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Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs UG3 Computer Communications & Networks (COMN) Mahesh Marina [email protected] Slides copyright of Kurose and Ross

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Page 1: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 6 Link Layer and LANs

UG3 Computer Communications amp Networks(COMN)

Mahesh Marinamaheshedacuk

Slides copyright of Kurose and Ross

Link layer introduction

terminologybull hosts and routers nodesbull communication channels that

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

bull layer-2 packet frameencapsulates datagram

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

6-2Link Layer and LANs

Link layer context

bull datagram transferred by different link protocols over different linksndash eg Ethernet on first link

frame relay on intermediate links 80211 on last link

bull each link protocol provides different servicesndash eg may or may not

provide rdt over link

transportation analogybull trip from Princeton to Lausanne

ndash limo Princeton to JFKndash plane JFK to Genevandash train Geneva to Lausanne

bull tourist = datagrambull transport segment =

communication linkbull transportation mode = link

layer protocolbull travel agent = routing

algorithm

6-3Link Layer and LANs

Link layer services

bull framing link accessndash encapsulate datagram into frame adding header trailerndash channel access if shared mediumndash ldquoMACrdquo addresses used in frame headers to identify

source destination bull different from IP address

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

pair)ndash wireless links high error rates

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

6-4Link Layer and LANs

bull flow controlndash pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

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

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

bull error correctionndash receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

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

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-5Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedbull in each and every hostbull link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipndash Ethernet card 80211 card

Ethernet chipsetndash implements link physical

layerbull attaches into hostrsquos system

busesbull combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetworklink

linkphysical

6-6Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

bull sending sidendash encapsulates datagram in

framendash adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

bull receiving sidendash looks for errors rdt flow

control etcndash extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Error detection

EDC= 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

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

senderbull treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

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

bull sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiverbull compute checksum of

received segmentbull check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuendash NO - error detectedndash YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transportnetwork layers only)

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checkbull more powerful error-detection codingbull view data bits D as a binary numberbull choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gbull goal choose r CRC bits R such that

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

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

bull widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-11Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 2: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Link layer introduction

terminologybull hosts and routers nodesbull communication channels that

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

bull layer-2 packet frameencapsulates datagram

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

6-2Link Layer and LANs

Link layer context

bull datagram transferred by different link protocols over different linksndash eg Ethernet on first link

frame relay on intermediate links 80211 on last link

bull each link protocol provides different servicesndash eg may or may not

provide rdt over link

transportation analogybull trip from Princeton to Lausanne

ndash limo Princeton to JFKndash plane JFK to Genevandash train Geneva to Lausanne

bull tourist = datagrambull transport segment =

communication linkbull transportation mode = link

layer protocolbull travel agent = routing

algorithm

6-3Link Layer and LANs

Link layer services

bull framing link accessndash encapsulate datagram into frame adding header trailerndash channel access if shared mediumndash ldquoMACrdquo addresses used in frame headers to identify

source destination bull different from IP address

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

pair)ndash wireless links high error rates

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

6-4Link Layer and LANs

bull flow controlndash pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

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

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

bull error correctionndash receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

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

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-5Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedbull in each and every hostbull link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipndash Ethernet card 80211 card

Ethernet chipsetndash implements link physical

layerbull attaches into hostrsquos system

busesbull combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetworklink

linkphysical

6-6Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

bull sending sidendash encapsulates datagram in

framendash adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

bull receiving sidendash looks for errors rdt flow

control etcndash extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Error detection

EDC= 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

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

senderbull treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

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

bull sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiverbull compute checksum of

received segmentbull check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuendash NO - error detectedndash YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transportnetwork layers only)

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checkbull more powerful error-detection codingbull view data bits D as a binary numberbull choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gbull goal choose r CRC bits R such that

