Internet DRAFT - draft-gomez-core-coap-bp
draft-gomez-core-coap-bp
6lo Working Group C. Gomez
Internet-Draft A. Calveras
Intended status: Standards Track UPC
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Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) over Bundle Protocol (BP)
draft-gomez-core-coap-bp-00
Abstract
The Bundle Protocol (BP) was designed to enable end-to-end
communication in challenged networks. The Constrained Application
Protocol (CoAP), which was designed for constrained-node networks,
may be a suitable application-layer protocol for the scenarios where
BP is used. This document specifies how CoAP is carried over BP.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1. Requirements language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2. Background on previous specifications . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.1. Messaging model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.2. Message format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5. CoAP parameter settings and related times . . . . . . . . . . 6
6. Observe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7. Block-wise transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7.1. Main CoAP block-wise transfer parameters . . . . . . . . 9
8. CoAP over BP URI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.1. coap+bp URI Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
11. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
12. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
12.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
12.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Appendix A. Reference CoAP parameter values for interplanetary
communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Appendix B. Message ID size, EXCHANGE_LIFETIME, and maximum CoAP
message rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1. Introduction
The Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN) architecture has been designed to
enable communication in challenged networks, which are characterized
by long delays, intermittent connectivity, and high error rates,
among other constraints [RFC4838][RFC7228]. DTN was mainly intended
for deep space communication (e.g., to enable an Interplanetary
Internet). However, it is also applicable to enable communication on
Earth in environments exhibiting relatively similar features, such as
sensor networks or temporarily disconnected areas.
The Bundle Protocol (BP) is the fundamental component of DTN. BP is
a message-oriented protocol that operates as a store-carry-forward
overlay atop the transport-layer protocols of a number of constituent
networks [RFC9171]. The protocol data unit of BP is called a bundle.
Application-layer functionality runs atop BP.
The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) is an application-layer
protocol that was specifically designed for constrained-node networks
[RFC7252][RFC7228], which are typical in Internet of Things (IoT)
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scenarios. Such environments are often characterized by
significantly constrained node and network features, including low
computational capacity, limited energy availability (which often
leads to the use of duty-cycled links), low bandwidth, high latency,
and high loss rates. Accordingly, CoAP offers several features,
which are also suitable for DTN, including lightweight operation,
asynchronous message exchanges, and a significant degree of
flexibility, based on RESTful principles.
The present document specifies how CoAP is carried over BP.
2. Terminology
2.1. Requirements language
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
"OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in
BCP14 [RFC2119], [RFC8174], when, and only when, they appear in all
capitals, as shown here.
2.2. Background on previous specifications
The reader is expected to be familiar with the terms and concepts
defined by the DTN main specifications (e.g., [RFC4838], [RFC9171],
and [RFC9172]), and the CoAP main specifications (e.g., [RFC7252],
[RFC7641], [RFC7959], [RFC8323], and [RFC9177]).
3. Architecture
Figure 1 illustrates the protocol stack model for CoAP over BP.
(Note: this figure is the same as Figure 1 of RFC 9171, except for
the indication of CoAP's location in the protocol stack model.) In
this model, CoAP entities exchange application-layer messages carried
by BP over an end-to-end path composed of a number of constituent
networks.
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+-----------+ +-----------+
| CoAP | | CoAP |
+---------v-| +->>>>>>>>>>v-+ +->>>>>>>>>>v-+ +-^---------+
| BP v | | ^ BP v | | ^ BP v | | ^ BP |
+---------v-+ +-^---------v-+ +-^---------v-+ +-^---------+
| T1 v | + ^ T1/T2 v | + ^ T2/T3 v | | ^ T3 |
+---------v-+ +-^---------v-+ +-^---------v + +-^---------+
| N1 v | | ^ N1/N2 v | | ^ N2/N3 v | | ^ N3 |
+---------v-+ +-^---------v + +-^---------v-+ +-^---------+
| >>>>>>>>^ >>>>>>>>>>^ >>>>>>>>^ |
+-----------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ +-----------+
| | | |
|<---- A network ---->| |<---- A network ---->|
| | | |
Figure 1: BP and CoAP in the protocol stack model
4. Messages
4.1. Messaging model
The CoAP base specification was produced assuming UDP as the
underlying transport-layer protocol [RFC 7252]. Like UDP, BP is a
message-oriented protocol. Furthermore, BP does not provide bundle
retransmission. Therefore, when CoAP is used over BP, the same
messaging model defined for CoAP in RFC 7252 is used, and the CoAP
signaling messages defined in RFC 8323 (which are intended for use
over reliable transports) MUST NOT be used.
