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CE363 Data Communications & Networking Chapter 7 Network Layer: Internet Protocol. Chapter 7 – Network Layer: Internet Protocol INTERNETWORKING Internet Network Layer Internet as a Datagram Network Internet as a Connectionless Network IPv4 Protocol Datagram Format Fragmentation
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CE363 Data Communications & Networking Chapter 7 Network Layer: Internet Protocol
Chapter 7 – Network Layer: Internet Protocol • INTERNETWORKING • Internet Network Layer • Internet as a Datagram Network • Internet as a Connectionless Network • IPv4 Protocol • Datagram Format • Fragmentation • IPv6 Protocol • Advantage • Datagram Format • Fragmentation • TRANSITION FROM IPv4 TO IPv6 • Dual Stack • Tunneling • Header Translation 2
INTERNETWORKING Internetworking: connecting networks together to make an internetwork (internet). Topics discussed in this section: Internet Network LayerInternet as a Datagram NetworkInternet as a Connectionless Network 3
INTERNETWORKING Links between two hosts 4
INTERNETWORKING Network layer in an internetwork 5
INTERNETWORKING Network layer at the source and destination 6
INTERNETWORKING Network layer at the router 7
Internet as a Datagram Network Switching at the network (IP) layer in the Internet uses the datagram approach to packet switching. 8
Internet as a Connectionless Network Communication at the network (IP) layer in the Internet is connectionless. 9
IPv4 Protocol The Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) is the delivery mechanism used by the TCP/IP protocols. Topics discussed in this section: Datagram FormatFragmentation 11
IPv4 Datagram Position of IPv4 in TCP/IP protocol suite IPv4 is an unreliable and connectionless datagram protocol. It is a best-effort delivery service; provides no error control or flow control. 12
IPv4 Datagram IPv4 datagram format 20-65,535 bytes 13
IPv4 Datagram IPv4 datagram format 20-65,535 bytes 14
IPv4 Datagram Fields of IP Datagram • VER (4 bits) : defines the version of IP, current version is (IPv4) • HLEN (4 bits) : defines the header length, multiple of 4 bytes • max length = (1111)2 X 4 = 60 bytes • min length = (0101)2 X 4 = 20 bytes • Total Length (16 bits) : defines the total datagram length • up to 65,535 bytes • Identification (16 bits) : sequence number used in fragmentation • Fragmentation offset (13 bits) : pointer to show the offset of the data • in the original datagram • Time to Live (8 bits) : # of the hops a datagram can be travel before it • is discarded • Protocol (8 bits) : defines the higher layer protocol (TCP or UDP) 15
IPv4 Datagram Protocol field 16
IPv4 Datagram Service Types 4 bits specifies the type of services TOS 3 bits defines priority of the datagram (but never used in IPv4) Activities requiring immediate attention/response need minimum delay. Activities that send bulk data require maximum throughput. Management activities need maximum reliability. Background activities need minimum cost. 17
IPv4 Datagram Default types of service 18
IPv4 Datagram IPv4 datagram format 20-65,535 bytes 19
Example 1 An IPv4 packet has arrived with the first 8 bits as shown: 01000010 The receiver discards the packet. Why? Solution There is an error in this packet. The 4 leftmost bits (0100) show the version, which is correct. Next 4 bits (0010) show an invalid header length (2×4 = 8) The minimum number of bytes in the header must be 20. The packet has been corrupted in transmission. 20
Example 2 In an IPv4 packet, the value of HLEN is 1000 in binary. How many bytes of options are being carried by this packet? Solution The HLEN value is 8, which means the total number of bytes in the header is 8 × 4 = 32 bytes. The first 20 bytes are the base header, the next 12 bytes are the options. The header options are usually used for network testing and debugging. 21
Example 3 In an IPv4 packet, the value of HLEN is 5, and the value of the total length field is 0x0028 (40 bytes). How many bytes of data are being carried by this packet? Solution The HLEN value is 5, which means the total number of bytes in the header is 5 × 4 = 20 bytes (no options). The total length is 40 bytes, which means the packet is carrying 20 bytes of data (40 − 20). 22
Example 4 An IPv4 packet has arrived with the first few hexadecimal digits as shown. 0x45000028000100000102. . . How many hops can this packet travel before being dropped? The data belong to what upper-layer protocol? Solution To find the time-to-live field, we skip 8 bytes. The time-to-live field is the ninth byte, which is 01. This means the packet can travel only one hop. The protocol field is the next byte (02), which means that the upper-layer protocol is IGMP. 23
