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IPv4 Service Continuity Prefix
draft-ietf-v6ops-clatip-01

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This is an older version of an Internet-Draft that was ultimately published as RFC 7335.
Author Cameron Byrne
Last updated 2014-05-21 (Latest revision 2014-05-19)
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draft-ietf-v6ops-clatip-01
INTERNET-DRAFT                                             Cameron Byrne
Updates: [RFC6333] (if approved)                             T-Mobile US
Intended Status: Informational                              May 19, 2014
Expires: November 20, 2014                                              

                    IPv4 Service Continuity Prefix 
                       draft-ietf-v6ops-clatip-01

Abstract

   DS-Lite, defined in RFC 6333,  directs IANA to reserve 192.0.0.0/29
   for the B4 element.  This memo directs IANA to generalize that
   reservation to include other cases where a non-routed IPv4 interface
   must be numbered as part of an IPv6 transition solution.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   2.  The Case of 464XLAT  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   3.  Choosing 192.0.0.0/29  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   4.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   5.  IANA Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   6.  Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   7.  References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
     7.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4

 

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1.  Introduction

   DS-Lite [RFC6333] directs IANA to reserve 192.0.0.0/29 for the Basic
   Bridging BroadBand (B4) element.  This memo generalizes that IANA
   reservation to include other cases where a non-routed IPv4 interface
   must be numbered in an IPv6 transition solution.  IANA shall list the
   address block 192.0.0.0/29 reserved for IPv4 Service Continuity
   Prefix.  The result is that 192.0.0.0/29 may be used in any system
   that requires IPv4 addresses for backward compatibility with IPv4
   communications in an IPv6-only network, but does not emit IPv4
   packets "on the wire".

   This generalization does not impact the use of the IPv4 Service
   Continuity Prefix in a DS-Lite context.

2.  The Case of 464XLAT

   464XLAT [RFC6877] describes an architecture for providing IPv4
   communication over an IPv6-only access network.  One of the methods
   described in [RFC6877] is for the client side translator (CLAT) to be
   embedded in the host, such as a smartphone or a CPE (Customer
   Premises Equipment).  In such scenarios, the host must have an IPv4
   address configured to present to the host network stack and for
   applications to bind IPv4 sockets.

3.  Choosing 192.0.0.0/29

   To avoid conflicts with any other network that may communicate with
   the CLAT or other IPv6 transition solution, a locally unique IPv4
   address must be assigned.

   IANA has defined a well-known range, 192.0.0.0/29, in [RFC6333],
   which is dedicated for DS-Lite.  As defined in [RFC6333], this subnet
   is only present between the B4 and the AFTR and never emits packets
   from this prefix "on the wire".  464XLAT has the same need for a non-
   routed IPv4 prefix, and this same need may be common for other
   similar solutions.  It is most prudent and effective to generalize
   192.0.0.0/29 for the use of supporting IPv4 interfaces in IPv6
   transition technologies rather than reserving a prefix for every
   possible solution.

   With this memo, 192.0.0.0/29 is now generalized across multiple IPv4
   continuity solutions such as 464XLAT and DS-lite.  It is important
   that a host never enable 2 active IPv4 continuity solutions
   simultaneously in a way that would cause a node to have overlapping
   address from 192.0.0.0/29.  

4.  Security Considerations
 

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   No new security considerations beyond what is described [RFC6333] and
   [RFC6877].

5.  IANA Considerations

   This document requests IANA to update the IPv4 Special-Purpose
   Address Registry available at (http://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-
   ipv4-special-registry/iana-ipv4-special-registry.xhtml) as follows:

   OLD:

   192.0.0.0/29         DS-Lite         [RFC6333]

   NEW:

   192.0.0.0/29         IPv4 Service Continuity Prefix  [RFC-to-be-xxx]

6.  Acknowledgements

   This document has been substantially improved by specific feedback
   from Dave Thaler, Fred Baker, Wes George, Lorenzo Colitti, and
   Mohamed Boucadair.

7.  References

7.1.  Normative References

   [RFC6333] Durand, A., Droms, R., Woodyatt, J., and Y. Lee, "Dual-
              Stack Lite Broadband Deployments Following IPv4
              Exhaustion", RFC6333, August 2011.

   [RFC6877]  Mawatari, M., Kawashima, M., and C. Byrne, "464XLAT:
              Combination of Stateful and Stateless Translation",
              RFC6877, April 2013.

Authors' Addresses

              Cameron Byrne
              Bellevue, WA, USA
              Email: Cameron.Byrne@T-Mobile.com

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