Figure 2 shows the two-sublayer structure of CoAP, when used over BP.
+----------------------+
| Application |
+----------------------+
+----------------------+ \
| Requests/Responses | |
|----------------------| | CoAP
| Messages | |
+----------------------+ /
+----------------------+
| BP |
+----------------------+
Figure 2: Abstract Layering of CoAP over BP
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CoAP follows a client/server model, whereby a client may request an
action on a resource on a server. Upon receipt of a request, the
server sends a response, including a response code, which may also
include a resource representation. Requests and responses are
encapsulated in messages.
CoAP defines four message types: Confirmable (CON), Non-confirmable
(NON), Acknowledgment (ACK), and Reset (RST). CON messages elicit
ACKs, whereas NON messages do not. For CON messages, CoAP uses stop-
and-wait retransmission with exponential back-off. A RST message is
sent by a CoAP endpoint that has received a message but is unable to
process it.
When CoAP is used over BP, a source bundle node MAY set the "request
reporting of bundle delivery" flag in the bundle's status report
request field of a bundle that encapsulates a CoAP CON message. Upon
receipt of a bundle that carries a CoAP CON message with the "request
reporting of bundle delivery" flag set, the receiver MAY opt to only
send the corresponding bundle delivery status report and omit sending
a bundle encapsulating a CoAP ACK message, if and only if it is not
possible to transmit a piggybacked response (e.g., because the
response is not ready at the moment, or because the CON message does
not elicit a response). In that case, if the CoAP CON message sender
receives the status report sent in response to its bundle-
encapsulated CON message, it MUST assume that the status report
serves as CoAP ACK for the CON message.
(Note: the assumption is that the status report size is shorter than
the size of a bundle encapsulating a CoAP ACK message that does not
carry a payload. To be further confirmed.)
4.2. Message format
In order to transmit a CoAP message over BP, the CoAP message MUST be
carried as the block-type-specific data field of the Bundle Payload
Block (block type 1) of an encapsulating bundle.
The CoAP message format for CoAP over BP (Figure 4) is the same as
the CoAP message format defined in RFC 7252 (Figure 3), except for
the Message ID size, which is increased to 24 bits for CoAP over BP.
The reason for this change is avoiding a severe limitation on the
number of messages a sender can send per time unit, considering the
latency values in the environments where CoAP over BP may be used,
and that, as stated in RFC 7252, "the same Message ID MUST NOT be
reused (in communicating with the same endpoint) within the
EXCHANGE_LIFETIME". See Appendix B for further details.
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0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|Ver| T | TKL | Code | Message ID |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Token (if any, TKL bytes) ...
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Options (if any) ...
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1| Payload (if any) ...
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 3: CoAP Message Format as defined in RFC 7252
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|Ver| T | TKL | Code | Message ID . . .
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
...Message ID | Token (if any, TKL bytes) ...
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Options (if any) ...
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1| Payload (if any) ...
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 4: CoAP Message Format over BP
5. CoAP parameter settings and related times
This section discusses the main CoAP parameters and times that are
relevant in the environments where BP may be used. (Note that the
complete set of parameters, assumptions, default values, and related
times in CoAP can be found in Section 4.8 of RFC7252.)
As a congestion control measure, the maximum number of outstanding
interactions between a client and a given server is limited to
NSTART, which is set to a default value of 1. A greater value for
NSTART can be used only when mechanisms that ensure congestion
control safety are used.
The main parameters related with CON messages are indicated next.
ACK_TIMEOUT and ACK_RANDOM_FACTOR. These two parameters determine
the duration of the initial retransmission timeout, which is set to a
randomly chosen value between ACK_TIMEOUT and ACK_TIMEOUT *
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ACK_RANDOM_FACTOR. The default values for ACK_TIMEOUT and
ACK_RANDOM_FACTOR are 2 s and 1.5, respectively. Therefore, the
default initial retransmission timeout in CoAP is between 2 and 3 s.
