Internet DRAFT - draft-ietf-dots-robust-blocks
draft-ietf-dots-robust-blocks
DOTS M. Boucadair
Internet-Draft Orange
Intended status: Standards Track J. Shallow
Expires: 9 April 2023 6 October 2022
Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat Signaling (DOTS) Signal
Channel Configuration Attributes for Robust Block Transmission
draft-ietf-dots-robust-blocks-06
Abstract
This document specifies new DDoS Open Threat Signaling (DOTS) signal
channel configuration parameters that can be negotiated between DOTS
peers to enable the use of Q-Block1 and Q-Block2 CoAP options. These
options enable robust and faster transmission rates for large amounts
of data with less packet interchanges as well as supporting faster
recovery should any of the blocks get lost in transmission
(especially, during DDoS attacks).
Also, this document defines a YANG data model for representing these
new DOTS signal channel configuration parameters. This model
augments the DOTS signal YANG module ("ietf-dots-signal-channel")
defined in RFC 9132.
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document authors. All rights reserved.
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Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (https://trustee.ietf.org/
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Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. DOTS Attributes for Robust Block Transmission . . . . . . . . 4
4. YANG/JSON Mapping Parameters to CBOR . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5. DOTS Robust Block Transmission YANG Module . . . . . . . . . 11
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.1. DOTS Signal Channel CBOR Mappings Registry . . . . . . . 18
6.2. DOTS Robust Block Transmission YANG Module . . . . . . . 19
7. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
1. Introduction
The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) [RFC7252], although
inspired by HTTP, was designed to use UDP instead of TCP. The
message layer of CoAP over UDP includes support for reliable
delivery, simple congestion control, and flow control. The block-
wise transfer [RFC7959] introduced the CoAP Block1 and Block2 options
to handle data records that cannot fit in a single IP packet, so not
having to rely on IP fragmentation. The block-wise transfer was
further updated by [RFC8323] for use over TCP, TLS, and WebSockets.
The CoAP Block1 and Block2 options work well in environments where
there are no or minimal packet losses. These options operate
synchronously where each individual block has to be requested and can
only ask for (or send) the next block when the request for the
previous block has completed. Packet, and hence block transmission
rate, is controlled by Round-Trip Times (RTTs).
There is a requirement for these blocks of data to be transmitted at
higher rates under network conditions where there may be asymmetrical
transient packet loss (e.g., responses may get dropped). An example
is when a network is subject to a Distributed Denial of Service
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(DDoS) attack and there is a need for DDoS mitigation agents relying
upon CoAP to communicate with each other (e.g., [RFC9244]). As a
reminder, [RFC7959] recommends the use of Confirmable (CON) responses
to handle potential packet loss. However, such a recommendation does
not work with a flooded pipe DDoS situation because the returning ACK
packets may not get through.
The block-wise transfer specified in [RFC7959] covers the general
case, but falls short in situations where packet loss is highly
asymmetrical. The mechanism specified in [RFC9177] provides roughly
similar features to the Block1/Block2 options, but provides
additional properties that are tailored towards the intended DDoS
Open Threat Signaling (DOTS) transmission. Concretely, [RFC9177]
primarily targets applications such as DOTS that can't use
Confirmable responses to handle potential packet loss and that
support application-specific mechanisms to assess whether the remote
peer is able to handle the messages sent by a CoAP endpoint (e.g.,
DOTS heartbeats in Section 4.7 of [RFC9132]).
[RFC9177] includes guards to prevent a CoAP agent from overloading
the network by adopting an aggressive sending rate. These guards are
followed in addition to the existing CoAP congestion control as
specified in Section 4.7 of [RFC7252] (mainly, PROBING_RATE).
Table 1 lists the additional CoAP parameters that are used for the
guards (Section 7.2 of [RFC9177]). Note that NON in this table
refers to Non-confirmable.