IPv4 Fragmentation The maximum length of the IPv4 datagram equal to 65,535 bytes. The individual networks in the internet may have different max frame size. The transport layer will segment the data into a size that can be accommodated by IPv4 and the data link layer in use. Maximum transfer unit (MTU) 24
IPv4 Fragmentation MTUs for some networks 25
IPv4 Fragmentation • Source host or routers need to fragment the incoming datagram into smaller pieces called segments or fragments before transmitting it to the next network. • The host or router that fragments a datagram must change the values of three fields in the header: flags, offset, and total length. The rest of the header fields must be copied. Of course, the value of the checksum must be recalculated. • Example Data length = 208 Offset = 0 Flag =1 Header Header Data Data length = 196 Offset = 208/8=26 Flag =0 Header Data Data Data Length = 404 bytes 26
IPv4 Fragmentation • Identification: sequence number of the segment is assigned by source. • The identification number helps the destination in reassembling the datagram. • All fragments having same identification value must be assembled into a datagram. • Offset: a pointer to show the offset of the data in the original datagram (measured in units of 8 bytes). • Example Data length = 208 Offset = 0 Flag =1 Header Header Data Data length = 196 Offset = 208/8=26 Flag =0 Header Data Data Data Length = 404 bytes 27
IPv4 Fragmentation Flags used in fragmentation • Flags is a 3-bit field. The first bit is reserved. • The second bit is called the do not fragment bit. • If its value is 1, the machine must not fragment the datagram. If it cannot pass the datagram through any available physical network, it discards the datagram and sends an ICMP error message to the source host. • If its value is 0, the datagram can be fragmented if necessary. • The third bit is called the more fragment bit. • If its value is 1, it means the datagram is not the last fragment; there are more fragments after this one. • If its value is 0, it means this is the last or only fragment. 28
IPv4 Fragmentation Example: A datagram with data size of 4000 bytes fragmented into three fragments. Fragmentation MTU = 1,400 bytes 29
IPv4 Fragmentation Detailed fragmentation example Fragment 2 passes through a network with MTU = 800 30
IPv4 Fragmentation Detailed fragmentation example 31
IPv4 Datagram IPv4 datagram format 20-65,535 bytes 32
Example 5 A packet has arrived with an M bit value of 0. Is this the first fragment, the last fragment, or a middle fragment? Do we know if the packet was fragmented? Solution If the M bit is 0, it means that there are no more fragments; the fragment is the last one. However, we cannot say if the original packet was fragmented or not. A non-fragmented packet is considered the last fragment. 33
Example 6 A packet has arrived with an M bit value of 1. Is this the first fragment, the last fragment, or a middle fragment? Do we know if the packet was fragmented? Solution If the M bit is 1, it means that there is at least one more fragment. This fragment can be the first one or a middle one, but not the last one. We don’t know if it is the first one or a middle one; we need more information (value of fragmentation offset). 34
Example 7 A packet has arrived with an M bit value of 1 and a fragmentation offset value of 0. Is this the first fragment, the last fragment, or a middle fragment? Solution Because the M bit is 1, it cannot be the last (it is either the first fragment or a middle one). Because the offset value is 0, it must be the first fragment. 35
Example 8 A packet has arrived in which the offset value is 100. What is the number of the first byte? Do we know the number of the last byte? Solution To find the number of the first byte, we multiply the offset value by 8. This means that the first byte number is 800. We cannot determine the number of the last byte unless we know the length. 36
Example 9 A packet has arrived in which the offset value is 100, the value of HLEN is 5, and the value of the total length field is 100. What are the numbers of the first byte and the last byte? Solution The first byte number is 100 × 8 = 800. The total length is 100 bytes, and the header length is 20 bytes (5 × 4), which means that there are 80 bytes in this datagram. If the first byte number is 800, the last byte number must be 879. 37
