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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) G. Pelletier Request for Comments: 6846 InterDigital Communications Obsoletes: 4996 K. Sandlund Category: Standards Track Ericsson ISSN: 2070-1721 L-E. Jonsson

                                                               M. West
                                                    Siemens/Roke Manor
                                                          January 2013
                 RObust Header Compression (ROHC):
                  A Profile for TCP/IP (ROHC-TCP)

Abstract

 This document specifies a RObust Header Compression (ROHC) profile
 for compression of TCP/IP packets.  The profile, called ROHC-TCP,
 provides efficient and robust compression of TCP headers, including
 frequently used TCP options such as selective acknowledgments (SACKs)
 and Timestamps.
 ROHC-TCP works well when used over links with significant error rates
 and long round-trip times.  For many bandwidth-limited links where
 header compression is essential, such characteristics are common.
 This specification obsoletes RFC 4996.  It fixes a technical issue
 with the SACK compression and clarifies other compression methods
 used.

Status of This Memo

 This is an Internet Standards Track document.
 This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
 (IETF).  It represents the consensus of the IETF community.  It has
 received public review and has been approved for publication by the
 Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Further information on
 Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
 Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
 and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
 http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6846.

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Table of Contents

 1. Introduction ....................................................5
 2. Terminology .....................................................5
 3. Background ......................................................7
    3.1. Existing TCP/IP Header Compression Schemes .................7
    3.2. Classification of TCP/IP Header Fields .....................8
 4. Overview of the TCP/IP Profile (Informative) ...................10
    4.1. General Concepts ..........................................10
    4.2. Compressor and Decompressor Interactions ..................10
         4.2.1. Compressor Operation ...............................10
         4.2.2. Decompressor Feedback ..............................11
    4.3. Packet Formats and Encoding Methods .......................11
         4.3.1. Compressing TCP Options ............................11
         4.3.2. Compressing Extension Headers ......................11
    4.4. Expected Compression Ratios with ROHC-TCP .................12
 5. Compressor and Decompressor Logic (Normative) ..................13
    5.1. Context Initialization ....................................13
    5.2. Compressor Operation ......................................13
         5.2.1. Compression Logic ..................................13
                5.2.1.1. Optimistic Approach .......................14
                5.2.1.2. Periodic Context Refreshes ................14
         5.2.2. Feedback Logic .....................................14
                5.2.2.1. Optional Acknowledgments (ACKs) ...........14
                5.2.2.2. Negative Acknowledgments (NACKs) ..........15
         5.2.3. Context Replication ................................15
    5.3. Decompressor Operation ....................................16
         5.3.1. Decompressor States and Logic ......................16
                5.3.1.1. Reconstruction and Verification ...........16
                5.3.1.2. Detecting Context Damage ..................17
                5.3.1.3. No Context (NC) State .....................18
                5.3.1.4. Static Context (SC) State .................18
                5.3.1.5. Full Context (FC) State ...................19
         5.3.2. Feedback Logic .....................................19
         5.3.3. Context Replication ................................20
 6. Encodings in ROHC-TCP (Normative) ..............................20
    6.1. Control Fields in ROHC-TCP ................................20
         6.1.1. Master Sequence Number (MSN) .......................20
         6.1.2. IP-ID Behavior .....................................21
         6.1.3. Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) .............22
    6.2. Compressed Header Chains ..................................22
    6.3. Compressing TCP Options with List Compression .............24
         6.3.1. List Compression ...................................25
         6.3.2. Table-Based Item Compression .......................26
         6.3.3. Encoding of Compressed Lists .......................26
         6.3.4. Item Table Mappings ................................28
         6.3.5. Compressed Lists in Dynamic Chain ..................30
         6.3.6. Irregular Chain Items for TCP Options ..............30

