Link-Layer Hints for Detecting Network Attachments Alper Yegin, Eric Njedjou, Siva Veerepalli, Nicolas Montavont, Thomas Noel

Objective draft-yegin-dna-l2-hints-00.txt Identify how link-layer can assist DNA algorithms –Catalogue existing link-layers and their capabilities GPRS cdma2000 IEEE … –Define an abstraction

GPRS MN MN Mobile Node SGSN GPRS Access Point GGSN GPRS Access Router ACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT REQUEST SGSNGGSN IP connectivity ACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT ACCEPT (allocated IP address, QoS parameters)

cdma2000 MS: Mobile Station BS: Base Station PCF: Packet Control Function PDSN: Packet Data Serving Node

IEEE New Access RouterNew Access PointMobile Active scanning Passive scanning Probe Request Probe Response Beacon Authentication Assoc. Request Assoc. Response Router Solicitation Router Advertisement

Triggers and Hints… Event notifications from the link-layer will trigger the DNA algorithm: –Link up: PDP context activated on GPRS PPP established on cdma2000 (re)association or secure association on IEEE

Triggers and Hints… Hints may be optionally provided along the triggers, which may help optimize the DNA process –The IP address is provided during PDP context activation on GPRS –Same with the PPP on cdma2000 –IEEE … not straight forward

Hints in IEEE No L3 configuration in L2 Need for an identifier to associate links with networks (configurations) –BSSID (L2 address of AP)? No one-to-one mapping to a network –SSID (service set identifier)? Same SSID might be used across a routed network. SSID does not mean much when the network is selected during the authentication phase (dynamic VLAN assignment) Any useful hints for DNA without modifying IEEE ?