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

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

bull widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-11Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 3: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Link layer context

bull datagram transferred by different link protocols over different linksndash eg Ethernet on first link

frame relay on intermediate links 80211 on last link

bull each link protocol provides different servicesndash eg may or may not

provide rdt over link

transportation analogybull trip from Princeton to Lausanne

ndash limo Princeton to JFKndash plane JFK to Genevandash train Geneva to Lausanne

bull tourist = datagrambull transport segment =

communication linkbull transportation mode = link

layer protocolbull travel agent = routing

algorithm

6-3Link Layer and LANs

Link layer services

bull framing link accessndash encapsulate datagram into frame adding header trailerndash channel access if shared mediumndash ldquoMACrdquo addresses used in frame headers to identify

source destination bull different from IP address

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

pair)ndash wireless links high error rates

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

6-4Link Layer and LANs

bull flow controlndash pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

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

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

bull error correctionndash receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

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

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-5Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedbull in each and every hostbull link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipndash Ethernet card 80211 card

Ethernet chipsetndash implements link physical

layerbull attaches into hostrsquos system

busesbull combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetworklink

linkphysical

6-6Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

bull sending sidendash encapsulates datagram in

framendash adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

bull receiving sidendash looks for errors rdt flow

control etcndash extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Error detection

EDC= 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

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

senderbull treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

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

bull sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiverbull compute checksum of

received segmentbull check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuendash NO - error detectedndash YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transportnetwork layers only)

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checkbull more powerful error-detection codingbull view data bits D as a binary numberbull choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gbull goal choose r CRC bits R such that

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

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

bull widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-11Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 4: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Link layer services

bull framing link accessndash encapsulate datagram into frame adding header trailerndash channel access if shared mediumndash ldquoMACrdquo addresses used in frame headers to identify

source destination bull different from IP address

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

pair)ndash wireless links high error rates

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

6-4Link Layer and LANs

bull flow controlndash pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

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

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

bull error correctionndash receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

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

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-5Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedbull in each and every hostbull link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipndash Ethernet card 80211 card

Ethernet chipsetndash implements link physical

layerbull attaches into hostrsquos system

busesbull combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetworklink

linkphysical

6-6Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

bull sending sidendash encapsulates datagram in

framendash adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

bull receiving sidendash looks for errors rdt flow

control etcndash extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Error detection

EDC= 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

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

senderbull treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

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

bull sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiverbull compute checksum of

received segmentbull check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuendash NO - error detectedndash YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transportnetwork layers only)

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checkbull more powerful error-detection codingbull view data bits D as a binary numberbull choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gbull goal choose r CRC bits R such that

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

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

bull widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-11Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 5: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

bull flow controlndash pacing between adjacent sending and receiving nodes

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

bull signals sender for retransmission or drops frame

bull error correctionndash receiver identifies and corrects bit error(s) without resorting to

retransmission

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

at same time

Link layer services (more)

6-5Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedbull in each and every hostbull link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipndash Ethernet card 80211 card

Ethernet chipsetndash implements link physical

layerbull attaches into hostrsquos system

busesbull combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetworklink

linkphysical

6-6Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

bull sending sidendash encapsulates datagram in

framendash adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

bull receiving sidendash looks for errors rdt flow

control etcndash extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Error detection

EDC= 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

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

senderbull treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

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

bull sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiverbull compute checksum of

received segmentbull check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuendash NO - error detectedndash YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transportnetwork layers only)

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checkbull more powerful error-detection codingbull view data bits D as a binary numberbull choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gbull goal choose r CRC bits R such that

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

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

bull widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-11Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 6: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Where is the link layer implementedbull in each and every hostbull link layer implemented in ldquoadaptorrdquo (aka network interface card NIC) or on a chipndash Ethernet card 80211 card

Ethernet chipsetndash implements link physical

layerbull attaches into hostrsquos system

busesbull combination of hardware

software firmware

controller

physicaltransmission

cpu memory

host bus (eg PCI)

network adaptercard

applicationtransportnetworklink

linkphysical

6-6Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

bull sending sidendash encapsulates datagram in

framendash adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

bull receiving sidendash looks for errors rdt flow

control etcndash extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Error detection

