RestartModeB.seq - COOKIE ECHO chunk is received when a TCB exists (Case B)
To check that if COOKIE ECHO chunk is received when a TCB exists in mode B then the endpoint should update its peer's Verification Tag from the State Cookie, stop any init or cookie timers that may be running, and send a COOKIE-ACK.
./RestartModeB.seq [-tooloption ...] -pkt ./RestartModeB.def -tooloption : v6eval tool option See Also: ../common/STD_PKT_COMMON.def ../common/SCTP_COMMON.def
Association not established between endpoint A and B. Also arrange the data in endpoint B such that upper layers send Associate primitive to startup an association with endpoint A.
Endpoint A Endpoint B ULP (CLOSED) (CLOSED)
<----- Associate <----------------- INIT
INIT ----------------->
<----------------- INIT-ACK
COOKIE-ECHO ----------------->
<----------------- COOKIE-ACK Communication Up ---------->
TEST DESCRIPTION:
1. Try to send a COOKIE-ECHO message when a TCB exists from endpoint A to B. 2. Check A: COOKIE-ECHO message is accepted and COOKIE-ACK message is received at endpoint A.
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RFC 4960
5.2.4. Handle a COOKIE ECHO when a TCB Exists
5) Refer to Table 2 to determine the correct action to be taken.
+------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------------+ | Local Tag | Peer's Tag | Local-Tie-Tag |Peer's-Tie-Tag| Action/ | | | | | | Description | +------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------------+ | X | X | M | M | (A) | +------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------------+ | M | X | A | A | (B) | +------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------------+ | M | 0 | A | A | (B) | +------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------------+ | X | M | 0 | 0 | (C) | +------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------------+ | M | M | A | A | (D) | +======================================================================+ | Table 2: Handling of a COOKIE ECHO when a TCB Exists | +======================================================================+
Legend:
X - Tag does not match the existing TCB. M - Tag matches the existing TCB. 0 - No Tie-Tag in cookie (unknown). A - All cases, i.e., M, X, or 0.
Note: For any case not shown in Table 2, the cookie should be silently discarded.
Action
A) In this case, the peer may have restarted. When the endpoint recognizes this potential 'restart', the existing session is treated the same as if it received an ABORT followed by a new COOKIE ECHO with the following exceptions:
- Any SCTP DATA chunks MAY be retained (this is an implementation-specific option).
- A notification of RESTART SHOULD be sent to the ULP instead of a "COMMUNICATION LOST" notification.
All the congestion control parameters (e.g., cwnd, ssthresh) related to this peer MUST be reset to their initial values (see Section 6.2.1).
After this, the endpoint shall enter the ESTABLISHED state.
If the endpoint is in the SHUTDOWN-ACK-SENT state and recognizes that the peer has restarted (Action A), it MUST NOT set up a new association but instead resend the SHUTDOWN ACK and send an ERROR chunk with a "Cookie Received While Shutting Down" error cause to its peer.
B) In this case, both sides may be attempting to start an association at about the same time, but the peer endpoint started its INIT after responding to the local endpoint's INIT. Thus, it may have picked a new Verification Tag, not being aware of the previous tag it had sent this endpoint. The endpoint should stay in or enter the ESTABLISHED state, but it MUST update its peer's Verification Tag from the State Cookie, stop any init or cookie timers that may be running, and send a COOKIE ACK.
C) In this case, the local endpoint's cookie has arrived late. Before it arrived, the local endpoint sent an INIT and received an INIT ACK and finally sent a COOKIE ECHO with the peer's same tag but a new tag of its own. The cookie should be silently discarded. The endpoint SHOULD NOT change states and should leave any timers running.
D) When both local and remote tags match, the endpoint should enter the ESTABLISHED state, if it is in the COOKIE-ECHOED state. It should stop any cookie timer that may be running and send a COOKIE ACK.
Note: The "peer's Verification Tag" is the tag received in the Initiate Tag field of the INIT or INIT ACK chunk.