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Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach A note on the use of these Powerpoint slides: Were making these slides freely available to all (faculty, students, readers). They’re in PowerPoint form so you see the animations; and can add, modify, and delete slides (including this one) and slide content to suit your needs. They obviously represent a lot of work on our part. In return for use, we only ask the following: § If you use these slides (e.g., in a class) that you mention their source (after all, wed like people to use our book!) § If you post any slides on a www site, that you note that they are adapted from (or perhaps identical to) our slides, and note our copyright of this material. Thanks and enjoy! JFK/KWR All material copyright 1996-2016 J.F Kurose and K.W. Ross, All Rights Reserved 7 th edition Jim Kurose, Keith Ross Pearson/Addison Wesley April 2016 Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs 6-1 Link Layer and LANs

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Page 1: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Computer Networking A Top Down Approach

A note on the use of these Powerpoint slidesWersquore making these slides freely available to all (faculty students readers) Theyrsquore in PowerPoint form so you see the animations and can add modify and delete slides (including this one) and slide content to suit your needs They obviously represent a lot of work on our part In return for use we only ask the following

sect If you use these slides (eg in a class) that you mention their source (after all wersquod like people to use our book)

sect If you post any slides on a www site that you note that they are adapted from (or perhaps identical to) our slides and note our copyright of this material

Thanks and enjoy JFKKWR

All material copyright 1996-2016JF Kurose and KW Ross All Rights Reserved

7th edition Jim Kurose Keith RossPearsonAddison WesleyApril 2016

Chapter 6The Link Layer and LANs

6-1Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Link layer and LANsour goalssect understand principles behind link layer

servicesbull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressingbull local area networks Ethernet VLANs

sect instantiation implementation of various link layer technologies

6-2Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-3Link Layer and LANs

Link layer introductionterminologysect hosts and routers nodessect communication channels that

connect adjacent nodes along communication path linksbull wired linksbull wireless linksbull LANs

sect layer-2 packet frameencapsulates datagram

data-link layer has responsibility of transferring datagram from one node to physically adjacent node over a link

6-4Link Layer and LANs

Link layer context

sect datagram transferred by different link protocols over different linksbull eg Ethernet on first link

frame relay on intermediate links 80211 on last link

sect each link protocol provides different servicesbull eg may or may not

provide rdt over link

transportation analogysect trip from Princeton to Lausanne

bull limo Princeton to JFKbull plane JFK to Genevabull train Geneva to Lausanne

sect tourist = datagramsect transport segment =

communication linksect transportation mode = link

layer protocolsect travel agent = routing

algorithm

6-5Link Layer and LANs

Link layer servicessect framing link access

bull encapsulate datagram into frame adding header trailerbull channel access if shared mediumbull ldquoMACrdquo addresses used in frame headers to identify

source destination bull different from IP address

sect reliable delivery between adjacent nodesbull we learned how to do this already (chapter 3)bull seldom used on low bit-error link (fiber some twisted

pair)bull wireless links high error rates

bull Q why both link-level and end-end reliability

6-6Link Layer and LANs

sect flow controlbull pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

sect error detection bull errors caused by signal attenuation noise bull receiver detects presence of errors

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

sect error correctionbull receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

sect half-duplex and full-duplexbull with half duplex nodes at both ends of link can transmit but not

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedsect in each and every hostsect link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipbull Ethernet card 80211

card Ethernet chipsetbull implements link physical

layersect attaches into hostrsquos system

busessect combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetwork

link

linkphysical

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

sect sending sidebull encapsulates datagram in

framebull adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

sect receiving sidebull looks for errors rdt

flow control etcbull extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Error detectionEDC= Error Detection and Correction bits (redundancy)D = Data protected by error checking may include header fields

bull Error detection not 100 reliablebull protocol may miss some errors but rarelybull larger EDC field yields better detection and correction

otherwise

6-11Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 2: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Chapter 6 Link layer and LANsour goalssect understand principles behind link layer

servicesbull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressingbull local area networks Ethernet VLANs

sect instantiation implementation of various link layer technologies

6-2Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-3Link Layer and LANs

Link layer introductionterminologysect hosts and routers nodessect communication channels that

connect adjacent nodes along communication path linksbull wired linksbull wireless linksbull LANs

sect layer-2 packet frameencapsulates datagram

data-link layer has responsibility of transferring datagram from one node to physically adjacent node over a link