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         6.3.7. Replication of TCP Options .........................30
    6.4. Profile-Specific Encoding Methods .........................31
         6.4.1. inferred_ip_v4_header_checksum .....................31
         6.4.2. inferred_mine_header_checksum ......................31
         6.4.3. inferred_ip_v4_length ..............................32
         6.4.4. inferred_ip_v6_length ..............................32
         6.4.5. inferred_offset ....................................33
         6.4.6. baseheader_extension_headers .......................33
         6.4.7. baseheader_outer_headers ...........................34
         6.4.8. Scaled Encoding of Fields ..........................34
                6.4.8.1. Scaled TCP Sequence Number Encoding .......35
                6.4.8.2. Scaled Acknowledgment Number Encoding .....35
    6.5. Encoding Methods with External Parameters .................36
 7. Packet Types (Normative) .......................................38
    7.1. Initialization and Refresh (IR) Packets ...................38
    7.2. Context Replication (IR-CR) Packets .......................40
    7.3. Compressed (CO) Packets ...................................42
 8. Header Formats (Normative) .....................................43
    8.1. Design Rationale for Compressed Base Headers ..............44
    8.2. Formal Definition of Header Formats .......................47
    8.3. Feedback Formats and Options ..............................88
         8.3.1. Feedback Formats ...................................88
         8.3.2. Feedback Options ...................................89
                8.3.2.1. The REJECT Option .........................89
                8.3.2.2. The MSN-NOT-VALID Option ..................90
                8.3.2.3. The MSN Option ............................90
                8.3.2.4. The CONTEXT_MEMORY Feedback Option ........91
                8.3.2.5. Unknown Option Types ......................91
 9. Changes from RFC 4996 ..........................................91
    9.1. Functional Changes ........................................91
    9.2. Non-functional Changes ....................................92
 10. Security Considerations .......................................92
 11. IANA Considerations ...........................................93
 12. Acknowledgments ...............................................93
 13. References ....................................................93
    13.1. Normative References .....................................93
    13.2. Informative References ...................................94

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1. Introduction

 There are several reasons to perform header compression on low- or
 medium-speed links for TCP/IP traffic, and these have already been
 discussed in [RFC2507].  Additional considerations that make
 robustness an important objective for a TCP [RFC0793] compression
 scheme are introduced in [RFC4163].  Finally, existing TCP/IP header
 compression schemes ([RFC1144], [RFC2507]) are limited in their
 handling of the TCP options field and cannot compress the headers of
 handshaking packets (SYNs and FINs).
 It is thus desirable for a header compression scheme to be able to
 handle loss on the link between the compression and decompression
 points as well as loss before the compression point.  The header
 compression scheme also needs to consider how to efficiently compress
 short-lived TCP transfers and TCP options, such as selective
 acknowledgments (SACK) ([RFC2018], [RFC2883]) and Timestamps
 ([RFC1323]).  TCP options that may be less frequently used do not
 necessarily need to be compressed by the protocol, and instead can be
 passed transparently without reducing the overall compression
 efficiency of other parts of the TCP header.
 The Robust Header Compression (ROHC) Working Group has developed a
 header compression framework on top of which various profiles can be
 defined for different protocol sets, or for different compression
 strategies.  This document defines a TCP/IP compression profile for
 the ROHC framework [RFC5795], compliant with the requirements listed
 in [RFC4163].
 Specifically, it describes a header compression scheme for TCP/IP
 header compression (ROHC-TCP) that is robust against packet loss and
 that offers enhanced capabilities, in particular for the compression
 of header fields including TCP options.  The profile identifier for
 TCP/IP compression is 0x0006.

2. Terminology

 The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
 "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
 document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].
 This document reuses some of the terminology found in [RFC5795].  In
 addition, this document uses or defines the following terms:

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 Base context
    The base context is a context that has been validated by both the
    compressor and the decompressor.  A base context can be used as
    the reference when building a new context using replication.
 Base Context Identifier (Base CID)
    The Base CID is the CID that identifies the base context, from
    which information needed for context replication can be extracted.
 Base header
    The Base header is a compressed representation of the innermost IP
    and TCP headers of the uncompressed packet.
 Chaining of items
    A chain groups fields based on similar characteristics.  ROHC-TCP
    defines chain items for static, dynamic, replicable, or irregular
    fields.  Chaining is done by appending an item for each header,
    e.g., to the chain in their order of appearance in the
    uncompressed packet.  Chaining is useful to construct compressed
    headers from an arbitrary number of any of the protocol headers
    for which ROHC-TCP defines a compressed format.
 Context Replication (CR)
    Context replication is the mechanism that establishes and
    initializes a new context based on another existing valid context
    (a base context).  This mechanism is introduced to reduce the
    overhead of the context establishment procedure, and is especially
    useful for compression of multiple short-lived TCP connections
    that may be occurring simultaneously or near-simultaneously.
 ROHC-TCP packet types
    ROHC-TCP uses three different packet types: the Initialization and
    Refresh (IR) packet type, the Context Replication (IR-CR) packet
    type, and the Compressed packet (CO) type.
 Short-lived TCP transfer
    Short-lived TCP transfers refer to TCP connections transmitting
    only small amounts of packets for each single connection.

