RFC5498
Network Working Group I. Chakeres Request for Comments: 5498 CenGen Category: Standards Track March 2009
IANA Allocations for Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Protocols
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Abstract
This document enumerates several common IANA allocations for use by Mobile Ad hoc NETwork (MANET) protocols. The following well-known numbers are required: a UDP port number, an IP protocol number, and a link-local multicast group address.
Contents
Introduction
This document enumerates several common IANA allocations for use by one or more protocols that conform to RFC5444. The following well-known numbers are required: a UDP port number, an IP protocol number, and a link-local multicast group address. All interoperable protocols running on these well-known IANA allocations MUST conform to RFC5444. RFC5444 provides a common format that enables one or more protocols to share the IANA allocations defined in this document unambiguously.
Conventions Used in This Document
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 RFC2119.
UDP Port Number
MANET routers require a well-known UDP port number [IANA] to send and receive MANET routing protocol packets. The title of this UDP port is "manet". The value of this UDP port is 269.
IP Protocol Number
MANET routers require a well-known IP protocol number [IANA] to send and receive MANET routing protocol packets. The title of this IP protocol number is "manet". The value of this IP protocol number is 138.
Link-Local Multicast Group for MANET Routers
MANET routers require a well-known, link-local multicast address RFC4291 to send and receive MANET routing protocol packets. The name of the multicast address to reach link-local (LL) MANET routers is "LL-MANET-Routers".
For IPv4, a well-known, link-local scope multicast address is required. The address for LL-MANET-Routers is 224.0.0.109.
For IPv6, a well-known, link-local scope multicast address is required. The address for LL-MANET-Routers is FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:6D.
IANA Considerations
This document enumerates several common IANA allocations for use by one or more protocols that conform to RFC5444. Specifically, the following well-known numbers have been assigned: a UDP port (Section 3), an IP protocol number (Section 4), and a link-local multicast group address (Section 5).
Action 1:
IANA has made the following assignments in the "PORT NUMBERS" registry:
sub-registry "WELL KNOWN PORT NUMBERS"
Keyword Decimal Description References ------- ------- ----------- ---------- manet 269/udp MANET Protocols RFC5498
Action 2:
IANA has made the following assignments in the "PROTOCOL NUMBERS" registry:
sub-registry "WELL KNOWN PORT NUMBERS"
Keyword Decimal Description References ------- ------- ----------- ---------- manet 138 MANET Protocols RFC5498
Action 3:
IANA has made the following assignments in the "Internet Multicast Addresses" registry:
sub-registry "224.0.0.0 - 224.0.0.255 (224.0.0/24) Local Network Control Block"
224.0.0.109 LL-MANET-Routers RFC5498
Action 4:
IANA has made the following assignments in the "INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6 MULTICAST ADDRESSES" registry:
sub-registry "Fixed Scope Multicast Addresses"
sub-sub-registry "Link-Local Scope"
FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:6D LL-MANET-Routers RFC5498
Security Considerations
This document specifies only well-known numbers for protocols that conform to RFC5444, and it not does not specify the protocols that carry the information across the network. Each protocol using these well-known numbers may have its own set of security issues, but those issues are not affected by using the IANA allocations specified herein.
The security issues associated with possibly operating multiple cooperating protocols using the same IANA assignments (e.g., UDP port) MUST be addressed in each protocol's specification.
Acknowledgements
Fred Templin, Bill Fenner, Alexandru Petrescu, Sam Weiler, Ross Callon, and Lars Eggert provided valuable input to this document.
References
Normative References
RFC2119 Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
RFC4291 Hinden, R. and S. Deering, "IP Version 6 Addressing
Architecture", RFC 4291, February 2006.
RFC5444 Clausen, T., Dearlove, C., Dean, J., and C. Adjih,
"Generalized Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Packet/Message
Format", RFC 5444, February 2009.
Informative References
[IANA] http://www.iana.org/
Author's Address
Ian D Chakeres CenGen 9250 Bendix Road North Columbia MD 21045 USA
EMail: [email protected] URI: http://www.ianchak.com/