6-4Link Layer and LANs

Link layer context

sect datagram transferred by different link protocols over different linksbull eg Ethernet on first link

frame relay on intermediate links 80211 on last link

sect each link protocol provides different servicesbull eg may or may not

provide rdt over link

transportation analogysect trip from Princeton to Lausanne

bull limo Princeton to JFKbull plane JFK to Genevabull train Geneva to Lausanne

sect tourist = datagramsect transport segment =

communication linksect transportation mode = link

layer protocolsect travel agent = routing

algorithm

6-5Link Layer and LANs

Link layer servicessect framing link access

bull encapsulate datagram into frame adding header trailerbull channel access if shared mediumbull ldquoMACrdquo addresses used in frame headers to identify

source destination bull different from IP address

sect reliable delivery between adjacent nodesbull we learned how to do this already (chapter 3)bull seldom used on low bit-error link (fiber some twisted

pair)bull wireless links high error rates

bull Q why both link-level and end-end reliability

6-6Link Layer and LANs

sect flow controlbull pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

sect error detection bull errors caused by signal attenuation noise bull receiver detects presence of errors

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

sect error correctionbull receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

sect half-duplex and full-duplexbull with half duplex nodes at both ends of link can transmit but not

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedsect in each and every hostsect link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipbull Ethernet card 80211

card Ethernet chipsetbull implements link physical

layersect attaches into hostrsquos system

busessect combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetwork

link

linkphysical

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

sect sending sidebull encapsulates datagram in

framebull adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

sect receiving sidebull looks for errors rdt

flow control etcbull extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Error detectionEDC= Error Detection and Correction bits (redundancy)D = Data protected by error checking may include header fields

bull Error detection not 100 reliablebull protocol may miss some errors but rarelybull larger EDC field yields better detection and correction

otherwise

6-11Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 3: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-3Link Layer and LANs

Link layer introductionterminologysect hosts and routers nodessect communication channels that

connect adjacent nodes along communication path linksbull wired linksbull wireless linksbull LANs

sect layer-2 packet frameencapsulates datagram

data-link layer has responsibility of transferring datagram from one node to physically adjacent node over a link

6-4Link Layer and LANs

Link layer context

sect datagram transferred by different link protocols over different linksbull eg Ethernet on first link

frame relay on intermediate links 80211 on last link

sect each link protocol provides different servicesbull eg may or may not

provide rdt over link

transportation analogysect trip from Princeton to Lausanne

bull limo Princeton to JFKbull plane JFK to Genevabull train Geneva to Lausanne

sect tourist = datagramsect transport segment =

communication linksect transportation mode = link

layer protocolsect travel agent = routing

algorithm

6-5Link Layer and LANs

Link layer servicessect framing link access

bull encapsulate datagram into frame adding header trailerbull channel access if shared mediumbull ldquoMACrdquo addresses used in frame headers to identify

source destination bull different from IP address

sect reliable delivery between adjacent nodesbull we learned how to do this already (chapter 3)bull seldom used on low bit-error link (fiber some twisted

pair)bull wireless links high error rates

bull Q why both link-level and end-end reliability

6-6Link Layer and LANs

sect flow controlbull pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

sect error detection bull errors caused by signal attenuation noise bull receiver detects presence of errors

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

sect error correctionbull receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

sect half-duplex and full-duplexbull with half duplex nodes at both ends of link can transmit but not

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedsect in each and every hostsect link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipbull Ethernet card 80211

card Ethernet chipsetbull implements link physical

layersect attaches into hostrsquos system

busessect combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetwork

link

linkphysical

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

sect sending sidebull encapsulates datagram in

framebull adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

sect receiving sidebull looks for errors rdt

flow control etcbull extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Error detectionEDC= Error Detection and Correction bits (redundancy)D = Data protected by error checking may include header fields

bull Error detection not 100 reliablebull protocol may miss some errors but rarelybull larger EDC field yields better detection and correction

otherwise

6-11Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 4: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Link layer introductionterminologysect hosts and routers nodessect communication channels that

connect adjacent nodes along communication path linksbull wired linksbull wireless linksbull LANs

sect layer-2 packet frameencapsulates datagram

data-link layer has responsibility of transferring datagram from one node to physically adjacent node over a link

6-4Link Layer and LANs

Link layer context

sect datagram transferred by different link protocols over different linksbull eg Ethernet on first link

frame relay on intermediate links 80211 on last link

sect each link protocol provides different servicesbull eg may or may not

provide rdt over link

transportation analogysect trip from Princeton to Lausanne

bull limo Princeton to JFKbull plane JFK to Genevabull train Geneva to Lausanne

sect tourist = datagramsect transport segment =

communication linksect transportation mode = link

layer protocolsect travel agent = routing

algorithm

6-5Link Layer and LANs

Link layer servicessect framing link access

bull encapsulate datagram into frame adding header trailerbull channel access if shared mediumbull ldquoMACrdquo addresses used in frame headers to identify

source destination bull different from IP address

sect reliable delivery between adjacent nodesbull we learned how to do this already (chapter 3)bull seldom used on low bit-error link (fiber some twisted

pair)bull wireless links high error rates

bull Q why both link-level and end-end reliability

6-6Link Layer and LANs

sect flow controlbull pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

sect error detection bull errors caused by signal attenuation noise bull receiver detects presence of errors

