Hi Vlad Thank for your reply. If it is based on the destination IP to find the best route, why the problem didn't happen on single-homing sample? In the single-homing sample that provided in the original email, both of the interfaces (eth1 and eth2) are presented on NODE-B during the test. However, the LKSCTP library know to use the interface eth1 to respond to the SCTP request. - PS On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 7:09 AM, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Vlad > > Thank for your reply. If it is based on the destination IP to find the > best route, why the problem didn't happen on single-homing sample? > > In the single-homing sample that provided in the original email, both > of the interfaces (eth1 and eth2) are presented on NODE-B during the > test. However, the LKSCTP library know to use the interface eth1 to > respond to the SCTP request. > > - PS > > On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 11:19 PM, Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 11/25/2013 08:03 PM, Sun Paul wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> we have a problem on using LKSCTP to form a 4 ways multi-homing network. >>> >>> Configuration >>> - Node-A has 2 IP addresses in different subnets, known as IP-A (eth1), >>> IP-B (eth2) >>> - Node-B has 2 IP addresses in different subnets, known as IP-X (eth1), >>> IP-Y (eth2) >>> >> >> First of all, this is not a 4 way multi-homed network. As far as each >> SCTP association is concerned, it has only 2 destinations to send to >> so it has only 2 ways to get there. The fact that you have multiple >> local addresses doesn't mean that every local address can and should >> be used to connect to the remote. >> >>> the four way paths are shown below. >>> 1. IP-A (11.1.1.1) to IP-X (11.1.1.11) >>> 2. IP-B (12.1.1.1) to IP-Y (12.1.1.11) >>> 3. IP-A (11.1.1.1) to IP-Y (12.1.1.11) >>> 4. IP-B (12.1.1.1) to IP-X (11.1.1.11) >> >> No, actually you only have 2 paths: one to IPX and one to IP-Y. >> Which source address you choose is based on routing policy >> decisions and is outside the scope of SCTP. >> >>> >>> the HB/HB_ACK is normal for the paths " IP-A to IP-X" and "IP-B to >>> IP-Y", but it is not correct for the rest of two. >> >> Right, because linux is using a host addressing model, not an interface >> addressing model. SCTP stack simply finds the best source address >> that can be used to reach IP-X and it happens to be IP-A. So that >> is what it is going to use. >> >> The above explains why you are seeing what you describe below. >> >> In the end, linux SCTP implementation determines paths solely based >> on the destination address. >> >> -vlad >> >>> >>> First of all, we are using iproute2 to form 2 table such that when >>> IP-B arrives on IP-X, it will know how to route back to IP-B on the >>> same interface, i.e (eth1). Same logic for the path "IP-A to IP-X". >>> >>> What we observed here is that when 12.1.1.1 sends INIT to 11.1.1.11, >>> LKSCTP will send back the INIT_ACK to 12.1.1.1 using 12.1.1.11 but not >>> using the IP 11.1.1.11. >>> >>> The above operation makes the subsequence HB/HB_ACK in using wrong IP address. >>> >>> TCP trace on eth1 >>> 18:02:41.058640 IP 12.1.1.1.2905 > 11.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [INIT] >>> [init tag: 19933036] [rwnd: 102400] [OS: 16] [MIS: 16] [init TSN: 0] >>> 18:02:41.061634 IP 12.1.1.1.2905 > 11.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [COOKIE ECHO] >>> 18:02:41.062642 IP 12.1.1.1.2905 > 11.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [HB REQ] >>> 18:02:41.062846 IP 11.1.1.11.2905 > 11.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [HB ACK] >>> 18:02:41.361811 IP 11.1.1.11.2905 > 11.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [HB ACK] >>> 18:02:41.661791 IP 11.1.1.11.2905 > 11.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [HB ACK] >>> 18:02:41.961791 IP 11.1.1.11.2905 > 11.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [HB ACK] >>> >>> TCP trace on eth2 >>> 18:02:41.058755 IP 12.1.1.11.2905 > 12.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [INIT ACK] >>> [init tag: 424726157] [rwnd: 131072] [OS: 5] [MIS: 5] [init TSN: >>> 3340756356] >>> 18:02:41.061696 IP 12.1.1.11.2905 > 12.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [COOKIE ACK] >>> 18:02:41.062663 IP 12.1.1.11.2905 > 12.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [HB ACK] >>> 18:02:41.062791 IP 11.1.1.1.2905 > 12.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [HB REQ] >>> 18:02:41.361777 IP 11.1.1.1.2905 > 12.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [HB REQ] >>> 18:02:41.661772 IP 11.1.1.1.2905 > 12.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [HB REQ] >>> 18:02:41.961772 IP 11.1.1.1.2905 > 12.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [HB REQ] >>> 18:02:42.161771 IP 11.1.1.1.2905 > 12.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [HB REQ] >>> 18:02:42.461770 IP 11.1.1.1.2905 > 12.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [HB REQ] >>> 18:02:42.675770 IP 11.1.1.1.2905 > 12.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [HB REQ] >>> >>> >>> If we are using single homing, there is no problem on the SCTP >>> communication. Below is the TCP trace on eth1 using sctp_test >>> >>> 18:09:55.356727 IP 12.1.1.1.2905 > 11.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [INIT] >>> [init tag: 32516609] [rwnd: 102400] [OS: 16] [MIS: 16] [init TSN: 0] >>> 18:09:55.356811 IP 11.1.1.11.2905 > 12.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [INIT ACK] >>> [init tag: 3168861995] [rwnd: 131072] [OS: 10] [MIS: 16] [init TSN: >>> 1877695021] >>> 18:09:55.357727 IP 12.1.1.1.2905 > 11.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [COOKIE ECHO] >>> 18:09:55.357788 IP 11.1.1.11.2905 > 12.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [COOKIE ACK] >>> 18:09:55.358724 IP 12.1.1.1.2905 > 11.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [HB REQ] >>> 18:09:55.358740 IP 11.1.1.11.2905 > 12.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [HB ACK] >>> 18:09:55.379715 IP 12.1.1.1.2905 > 11.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [DATA] >>> (B)(E) [TSN: 0] [SID: 0] [SSEQ 0] [PPID 0x3] >>> 18:09:55.379735 IP 11.1.1.11.2905 > 12.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [SACK] >>> [cum ack 0] [a_rwnd 131064] [#gap acks 0] [#dup tsns 0] >>> 18:09:55.657716 IP 12.1.1.1.2905 > 11.1.1.11.2905: sctp (1) [HB REQ] >>> 18:09:55.657732 IP 11.1.1.11.2905 > 12.1.1.1.2905: sctp (1) [HB ACK] >>> >>> From the observations, it seems that the LKSCTP library is not able to >>> use the original local address when multi-homing is being used. Is >>> there anyway can be resolved it? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> PS >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-sctp" in >>> the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >>> >> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-sctp" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