EDC= 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

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

senderbull treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

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

bull sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiverbull compute checksum of

received segmentbull check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuendash NO - error detectedndash YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transportnetwork layers only)

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checkbull more powerful error-detection codingbull view data bits D as a binary numberbull choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gbull goal choose r CRC bits R such that

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

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

bull widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-11Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 7: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Adaptors communicating

bull sending sidendash encapsulates datagram in

framendash adds error checking bits

rdt flow control etc

bull receiving sidendash looks for errors rdt flow

control etcndash extracts datagram passes

to upper layer at receiving side

controller controller

sending host receiving host

datagram datagram

datagram

frame

6-7Link Layer and LANs

Error detection

EDC= 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

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

senderbull treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

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

bull sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiverbull compute checksum of

received segmentbull check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuendash NO - error detectedndash YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transportnetwork layers only)

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checkbull more powerful error-detection codingbull view data bits D as a binary numberbull choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gbull goal choose r CRC bits R such that

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

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

bull widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-11Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 8: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Error detection

EDC= 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

6-8Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

senderbull treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

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

bull sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiverbull compute checksum of

received segmentbull check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuendash NO - error detectedndash YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transportnetwork layers only)

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checkbull more powerful error-detection codingbull view data bits D as a binary numberbull choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gbull goal choose r CRC bits R such that

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

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

bull widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-11Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 9: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Parity checking

single bit paritysect detect single bit

errors

two-dimensional bit paritysect detect and correct single bit errors

0 0

6-9Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Internet checksum (review)

senderbull treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

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

bull sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiverbull compute checksum of

received segmentbull check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuendash NO - error detectedndash YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transportnetwork layers only)

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checkbull more powerful error-detection codingbull view data bits D as a binary numberbull choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gbull goal choose r CRC bits R such that

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

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

bull widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-11Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 10: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Internet checksum (review)

senderbull treat segment contents

as sequence of 16-bit integers

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

bull sender puts checksum value into UDP checksum field

receiverbull compute checksum of

received segmentbull check if computed

checksum equals checksum field valuendash NO - error detectedndash YES - no error detected

But maybe errors nonetheless

goal detect ldquoerrorsrdquo (eg flipped bits) in transmitted packet (note used at transportnetwork layers only)

6-10Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checkbull more powerful error-detection codingbull view data bits D as a binary numberbull choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gbull goal choose r CRC bits R such that

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

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

bull widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-11Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 11: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Cyclic redundancy checkbull more powerful error-detection codingbull view data bits D as a binary numberbull choose r+1 bit pattern (generator) Gbull goal choose r CRC bits R such that

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

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

bull widely used in practice (Ethernet 80211 WiFi ATM)

6-11Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 12: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-12Link Layer and LANs

Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 13: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

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

ndash PPP for dial-up accessndash point-to-point link between Ethernet switch host

bull broadcast (shared wire or medium)ndash old-fashioned Ethernetndash upstream HFCndash 80211 wireless LAN

shared wire (eg cabled Ethernet)

shared RF(eg 80211 WiFi)

shared RF(satellite)

humans at acocktail party

(shared air acoustical)

6-13Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 14: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Multiple access protocols

bull single shared broadcast channel bull two or more simultaneous transmissions by nodes interference

ndash collision if node receives two or more signals at the same time

multiple access protocolbull distributed algorithm that determines how nodes share

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

ndash no out-of-band channel for coordination

6-14Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 15: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-15Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 16: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

MAC protocols taxonomy

three broad classesbull channel partitioning

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

bull random accessndash channel not divided allow collisionsndash ldquorecoverrdquo from collisions

bull ldquotaking turnsrdquondash nodes take turns but nodes with more to send can take longer

turns

6-16Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 17: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Channel partitioning MAC protocols TDMA