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

sect error correctionbull receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

sect half-duplex and full-duplexbull with half duplex nodes at both ends of link can transmit but not

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedsect in each and every hostsect link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipbull Ethernet card 80211

card Ethernet chipsetbull implements link physical

layersect attaches into hostrsquos system

busessect combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetwork

link

linkphysical

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

sect sending sidebull encapsulates datagram in

framebull adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

sect receiving sidebull looks for errors rdt

flow control etcbull extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Error detectionEDC= Error Detection and Correction bits (redundancy)D = Data protected by error checking may include header fields

bull Error detection not 100 reliablebull protocol may miss some errors but rarelybull larger EDC field yields better detection and correction

otherwise

6-11Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 5: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Link layer context

sect datagram transferred by different link protocols over different linksbull eg Ethernet on first link

frame relay on intermediate links 80211 on last link

sect each link protocol provides different servicesbull eg may or may not

provide rdt over link

transportation analogysect trip from Princeton to Lausanne

bull limo Princeton to JFKbull plane JFK to Genevabull train Geneva to Lausanne

sect tourist = datagramsect transport segment =

communication linksect transportation mode = link

layer protocolsect travel agent = routing

algorithm

6-5Link Layer and LANs

Link layer servicessect framing link access

bull encapsulate datagram into frame adding header trailerbull channel access if shared mediumbull ldquoMACrdquo addresses used in frame headers to identify

source destination bull different from IP address

sect reliable delivery between adjacent nodesbull we learned how to do this already (chapter 3)bull seldom used on low bit-error link (fiber some twisted

pair)bull wireless links high error rates

bull Q why both link-level and end-end reliability

6-6Link Layer and LANs

sect flow controlbull pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

sect error detection bull errors caused by signal attenuation noise bull receiver detects presence of errors

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

sect error correctionbull receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

sect half-duplex and full-duplexbull with half duplex nodes at both ends of link can transmit but not

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedsect in each and every hostsect link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipbull Ethernet card 80211

card Ethernet chipsetbull implements link physical

layersect attaches into hostrsquos system

busessect combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetwork

link

linkphysical

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

sect sending sidebull encapsulates datagram in

framebull adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

sect receiving sidebull looks for errors rdt

flow control etcbull extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Error detectionEDC= Error Detection and Correction bits (redundancy)D = Data protected by error checking may include header fields

bull Error detection not 100 reliablebull protocol may miss some errors but rarelybull larger EDC field yields better detection and correction

otherwise

6-11Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 6: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Link layer servicessect framing link access

bull encapsulate datagram into frame adding header trailerbull channel access if shared mediumbull ldquoMACrdquo addresses used in frame headers to identify

source destination bull different from IP address

sect reliable delivery between adjacent nodesbull we learned how to do this already (chapter 3)bull seldom used on low bit-error link (fiber some twisted

pair)bull wireless links high error rates

bull Q why both link-level and end-end reliability

6-6Link Layer and LANs

sect flow controlbull pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

sect error detection bull errors caused by signal attenuation noise bull receiver detects presence of errors

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

sect error correctionbull receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

sect half-duplex and full-duplexbull with half duplex nodes at both ends of link can transmit but not

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedsect in each and every hostsect link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipbull Ethernet card 80211

card Ethernet chipsetbull implements link physical

layersect attaches into hostrsquos system

busessect combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetwork

link

linkphysical

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

sect sending sidebull encapsulates datagram in

framebull adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

sect receiving sidebull looks for errors rdt

flow control etcbull extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Error detectionEDC= Error Detection and Correction bits (redundancy)D = Data protected by error checking may include header fields

bull Error detection not 100 reliablebull protocol may miss some errors but rarelybull larger EDC field yields better detection and correction

otherwise

6-11Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 7: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

sect flow controlbull pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

sect error detection bull errors caused by signal attenuation noise bull receiver detects presence of errors

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

sect error correctionbull receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

sect half-duplex and full-duplexbull with half duplex nodes at both ends of link can transmit but not