For CoAP over BP, ACK_TIMEOUT should be set to a value of at least
the expected RTT, which may be of an order of magnitude several times
greater than the default one (see Appendix A).
ACK_RANDOM_FACTOR needs to be at least equal to or greater than 1.0.
The default value of 1.5 is intended to avoid synchronization effects
among different senders when RTTs are in the order of seconds.
However, the greater latency in delay-tolerant environments may
reduce the risk of synchronization effects therein. In such case, a
lower ACK_RANDOM_FACTOR may help reduce total message delivery
latency when retries are performed.
MAX_RETRANSMIT. This parameter defines the maximum number of retries
for a given CON message. The default value for this parameter is 4.
Since there is an exponential back-off between retransmissions, and
considering the delay values in environments where BP is used, it may
be suitable to set this parameter to a value lower than the default
one (see Appendix A).
The following assumptions on the characteristics of the network and
the nodes need to be considered:
MAX_LATENCY is the maximum time a datagram is expected to take from
the start of its transmission to the completion of its reception. In
RFC 7252, this value is arbitrarily set to 100 s, which is close to
the historic Maximum Segment Lifetime (MSL) of 120 s defined in the
TCP specification [RFC9293]. However, such value assumes
communication in non-challenged environments. Therefore, in
environments where BP is used, MAX_LATENCY may need to be increased
by at least 2-3 orders of magnitude.
PROCESSING_DELAY is the time since a node receives a CON message
until it transmits an ACK in response. In RFC 7252, this value is
assumed to be of at most the default ACK_TIMEOUT value of 2 s. For
the sake of limiting latency, it is assumed that the same value can
be used also in environments where BP is used.
A relevant CON message derived time is EXCHANGE_LIFETIME. This time
indicates the maximum possible time since a CON message is sent for
the first time, until ACK reception (which may potentially occur
after several retries). EXCHANGE_LIFETIME includes the following
components: the total time since the first transmission attempt of a
CON message until the last one (called MAX_TRANSMIT_SPAN in RFC
7252), a MAX_LATENCY for the CON, PROCESSING_DELAY, and a MAX_LATENCY
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for the ACK. The default value for EXCHANGE_LIFETIME is 247 s.
However, in challenged environments (e.g., deep space), and
considering the increased values for protocol parameters and network
characteristics described above, EXCHANGE_LIFETIME will be at least 2
(and perhaps a greater number of) orders of magnitude greater than
the default one (see Appendix A).
The main time related with NON messages is NON_LIFETIME. This is the
time since a NON message is transmitted until its Message ID can be
safely reused. This time is actually equal to MAX_LATENCY, therefore
its default value is 100 s. However, as described earlier, in
challenged environments (e.g, deep space) it may need to be increased
by 2-3 orders of magnitude.
Note that CoAP implementations may also need to be adapted if they
have been designed to use 8-bit timers to handle CON or NON message
lifetimes (e.g., to retire Message IDs) in seconds.
6. Observe
The CoAP Observe Option allows a server to send notifications
carrying a representation of the current state of a resource to
interested clients called observers [RFC7641]. The latter need to
initially register at a specific server that they are interested in
being notified whenever the resource state changes.
Observe generally provides significant performance benefits, since,
after the registration, the client does not have to send a request to
receive a notification. This feature is particularly beneficial in
environments where end-to-end latency is high, and energy and
bandwidth resources may be constrained.
As per the Observe specification, when the time between the two last
notifications received by a CoAP client is greater than 128 seconds,
it can be concluded that the last one received is also the latest
sent by the server. The duration of 128 seconds was chosen as a
number greater than the default MAX_LATENCY value of the base CoAP
specification. When CoAP is used over BP, the duration of 128
seconds may be insufficient in many scenarios. In such cases, the
duration needs to be chosen as a value greater than the MAX_LATENCY
of the scenario (see Appendix A).
