authentication to CTN
(Candidate Target Network)
2. Pre-configuration: Proactive IP address acquisition from
CTN
3. Pre-switching: L3 HO execution over MN-nAR tunnel
4. Switching: L2 handover
5. Post-switching: Tunnel deletion
Not all MPA phases have to be executed and can be
replaced with other mechanisms
MPA Operation can stop at phase 1 (pre-auth only) or at phase 2 (pre-auth
+ pre-authorization),
Proactive Handover Tunnel
in pre-switching phase
Home
Network
HA
CN
BU
AR
Serving Network
MN
Target Network
Tunneled Data
Investigated Issues
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Operational Issues:
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Pre-Authorization techniques:
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Pre-authentication to multiple Candidate Target Networks
Tunnel management
Ping-pong considerations
Authentication state management
Packet loss prevention techniques: Buffering, reachability test
Authentication in initial network attachment
Link-layer security and mobility (see mpa-implementation draft for results)
Proactive IP address acquisition (IKEv2,DHCP,stateless autoconf, etc.)
Proactive DAD / Address resolution issues
Pre-allocation of QoS resources (for both end-to-end and edge network)
Co-existence with other mobility management protocols
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MIPv4 FA-CoA, ProxyMIPv6, FMIPv6
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In some case, proactive handover tunnel is terminated at serving AR instead of MN
For ProxyMIPv6 + MPA, see draft-taniuchi-netlmm-mpa-proxymipv6-00.txt
Multicast mobility
Applicability Statement Added
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MPA is categorized as a proactive handover optimization mechanism. In
other words, MPA is more applicable where an accurate prediction of
movement can be easily made
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Even if accurate prediction of movement is easily made, effectiveness of MPA
may be relatively reduced if the network employs network-controlled
localized mobility management in which the MN does not need to change its
IP address while moving within the network.
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Effectiveness of MPA may also be relatively reduced if signaling for
network access authentication is already optimized for movements within
the network, e.g., when simultaneous use of multiple interfaces during
handover is allowed
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In other words, MPA is most viable solution for inter-administrative
domain predictive handover without simultaneous use of multiple
interfaces
An administrative domain (or a domain hereafter) is a logical network that is
administered by a single authority using its own authentication and authorization
mechanisms
Focus on
inter-domain handover optimization
• Problem Statement: Inter-domain handover optimization cannot be
solved solely by existing mobility management protocols
– Requires SA between mobility agents across domains
– Different domains may use different M-M protocols (e.g.,
CMIPPMIP handover optimization)
• MPA’s ability to work across multiple-domains can enhance
performance of inter-domain handover
– MPA as a helper for existing M-M protocols for inter-domain handover
• More focus on pre-authorization and proactive handover tunneling part
of MPA for inter-domain handover optimization
– Pre-authentication signaling is being discussed in IETF / IEEE
• Possible Research topics: Co-existence with FMIPv6, PMIP and
802.21 for inter-domain handover optimization
Summary
• The draft has been presented 4 times since IETF62
– Feedback from the members has been reflected
– Experimental results have been shown in the past (MPA with MIPv6, MPA
with bootstrapping L2sec, etc.)
• Possible direction: focus on pre-authorization and proactive handover
tunneling part of MPA for inter-domain handover
– Possible Research topics: Co-existence with FMIPv6, PMIP and 802.21
for inter-domain handover optimization
• We are willing to commit to work on this topic and provide more
experimental results
Thank You!