Layer 2 Relay Agents in Cellular Fronthaul Networks
draft-porfiri-dhc-dhcpv4-l2ra-fronthaul-00
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| Authors | Claudio Porfiri , Jari Arkko | ||
| Last updated | 2024-04-25 (Latest revision 2023-10-23) | ||
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Abstract
The fronthaul portion of a cellular network is the part of the network that connects centralized radio controllers and the distributed radio units at the edge of the cellular network. A switched fronthaul network is one where the connectivity is provided through one or more stages of switches. When performing address assignment and configuration tasks in such networks, knowledge of how the different devices are connected is beneficial. Networks that employ IPv6 can use DHCPv6 to support Relay Agents. However, those networks that continue to be based on IPv4 have no easy way to support this, as the DHCPv4 support for relays is limited. This document explores how to provide Relay Agent functionality in IPv4-based switched fronthaul networks.
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