+---------------------+-------------------+
| Parameter Name | Default Value |
+=====================+===================+
| MAX_PAYLOADS | 10 |
| NON_MAX_RETRANSMIT | 4 |
| NON_TIMEOUT | 2 s |
| NON_TIMEOUT_RANDOM | between 2-3 s |
| NON_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT | 4 s |
| NON_PROBING_WAIT | between 247-248 s |
| NON_PARTIAL_TIMEOUT | 247 s |
+---------------------+-------------------+
Table 1: Congestion Control Parameters
PROBING_RATE and other transmission parameters are negotiated between
DOTS peers as discussed in Section 4.5.2 of [RFC9132]. Nevertheless,
negotiating the parameters listed in Table 1 is not supported in
[RFC9132]. This document defines new DOTS signal channel attributes,
corresponding to the parameters in Table 1, that are used to
customize the configuration of robust block transmission in a DOTS
context.
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2. Terminology
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 BCP
14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
capitals, as shown here.
Readers should be familiar with the terms and concepts defined in
[RFC7252] and [RFC8612].
The terms "payload" and "body" are defined in [RFC7959]. The term
"payload" is thus used for the content of a single CoAP message
(i.e., a single block being transferred), while the term "body" is
used for the entire resource representation that is being transferred
in a block-wise fashion.
The meaning of the symbols in YANG tree diagrams are defined in
[RFC8340] and [RFC8791].
3. DOTS Attributes for Robust Block Transmission
Section 7.2 of [RFC9177] defines the following parameters that are
used for congestion control purposes:
MAX_PAYLOADS: is the maximum number of payloads that can be
transmitted at any one time.
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]).
NON_TIMEOUT: is the maximum period of delay between sending sets of
MAX_PAYLOADS payloads for the same body. NON_TIMEOUT has the same
value as ACK_TIMEOUT (Section 4.8 of [RFC7252]).
NON_TIMEOUT_RANDOM: is the initial actual delay between sending the
first two MAX_PAYLOADS_SETs of the same body. It is a random
duration between NON_TIMEOUT and (NON_TIMEOUT *
ACK_RANDOM_FACTOR).
NON_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT: is the maximum time to wait for a missing
payload before requesting retransmission. By default,
NON_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT has a value of twice NON_TIMEOUT.
NON_PROBING_WAIT: is used to limit the potential wait needed when
using PROBING_RATE.
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NON_PARTIAL_TIMEOUT: is used for expiring partially received bodies.
These parameters are used together with PROBING_RATE parameter which
in CoAP indicates the average data rate that must not be exceeded by
a CoAP endpoint in sending to a peer endpoint that does not respond.
The single body of blocks will be subjected to PROBING_RATE
(Section 4.7 of [RFC7252]), not the individual packets. If the wait
time between sending bodies that are not being responded to based on
PROBING_RATE exceeds NON_PROBING_WAIT, then the wait time is limited
to NON_PROBING_WAIT.
This document augments the "ietf-dots-signal-channel" DOTS signal
YANG module defined in Section 5.3 of [RFC9132] with the following
additional attributes that can be negotiated between DOTS peers to
enable robust and faster transmission:
max-payloads: This attribute echoes the MAX_PAYLOADS parameter in
[RFC9177].
This is an optional attribute. If the attribute is supplied in
both 'idle-config' and 'mitigating-config', then it MUST convey
the same value. If the attribute is only provided as part of
'idle-config' (or 'mitigating-config'), then the other definition
(i.e., 'mitigating-config' (or 'idle-config')) MUST be updated to
the same value.
non-max-retransmit: This attribute echoes the NON_MAX_RETRANSMIT
parameter in [RFC9177]. The default value of this attribute is
'max-retransmit'. Note that DOTS uses a default value of '3'
instead of '4' used for the generic CoAP use (Section 4.5.2 of
[RFC9132]) for max-transmit.
This is an optional attribute.
non-timeout: This attribute, expressed in seconds, echoes the
NON_TIMEOUT parameter in [RFC9177]. The default value of this
attribute is 'ack-timeout'.
This attribute is also used to compute the NON_TIMEOUT_RANDOM
parameter.
This is an optional attribute.
non-receive-timeout: This attribute, expressed in seconds, echoes
the NON_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT parameter in [RFC9177]. The default value
of this attribute is twice 'non-timeout'.
This is an optional attribute.
