RFC 3154 (rfc3154) - Page 2 of 16


Requirements and Functional Architecture for an IP Host Alerting Protocol



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RFC 3154                  Paging Requirements                August 2001


Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ...................................................3
   2. Terminology ....................................................3
   3. Security Considerations ........................................3
    3.1.   DoS Amplification .........................................3
    3.2.   Queue Overflow ............................................4
    3.3.   Selective DoS against Hosts ...............................4
   4. Requirements ...................................................5
    4.1.   Impact on Power Consumption ...............................5
    4.2.   Scalability ...............................................5
    4.3.   Control of Broadcast/Multicast/Anycast ....................5
    4.4.   Efficient Signaling for Inactive Mode .....................6
    4.5.   No Routers ................................................6
    4.6.   Multiple Dormant Modes ....................................6
    4.7.   Independence of Mobility Protocol .........................6
    4.8.   Support for Existing Mobility Protocols ...................6
    4.9.   Dormant Mode Termination ..................................6
    4.10.  Network Updates ...........................................6
    4.11.  Efficient Utilization of L2 ...............................7
    4.12.  Orthogonality of Paging Area and Subnets ..................7
    4.13.  Future L3 Paging Support ..................................7
    4.14.  Robustness Against Failure of Network Elements ............7
    4.15.  Reliability of Packet Delivery ............................7
    4.16.  Robustness Against Message Loss ...........................7
    4.17.  Flexibility of Administration .............................7
    4.18.  Flexibility of Paging Area Design .........................8
    4.19.  Availability of Security Support ..........................8
    4.20.  Authentication of Paging Location Registration ............8
    4.21.  Authentication of Paging Area Information .................8
    4.22.  Authentication of Paging Messages .........................8
    4.23.  Paging Volume .............................................8
    4.24.  Parsimonious Security Messaging ...........................8
    4.25.  Noninterference with Host's Security Policy ...............8
    4.26.  Noninterference with End-to-end Security ..................9
    4.27.  Detection of Bogus Correspondent Nodes ....................9
   5. Functional Architecture ........................................9
    5.1.   Functional Entities .......................................9
    5.2.   Interfaces ...............................................10
    5.3.   Functional Architecture Diagram ..........................12
   6. Acknowledgements ..............................................12
   7. References ....................................................13
   8. Authors' Addresses ............................................13
   9. Full Copyright Statement ......................................16







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