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedsect in each and every hostsect link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipbull Ethernet card 80211

card Ethernet chipsetbull implements link physical

layersect attaches into hostrsquos system

busessect combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetwork

link

linkphysical

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

sect sending sidebull encapsulates datagram in

framebull adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

sect receiving sidebull looks for errors rdt

flow control etcbull extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Error detectionEDC= Error Detection and Correction bits (redundancy)D = Data protected by error checking may include header fields

bull Error detection not 100 reliablebull protocol may miss some errors but rarelybull larger EDC field yields better detection and correction

otherwise

6-11Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 8: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Where is the link layer implementedsect in each and every hostsect link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipbull Ethernet card 80211

card Ethernet chipsetbull implements link physical

layersect attaches into hostrsquos system

busessect combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetwork

link

linkphysical

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

sect sending sidebull encapsulates datagram in

framebull adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

sect receiving sidebull looks for errors rdt

flow control etcbull extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Error detectionEDC= Error Detection and Correction bits (redundancy)D = Data protected by error checking may include header fields

bull Error detection not 100 reliablebull protocol may miss some errors but rarelybull larger EDC field yields better detection and correction

otherwise

6-11Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 9: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Adaptors communicating

sect sending sidebull encapsulates datagram in

framebull adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

sect receiving sidebull looks for errors rdt

flow control etcbull extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Error detectionEDC= Error Detection and Correction bits (redundancy)D = Data protected by error checking may include header fields

bull Error detection not 100 reliablebull protocol may miss some errors but rarelybull larger EDC field yields better detection and correction

otherwise

6-11Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 10: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Error detectionEDC= Error Detection and Correction bits (redundancy)D = Data protected by error checking may include header fields

bull Error detection not 100 reliablebull protocol may miss some errors but rarelybull larger EDC field yields better detection and correction

otherwise

6-11Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 11: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Error detectionEDC= Error Detection and Correction bits (redundancy)D = Data protected by error checking may include header fields

bull Error detection not 100 reliablebull protocol may miss some errors but rarelybull larger EDC field yields better detection and correction

otherwise

6-11Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 12: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 13: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Internet checksum (review)

sendersect treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

sect checksum addition (1rsquos complement sum) of segment contents

sect sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiversect compute checksum of

received segmentsect check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuebull NO - error detectedbull YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transport layer only)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 14: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Cyclic redundancy checksect more powerful error-detection codingsect view data bits D as a binary numbersect choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gsect goal choose r CRC bits R such that

bull ltDRgt exactly divisible by G (modulo 2) bull receiver knows G divides ltDRgt by G If non-zero remainder

error detectedbull can detect all burst errors less than r+1 bits

sect widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-14Link Layer and LANs

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 15: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

CRC example

wantD2r XOR R = nG

equivalentlyD2r = nG XOR R

equivalentlyif we divide D2r by G want remainder R to satisfy

R = remainder[ ]D2r

G

6-15Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 16: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 17: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Multiple access links protocolstwo types of ldquolinksrdquosect point-to-point

bull PPP for dial-up accessbull point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

sect broadcast (shared wire or medium)bull old-fashioned Ethernetbull upstream HFCbull 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-17Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 18: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Multiple access protocolssect single shared broadcast channel sect two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes

interference bull collision if node receives two or more signals at the same

time

multiple access protocolsect distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

channel ie determine when node can transmitsect communication about channel sharing must use channel itself

bull no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-18Link Layer and LANs

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 19: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

An ideal multiple access protocol

given broadcast channel of rate R bpsdesiderata

1 when one node wants to transmit it can send at rate R2 when M nodes want to transmit each can send at average

rate RM3 fully decentralized

bull no special node to coordinate transmissionsbull no synchronization of clocks slots

4 simple

6-19Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 20: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classessect channel partitioning

bull divide channel into smaller ldquopiecesrdquo (time slots frequency code)bull allocate piece to node for exclusive use

sect random accessbull channel not divided allow collisionsbull ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

sect ldquotaking turnsrdquobull nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 21: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

TDMA time division multiple accesssect access to channel in rounds sect each station gets fixed length slot (length = packet

transmission time) in each round sect unused slots go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packets to

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-21Link Layer and LANs

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 22: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

FDMA frequency division multiple access sect channel spectrum divided into frequency bandssect each station assigned fixed frequency bandsect unused transmission time in frequency bands go idle sect example 6-station LAN 134 have packet to send frequency

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 23: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Random access protocolssect when node has packet to send

bull transmit at full channel data rate Rbull no a priori coordination among nodes

sect two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquosect random access MAC protocol specifies

bull how to detect collisionsbull how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)sect examples of random access MAC protocols

bull slotted ALOHAbull ALOHAbull CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 24: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionssect all frames same sizesect time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

sect nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

sect nodes are synchronizedsect if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationsect when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotbull if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotbull if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-24Link Layer and LANs