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

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

send slots 256 idle

1 3 4 1 3 4

6-slotframe

6-slotframe

6-17Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 18: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

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

bands 256 idle

frequ

ency

ban

ds

time

FDM cable

Channel partitioning MAC protocols FDMA

6-18Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 19: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Random access protocols

bull when node has packet to sendndash transmit at full channel data rate Rndash no a priori coordination among nodes

bull two or more transmitting nodes ldquocollisionrdquobull random access MAC protocol specifies

ndash how to detect collisionsndash how to recover from collisions (eg via delayed

retransmissions)bull examples of random access MAC protocols

ndash slotted ALOHAndash ALOHAndash CSMA CSMACD CSMACA

6-19Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 20: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Slotted ALOHA

assumptionsbull all frames same sizebull time divided into equal size

slots (time to transmit 1 frame)

bull nodes start to transmit only slot beginning

bull nodes are synchronizedbull if 2 or more nodes transmit

in slot all nodes detect collision

operationbull when node obtains fresh

frame transmits in next slotndash if no collision node can send

new frame in next slotndash if collision node retransmits

frame in each subsequent slot with prob p until success

6-20Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

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

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

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

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

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

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

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

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

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

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

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

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

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

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

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

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

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

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

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

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

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

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

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

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

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

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

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

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

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 21: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Prosbull single active node can

continuously transmit at full rate of channel

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

bull simple

Consbull collisions wasting slotsbull idle slotsbull nodes may be able to

detect collision in less than time to transmit packet

bull 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

6-21Link Layer and LANs

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

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

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

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

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

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

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

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

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

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

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

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

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

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

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

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

bull efficiency goes to 1 ndash as tprop goes to 0ndash as ttrans goes to infinity

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 22: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

bull suppose N nodes with many frames to send each transmits in slot with probability p

bull prob that given node has success in a slot = p(1-p)N-1

bull prob that any node has a success = Np(1-p)N-1

bull max efficiency find p that maximizes Np(1-p)N-1

bull 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

6-22Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

ndash frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

bull collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAndash collisions detected within short timendash colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

bull Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANbull ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

bull efficiency goes to 1 ndash as tprop goes to 0ndash as ttrans goes to infinity

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 23: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Pure (unslotted) ALOHA

bull unslotted Aloha simpler no synchronizationbull when frame first arrives

ndash transmit immediately bull collision probability increases

ndash frame sent at t0 collides with other frames sent in [t0-1t0+1]

6-23Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

bull collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAndash collisions detected within short timendash colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

bull Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANbull ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

bull efficiency goes to 1 ndash as tprop goes to 0ndash as ttrans goes to infinity

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 24: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Pure ALOHA efficiency

P(success by given node) = P(node transmits)

P(no other node transmits in [t0-1t0]

P(no other node transmits in [t0t0+1]

= 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

6-24Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

bull collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAndash collisions detected within short timendash colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

bull Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANbull ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

bull efficiency goes to 1 ndash as tprop goes to 0ndash as ttrans goes to infinity

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 25: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

CSMA (carrier sense multiple access)

CSMA listen before transmitif channel sensed idle transmit entire

framebull if channel sensed busy defer

transmission

bull human analogy donrsquot interrupt others

6-25Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

bull collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAndash collisions detected within short timendash colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

bull Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANbull ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

bull efficiency goes to 1 ndash as tprop goes to 0ndash as ttrans goes to infinity

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 26: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

CSMA collisions

bull collisions can still occur propagation delay means two nodes may not hear each otherrsquos transmission

bull collision entire packet transmission time wastedndash distance amp

propagation delay play role in in determining collision probability

spatial layout of nodes

6-26Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAndash collisions detected within short timendash colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

bull Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANbull ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

bull efficiency goes to 1 ndash as tprop goes to 0ndash as ttrans goes to infinity

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 27: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