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non-probing-wait: This attribute, expressed in seconds, echoes the
NON_PROBING_WAIT parameter in [RFC9177].
This is an optional attribute.
non-partial-timeout: This attribute, expressed in seconds, echoes
the NON_PARTIAL_TIMEOUT parameter in [RFC9177]. The default value
of this attribute is 247 seconds.
This is an optional attribute.
The tree structure of the "ietf-dots-robust-trans" module (Section 5)
is shown in Figure 1.
module: ietf-dots-robust-trans
augment-structure /dots-signal:dots-signal/dots-signal:message-type
/dots-signal:signal-config
/dots-signal:mitigating-config:
+-- max-payloads
| +-- (direction)?
| | +--:(server-to-client-only)
| | +-- max-value? uint16
| | +-- min-value? uint16
| +-- current-value? uint16
+-- non-max-retransmit
| +-- (direction)?
| | +--:(server-to-client-only)
| | +-- max-value? uint16
| | +-- min-value? uint16
| +-- current-value? uint16
+-- non-timeout
| +-- (direction)?
| | +--:(server-to-client-only)
| | +-- max-value-decimal? decimal64
| | +-- min-value-decimal? decimal64
| +-- current-value-decimal? decimal64
+-- non-receive-timeout
| +-- (direction)?
| | +--:(server-to-client-only)
| | +-- max-value-decimal? decimal64
| | +-- min-value-decimal? decimal64
| +-- current-value-decimal? decimal64
+-- non-probing-wait
| +-- (direction)?
| | +--:(server-to-client-only)
| | +-- max-value-decimal? decimal64
| | +-- min-value-decimal? decimal64
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| +-- current-value-decimal? decimal64
+-- non-partial-wait:
+-- (direction)?
| +--:(server-to-client-only)
| +-- max-value-decimal? decimal64
| +-- min-value-decimal? decimal64
+-- current-value-decimal? decimal64
augment-structure /dots-signal:dots-signal/dots-signal:message-type
/dots-signal:signal-config/dots-signal:idle-config:
+-- max-payloads
| +-- (direction)?
| | +--:(server-to-client-only)
| | +-- max-value? uint16
| | +-- min-value? uint16
| +-- current-value? uint16
+-- non-max-retransmit
| +-- (direction)?
| | +--:(server-to-client-only)
| | +-- max-value? uint16
| | +-- min-value? uint16
| +-- current-value? uint16
+-- non-timeout
| +-- (direction)?
| | +--:(server-to-client-only)
| | +-- max-value-decimal? decimal64
| | +-- min-value-decimal? decimal64
| +-- current-value-decimal? decimal64
+-- non-receive-timeout
| +-- (direction)?
| | +--:(server-to-client-only)
| | +-- max-value-decimal? decimal64
| | +-- min-value-decimal? decimal64
| +-- current-value-decimal? decimal64
+-- non-probing-wait
| +-- (direction)?
| | +--:(server-to-client-only)
| | +-- max-value-decimal? decimal64
| | +-- min-value-decimal? decimal64
| +-- current-value-decimal? decimal64
+-- non-partial-wait:
+-- (direction)?
| +--:(server-to-client-only)
| +-- max-value-decimal? decimal64
| +-- min-value-decimal? decimal64
+-- current-value-decimal? decimal64
Figure 1: DOTS Fast Block Transmission Tree Structure
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These attributes are mapped to CBOR types as specified in Section 4
and Section 6 of [RFC9132].
DOTS clients follow the procedure specified in Section 4.5 of
[RFC9132] to negotiate, configure, and retrieve the DOTS signal
channel session behavior (including Q-Block parameters) with DOTS
peers.
Implementation Note 1: 'non-probing-wait' ideally should be left
having some jitter and so should not be hard-coded with an
explicit value. It is suggested to use a base value (using
NON_TIMEOUT instead of NON_TIMEOUT_RANDOM) and, then, the jitter
(ACK_RANDOM_FACTOR - 1) is added to each time the value is
checked.