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7. Block-wise transfers
CoAP supports functionality that allows carrying large payloads by
means of block-wise transfers [RFC7959], [RFC9177]. BP also supports
fragmentation and reassembly functionality. RFC 7959 states, in the
context of fragmentation and reassembly functionality being available
at several protocol stack layers, that "the fragmentation/reassembly
process burdens the lower layers with conversation state that is
better managed in the application layer". However, an implicit
assumption in RFC 7959 is that details on the data unit sizes that
can be carried over the different links of an end-to-end path are
known in advance by the sender.
When CoAP is used over BP, CoAP block-wise transfers MAY be used if
the source knows in advance the duration and type of expected
contacts (e.g., scheduled or predicted) between the BP nodes that
will forward the bundles from the source bundle node to the
destination bundle node. This does not preclude the use of BP
fragmentation and reassembly when deemed necessary.
There exist two CoAP specifications that allow to perform block-wise
transfers: [RFC7959] and [RFC9177].
As per RFC 7959, a CoAP endpoint can only ask for (or send) the next
block after the previous block has been transferred. Furthermore,
RFC 7959 recommends the use of CON messages. Therefore,
communication follows a stop-and-wait pattern, which is not suitable
for environments with long delays.
RFC 9177 is particularly suitable for DTN environments, as it enables
block-wise transfers using NON messages. Thus, blocks can be
transmitted serially without having to wait for a response or next
request from the remote CoAP peer. Recovery of multiple missing
blocks (which can be reported at once in a single CoAP message) is
also supported.
7.1. Main CoAP block-wise transfer parameters
The following new parameters are defined by RFC 9177, for use with
NON messages and the Q-Block1 and Q-Block2 options: MAX_PAYLOADS,
NON_TIMEOUT, NON_TIMEOUT_RANDOM, NON_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT,
NON_MAX_RETRANSMIT, NON_PROBING_WAIT, and NON_PARTIAL_TIMEOUT.
MAX_PAYLOADS indicates the number of consecutive blocks an endpoint
can transmit without eliciting a message from the other endpoint.
The default value defined for this parameter is 10, which is in line
with the initial window size currently defined for TCP [RFC6928].
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TO-DO: MAX_PAYLOADS for deep space?
NON_TIMEOUT is the minimum time between sending two consecutive sets
of MAX_PAYLOADS blocks that correspond to the same body. The actual
time between sending two consecutive sets of MAX_PAYLOADS blocks is
called NON_TIMEOUT_RANDOM, which is calculated as NON_TIMEOUT *
ACK_RANDOM_FACTOR. In RFC 9177, NON_TIMEOUT is defined as having the
same value as ACK_TIMEOUT. ACK_RANDOM_FACTOR is set to 1.5,
following RFC 7252. As a result, by default, NON_TIMEOUT_RANDOM is
equal to a randomly chosen value between 2 and 3 s.
The NON_TIMEOUT_RANDOM inactivity interval described above is
introduced to avoid causing congestion due to the transmission of
MAX_PAYLOADS itself. As discussed previously, in challenged
networks, ACK_TIMEOUT should be set to a value greater than default.
When CoAP is used in deep space, NON_TIMEOUT, and thus
NON_TIMEOUT_RANDOM, need to be adjusted considering the
characteristics of the end-to-end path, independent of ACK_TIMEOUT.
NON_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT is the initial time that a receiver will wait for
a missing block within MAX_PAYLOADS before requesting retransmission
for the first time. Every time the missing payload is re-requested,
the time to wait value doubles. NON_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT has a default
value of 2*NON_TIMEOUT. As described earlier, in challenged
networks, NON_TIMEOUT needs to be adjusted considering the
characteristics of the end-to-end path.
NON_MAX_RETRANSMIT is the maximum number of times a request for the
retransmission of missing payloads can occur without a response from
the remote peer. By default, NON_MAX_RETRANSMIT has the same value
as MAX_RETRANSMIT (Section 4.8 of [RFC7252]). Accordingly, when CoAP
is used in deep space, the same considerations regarding
MAX_RETRANSMIT in Section 5 apply to NON_MAX_RETRANSMIT as well.
That is, when CoAP is used in space, while the default value for this
parameter is 4, it may be suitable to set this parameter to a value
lower than the default one.
