Chapter 4: Network Layer

1. 4. 1 Introduction 4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks 4.3 What’s inside a router 4.4 IP: Internet Protocol Datagram format IPv4 addressing ICMP IPv6 4.5 Routing algorithms Link state Distance Vector Hierarchical routing 4.6 Routing in the Internet RIP OSPF BGP 4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing Chapter 4: Network Layer Network Layer

2. duplicate creation/transmission duplicate duplicate in-network duplication sourceduplication R4 R2 R4 R2 R3 R3 R1 R1 Broadcast Routing • deliver packets from source to all other nodes • source duplication is inefficient: • source duplication: how does source determine recipient addresses? Network Layer

3. In-network duplication • flooding: when node receives brdcst pckt, sends copy to all neighbors • Problems: cycles & broadcast storm • controlled flooding: node only brdcsts pkt if it hasn’t brdcst same packet before • Node keeps track of pckt ids already brdcsted • Or reverse path forwarding (RPF): only forward pckt if it arrived on shortest path between node and source • spanning tree • No redundant packets received by any node Network Layer

4. Internet Multicast Service Model 128.59.16.12 multicast group concept: use of indirection • hosts addresses IP datagram to multicast group • routers forward multicast datagrams to hosts that have “joined” that multicast group 128.119.40.186 multicast group 226.17.30.197 128.34.108.63 128.34.108.60 Network Layer

5. Multicast groups • class D Internet addresses reserved for multicast: • host group semantics: • anyone can “join” (receive) multicast group • anyone can send to multicast group • no network-layer identification to hosts of members • host does not know other group members. • routers keep track group members: more accurately, edge multicast router only detects presence of group members attached to each of its interfaces. • needed: infrastructure to deliver mcast-addressed datagrams to all hosts that have joined that multicast group Network Layer

6. Joining a mcast group: two-step process • local: host informs local mcast router of desire to join group: IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) • wide area: local router interacts with other routers to receive mcast datagram flow • many protocols (e.g., DVMRP, MOSPF, PIM) IGMP IGMP wide-area multicast routing IGMP Network Layer

7. IGMP: Internet Group Management Protocol • host: sends IGMP report when application joins mcast group • IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP socket option • host need not explicitly “unjoin” group when leaving • router:sends IGMP query at regular intervals • host belonging to a mcast group must reply to query report query Network Layer

8. IGMP version 1 router: Host Membership Query msg broadcast on LAN to all hosts host: Host Membership Report msg to indicate group membership randomized delay before responding implicit leave via no reply to Query Soft State: a state is removed via timeout if it is not explicitly refreshed. IGMP v2:additions include group-specific Query Leave Group msg last host replying to Query can send explicit Leave Group msg router performs group-specific query to see if any hosts left in group RFC 2236 IGMP v3:under development as Internet draft IGMP Network Layer

9. (b) Broadcast initiated at D (a) Broadcast initiated at A A A D D G G B B E E F F c c Spanning Tree • First construct a spanning tree • Nodes forward copies only along spanning tree Network Layer

10. A A D D G G B E B E F F c c Spanning Tree: Creation • Center node • Each node sends unicast join message to center node • Message forwarded until it arrives at a node already belonging to spanning tree 3 4 2 5 1 • Stepwise construction of spanning tree (b) Constructed spanning tree Network Layer

11. Source-based trees Multicast Routing: Problem Statement • Goal: find a tree (or trees) connecting routers having local mcast group members • tree: not all paths between routers used • source-based: different tree from each sender to rcvrs • shared-tree: same tree used by all group members Shared tree

12. Approaches for building mcast trees Approaches: • source-based tree: one tree per source • shortest path trees • reverse path forwarding • group-shared tree: group uses one tree • minimal spanning (Steiner) • center-based trees …we first look at basic approaches, then specific protocols adopting these approaches

13. 1 i 5 4 3 6 2 Shortest Path Tree • mcast forwarding tree: tree of shortest path routes from source to all receivers • Dijkstra’s algorithm S: source LEGEND R1 R4 router with attached group member R2 router with no attached group member R5 link used for forwarding, i indicates order link added by algorithm R3 R7 R6

14. Reverse Path Forwarding if (mcast datagram received on incoming link on shortest path back to center) then flood datagram onto all outgoing links else ignore datagram • rely on router’s knowledge of unicast shortest path from it to sender • each router has simple forwarding behavior:

15. Reverse Path Forwarding: example S: source LEGEND R1 R4 router with attached group member R2 router with no attached group member R5 datagram will be forwarded R3 R7 R6 datagram will not be forwarded • result is a source-specific reverse SPT • may be a bad choice with asymmetric links

16. Problem • Flooding can cause a given packet to be sent multiple times over the same link • Solution: Reverse Path Broadcasting S x y a duplicate packet z b Network Layer

17. forward only to child link Reverse Path Broadcasting (RPB) • Basic idea: forward a packet from S only on child links for S • Child link of router R for source S: link that has R as parent on the shortest path from the link to S S 5 6 x y a child link of x for S z b Network Layer

