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IPv6 in 3GPP Evolved Packet System draft-korhonen-v6ops-3gpp-eps-04

IPv6 in 3GPP Evolved Packet System draft-korhonen-v6ops-3gpp-eps-04. Jouni Korhonen , Jonne Soininen , Basavaraj Patil , Teemu Savolainen , Gabor Bajko , Kaisu Iisakkila V6OPS IETF #79. Overview. Describes 3GPP Release-8 Evolved Packet System and Evolved Packet Core architectures.

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IPv6 in 3GPP Evolved Packet System draft-korhonen-v6ops-3gpp-eps-04

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  1. IPv6 in 3GPP Evolved Packet Systemdraft-korhonen-v6ops-3gpp-eps-04 JouniKorhonen, JonneSoininen, BasavarajPatil, TeemuSavolainen, Gabor Bajko, KaisuIisakkila V6OPS IETF #79

  2. Overview • Describes 3GPP Release-8 Evolved Packet System and Evolved Packet Core architectures. • And some Release-9 and -10 IPv6 related features. • Explains how IPv6 is supported in the architecture and the different types of bearers. • Explains some of the basic concepts and terminology of 3GPP IP access. • Mostly about “what is already there ” not about all possible enhancements..

  3. Some Common Terminology.. • EPC = Evolved Packet Core • RAN = Radio Access Network • EPS = Evolved Packet System (EPC + RAN) • eNodeB = evolved NodeB i.e. base station in EPS • 3GPP Access = radio system developed by 3GPP • Non-3GPP Access = radio system not developed by 3GPP • UE = User Equipment i.e., a mobile host, wireless device • APN = Access Point Name • PDN = Packet Data Network i.e. an IP network • SGSN = Serving GPRS Support Node • GGSN = Gateway GPRS Support Node • SGW = Service Gateway • PDN-GW = Packet Data Network Gateway • MME = Mobility Management Entity • Release-x = named version of the GPRS/EPS architecture (eg. Rel-8, Rel-9 etc)

  4. Basic Evolved Packet System Architecture • Architecture supports EUTRAN and legacy 2G/3G accesses as well. • PtP link is established between the UE and the P-GW. • User-plane traffic always tunneled over the transport network. • User-plane addressing independent of transport network addressing and IP versions. MME S1-MME S11 PDN / IP Services UE eNodeB SGW PDN-GW LTE-Uu S1-U S5/S8 SGi Dual-Stack EPS Bearer

  5. PDN Connection • A PDN Connection is an association between an UE and a PDN, represented by one IPv4 address and/or one /64 IPv6 prefix. • A PDN is identified by an APN and a PDN is accessed via a PDN-GW • A PDN is responsible for the IP address/prefix management. • On an UE a PDN Connection is equivalent (or visible to an IP stack) as a network interface. • Pre-Release-8 “equivalent” for a PDN Connection is the PDP Context (used in GPRS). APN points to a specific PDN-GW and “names” the PDN.. Operator Core & RAN SGi PDN S5/S8 UE PDN-GW Point-to-point connection UE sees the PDN Connection as an interface with an address/prefix that belongs to the PDN.. PDN-GW is UE’s first-hop router and mobility anchor for the address/prefix.. Addresses/prefixes belong topologically to a PND..

  6. EPS Bearer Model • A logical concept of a bearer has been defined as an aggregate of one or more IP flows related to one or more services. • The EPS bearer is between the UE and the PDN-GW, and used to transport IP (v4 and/or v6) packets. • The UE performs the binding of the UL IP flows and the PDN-GW performs the binding of the DL IP flows.

  7. Access Point Name concept • UEsand network use APNs to identify a network (e.g. internet, corporate  intra-network, etc) and to some extent the associated services in that  network. Example “internet.example.com” • APNsare piggybacked on the administration of the DNS namespace. Release-8 uses extensively S-NAPTR, where are pre-Release-8 was just A/AAAA. • During the connection (bearer) setup, APNs are used (by SGSN/MME) to  discover the gateway (GGSN/PDN-GW) that provides the IP connectivity  to the network identifier by the APN, supported protocols, topological location collocation properties of gateways.

