Hi Sri,

On 12/13/11 3:29 PM, "ext Sri Gundavelli" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi Raj:
>
>Please see inline.
>
>
>On 12/13/11 1:12 PM, "[email protected]"
><[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>> 
>> A few clarifying questions:
>> 
>> 1. Would all the MAGs across different PMIP6 domains be required to use
>> the same LLA and IID?
>> As per the proposal a single LLA and IID are being reserved for use by
>> PMIP6 MAGs.
>> 
>
>We already have this requirement of using a fixed link-layer Id and IPv6
>interface id on the MAG-AR interface, within a PMIPv6 domain. We did not
>do
>the allocation of the same values and deployments have to configure these
>values across every MAG in a PMIPv6 domain. Given the scope is a localized
>domain, we can only specify this requirement for a given domain, along
>with
>the other domain-wide parameters. Generally, requiring the configuration
>of
>a domain wide value is not an issue, but when the values are about
>link-layer id, we need a standardized value, and in the absence of that,
>administrator will configure some random addresses, as we are noticing,
>which can be an issue.

Agree. RFC5213 requires the MAGs in a PMIP6 domain be configured with the
same LLA. 
Sec 9.3 of RFC5213 defines the parameter:
"FixedMAGLinkLayerAddressOnAllAccessLinks". It would be good to explain
that this I-D obsoletes this parameter or indicate the IANA assigned value
to be now provisioned for the same.
Do you see any concern from security or privacy perspective the use of a
common LLA and IID for all MAGs across multiple PMIP6 domains?

>
>
>
>> 2. Is it mandatory for the MAGs in a PMIP6 domain to use this LLA and
>>IID?
>> Or is it simply a recommendation.
>> Network configuration tools and protocols can ensure that the same LLA
>>and
>> IID is configured across all MAGs in a PMIP6 domain. Hence assigning a
>> specific LLA and IID is unnecessary.
>> 
>
>Yes. With this draft, its requiring these assigned values to be used on
>the
>MN-AR interface, eliminating the need for static CLI-based configuration
>across all the MAG's in a domain.

Okay. But it is not just w.r.t all MAGs in a single domain; It applies to
all MAGs across domains, right?

>
>
>> 3. When a MAG is provisioned it needs to be associated with an LMA and a
>> security association configured between the MAG and LMA. As a part of
>>that
>> process, the MAG could obtain the LLA and IID to be used from the LMA
>> itself. Would this approach not be sufficient?
>> 
>
>Its not really tied to the home network. Its more about MAG to MAG
>roaming,
>within a PMIP domain. We required statically configured values in the base
>spec, the same is now an IANA allocated fixed value. Sure, it is possible
>to
>extend the message interface and push it from the LMA as well, if we want
>to
>define new option for MAG-LLID on PMIP interface, but allocating fixed
>values for the already defined domain-wide parameters is the simplest
>option.

Okay. I agree it is easier to have a static configuration value than to
extend the protocol between MAG-LMA with an additional option.

-Raj

>
>
>Regards
>Sri 
>
>
>
>
>> -Basavaraj
>> 
>> On 12/13/11 2:50 AM, "ext Jari Arkko" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> The new version of this draft looks good to me:
>>> 
>>>http://tools.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-gundavelli-v6ops-pmipv6-address
>>>-r
>>> eservations-04.txt
>>> 
>>> Ready to be approved?
>>> 
>>> Jari
>>> 
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