Hi Alex,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexandru Petrescu [mailto:alexandru.petre...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 6:03 AM
> To: Templin, Fred L; Tony Hain; 'Jouni Korhonen'; dmm@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [DMM] vepc draft Rev. 04 - /62s to UE, not /64s
> 
> 
> 
> Le 11/06/2015 18:53, Templin, Fred L a écrit :
> > Responding to two in one:
> >
> >> -----Original Message----- From: dmm [mailto:dmm-boun...@ietf.org]
> >> On Behalf Of Tony Hain Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 9:47 AM To:
> >> 'Alexandru Petrescu'; 'Jouni Korhonen'; dmm@ietf.org Subject: Re:
> >> [DMM] vepc draft Rev. 04 - /62s to UE, not /64s
> >>
> >> Alexandru Petrescu wrote:
> >>> Le 11/06/2015 18:02, Jouni Korhonen a écrit :
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 6/4/2015, 7:08 AM, Alexandru Petrescu kirjoitti:
> >>>>> Le 04/06/2015 05:42, Templin, Fred L a écrit :
> >>>>>> Hi Alex,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Alexandru Petrescu
> >>>>>>> [mailto:alexandru.petre...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday,
> >>>>>>> June 03, 2015 8:36 AM To: Templin, Fred L; Satoru
> >>>>>>> Matsushima Cc: dmm Subject: Re: [DMM] vepc draft Rev. 04
> >>>>>>> - /62s to UE, not /64s
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Le 29/05/2015 20:21, Templin, Fred L a écrit :
> >>>>>>>> Hi Alex,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: dmm
> >>>>>>>>> [mailto:dmm-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Alexandru
> >>>>>>>>> Petrescu Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 10:59 AM To:
> >>>>>>>>> Satoru Matsushima Cc: dmm Subject: Re: [DMM] vepc
> >>>>>>>>> draft Rev. 04 - /62s to UE, not /64s
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Le 29/05/2015 15:30, Satoru Matsushima a écrit :
> >>>>>>>>>> Ah OK. thanks. Slightly off-topic, I think that
> >>>>>>>>>> there is still chance for tethering with single /64
> >>>>>>>>>> if it is allocated as a off-link prefix.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Yes, there is still such a chance.  But it can not
> >>>>>>>>> tether more than one single subnet.  Connected
> >>>>>>>>> vehicles need several subnets.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> How would it be if the vehicle received a single
> >>>>>>>> prefix, but it could be shorter than /64 (e.g., /56,
> >>>>>>>> /48. etc.)? Would the vehicle subnetting be satisfied
> >>>>>>>> if it received a shorter prefix from which many /64s
> >>>>>>>> could be allocated?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Certainly yes.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Each vehicle needs such a shorter-than-64 prefix
> >>>>>>> allocated to it.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> For example, an automobile connecting to LTE receives a
> >>>>>>> /62 from the operator and makes four /64s out of it: one
> >>>>>>> for its CAN-entertainment, one for its CAN-safety, one
> >>>>>>> for its WiFi and one for its
> >>> Bluetooth.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> This is a MUST.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Allocating a single /64 to a vehicle can not accommodate
> >>>>>>> all these unbridgeable subnets.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> OK, that is good. Giving a mobile router something shorter
> >>>>>> than /64 should be no problem, at least up to practical
> >>>>>> limitations of the prefix delegation authority's available
> >>>>>> prefix space. DHCPv6 PD provides all that is needed to give
> >>>>>> out right-sized prefixes.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I agree DHCP-PD provides the necessary tool.  But
> >>>>> unfortunately the cellular operators have not deployed
> >>>>> DHCPv6-PD (although yes there is some DHCP-non-PD in some
> >>>>> IPv6/4G deployments).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The common thinking at operators and advisers is still that a
> >>>>> /64 should be given to an User Equipment.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This must change: the 3GPP specs and operator deployments
> >>>>> must give /62 to UEs, and not /64.
> >>>>
> >>>> I think we are not in the position to force operators or 3GPP
> >>>> to do anything, unfortunately. The best we can do is to make
> >>>> sure the protocols we work here in IETF are not prohibiting
> >>>> better deployments (see e.g. RFC6603 effort). 3GPP specs are
> >>>> not the show stoppers here.
> >>>>
> >>>> I know this is frustrating. For example some operators I know
> >>>> offer IPv6 PD on their fixed side of business but have no plans
> >>>> for similar on the cellular side.. reasons are many. I assume
> >>>> that identofying a strong enough use case would be the key.
> >>>
> >>> I would like to discuss these use cases.
> >>>
> >>> Use cases of grouping devices under a unique cellular connection
> >>> are very numerous: IPv6 automobiles, IPv6 tethering smartphones,
> >>> IPv6 Things on Personal Area Networks.
> >
> > Yes, yes and yes. Also IPv6 airplanes.
> 
> What is the use case when an airplane connects to a cellular operator?
> They are supposed to be on sattelite often, I guess.

Airplanes have lots of links - some satellite yes, but there are also
cellular link types such as this:

http://aircell.com/

Thanks - Fred
fred.l.temp...@boeing.com

> Alex
> 
> >
> >>> All these devices need the cellular operator to deliver
> >>> shorter-than-64 prefixes to a SIM connection.
> >>
> >> For lack of a better description, the cellular side of businesses
> >> suffer from "bell head:" thinking, where the UE is an application
> >> endpoint. Nothing more occurs to them, because that is the product
> >> they have always supported. A routing function implies higher
> >> aggregate data rates than they have built the system to handle. I
> >> have been in front of many of them holding up UE and saying, "this
> >> is a ROUTER, get over it", and got nothing but blank stares back.
> >
> > Indeed. But, this is the ongoing dialogue that we need to continue
> > no matter how many blank stares we get.
> >
> > Thanks - Fred fred.l.temp...@boeing.com
> >
> >> The first use case on the list should be a wireline
> >> alternative/backup link for consumer CPE routers, and home control
> >> or security systems. That is simpler to support because the UE
> >> doesn't move around, so they can scale the infrastructure to align
> >> with demand without too much concern about that shifting quickly.
> >> Once the fear of downstream subnets is removed, working on the
> >> truly mobile use cases will be an easier mental hurdle to
> >> overcome.
> >>
> >> Tony
> >>
> >> ...........
> >>
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