Implementation Note 2: If any of the signal channel session
configuration parameters is updated, the 'non-probing-wait' and
'non-partial-timeout' values should be recalculated according to
the definition algorithms in Section 7.2 of [RFC9177] unless
explicit values are provided as part of the negotiated
configuration.
An example of a PUT message to configure Q-Block parameters is
depicted in Figure 2. In this example, a non-default value is
configured for the 'max-payloads' attribute, while default values are
used for 'non-max-retransmit', 'non-timeout', and 'non-receive-
timeout' in both idle and mitigation times. Given that 'non-probing-
wait' and 'non-partial-wait' are not explicitly configured in this
example, these attributes will be computed following the algorithms
in Section 7.2 of [RFC9177]. The meaning of the other attributes is
detailed in Section 4.5 of [RFC9132].
Header: PUT (Code=0.03)
Uri-Path: ".well-known"
Uri-Path: "dots"
Uri-Path: "config"
Uri-Path: "sid=123"
Content-Format: "application/dots+cbor"
{
"ietf-dots-signal-channel:signal-config": {
"mitigating-config": {
"heartbeat-interval": {
"current-value": 30
},
"missing-hb-allowed": {
"current-value": 15
},
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"probing-rate": {
"current-value": 15
},
"max-retransmit": {
"current-value": 3
},
"ack-timeout": {
"current-value-decimal": "2.00"
},
"ack-random-factor": {
"current-value-decimal": "1.50"
},
"ietf-dots-robust-trans:max-payloads": {
"current-value": 15
},
"ietf-dots-robust-trans:non-max-retransmit": {
"current-value": 3
},
"ietf-dots-robust-trans:non-timeout": {
"current-value-decimal": "2.00"
},
"ietf-dots-robust-trans:non-receive-timeout": {
"current-value-decimal": "4.00"
}
},
"idle-config": {
"heartbeat-interval": {
"current-value": 0
},
"max-retransmit": {
"current-value": 3
},
"ack-timeout": {
"current-value-decimal": "2.00"
},
"ack-random-factor": {
"current-value-decimal": "1.50"
},
"ietf-dots-robust-trans:max-payloads": {
"current-value": 15
},
"ietf-dots-robust-trans:non-max-retransmit": {
"current-value": 3
},
"ietf-dots-robust-trans:non-timeout": {
"current-value-decimal": "2.00"
},
"ietf-dots-robust-trans:non-receive-timeout": {
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"current-value-decimal": "4.00"
}
}
}
}
Figure 2: Example of PUT to Convey the Configuration Parameters
The payload of the message depicted in Figure 2 is CBOR-encoded as
indicated by the Content-Format set to "application/dots+cbor"
(Section 10.3 of [RFC9132]). However, and for the sake of better
readability, the example uses JSON encoding of YANG-modeled data
following the mapping table in Section 4 and Section 6 of [RFC9132]:
use the JSON names and types defined in Section 4. These conventions
are inherited from [RFC9132].
4. YANG/JSON Mapping Parameters to CBOR
The YANG/JSON mapping parameters to CBOR are listed in Table 2.
* Note: Implementers must check that the mapping output provided by
their YANG-to-CBOR encoding schemes is aligned with the content of
Table 2.
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+----------------------+------------+------+---------------+--------+
| Parameter Name | YANG | CBOR | CBOR Major | JSON |
| | Type | Key | Type & | Type |
| | | | Information | |
+======================+============+======+===============+========+
| ietf-dots-robust- | container | TBA1 | 5 map | Object |
| trans:max-payloads | | | | |
+----------------------+------------+------+---------------+--------+
| ietf-dots-robust- | container | TBA2 | 5 map | Object |
| trans:non-max- | | | | |
| retransmit | | | | |
+----------------------+------------+------+---------------+--------+
| ietf-dots-robust- | container | TBA3 | 5 map | Object |
| trans:non-timeout | | | | |
+----------------------+------------+------+---------------+--------+
| ietf-dots-robust- | container | TBA4 | 5 map | Object |
| trans:non-receive- | | | | |
| timeout | | | | |
+----------------------+------------+------+---------------+--------+
| ietf-dots-robust- | container | TBA5 | 5 map | Object |
| trans:non-probing- | | | | |
| wait | | | | |
+----------------------+------------+------+---------------+--------+
| ietf-dots-robust- | container | TBA6 | 5 map | Object |
| trans:non-partial- | | | | |
| wait | | | | |
+----------------------+------------+------+---------------+--------+
Table 2: YANG/JSON Mapping Parameters to CBOR
5. DOTS Robust Block Transmission YANG Module
This module uses the data structure extension defined in [RFC8791].