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 25: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Prossect single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

sect highly decentralized only slots in nodes need to be in sync

sect simple

Conssect collisions wasting slotssect idle slotssect nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

sect clock synchronization

Slotted ALOHA1 1 1 1

2

3

2 2

3 3

node 1

node 2

node 3

C C CS S SE E E

6-25Link Layer and LANs

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 26: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

sect suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

sect prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

sect prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

sect max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

sect for many nodes take limit of Np(1-p)N-1 as N goes to infinity givesmax efficiency = 1e = 37

efficiency long-run fraction of successful slots (many nodes all with many frames to send)

at best channelused for useful transmissions 37of time

Slotted ALOHA efficiency

6-26Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 27: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

sect unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationsect when frame first arrives

bull transmit immediately sect collision probability increases

bull frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-27Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 28: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Pure ALOHA efficiencyP(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0] P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

= p (1-p)N-1 (1-p)N-1

= p (1-p)2(N-1)

hellip choosing optimum p and then letting n

= 1(2e) = 18

even worse than slotted Aloha

6-28Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 29: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire framesect if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

sect human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 30: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

CSMA collisions

sect collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

sect collision entire packet transmission time wastedbull distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-30Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 31: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAbull collisions detected within short timebull colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

sect collision detectionbull easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsbull difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength sect human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-31Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 32: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-32Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 33: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Ethernet CSMACD algorithm

1 NIC receives datagram from network layer creates frame

2 If NIC senses channel idle starts frame transmission If NIC senses channel busy waits until channel idle then transmits

3 If NIC transmits entire frame without detecting another transmission NIC is done with frame

4 If NIC detects another transmission while transmitting aborts and sends jam signal

5 After aborting NIC enters binary (exponential) backoff bull after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

bull longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-33Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 34: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

CSMACD efficiency

sect Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANsect ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

sect efficiency goes to 1 bull as tprop goes to 0bull as ttrans goes to infinity

sect better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-34Link Layer and LANs

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 35: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

channel partitioning MAC protocolssect share channel efficiently and fairly at high loadsect inefficient at low load delay in channel access 1N

bandwidth allocated even if only 1 active node random access MAC protocols

sect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channel

sect high load collision overheadldquotaking turnsrdquo protocols

look for best of both worlds

6-35Link Layer and LANs

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 36: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

pollingsect master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

sect typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

sect concernsbull polling overhead bull latencybull single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-36Link Layer and LANs

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 37: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

token passingsect control token passed from

one node to next sequentially

sect token messagesect concerns

sect token overhead sect latencysect single point of failure

(token)

T

data

(nothingto send)

T

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-37Link Layer and LANs

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 38: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

cable headend

CMTS

ISP

cable modemtermination system

sect multiple 40Mbps downstream (broadcast) channelssect single CMTS transmits into channels

sect multiple 30 Mbps upstream channelssect multiple access all users contend for certain upstream

channel time slots (others assigned)

Cable access network

cablemodemsplitter

hellip

hellip

Internet frames TV channels control transmitted downstream at different frequencies

upstream Internet frames TV control transmitted upstream at different frequencies in time slots

6-38Link Layer and LANs

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 39: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

DOCSIS data over cable service interface spec sect FDM over upstream downstream frequency channelssect TDM upstream some slots assigned some have contention

bull downstream MAP frame assigns upstream slotsbull request for upstream slots (and data) transmitted

random access (binary backoff) in selected slots

MAP frame forInterval [t1 t2]

Residences with cable modems

Downstream channel i

Upstream channel j

t1 t2

Assigned minislots containing cable modemupstream data frames

Minislots containing minislots request frames

cable headend

CMTS

Cable access network

6-39Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 40: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Summary of MAC protocols

sect channel partitioning by time frequency or codebull Time Division Frequency Division

sect random access (dynamic) bull ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDbull carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)bull CSMACD used in Ethernetbull CSMACA used in 80211

sect taking turnsbull polling from central site token passingbull Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-40Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 41: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-41Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 42: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

MAC addresses and ARP

sect 32-bit IP address bull network-layer address for interfacebull used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

sect MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressbull function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

bull 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

bull eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-42Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 43: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

LAN addresses and ARPeach adapter on LAN has unique LAN address

adapter

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN(wired orwireless)

6-43Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 44: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

LAN addresses (more)

sect MAC address allocation administered by IEEEsect manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space

(to assure uniqueness)sect analogy

bull MAC address like Social Security Numberbull IP address like postal address

sect MAC flat address portability bull can move LAN card from one LAN to another

sect IP hierarchical address not portablebull address depends on IP subnet to which node is

attached

6-44Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 45: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

bull IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

bull TTL (Time To Live) time after which address mapping will be forgotten (typically 20 min)

Question how to determineinterfacersquos MAC address knowing its IP address

1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

58-23-D7-FA-20-B0

0C-C4-11-6F-E3-98

71-65-F7-2B-08-53

LAN

137196723

137196778

137196714

137196788

6-45Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 46: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

