1. Nov 2013 Robert Moskowitz, Verizon
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: KMP tg9 proposed document changes
Date Submitted: Nov 12, 2013
Source: Robert Moskowitz, Verizon
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Re: KMP TG9 Opening Report for November 2013 Session
Abstract: tg9 proposed document changes
Purpose: To focus activities during the meeting
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Robert Moskowitz, Verizon

2. TG9 Proposed document changes
Nov 2013
TG9 Proposed document changes
Dallas, TX
November 12, 2013
Robert Moskowitz, Verizon

3. Address Format Current Proposed Nov 2013
Long addresses SHOULD be used when the KMP is performed to establish an SA. Short address MAY be used when the KMP updates an existing SA.
Proposed
The SA is associated with the long addresses. Thus long addresses SHOULD be transmitted when the KMP is performed to establish an SA. Short address MAY be transmitted when the KMP updates an existing SA.
Robert Moskowitz, Verizon

4. ACK is no proof of processing
Nov 2013
ACK is no proof of processing
Current
As Key Management payloads may exceed the MPDU, a simple frame chaining method using Forced ACKs will provide the needed fragmentation support. The use of the Forced ACKs allow the sending device to be assured the receiving device has all the frames to reassemble the Key Management payload. Sending lost frames is handled within the MAC and not apparent to the KMP transport. The receiving side MUST anticipate duplicate frames if its ACK was lost. This behavior is accommodated within state machines.
Robert Moskowitz, Verizon

5. ACK is no proof of processing
Nov 2013
ACK is no proof of processing
Additional text
If a fragment is lost, that is, the inbound state machine registers a skipped fragment, then the inbound processing fails; this is considered an acceptable behavior. A KMP SHOULD be able to handle a lost message, therefore no effort will be made to recover a loss fragment.
Robert Moskowitz, Verizon

6. Security Associations
Nov 2013
Security Associations
Additional text
Many types of security associations are possible as described in the Security-related MAC PIB attributes section in and An implementer of this recommended practice will select from the options allowed to request the KMP higher layer to establish the desired SA and provide the necessary keys to the MAC PIB.
Robert Moskowitz, Verizon

7. More on ACKs Current Proposed Nov 2013
a simple frame chaining method using Forced ACKs will provide the needed fragmentation support. The use of the Forced ACKs allow the sending device to be assured the receiving device has all the frames to reassemble
Proposed
a simple frame chaining method using the MAC Acknowledgment Frame will provide the needed fragmentation support. The use of the MAC Acknowledgment Frame allow the sending device to be assured the receiving device has all the frames to reassemble
Robert Moskowitz, Verizon