EEC-484/584 Computer Networks Lecture 13 Wenbing Zhao (Part of the slides are based on Drs. Kurose & Ross ’ s slides for their Computer Networking book, and on materials supplied by Dr. Louise Moser at UCSB and Prentice-Hall)

2 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Outline Internet protocol –Header –Fragmentation –Classful IP address allocation –CIDR Network address translation Quiz#3: April 11

3 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Design Principles for Internet Make sure it works –Build prototypes first Keep it simple –When in doubt, use the simplest solution Make clear choices –If there are several ways of doing the same thing, choose one Exploit modularity –Use protocol stacks, each of whose layers is independent of all the other ones

4 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Design Principles for Internet Expect heterogeneity –Different types of hardware, transmission facilities, and applications will occur on any large network Avoid static options and parameters –Have the sender and receiver negotiate a value Look for a good design; it need not be perfect Be strict when sending and tolerant when receiving Think about scalability Consider performance and cost

5 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Collection of Subnetworks The Internet is an interconnected collection of many networks, or Autonomous Systems (ASes)

6 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao The Network Layer in Internet 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

7 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao IP Datagram Format ver Total length 32 bits data (variable length, typically a TCP or UDP segment) 16-bit identifier header 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 IHL type of service “type” of data flgs fragment offset protocol 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? 20 bytes of TCP 20 bytes of IP = 40 bytes + app layer overhead

8 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao The IPv4 Header Version – 4 IHL – length of header in 32-bit words –Min 5, max 15 – i.e., 60 bytes Type of service - to distinguish different classes of service –To accommodate differentiated services (which class this packet belongs to) Total length – header and data  65,535 ( ) bytes Identification – allows destination to determine which datagram a fragment belongs to

9 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao The IPv4 Header Time to live – counter to limit packet lifetimes –Max lifetime 255sec –Packet is destroyed when counter becomes 0 Protocol – which transport layer protocols being used Header checksum – verifies header

10 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao The IPv4 Header Options – security, error reporting, etc. –Some of the IP options

11 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao IP Fragmentation Fragmentation Flags –DF – tells routers “ Don ’ t Fragment ” –MF – More Fragments. All fragments except last have this set. Used as check against total length Fragment offset – where in datagram this fragment belongs –All fragments (payload in the IP packet) except last must be multiples of 8 bytes –The number of 8 byte blocks is called Number of Fragment Blocks (NFB) –The unit of the offset is NFB

12 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao IP Fragmentation & Reassembly Network links have MTU (max.transfer size) - largest possible link-level frame. –different link types, different MTUs Large IP datagram divided (“fragmented”) within net –one datagram becomes several datagrams –“reassembled” only at final destination –IP header bits used to identify, order related fragments fragmentation: in: one large datagram out: 3 smaller datagrams reassembly

13 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao IP Fragmentation and Reassembly ID =x offset =0 MF =0 length =4000 ID =x offset =0 MF =1 length =1500 ID =x offset =185 MF =1 length =1500 ID =x offset =370 MF =0 length =1040 One large datagram becomes several smaller datagrams Example 4000 byte datagram MTU = 1500 bytes 1480 bytes in data field offset = 1480/8 Fragment should be as large as possible

14 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao IP Addresses Classful addressing - every host and router has unique IP address consisting of network number and host number (2 level hierarchy) –E.g., Class A: up to 2 7 = 128 networks with up to 2 24 = 16,777,216 hosts each Network numbers are managed by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and numbers) to avoid conflicts No longer used, but references to it are still common

15 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao IP Addresses

16 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao IP Addresses IP address are usually written in dotted decimal notation –Each of the 4 bytes is written in decimal, from 0 to 255 –Lowest IP , highest Special IP addresses

17 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Subnets Allow a network to be split into several parts for internal use, but to act as a single network to outside world Take some bits away from host numbers Subnet mask – needed by the main router. Indicates split between network + subnet number and host –Write the address and the mask as a binary number –If mask bit is 1, then corresponding bit of address matters

18 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Subnets E.g., A class B network can be subnetted into 64 subnets –Originally 16 bits for host info. Now, 6 bits used for subnet and 10 bits for host numbers –Subnet mask can be written as or /22 Subnet 1: Subnet 2: Subnet 3: A subnet is often represented in the form of base addr/mask: /22

19 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Problems with Classful Addressing A class is obviously too large for any organization C class is too small (only 256 addresses available) B class is requested and allocated, but it is still too large for most organizations  Many IP addresses are wasted  Shortage of IP addresses

20 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao CIDR – Classless InterDomain Routing For the remaining IP addresses, classless allocation is used –Allocate remaining IP addresses in variable-sized blocks (must be power of 2), without regard to the classes –The starting address must fall on the boundary of the block size –E.g., if a site needs, say, 2000 addresses, it is given a block of 2048 addresses on a 2048-byte boundary