ARP protocol same LANsect A wants to send datagram

to Bbull Brsquos MAC address not in

Arsquos ARP tablesect A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address

bull destination MAC address = FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

bull all nodes on LAN receive ARP query

sect B receives ARP packet replies to A with its (Bs) MAC address

bull frame sent to Arsquos MAC address (unicast)

sect A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

bull soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

sect ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquobull nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-46Link Layer and LANs

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 47: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

walkthrough send datagram from A to B via Rsect focus on addressing ndash at IP (datagram) and MAC layer (frame)sect assume A knows Brsquos IP addresssect assume A knows IP address of first hop router R (how)sect assume A knows Rrsquos MAC address (how)

Addressing routing to another LAN

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

6-47Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 48: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect A creates IP datagram with IP source A destination B sect A creates link-layer frame with Rs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

6-48Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 49: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IPEthPhy

sect frame sent from A to R

IPEthPhy

sect frame received at R datagram removed passed up to IP

MAC src 74-29-9C-E8-FF-55MAC dest E6-E9-00-17-BB-4B

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

6-49Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 50: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LAN

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

sect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-50Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 51: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as destination address

frame contains A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

IPEthPhy

6-51Link Layer and LANs

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 52: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

R

1A-23-F9-CD-06-9B222222222220

111111111110E6-E9-00-17-BB-4BCC-49-DE-D0-AB-7D

111111111112

11111111111174-29-9C-E8-FF-55

A

22222222222249-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

22222222222188-B2-2F-54-1A-0F

B

Addressing routing to another LANsect R forwards datagram with IP source A destination B sect R creates link-layer frame with Bs MAC address as dest frame contains

A-to-B IP datagram

IP src 111111111111IP dest 222222222222

MAC src 1A-23-F9-CD-06-9BMAC dest 49-BD-D2-C7-56-2A

IPEthPhy

6-52Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 53: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 54: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Ethernetldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology sect single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)sect first widely used LAN technologysect simpler cheapsect kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-54Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 55: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Ethernet physical topologysect bus popular through mid 90s

bull all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

sect star prevails todaybull active switch in centerbull each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-55Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 56: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble sect 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011sect used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-56Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 57: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Ethernet frame structure (more)sect addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

bull if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

bull otherwise adapter discards framesect type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)sect CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

bull error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-57Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

Page 58: Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs - Plone site

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

sect connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

sect unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICbull data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

sect Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-58Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

sect many different Ethernet standardsbull common MAC protocol and frame formatbull different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps

10 Gbps 40 Gbpsbull different physical layer media fiber cable

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

MAC protocoland frame format

100BASE-TX

100BASE-T4

100BASE-FX100BASE-T2

100BASE-SX 100BASE-BX

fiber physical layercopper (twisterpair) physical layer

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-60Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switchsect link-layer device takes an active role

bull store forward Ethernet framesbull examine incoming framersquos MAC address

selectively forward frame to one-or-more outgoing links when frame is to be forwarded on segment uses CSMACD to access segment

sect transparentbull hosts are unaware of presence of switches

sect plug-and-play self-learningbull switches do not need to be configured

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

sect hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

sect switches buffer packetssect Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexbull each link is its own collision

domainsect switching A-to-Arsquo and B-to-Brsquo

can transmit simultaneously without collisions switch with six interfaces

(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

6-62Link Layer and LANs

Switch forwarding table

Q how does switch know Arsquoreachable via interface 4 Brsquoreachable via interface 5

switch with six interfaces(123456)

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6sect A each switch has a switch table each entrysect (MAC address of host interface

to reach host time stamp)sect looks like a routing table

Q how are entries created maintained in switch table

sect something like a routing protocol

6-63Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learningsect switch learns which hosts

can be reached through which interfaces

bull when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

bull records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-64Link Layer and LANs

Switch frame filteringforwarding

when frame received at switch

1 record incoming link MAC address of sending host2 index switch table using MAC destination address3 if entry found for destination

then if destination on segment from which frame arrived

then drop frameelse forward frame on interface indicated by entry

else flood forward on all interfaces except arriving

interface

6-65Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Self-learning forwarding exampleA Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLswitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

A ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA ArsquoA Arsquo

sect frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-66Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G - how does S1 know to forward frame destined to G via S4 and S3sect A self learning (works exactly the same as in

single-switch case)