18. Problem • This is still a broadcast algorithm – the traffic goes everywhere • Reverse Path Multicasting: Reverse Path Broadcasting + pruning Network Layer

19. Reverse Path Forwarding: pruning • forwarding tree contains subtrees with no mcast group members • no need to forward datagrams down subtree • “prune” msgs sent upstream by router with no downstream group members LEGEND S: source R1 router with attached group member R4 router with no attached group member R2 P P R5 prune message links with multicast forwarding P R3 R7 R6

20. Basic RPM Idea • Prune (Source,Group) at leaf if no members • Send Non-Membership Report (NMR) up tree • If all children of router R prune (S,G) • Propagate prune for (S,G) to parent R • On timeout: • Prune dropped • Flow is reinstated • Down stream routers re-prune • Note: again a soft-state approach Network Layer

21. Details • How to pick prune timers? • Too long  large join time • Too short  high control overhead • What do you do when a member of a group (re)joins? • Issue prune-cancellation message (grafts) • Both NMR and graft messages are positively acknowledged (why?) • A router may continue to receive multicast packets covered by an outstanding NMR sent previously (why?). These packets will be dropped. Network Layer

22. Shared-Tree: Steiner Tree • Steiner Tree: minimum cost tree connecting all routers with attached group members • problem is NP-complete • excellent heuristics exists • not used in practice: • computational complexity • information about entire network needed • monolithic: rerun whenever a router needs to join/leave

23. Shared-Tree: Steiner Tree • Steiner Tree: minimum cost tree connecting all routers with attached group members • problem is NP-complete • excellent heuristics exists • not used in practice: • computational complexity • information about entire network needed • monolithic: rerun whenever a router needs to join/leave

24. Center-based trees • single delivery tree shared by all • one router identified as “center” of tree • to join: • edge router sends unicast join-msg addressed to center router • join-msg “processed” by intermediate routers and forwarded towards center • join-msg either hits existing tree branch for this center, or arrives at center • path taken by join-msg becomes new branch of tree for this router

25. Center-based trees: an example Suppose R6 chosen as center: LEGEND R1 router with attached group member R4 3 router with no attached group member R2 2 1 R5 path order in which join messages generated R3 1 R7 R6

26. Internet Multicasting Routing: DVMRP • DVMRP: distance vector multicast routing protocol, RFC1075 • flood and prune: reverse path forwarding, source-based tree • RPF tree based on DVMRP’s own routing tables constructed by communicating DVMRP routers • no assumptions about underlying unicast • initial datagram to mcast group flooded everywhere via RPF • routers not wanting group: send upstream prune msgs

27. DVMRP: continued… • soft state: DVMRP router periodically (1 min.) “forgets” branches are pruned: • mcast data again flows down unpruned branch • downstream router: reprune or else continue to receive data • routers can quickly regraft to tree • following IGMP join at leaf • odds and ends • commonly implemented in commercial routers • Mbone routing done using DVMRP

28. Tunneling Q: How to connect “islands” of multicast routers in a “sea” of unicast routers? logical topology physical topology • mcast datagram encapsulated inside “normal” (non-multicast-addressed) datagram • normal IP datagram sent thru “tunnel” via regular IP unicast to receiving mcast router • receiving mcast router unencapsulates to get mcast datagram

29. not dependent on any specific underlying unicast routing algorithm (works with all) two different multicast distribution scenarios : PIM: Protocol Independent Multicast • Dense: • group members densely packed, in “close” proximity. • bandwidth more plentiful • Sparse: • # networks with group members small wrt # interconnected networks • group members “widely dispersed” • bandwidth not plentiful

30. Dense group membership by routers assumed until routers explicitly prune data-driven construction on mcast tree (e.g., RPF) bandwidth and non-group-router processing profligate Sparse: no membership until routers explicitly join receiver- driven construction of mcast tree (e.g., center-based) bandwidth and non-group-router processing conservative Consequences of Sparse-Dense Dichotomy:

31. PIM- Dense Mode • flood-and-prune RPF, similar to DVMRP but • underlying unicast protocol provides RPF info for incoming datagram • less complicated (less efficient) downstream flood than DVMRP reduces reliance on underlying routing algorithm • has protocol mechanism for router to detect it is a leaf-node router

32. center-based approach router sends join msg to rendezvous point (RP) intermediate routers update state and forward join after joining via RP, router can switch to source-specific tree increased performance: less concentration, shorter paths PIM - Sparse Mode R1 R4 join R2 join R5 join R3 R7 R6 all data multicast from rendezvous point rendezvous point

33. sender(s): unicast data to RP, which distributes down RP-rooted tree RP can extend mcast tree upstream to source RP can send stop msg if no attached receivers “no one is listening!” PIM - Sparse Mode R1 R4 join R2 join R5 join R3 R7 R6 all data multicast from rendezvous point rendezvous point

34. 4. 1 Introduction 4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks 4.3 What’s inside a router 4.4 IP: Internet Protocol Datagram format IPv4 addressing ICMP IPv6 4.5 Routing algorithms Link state Distance Vector Hierarchical routing 4.6 Routing in the Internet RIP OSPF BGP 4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing Chapter 4: summary Network Layer