Example 10 (Checksum) • Checksum calculation for IPv4 header: • The header is divided into 16-bit sections. • All the sections are added . • The sum is complemented. • The result is inserted in the checksum field. 38
Example 10 (Checksum) Example of checksum calculation in IPv4 39
Assignment Write a procedure to reassemble the original datagram from the fragments at the final destination host. Assume that all the fragments are received (none of them is lost). 40
Reassembly of the original datagram Each fragment may follow a different path and arrives out of order. The final destination host can reassemble the original datagram from the fragments received (if none of them is lost) by using the following strategy: 1. The first fragment has an offset field value of zero. The first fragment is placed at the beginning of the data section in the reassembled datagram. 2. Multiply the offset value of the second fragment by 8 (to get the length of the first fragment). The second fragment is placed at the resulting offset value in the reassembled datagram. 3. Multiply the offset value of the third fragment by 8 (to get the length of the first fragment and second fragments). The third fragment is placed at the resulting offset value in the reassembled datagram. 4. Continue the process. The last fragment has a More bit value of 0. 41
IPv6 Protocol • IPv6 Protocol is the new version of the network layer protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite. • The original network layer protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite (IPv4) was well designed. • However, data communication has evolved since the inception of IPv4 in the 1970s. • Now, IPv4 has some deficiencies that make it unsuitable for the fast-growing Internet. Topics discussed in this section: AdvantagesDatagram FormatFragmantation 43
IPv4 deficiencies • Address depletion: Despite all short-term solutions, such as subnetting, classless addressing, and NAT, address depletion is still a long-term problem in the Internet. • Real-time application: This type of transmission requires minimum delay strategies and reservation of resources not provided in the IPv4 design. • Security: Internet must accommodate encryption and authentication of data for some applications which is not provided by IPv4. • Note on IP Related protocols: • IPv4 ICMP is modified and other protocols in the network layer, such as ARP, RARP, and IGMP, were either deleted or included in the ICMPv6 protocol. • Routing protocols, such as RIP and OSPF, were slightly modified to accommodate IPv6 changes. 44
IPv6 Advantages • Larger address space: An IPv6 address is 128 bits long compared with the 32-bit address of IPv4. • Better header format: IPv6 uses new header format which speeds up and simplifies the routing process. • New options: IPv6 new options allow additional functionalities and allow protocol extension for new technologies or applications. • Support for resource allocation: In IPv6, the type-of-service field has been removed, and a mechanism (called Flow label) has been added to enable the source to request special handling of the packet. This mechanism can be used to support traffic such as real-time audio and video. • Support for more security: The encryption and authentication options in IPv6 provide confidentiality and integrity of the packet. 45
IPv6 Datagram IPv6 datagram header and payload 46
IPv6 Datagram IPv6 datagram header and payload Base Header fields (40 bytes): Version. The first 4-bit field defines the version number of the IP. For IPv6, the value is 6. 47
IPv6 Datagram Format of IPv6 datagram header Source/ Destination address field is 16-byte (128-bit) 48
IPv6 Datagram Format of IPv6 datagram header Source/ Destination address field is 16-byte (128-bit) 49
IPv6 Datagram Base Header fields (40 bytes): Priority. The 4-bit priority field defines the priority of the packet with respect to traffic congestion. Flow label. The flow label is a 3-byte (24-bit) field that is designed to provide special service (e.g. security) for particular flow of data. Payload length. The 2-byte payload length field defines the length of the IP datagram excluding the base header. Next header. The next header is an 8-bit field defining the header that follows the base header in the datagram. The next header is either one of the optional extension headers used by IPv6 or the protocol value such as UDP or TCP. Hop limit. This 8-bit hop limit field serves the same purpose as the TTL field in IPv4. 50