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-67Link Layer and LANs

Self-learning multi-switch exampleSuppose C sends frame to I I responds to C

sect Q show switch tables and packet forwarding in S1 S2 S3 S4

A

B

S1

C D

E

FS2

S4

S3

HI

G

6-68Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-69Link Layer and LANs

Switches vs routers

both are store-and-forward sect routers network-layer

devices (examine network-layer headers)

sect switches link-layer devices (examine link-layer headers)

both have forwarding tablessect routers compute tables using

routing algorithms IP addresses

sect switches learn forwarding table using flooding learning MAC addresses

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

networklink

physical

linkphysical

switch

datagram

applicationtransportnetwork

linkphysical

frame

frame

framedatagram

6-70Link Layer and LANs

VLANs motivationconsidersect CS user moves office to EE

but wants connect to CS switch

sect single broadcast domainbull all layer-2 broadcast

traffic (ARP DHCP unknown location of destination MAC address) must cross entire LAN

bull securityprivacy efficiency issues

Computer Science Electrical

Engineering

ComputerEngineering

6-71Link Layer and LANs

VLANsport-based VLAN switch ports

grouped (by switch management software) so that single physical switch helliphellip

switch(es) supporting VLAN capabilities can be configured to define multiple virtualLANS over single physical LAN infrastructure

Virtual Local Area Network 1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

hellip

1

82

7 9

1610

15

hellip

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-16)

hellip operates as multiple virtual switches

6-72Link Layer and LANs

Port-based VLAN

1

8

9

16102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

sect traffic isolation frames tofrom ports 1-8 can only reach ports 1-8

bull can also define VLAN based on MAC addresses of endpoints rather than switch port

sect dynamic membership ports can be dynamically assigned among VLANs

router

sect forwarding between VLANS done via routing (just as with separate switches)bull in practice vendors sell combined

switches plus routers

6-73Link Layer and LANs

VLANS spanning multiple switches

sect trunk port carries frames between VLANS defined over multiple physical switches

bull frames forwarded within VLAN between switches canrsquot be vanilla 8021 frames (must carry VLAN ID info)

bull 8021q protocol addsremoved additional header fields for frames forwarded between trunk ports

1

8

9

102

7

hellip

Electrical Engineering(VLAN ports 1-8)

Computer Science(VLAN ports 9-15)

15

hellip

2

73

Ports 235 belong to EE VLANPorts 4678 belong to CS VLAN

5

4 6 816

1

6-74Link Layer and LANs

type

2-byte Tag Protocol Identifier(value 81-00)

Tag Control Information (12 bit VLAN ID field 3 bit priority field like IP TOS)

Recomputed CRC

8021Q VLAN frame format

8021 frame

8021Q frame

destaddress

sourceaddress data (payload) CRCpreamble

destaddress

sourceaddresspreamble data (payload) CRC

type

6-75Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-76Link Layer and LANs

Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)

sect initial goal high-speed IP forwarding using fixed length label (instead of IP address)

bull fast lookup using fixed length identifier (rather than shortest prefix matching)

bull borrowing ideas from Virtual Circuit (VC) approachbull but IP datagram still keeps IP address

PPP or Ethernet header IP header remainder of link-layer frameMPLS header

label Exp S TTL

20 3 1 5

6-77Link Layer and LANs

MPLS capable routers

sect aka label-switched routersect forward packets to outgoing interface based only on

label value (donrsquot inspect IP address)bull MPLS forwarding table distinct from IP forwarding tables

sect flexibility MPLS forwarding decisions can differ from those of IPbull use destination and source addresses to route flows to

same destination differently (traffic engineering)bull re-route flows quickly if link fails pre-computed backup

paths (useful for VoIP)

6-78Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP routersect IP routing path to destination determined

by destination address alone

R4

6-79Link Layer and LANs

R2

DR3R4

R5

A

R6

MPLS versus IP paths

IP-onlyrouter

sect IP routing path to destination determined by destination address alone

MPLS and IP router

sect MPLS routing path to destination can be based on source and destination address

bull fast reroute precompute backup routes in case of link failure

entry router (R4) can use different MPLS routes to A based eg on source address

6-80Link Layer and LANs

MPLS signalingsect modify OSPF IS-IS link-state flooding protocols to

carry info used by MPLS routing bull eg link bandwidth amount of ldquoreservedrdquo link bandwidth

DR4

R5

A

R6

sect entry MPLS router uses RSVP-TE signaling protocol to set up MPLS forwarding at downstream routers

modified link state flooding

RSVP-TE

6-81Link Layer and LANs

R1R2

DR3R4

R50

100

A

R6

in out outlabel label dest interface

6 - A 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 6 A 112 9 D 0

in out outlabel label dest interface

10 A 012 D 0

1

in out outlabel label dest interface

8 6 A 0

0

8 A 1

MPLS forwarding tables

6-82Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-83Link Layer and LANs

Data center networks

sect 10rsquos to 100rsquos of thousands of hosts often closely coupled in close proximitybull e-business (eg Amazon)bull content-servers (eg YouTube Akamai Apple Microsoft)bull search engines data mining (eg Google)

sect challengessect multiple applications each

serving massive numbers of clients

sect managingbalancing load avoiding processing networking data bottlenecks

Inside a 40-ft Microsoft container Chicago data center

6-84Link Layer and LANs

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

Loadbalancer

Loadbalancer

B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A C

Borderrouter

Accessrouter

Data center networks load balancer application-layer routingsect receives external client requestssect directs workload within data centersect returns results to external client (hiding data

center internals from client)