CSMACD carrier sensing deferral as in CSMAndash collisions detected within short timendash colliding transmissions aborted reducing channel wastage

bull collision detectionndash easy in wired LANs measure signal strengths compare

transmitted received signalsndash difficult in wireless LANs received signal strength

overwhelmed by local transmission strength

bull human analogy the polite conversationalist

6-27Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

bull Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANbull ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

bull efficiency goes to 1 ndash as tprop goes to 0ndash as ttrans goes to infinity

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 28: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD (collision detection)

spatial layout of nodes

6-28Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

bull Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANbull ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

bull efficiency goes to 1 ndash as tprop goes to 0ndash as ttrans goes to infinity

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 29: Chapter 6: Link 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 ndash after mth collision NIC

chooses K at random from 012 hellip 2m-1 NIC waits K512 bit times returns to Step 2

ndash longer backoff interval with more collisions

6-29Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

bull Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANbull ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

bull efficiency goes to 1 ndash as tprop goes to 0ndash as ttrans goes to infinity

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 30: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

CSMACD efficiency

bull Tprop = max prop delay between 2 nodes in LANbull ttrans = time to transmit max-size frame

bull efficiency goes to 1 ndash as tprop goes to 0ndash as ttrans goes to infinity

bull better performance than ALOHA and simple cheap decentralized

transprop ttefficiency

511

+=

6-30Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 31: Chapter 6: Link 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 protocolssect efficient at low load single node can fully utilize channelsect high load collision overhead

ldquotaking turnsrdquo protocolslook for best of both worlds

6-31Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 32: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

pollingbull master node ldquoinvitesrdquo

slave nodes to transmit in turn

bull typically used with ldquodumbrdquo slave devices

bull concernsndash polling overhead ndash latencyndash single point of

failure (master)

master

slaves

poll

data

data

ldquoTaking turnsrdquo MAC protocols

6-32Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 33: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-33Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 34: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-34Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 35: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-35Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 36: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Summary of MAC protocols

bull channel partitioning by time frequency or codendash Time Division Frequency Division

bull random access (dynamic) ndash ALOHA S-ALOHA CSMA CSMACDndash carrier sensing easy in some technologies (wire) hard

in others (wireless)ndash CSMACD used in Ethernetndash CSMACA used in 80211

bull taking turnsndash polling from central site token passingndash Bluetooth FDDI token ring

6-36Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 37: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

MAC addresses and ARP

bull 32-bit IP address ndash network-layer address for interfacendash used for layer 3 (network layer) forwarding

bull MAC (or LAN or physical or Ethernet) addressndash function used lsquolocallyrdquo to get frame from one interface to

another physically-connected interface (same network in IP-addressing sense)

ndash 48 bit MAC address (for most LANs) burned in NIC ROM also sometimes software settable

ndash eg 1A-2F-BB-76-09-AD

hexadecimal (base 16) notation(each ldquonumeralrdquo represents 4 bits)

6-37Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 38: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses and ARP

each 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)

6-38Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 39: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

LAN addresses (more)

bull MAC address allocation administered by IEEEbull manufacturer buys portion of MAC address space (to

assure uniqueness)bull analogy

ndash MAC address like Social Security Numberndash IP address like postal address

bull MAC flat address portability ndash can move LAN card from one LAN to another

bull IP hierarchical address not portablendash address depends on IP subnet to which node is attached

6-39Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 40: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

ARP address resolution protocol

ARP table each IP node (host router) on LAN has table

ndash IPMAC address mappings for some LAN nodes

lt IP address MAC address TTLgt

ndash 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

6-40Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 41: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

ARP protocol same LAN

bull A wants to send datagram to Bndash Brsquos MAC address not in Arsquos

ARP tablebull A broadcasts ARP query

packet containing Bs IP address ndash destination MAC address =

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FFndash all nodes on LAN receive