21 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Classless Allocation – Example Routing tables are updated with the three assigned entries. Each entry contains a base address and a subnet mask (in short: base address/subnet mask) Base addressSubnet mask C: E: O:

22 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Classless Allocation – Example For Cambridge: –Ask 2000, allocate 2 11 = 2048 IP addresses block –Start IP: because it is multiple of 2 11 ( ) –Last IP: (i.e., : ) –Mask: /21 (8+8+5=21, or 32-11=21) For Edinburgh: –Ask 1000, allocate 2 10 = 1024 IP addresses –Start IP: because it is multiple of 2 10 ( ) –Last IP: (i.e., : ) –Mask: /22

23 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Classless Allocation – Example For Oxford: –Ask 4000, allocate 2 12 = 4096 IP addresses –Start IP: is multiple of 4096? : : No. => We can’t use as the start IP for Oxford –What is the next higher IP address that is multiple of 4096? : => this is our start IP for C –Last IP: : –Mask: /20

24 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Classless InterDomain Routing Each routing table is extended by giving it a 32-bit mask The routing table contains entries of (IP address, subnet mask, outgoing line) triples When a packet comes in, its destination IP address is first extracted Then, the routing table is scanned entry by entry, masking the destination address and comparing it to the table entry looking for a match If multiple entries (with different subnet mask lengths) match, the longest mask is used –E.g., if there is a match for a /20 mask and a /24 mask, the /24 mask is used

25 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao CIDR Routing: Example If a packet is addressed to , in binary First it is Boolean ANDed with the Cambridge mask to get This value does not match the Cambridge base address, so next try Edinburgh mask, to get This value still does not match, so Oxford is tried, yielding This value matches the Oxford base. If no longer matches are found, the Oxford entry is used and the packet is sent along the line named in it Base addressSubnet mask C: E: O:

26 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Classless InterDomain Routing Aggregate entry – all three new entries can be combined into a single aggregate entry /19 with a binary address and submask ( If all of them use the same outgoing line ) as follows: By aggregating the three entries, a router has reduced its table size by two entries Aggregation is heavily used throughout the Internet C: E: O:

27 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao NAT – Network Address Translation Another workaround for the IP addresses shortage problem: network address translation –One public IP address, many private IP addresses –When a packet exits the private network and goes to the ISP, an address translation takes place Three ranges of IP addresses have been declared as private: – – (16,777,216 hosts) – – /12 (1,048,576 hosts) – – /16 (65,536 hosts)

28 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao NAT – Network Address Translation Placement and operation of a NAT box

29 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao NAT – What about the Incoming Traffic? Solution is based on the assumption all traffic is TCP/UDP TCP/UDP has two port fields, one for source port, the other for destination port, each 16 bits wide The source port is used as an index to an internal table maintained by the NAT box The internal sender ’ s private IP and original port info are stored in the table When the reply comes back, it will carry the index as the destination port, the NAT box then translates the address back For both outgoing and incoming address translations, the TCP/UDP and IP header checksums are recomputed

30 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao NAT in Action Src: :1333 Dst: : : Dst: :80 Src: : Src: :80 Dst: :1 Src: :80 Dst: : : Private Network Public Network

31 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Drawback of NAT NAT violates the architectural model of IP, which states that every IP address uniquely identifies a single machine worldwide NAT box must maintain mapping info for each connection passing through it. This changes the Internet from a connectionless network to a kind of connection-oriented network NAT violates the most fundamental rule of protocol layering: layer k may not make any assumptions about what layer k+1 has put into the payload field NAT only support UDP/TCP traffic NAT has problem supporting apps that include local IPs in payload, such as FTP and H.323 Each NAT box can support at most 65,536 (2 16 ) hosts

32 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP messages are sent using the basic IP header The first byte of the data portion of the datagram is a ICMP type field –The type field determines the format of the remaining data Typical format: type, code plus first 8 bytes of IP datagram causing error Destination Unreliable Message Format

33 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Internet Control Message Protocol When something unexpected occurs in Internet, the event is reported by routers using ICMP Principal ICMP message types

34 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Exercise - CIDR According to Classless InterDomain Routing, the remaining IP addresses are allocated in variable-sized blocks, without regard to the classes. However, the starting address must fall on the boundary of the block size allocated. Assuming that a large number of consecutive IP address are available starting at Suppose that three organizations, A, B, and C, request 4000, 1000, and 2000 addresses, respectively, and in that order. For each of these, give the first IP address assigned, the last IP address assigned, both must be in dotted decimal form, and the mask in the w.x.y.z/s notation.

35 Spring Semester 2007EEC-484/584: Computer NetworksWenbing Zhao Exercise - CIDR A router has just received the following new IP addresses: /21, /21, /21, and /21. If all of them use the same outgoing line, can they be aggregated? If so, to what? If not, why not?