6-85Link Layer and LANs

Internet

Serverracks

TORswitches

Tier-1switches

Tier-2switches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Data center networks sect rich interconnection among switches racks

bull increased throughput between racks (multiple routing paths possible)

bull increased reliability via redundancy

6-86Link Layer and LANs

Link layer LANs outline

61 introduction services62 error detection

correction 63 multiple access

protocols64 LANs

bull addressing ARPbull Ethernetbull switchesbull VLANS

65 link virtualization MPLS

66 data center networking

67 a day in the life of a web request

6-87Link Layer and LANs

Synthesis a day in the life of a web request

sect journey down protocol stack completebull application transport network link

sect putting-it-all-together synthesisbull goal identify review understand protocols (at all

layers) involved in seemingly simple scenario requesting www page

bull scenario student attaches laptop to campus network requestsreceives wwwgooglecom

6-88Link Layer and LANs

A day in the life scenario

Comcast network 68800013

Googlersquos network 64233160019 64233169105

web server

DNS server

school network 68802024

web page

browser

6-89Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

sect connecting laptop needs to get its own IP address addr of first-hop router addr of DNS server use DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPDHCP

sect DHCP request encapsulatedin UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in 8023Ethernet

sect Ethernet frame broadcast(dest FFFFFFFFFFFF) on LAN received at router running DHCP server

sect Ethernet demuxed to IP demuxed UDP demuxed to DHCP

6-90Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

sect DHCP server formulates DHCP ACK containing clientrsquos IP address IP address of first-hop router for client name amp IP address of DNS server

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCPUDP

IPEthPhy

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

DHCP

sect encapsulation at DHCP server frame forwarded (switch learning) through LAN demultiplexing at client

Client now has IP address knows name amp addr of DNS server IP address of its first-hop router

sect DHCP client receives DHCP ACK reply

A day in the lifehellip connecting to the Internet

6-91Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip ARP (before DNS before HTTP)

sect before sending HTTP request need IP address of wwwgooglecom DNS

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect DNS query created encapsulated in UDP encapsulated in IP encapsulated in Eth To send frame to router need MAC address of router interface ARP

sect ARP query broadcast received by router which replies with ARP reply giving MAC address of router interface

sect client now knows MAC address of first hop router so can now send frame containing DNS query

ARP query

EthPhy

ARP

ARP

ARP reply

6-92Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

DNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

sect IP datagram containing DNS query forwarded via LAN switch from client to 1st hop router

sect IP datagram forwarded from campus network into Comcast network routed (tables created by RIP OSPF IS-IS andor BGProuting protocols) to DNS server

sect demuxed to DNS serversect DNS server replies to client

with IP address of wwwgooglecom

Comcast network 68800013

DNS serverDNSUDP

IPEthPhy

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

A day in the lifehellip using DNS

6-93Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellipTCP connection carrying HTTP

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect to send HTTP request client first opens TCP socket to web server

sect TCP SYN segment (step 1 in 3-way handshake) inter-domain routed to web server

sect TCP connection established64233169105web server

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYN

TCPIPEthPhy

SYN

SYN

SYN

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

SYNACK

sect web server responds with TCP SYNACK (step 2 in 3-way handshake)

6-94Link Layer and LANs

router(runs DHCP)

A day in the lifehellip HTTP requestreply HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

HTTP

sect HTTP request sent into TCP socket

sect IP datagram containing HTTP request routed to wwwgooglecom

sect IP datagram containing HTTP reply routed back to client

64233169105web server

HTTPTCPIPEthPhy

sect web server responds with HTTP reply (containing web page)

HTTP

HTTP

HTTPHTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP

sect web page finally () displayed

6-95Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Summarysect principles behind data link layer services

bull error detection correctionbull sharing a broadcast channel multiple accessbull link layer addressing

sect instantiation and implementation of various link layer technologiesbull Ethernetbull switched LANS VLANsbull virtualized networks as a link layer MPLS

sect synthesis a day in the life of a web request

6-96Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 letrsquos take a breath

sect journey down protocol stack complete (except PHY)

sect solid understanding of networking principles practice

sect hellip could stop here hellip but lots of interesting topicsbull wirelessbull multimediabull security

6-97Link Layer and LANs

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