In computer networking, the Tunnel Setup Protocol (TSP) is an experimental networking control protocol used to negotiate IP tunnel setup parameters between a tunnel client host and a tunnel broker server, the tunnel end-points. A major use of TSP is in IPv6 transition mechanisms.
Parameter negotiation
The TSP protocol performs negotiation of the following parameters:
- User authentication using the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) protocol2
- Tunnel encapsulation for a variety of tunneling scenarios:
- IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels3
- IPv4 over IPv6 tunnels4
- IPv6 over UDP/IPv4 tunnels for built-in traversal of network address translators (NAT)
- IP address assignment for both tunnel endpoints
- Domain Name System (DNS) registration of end point addresses and reverse DNS
- Tunnel keep-alive mechanism as needed
- IPv6 address prefix assignment for routers
- Routing protocols
TSP Session
A TSP session is initiated by the TSP client in the goal of establishing an end-to-end tunnel with the TSP server (tunnel broker). The session consists of a basic exchange of XML-encoded data using TCP or UDP. After the negotiation of tunnel setup parameters, the session is terminated and the client undertakes the task of configuring its local tunnel endpoint.
See also
- Anything In Anything (AYIYA)
External links
References
M. Blanchet; F. Parent (February 2010). IPv6 Tunnel Broker with the Tunnel Setup Protocol (TSP). doi:10.17487/RFC5572. ISSN 2070-1721. RFC 5572. Experimental. Independent Submission. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5572 ↩
A. Melnikov; K. Zeilenga, eds. (June 2006). Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL). Network Working Group. doi:10.17487/RFC4422. RFC 4422. Proposed Standard. Obsoletes RFC 2222. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4422 ↩
E. Nordmark; R. Gilligan (October 2005). Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers. Network Working Group. doi:10.17487/RFC4213. RFC 4213. Proposed Standard. Obsoletes RFC 2893. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4213 ↩
A. Conta; S. Deering (December 1998). Generic Packet Tunneling in IPv6 Specification. Network Working Group. doi:10.17487/RFC2473. RFC 2473. Proposed Standard. /wiki/Steve_Deering ↩