8. CoAP over BP URI
Previous specifications have defined various URI schemes for
identifying CoAP resources and providing a means of locating the
resources. Such URI schemes are the following: "coap" and "coaps",
defined in [RFC 7252]; and "coap+tcp", "coaps+tcp", "coap+ws", and
"coaps+ws", defined in [RFC 8323].
This document introduces an additional URI scheme:
o The "coap+bp" URI scheme for CoAP over BP.
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In this section, the syntax for the URI schemes is specified using
the Augmented Backus-Naur Form (ABNF) [RFC5234]. The definitions of
"host", "port", "path-abempty", and "query" are adopted from
[RFC3986].
As with the "coap" and "coaps" schemes defined in [RFC7252], and the
"coap+tcp", "coaps+tcp", "coap+ws", and "coaps+ws" schemes defined in
[RFC8323], the URI scheme defined in this section also supports the
path prefix "/.well-known/" as defined by [RFC5785] for "well-known
locations" in the namespace of a host. This enables discovery as per
Section 7 of [RFC7252].
8.1. coap+bp URI Scheme
The "coap+bp" URI scheme identifies CoAP resources that are intended
to be accessible using CoAP over BP.
coap-bp-URI = "coap+bp:" "//" endpoint_ID path-abempty [ "?" query ]
The syntax defined in Section 6.1 of [RFC7252] applies to this URI
scheme, except that a BP endpoint ID (expressed as "endpoint_ID"
above) is used instead of the "host" and "port" authority
subcomponents.
Encoding considerations: The scheme encoding conforms to the encoding
rules established for URIs in [RFC3986].
Interoperability considerations: None.
Security considerations: See Section 11.1 of [RFC7252].
9. IANA Considerations
IANA is requested to register the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
scheme "coap+bp". This registration request complies with [RFC7595].
Scheme name: coap+bp
Status: Permanent
Applications/protocols that use this scheme name: The scheme is used
by CoAP endpoints to access CoAP resources using BP.
Contact: IETF chair (chair@ietf.org)
Change controller: IESG (iesg@ietf.org)
Reference: Section 8.1 in [RFCthis]
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10. Security Considerations
TO-DO
11. Acknowledgments
Carles Gomez and Anna Calveras have been funded in part by the
Spanish Government through project PID2019-106808RA-I00, and by
Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca del Departament d'Empresa i
Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya 2021 throught grant SGR
00330.
12. References
12.1. Normative References
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.
[RFC4838] Cerf, V., Burleigh, S., Hooke, A., Torgerson, L., Durst,
R., Scott, K., Fall, K., and H. Weiss, "Delay-Tolerant
Networking Architecture", RFC 4838, DOI 10.17487/RFC4838,
April 2007, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4838>.
[RFC5234] Crocker, D., Ed. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax
Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234,
DOI 10.17487/RFC5234, January 2008,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5234>.
[RFC7252] Shelby, Z., Hartke, K., and C. Bormann, "The Constrained
Application Protocol (CoAP)", RFC 7252,
DOI 10.17487/RFC7252, June 2014,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7252>.
[RFC7595] Thaler, D., Ed., Hansen, T., and T. Hardie, "Guidelines
and Registration Procedures for URI Schemes", BCP 35,
RFC 7595, DOI 10.17487/RFC7595, June 2015,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7595>.
[RFC7641] Hartke, K., "Observing Resources in the Constrained
Application Protocol (CoAP)", RFC 7641,
DOI 10.17487/RFC7641, September 2015,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7641>.
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[RFC7959] Bormann, C. and Z. Shelby, Ed., "Block-Wise Transfers in
the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)", RFC 7959,
DOI 10.17487/RFC7959, August 2016,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7959>.
[RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.
[RFC8323] Bormann, C., Lemay, S., Tschofenig, H., Hartke, K.,
Silverajan, B., and B. Raymor, Ed., "CoAP (Constrained
Application Protocol) over TCP, TLS, and WebSockets",
RFC 8323, DOI 10.17487/RFC8323, February 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8323>.
[RFC9171] Burleigh, S., Fall, K., and E. Birrane, III, "Bundle
Protocol Version 7", RFC 9171, DOI 10.17487/RFC9171,
January 2022, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9171>.
