10 May
2016
10 May
'16
7:16 p.m.
On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 9:27 AM, David Miller <davem(a)davemloft.net> wrote:
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo(a)netfilter.org>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 00:55:48 +0200
> This is an initial implementation of a netdev driver for GTP datapath
> (GTP-U) v0 and v1, according to the GSM TS 09.60 and 3GPP TS 29.060
> standards. This tunneling protocol is used to prevent subscribers from
> accessing mobile carrier core network infrastructure.
>
> This implementation requires a GGSN userspace daemon that implements the
> signaling protocol (GTP-C), such as OpenGGSN [1]. This userspace daemon
> updates the PDP context database that represents active subscriber
> sessions through a genetlink interface.
>
> For more context on this tunneling protocol, you can check the slides
> that were presented during the NetDev 1.1 [2].
>
> Only IPv4 is supported at this time.
>
Is there a timeline for adding IPv6 support?
Tom
[1]
http://git.osmocom.org/openggsn/
[2] http://www.netdevconf.org/1.1/proceedings/slides/schultz-welte-osmocom-gtp.…
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo(a)netfilter.org>
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v2: Rebase on top of current HEAD to resolve minor conflict with recent PPP
updates in include/uapi/linux/if_link.h so this applies cleanly.
Applied, thanks.