ARP query bull B receives ARP packet replies

to A with its (Bs) MAC addressndash frame sent to Arsquos MAC

address (unicast)

bull A caches (saves) IP-to-MAC address pair in its ARP table until information becomes old (times out)

ndash soft state information that times out (goes away) unless refreshed

bull ARP is ldquoplug-and-playrdquondash nodes create their ARP

tables without intervention from net administrator

6-41Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 42: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-42Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 43: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-43Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 44: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-44Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 45: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-45Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 46: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-46Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 47: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-47Link Layer and LANs Check out the online interactive exercises for more examples httpgaiacsumassedukurose_rossinteractive

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 48: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet

ldquodominantrdquo wired LAN technology bull single chip multiple speeds (eg Broadcom BCM5761)bull first widely used LAN technologybull simpler cheapbull kept up with speed race 10 Mbps ndash 10 Gbps

Metcalfersquos Ethernet sketch6-48Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 49: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet physical topologybull bus popular through mid 90s

ndash all nodes in same collision domain (can collide with each other)

bull star prevails todayndash active switch in centerndash each ldquospokerdquo runs a (separate) Ethernet protocol (nodes

do not collide with each other)

switch

bus coaxial cablestar

6-49Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 50: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure

sending adapter encapsulates IP datagram (or other network layer protocol packet) in Ethernet frame

preamble bull 7 bytes with pattern 10101010 followed by one

byte with pattern 10101011bull used to synchronize receiver sender clock rates

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-50Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 51: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet frame structure (more)bull addresses 6 byte source destination MAC addresses

ndash if adapter receives frame with matching destination address or with broadcast address (eg ARP packet) it passes data in frame to network layer protocol

ndash otherwise adapter discards framebull type indicates higher layer protocol (mostly IP but

others possible eg Novell IPX AppleTalk)bull CRC cyclic redundancy check at receiver

ndash error detected frame is dropped

destaddress

sourceaddress

data (payload) CRCpreamble

type

6-51Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 52: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet unreliable connectionless

bull connectionless no handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

bull unreliable receiving NIC doesnt send acks or nacks to sending NICndash data in dropped frames recovered only if initial

sender uses higher layer rdt (eg TCP) otherwise dropped data lost

bull Ethernetrsquos MAC protocol unslotted CSMACD with binary backoff

6-52Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 53: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

8023 Ethernet standards link amp physical layers

bull many different Ethernet standardsndash common MAC protocol and frame formatndash different speeds 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1Gbps 10

Gbps 40 Gbpsndash 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

6-53Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 54: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Ethernet switch

bull link-layer device takes an active rolendash store forward Ethernet framesndash 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

bull transparentndash hosts are unaware of presence of switches

bull plug-and-play self-learningndash switches do not need to be configured

6-54Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 55: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Switch multiple simultaneous transmissions

bull hosts have dedicated direct connection to switch

bull switches buffer packetsbull Ethernet protocol used on each

incoming link but no collisions full duplexndash each link is its own collision

domainbull 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

6-55Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 56: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-56Link Layer and LANs

A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

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A

Arsquo

B

Brsquo C

Crsquo

1 2

345

6

Switch self-learning

bull switch learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

ndash when frame received switch ldquolearnsrdquo location of sender incoming LAN segment

ndash records senderlocation pair in switch table

A Arsquo

Source ADest Arsquo

MAC addr interface TTLSwitch table

(initially empty)A 1 60

6-57Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 58: Chapter 6: Link 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 6-58Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 59: Chapter 6: Link 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

bull frame destination Arsquo location unknown flood

Arsquo A

sect destination A location known

Arsquo 4 60

selectively send on just one link

6-59Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 60: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Interconnecting switches

self-learning switches can be connected together

Q sending from A to G ndash 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

6-60Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 61: Chapter 6: Link 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

6-61Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 62: Chapter 6: Link Layer and LANs

Institutional network

to externalnetwork

router

IP subnet

mail server

web server

6-62Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs

Page 63: Chapter 6: Link 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

frameframe

framedatagram

6-63Link Layer and LANs