[RFC9172] Birrane, III, E. and K. McKeever, "Bundle Protocol
Security (BPSec)", RFC 9172, DOI 10.17487/RFC9172, January
2022, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9172>.
[RFC9177] Boucadair, M. and J. Shallow, "Constrained Application
Protocol (CoAP) Block-Wise Transfer Options Supporting
Robust Transmission", RFC 9177, DOI 10.17487/RFC9177,
March 2022, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9177>.
12.2. Informative References
[Conf] S.M. Davidovich, J. Whittington, "Concept for continuous
inter-planetary communications", May 1999.
[RFC7228] Bormann, C., Ersue, M., and A. Keranen, "Terminology for
Constrained-Node Networks", RFC 7228,
DOI 10.17487/RFC7228, May 2014,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7228>.
Appendix A. Reference CoAP parameter values for interplanetary
communication
Figure 5 shows the Round-Trip Time (RTT) between two endpoints on (or
close to) different celestial bodies of the Solar System, for the
maximum distances between such endpoints [Conf], and in an idealized
scenario where communication latency only comprises a propagation
delay component. (Note that message storing until the next
connectivity opportunity may significantly increase total
communication latency.) The RTT also provides a lower bound on (and
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an approximation of) the ACK_TIMEOUT values required to avoid
spurious retransmission timer expiration.
Figure 6 provides approximate EXCHANGE_LIFETIME values that would
stem from the use of ACK_TIMEOUT values such as those shown in
Figure 5, for MAX_RETRANSMIT=1. (Note that the values provided in
Figure 5 are also approximately equal to EXCHANGE_LIFETIME, for
MAX_RETRANSMIT=0, under the conditions considered.)
For the sake of comparison, Figure 7 also provides the hypothetical,
approximate EXCHANGE_LIFETIME values that would correspond to
MAX_RETRANSMIT= 1, but with a retransmission scheme using a constant
RTO value for message retries.
Finally, Figure 8 provides the one-way delay for communication
between endpoints on (or close to) different celestial bodies of the
Solar System, for the maximum distances between such endpoints, and
assuming an idealized scenario where communication latency only
comprises a propagation delay component. The values in this figure
correspond approximately to MAX_LATENCY in the described scenarios.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| RTT, ACK_TIMEOUT (or EXCHANGE_LIFETIME, for MAX_RETRANSMIT=0) |
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |Sun|Mercury|Venus|Earth| Mars|Jupiter|Saturn|Uranus|Neptune|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Sun| - | 466| 727|1,014|1,661| 5,444|10,007|20,214| 30,288|
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|Mercury| - | - |1,181|1,448|1,968| 5,751|10,340|20,548| 30,554|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Venus| - | - | - |1,735|2,382| 6,158|10,741|20,948| 30,955|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Earth| - | - | - | - |2,642| 6,424|11,008|21,215| 31,222|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Mars| - | - | - | - | - | 6,805|11,408|21,615| 31,622|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Jupiter| - | - | - | - | - | - |14,944|25,151| 35,425|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Saturn| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |29,220| 39,961|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Uranus| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50,168|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Neptune| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Figure 5: ACK_TIMEOUT or EXCHANGE_LIFETIME (for
MAX_RETRANSMIT=0), expressed in seconds.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| EXCHANGE_LIFETIME (for MAX_RETRANSMIT=1) |
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |Sun|Mercury|Venus|Earth| Mars|Jupiter|Saturn|Uranus|Neptune|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Sun| - | 1,397|2,182|3,042|4,983| 16,331|30,021|60,642| 90,863|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Mercury| - | - |3,542|4,343|5,904| 17,252|31,021|61,643| 91,663|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Venus| - | - | - |5,204|7,145| 18,473|32,222|62,843| 92,864|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Earth| - | - | - | - |7,925| 19,273|33,023|63,644| 93,665|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Mars| - | - | - | - | - | 20,414|34,224|64,845| 94,866|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Jupiter| - | - | - | - | - | - |44,831|75,452|106,274|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Saturn| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |87,661|119,883|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Uranus| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |150,504|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Neptune| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Figure 6: EXCHANGE_LIFETIME (for MAX_RETRANSMIT=1), expressed in