  8. Access Point Name concept cont’d • UE would just request an APN e.g. for “internet” or request nothing.. • MME either figures out the “default” APN for the UE/subscriber.. or • ..MME would substitute a full domain name of the APN received from the UE • MME would then: • Query a NAPTR for the domain • Select the NAPTR which matches the required protocols and such.. • Query A/AAAA for both SGW and PDN-GW • Push the “selected” PDN-GW address to “selected“ SGW $ORIGIN epc.mnc123.mcc345.3gppnetwork.org. ... internet.apn IN NAPTR 10 1 "a" "x-3gpp-pgw:x-s5-gtp" "" topoff.b1.gw1.nodes IN NAPTR 20 2 "a" "x-3gpp-pgw:x-s5-pmip” "" topoff.b1.gw2.nodes ... topoff.b1.gw1.nodes IN A 192.0.2.113 IN A 192.0.2.114 IN AAAA 2001:db8:0:c:0:0:0:0 IN AAAA 2001:db8:0:d:0:0:0:0 topoff.b2.gw2.nodes IN A 192.0.2.143 IN A 192.0.2.144 IN AAAA 2001:db8:0:2a:0:0:0:0 ... DNS MME S11 PDN / IP Services UE eNodeB SGW PDN-GW S5/S8 SGi

  9. IP configuration and address management • IPv4 Address Configuration. • Two methods: DHCPv4 or within the EPS bearer setup signaling (the common way) • DHCP is optional on both the UE and the P-GW. • IPv6 Address Configuration. • One method: Stateless Address Autoconfiguration after the bearer setup. • A single /64 prefix is only supported. • Additional configuration either using: • Stateless DHCPv[46]; or • Using protocol configuration options during NAS signaling (“layer-2” control signaling).

  10. EPS Bearer Types • IPv4 only bearer. • The bearer is configured with one IPv4 address. • The link is “IPv4 only”. • IPv6 only bearer. • The bearer is configured with one /64 prefix. • The link is “IPv6 only”. • IPv4v6 bearer. • The bearer is configured with both IPv4 address and one /64 prefix. • New bearer type since Release-8. • The link is “dual-stack”. • V4v6 bearer type is the default in Rel-8 and beyond • Rel 9 has also introduced the DS PDP context type for UTRAN and EDGE

  11. PDN Connection Establishment MME SGW UE eNodeB PDN-GE HSS/AAA • Attach request • Auth/AuthZ phase • Create Session Request • Create Session Response • Initial context setup request/Attach accept • Radio bearer reconfig • Initial context setup response • Direct transfer • Attach complete • UE starts sending UL data • Modify bearer request • Modify bearer response • DL data transmission starts 1) 1) Authentication and Authorization 2) 3) 3) 4) 4) 5) Address/ prefix allocation RB Setup 6) 7) 8) 9) UL Data 10) 11) 12) DL Data 13)

  12. Dual-Stack Approach for IP Access • Networks prior to Release-8 • Dual-stack connectivity possible by opening two parallel PDP Contexts of types IPv4 and IPv6. • Shows up as two separate layer-2 connections. • Networks from Release-8 onwards. • A single IPv4v6 PDN Connection in addition to having separate v4 and v6 PDN connections. • Shows up as one layer-2 connection with both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to the IP stack.

  13. A peek to Release-9 and -10 • Release-9 will introduce IPv4v6 PDP Context type also for GPRS (i.e. 3G, HSPA, ..): • Means Gn/Gp interfaces and GTPv1 are updated to understand the new PDP Type. • Release-10 will introduce prefix delegation: • Based on RFC3633. • Due 3GPP link model and architectural decisions some more work in IETF is needed. • See draft-ietf-dhc-pd-exclude.

  14. Dual-stack approach In Rel 8 and beyond networks DS-PDN S-GW P-GW eNodeB BS Type v4v6 PDN connection MME In Pre Rel 8 networks IPv4-APN IPv4-PDP Context IPv4-PDN GGSN SGSN IPv6-APN IPv6-PDN IPv6-PDP Context GGSN

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