<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-dots-robust-trans@2022-01-04.yang"
module ietf-dots-robust-trans {
yang-version 1.1;
namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-dots-robust-trans";
prefix dots-robust;
import ietf-dots-signal-channel {
prefix dots-signal;
reference
"RFC 9132: Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat
Signaling (DOTS) Signal Channel Specification";
}
import ietf-yang-structure-ext {
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prefix sx;
reference
"RFC 8791: YANG Data Structure Extensions";
}
organization
"IETF DDoS Open Threat Signaling (DOTS) Working Group";
contact
"WG Web: <https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/dots/>
WG List: <mailto:dots@ietf.org>
Author: Mohamed Boucadair
<mailto:mohamed.boucadair@orange.com>;
Author: Jon Shallow
<mailto:ietf-supjps@jpshallow.com>";
description
"This module contains YANG definitions for the configuration
of parameters that can be negotiated between a DOTS client
and a DOTS server for robust block transmission.
Copyright (c) 2022 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
authors of the code. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
to the license terms contained in, the Revised BSD License
set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions
Relating to IETF Documents
(http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).
This version of this YANG module is part of RFC XXXX; see
the RFC itself for full legal notices.";
revision 2022-01-04 {
description
"Initial revision.";
reference
"RFC XXXX: Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat
Signaling (DOTS) Configuration Attributes
for Robust Block Transmission";
}
grouping robust-transmission-attributes {
description
"A set of DOTS signal channel session configuration
that are negotiated between DOTS agents when
making use of Q-Block1 and Q-Block2 options.";
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container max-payloads {
description
"Indicates the maximum number of payloads that
can be transmitted at any one time.";
choice direction {
description
"Indicates the communication direction in which the
data nodes can be included.";
case server-to-client-only {
description
"These data nodes appear only in a message sent
from the server to the client.";
leaf max-value {
type uint16;
description
"Maximum acceptable max-payloads value.";
}
leaf min-value {
type uint16;
description
"Minimum acceptable max-payloads value.";
}
}
}
leaf current-value {
type uint16;
default "10";
description
"Current max-payloads value.";
reference
"RFC 9177: Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)
Block-Wise Transfer Options Supporting
Robust Transmission, Section 7.2";
}
}
container non-max-retransmit {
description
"Indicates the maximum number of times a request
for the retransmission of missing payloads can
occur without a response from the remote peer.";
choice direction {
description
"Indicates the communication direction in which the
data nodes can be included.";
case server-to-client-only {
description
"These data nodes appear only in a message sent
from the server to the client.";
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leaf max-value {
type uint16;
description
"Maximum acceptable non-max-retransmit value.";
}
leaf min-value {
type uint16;
description
"Minimum acceptable non-max-retransmit value.";
}
}
}
leaf current-value {
type uint16;
default "3";
description
"Current non-max-retransmit value.";
reference
"RFC 9177: Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)
Block-Wise Transfer Options Supporting
Robust Transmission, Section 7.2";
}
}
container non-timeout {
description
"Indicates the maximum period of delay between
sending sets of MAX_PAYLOADS payloads for the same
body.";
choice direction {
description
"Indicates the communication direction in which the
data nodes can be included.";
case server-to-client-only {
description
"These data nodes appear only in a message sent
from the server to the client.";
leaf max-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 2;
}
units "seconds";
description
"Maximum ack-timeout value.";
}
leaf min-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 2;
}
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units "seconds";
description
"Minimum ack-timeout value.";
}
}
}
leaf current-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 2;
}
units "seconds";
default "2.00";
description
"Current ack-timeout value.";
reference
"RFC 9177: Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)
Block-Wise Transfer Options Supporting
Robust Transmission, Section 7.2";
}
}
container non-receive-timeout {
description
"Indicates the time to wait for a missing payload
before requesting retransmission.";
choice direction {
description
"Indicates the communication direction in which the
data nodes can be included.";
case server-to-client-only {
description
"These data nodes appear only in a message sent
from the server to the client.";
leaf max-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 2;