seconds.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| EXCHANGE_LIFETIME (for MAX_RETRANSMIT=1 and no exponential backoff) |
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |Sun|Mercury|Venus|Earth| Mars|Jupiter|Saturn|Uranus|Neptune|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Sun| - | 931|1,454|2,028|3,322| 10,888|20,014|40,428| 60,575|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Mercury| - | - |2,362|2,895|3,936| 11,501|20,681|41,095| 61,109|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Venus| - | - | - |3,469|4,763| 12,315|21,482|41,896| 61,909|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Earth| - | - | - | - |5,284| 12,849|22,015|42,429| 62,443|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Mars| - | - | - | - | - | 13,609|22,816|43,230| 63,244|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Jupiter| - | - | - | - | - | - |29,887|50,301| 70,849|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Saturn| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |58,440| 79,922|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Uranus| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |100,336|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Neptune| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Figure 7: Hypothetical EXCHANGE_LIFETIME (for MAX_RETRANSMIT=1),
assuming CoAP message retransmission without exponential backoff,
expressed in seconds.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| MAX_LATENCY |
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |Sun|Mercury|Venus|Earth| Mars|Jupiter|Saturn|Uranus|Neptune|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Sun| - | 233| 364| 507| 831| 2,722| 5,003|10,107| 15,144|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Mercury| - | - | 590| 724| 984| 2,875| 5,170|10,274| 15,277|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Venus| - | - | - | 867|1,191| 3,079| 5,370|10,474| 15,477|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Earth| - | - | - | - |1,321| 3,212| 5,504|10,607| 15,611|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Mars| - | - | - | - | - | 3,402| 5,704|10,807| 15,811|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Jupiter| - | - | - | - | - | - | 7,472|12,575| 17,712|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Saturn| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |14,610| 19,980|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Uranus| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25,084|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Neptune| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Figure 8: Approximate MAX_LATENCY, expressed in seconds.
Appendix B. Message ID size, EXCHANGE_LIFETIME, and maximum CoAP
message rate
With default settings [RFC 7252], and a 16-bit message ID size, CoAP
supports the transmission of up to 265 messages/s between a sender
and its destination endpoint. If CoAP is used in scenarios involving
much greater latencies (e.g., deep space), the greater
EXCHANGE_LIFETIME would significantly limit the CoAP message rate.
Figure 9 provides the maximum possible message rates for message ID
sizes of 16 and 24 bits, and a range of EXCHANGE_LIFETIME values.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Message ID 16 bits 24 bits |
------------------------------------------------------------------------
#Messages per EXCHANGE_LIFETIME 65,536 16,777,216
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Message rate (messages/second) |
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXCHANGE_LIFETIME (s) Message ID_16 bits Message_ID 24 bits
247 (default) 265.3 (default) 67,924
500 131.1 33,554
1,000 65.5 16,777
1,500 43.7 11,184
2,000 32.8 8,388
2,500 26.2 6,710
3,000 21.8 5,592
3,500 18.7 4,793
4,000 16.4 4,194
4,500 14.6 3,728
5,000 13.1 3,355
5,500 11.9 3,050
6,000 10.9 2,796
6,500 10.1 2,581
7,000 9.4 2,396
7,500 8.7 2,237
10,000 6.6 1,677
20,000 3.3 838
30,000 2.2 559
40,000 1.6 419
50,000 1.3 335
60,000 1.1 279
70,000 0.9 239
80,000 0.8 209
90,000 0.7 186
100,000 0.7 167
110,000 0.6 152
120,000 0.5 139
130,000 0.5 129
140,000 0.5 119
150,000 0.4 111
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Figure 9: Maximum CoAP message rate imposed by the Message ID
size and EXCHANGE_LIFETIME, expressed in messages/s.
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Authors' Addresses
Carles Gomez
UPC
C/Esteve Terradas, 7
08860 Castelldefels
Spain
Email: carles.gomez@upc.edu
Anna Calveras
UPC
C/Jordi Girona, 1-3
08034 Barcelona
Spain
Email: anna.calveras@upc.edu
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