}
units "seconds";
description
"Maximum non-receive-timeout value.";
}
leaf min-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 2;
}
units "seconds";
description
"Minimum non-receive-timeout value.";
}
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}
}
leaf current-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 2;
}
units "seconds";
default "4.00";
description
"Current non-receive-timeout value.";
reference
"RFC 9177: Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)
Block-Wise Transfer Options Supporting
Robust Transmission, Section 7.2";
}
}
container non-probing-wait {
description
"Is used to limit the potential wait needed when
using probing-rate.";
choice direction {
description
"Indicates the communication direction in which the
data nodes can be included.";
case server-to-client-only {
description
"These data nodes appear only in a message sent
from the server to the client.";
leaf max-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 2;
}
units "seconds";
description
"Maximum non-probing-wait value.";
}
leaf min-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 2;
}
units "seconds";
description
"Minimum non-probing-wait value.";
}
}
}
leaf current-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
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fraction-digits 2;
}
units "seconds";
description
"Current non-probing-wait value.";
reference
"RFC 9177: Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)
Block-Wise Transfer Options Supporting
Robust Transmission, Section 7.2";
}
}
container non-partial-wait {
description
"Is used for expiring partially received bodies.";
choice direction {
description
"Indicates the communication direction in which the
data nodes can be included.";
case server-to-client-only {
description
"These data nodes appear only in a message sent
from the server to the client.";
leaf max-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 2;
}
units "seconds";
description
"Maximum non-partial-wait value.";
}
leaf min-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 2;
}
units "seconds";
description
"Minimum non-partial-wait value.";
}
}
}
leaf current-value-decimal {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 2;
}
units "seconds";
default "247.00";
description
"Current non-partial-wait value.";
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reference
"RFC 9177: Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)
Block-Wise Transfer Options Supporting
Robust Transmission, Section 7.2";
}
}
}
sx:augment-structure "/dots-signal:dots-signal"
+ "/dots-signal:message-type"
+ "/dots-signal:signal-config"
+ "/dots-signal:mitigating-config" {
description
"Indicates DOTS configuration attributes to use for
robust transmission when a mitigation is active.";
uses robust-transmission-attributes;
}
sx:augment-structure "/dots-signal:dots-signal"
+ "/dots-signal:message-type"
+ "/dots-signal:signal-config"
+ "/dots-signal:idle-config" {
description
"Indicates DOTS configuration parameters to use for
robust transmission when no mitigation is active.";
uses robust-transmission-attributes;
}
}
<CODE ENDS>
6. IANA Considerations
6.1. DOTS Signal Channel CBOR Mappings Registry
This specification registers the following parameters in the IANA
"DOTS Signal Channel CBOR Key Values" registry [Key-Map].
* Note to the RFC Editor: Please replace TBA1-TBA6 with the CBOR
keys that are assigned from the 32768-49151 range. Please update
Table 2 accordingly.
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+------------------------+-------+-------+------------+---------------+
| Parameter Name | CBOR | CBOR | Change | Specification |
| | Key | Major | Controller | Document(s) |
| | Value | Type | | |
+========================+=======+=======+============+===============+
| ietf-dots-robust-trans:| TBA1 | 5 | IESG | [RFCXXXX] |
| max-payloads | | | | |
+------------------------+-------+-------+------------+---------------+
| ietf-dots-robust-trans:| TBA2 | 5 | IESG | [RFCXXXX] |
| non-max-retransmit | | | | |
+------------------------+-------+-------+------------+---------------+
| ietf-dots-robust-trans:| TBA3 | 5 | IESG | [RFCXXXX] |
| non-timeout | | | | |
+------------------------+-------+-------+------------+---------------+
| ietf-dots-robust-trans:| TBA4 | 5 | IESG | [RFCXXXX] |
| non-receive-timeout | | | | |
+------------------------+-------+-------+------------+---------------+
| ietf-dots-robust-trans:| TBA5 | 5 | IESG | [RFCXXXX] |
| non-probing-wait | | | | |
+------------------------+-------+-------+------------+---------------+
| ietf-dots-robust-trans:| TBA6 | 5 | IESG | [RFCXXXX] |
| non-partial-wait | | | | |
+------------------------+-------+-------+------------+---------------+
6.2. DOTS Robust Block Transmission YANG Module
This document requests IANA to register the following URI in the "ns"
subregistry within the "IETF XML Registry" [RFC3688]:
URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-dots-robust-trans
Registrant Contact: The IESG.
XML: N/A; the requested URI is an XML namespace.
This document requests IANA to register the following YANG module in
the "YANG Module Names" subregistry [RFC6020] within the "YANG
Parameters" registry.
Name: ietf-dots-robust-trans
Namespace: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-dots-robust-trans
Maintained by IANA? N
Prefix: dots-robust
Reference: RFC XXXX
7. Security Considerations
The security considerations for the DOTS signal channel protocol are
discussed in Section 11 of [RFC9132].
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CoAP-specific security considerations are discussed in Section 11 of
[RFC9177].
Consistent with Section 5 of [RFC9132], the "ietf-dots-robust-trans"
module is not intended to be used via NETCONF/RESTCONF. It serves as
an abstract representation in DOTS signal channel messages. The
"ietf-dots-robust-trans" module does not introduce any new
vulnerabilities beyond those specified above.
8. Acknowledgements
Thanks to Tiru Reddy, Meiling Chen, and Kaname Nishizuka for the
review.
Thanks to Michal Vasko for the yangdoctors review.
Thanks to Valery Smyslov for shepherding the document, Paul Wouters
for the AD review, Paul Kyzivat for the artart directorate review,
Tim Evens for the Gen-ART review, and Jean-Michel Combes for the int-
dir review.
Thanks to John Scudder, Lars Eggert, Eric Vyncke, Roman Danyliw, Rob
Wilton, and Martin Duke for the comments during the IESG review.
9. References
9.1. 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>.
[RFC3688] Mealling, M., "The IETF XML Registry", BCP 81, RFC 3688,
DOI 10.17487/RFC3688, January 2004,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3688>.
[RFC6020] Bjorklund, M., Ed., "YANG - A Data Modeling Language for
the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)", RFC 6020,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6020, October 2010,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6020>.
[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>.
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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>.
[RFC8791] Bierman, A., Björklund, M., and K. Watsen, "YANG Data
Structure Extensions", RFC 8791, DOI 10.17487/RFC8791,
June 2020, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8791>.
[RFC9132] Boucadair, M., Ed., Shallow, J., and T. Reddy.K,
"Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat Signaling
(DOTS) Signal Channel Specification", RFC 9132,
DOI 10.17487/RFC9132, September 2021,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9132>.
[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>.
9.2. Informative References
[Key-Map] IANA, "DOTS Signal Channel CBOR Key Values",
<https://www.iana.org/assignments/dots/dots.xhtml#dots-
signal-channel-cbor-key-values>.
[RFC8340] Bjorklund, M. and L. Berger, Ed., "YANG Tree Diagrams",
BCP 215, RFC 8340, DOI 10.17487/RFC8340, March 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8340>.
[RFC8612] Mortensen, A., Reddy, T., and R. Moskowitz, "DDoS Open
Threat Signaling (DOTS) Requirements", RFC 8612,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8612, May 2019,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8612>.
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[RFC9244] Boucadair, M., Ed., Reddy.K, T., Ed., Doron, E., Chen, M.,
and J. Shallow, "Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat
Signaling (DOTS) Telemetry", RFC 9244,
DOI 10.17487/RFC9244, June 2022,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9244>.
Authors' Addresses
Mohamed Boucadair
Orange
35000 Rennes
France
Email: mohamed.boucadair@orange.com
Jon Shallow
United Kingdom
Email: supjps-ietf@jpshallow.com
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