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3. Background

 This section provides some background information on TCP/IP header
 compression.  The fundamentals of general header compression can be
 found in [RFC5795].  In the following subsections, two existing
 TCP/IP header compression schemes are first described along with a
 discussion of their limitations, followed by the classification of
 TCP/IP header fields.  Finally, some of the characteristics of short-
 lived TCP transfers are summarized.
 A behavior analysis of TCP/IP header fields is found in [RFC4413].

3.1. Existing TCP/IP Header Compression Schemes

 Compressed TCP (CTCP) and IP Header Compression (IPHC) are two
 different schemes that may be used to compress TCP/IP headers.  Both
 schemes transmit only the differences from the previous header in
 order to reduce the size of the TCP/IP header.
 The CTCP [RFC1144] compressor detects transport-level retransmissions
 and sends a header that updates the context completely when they
 occur.  While CTCP works well over reliable links, it is vulnerable
 when used over less reliable links as even a single packet loss
 results in loss of synchronization between the compressor and the
 decompressor.  This in turn leads to the TCP receiver discarding all
 remaining packets in the current window because of a checksum error.
 This effectively prevents the TCP fast retransmit algorithm [RFC5681]
 from being triggered.  In such a case, the compressor must wait until
 TCP times out and retransmits a packet to resynchronize.
 To reduce the errors due to the inconsistent contexts between
 compressor and decompressor when compressing TCP, IPHC [RFC2507]
 improves somewhat on CTCP by augmenting the repair mechanism of CTCP
 with a local repair mechanism called TWICE and with a link-layer
 mechanism based on negative acknowledgments to request a header that
 updates the context.
 The TWICE algorithm assumes that only the Sequence Number field of
 TCP segments is changing with the deltas between consecutive packets
 being constant in most cases.  This assumption is, however, not
 always true, especially when TCP Timestamps and SACK options are
 used.
 The full header request mechanism requires a feedback channel that
 may be unavailable in some circumstances.  This channel is used to
 explicitly request that the next packet be sent with an uncompressed
 header to allow resynchronization without waiting for a TCP timeout.

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 In addition, this mechanism does not perform well on links with long
 round-trip times.
 Both CTCP and IPHC are also limited in their handling of the TCP
 options field.  For IPHC, any change in the options field (caused by
 Timestamps or SACK, for example) renders the entire field
 uncompressible, while for CTCP, such a change in the options field
 effectively disables TCP/IP header compression altogether.
 Finally, existing TCP/IP compression schemes do not compress the
 headers of handshaking packets (SYNs and FINs).  Compressing these
 packets may greatly improve the overall header compression ratio for
 the cases where many short-lived TCP connections share the same
 channel.

3.2. Classification of TCP/IP Header Fields

 Header compression is possible due to the fact that there is much
 redundancy between header field values within packets, especially
 between consecutive packets.  To utilize these properties for TCP/IP
 header compression, it is important to understand the change patterns
 of the various header fields.
 All fields of the TCP/IP packet header have been classified in detail
 in [RFC4413].  The main conclusion is that most of the header fields
 can easily be compressed away since they seldom or never change.  The
 following fields do, however, require more sophisticated mechanisms:
  1. IPv4 Identification (16 bits) - IP-ID
  2. TCP Sequence Number (32 bits) - SN
  3. TCP Acknowledgment Number (32 bits)
  4. TCP Reserved ( 4 bits)
  5. TCP ECN flags ( 2 bits) - ECN
  6. TCP Window (16 bits)
  7. TCP Options

o Maximum Segment Size (32 bits) - MSS

     o  Window Scale           (24 bits) - WSCALE
     o  SACK Permitted         (16 bits)
     o  TCP SACK               (80, 144, 208, or 272 bits) - SACK
     o  TCP Timestamp          (80 bits) - TS
 The assignment of IP-ID values can be done in various ways, usually
 one of sequential, sequential jump, or random, as described in
 Section 4.1.3 of [RFC4413].  Some IPv4 stacks do use a sequential
 assignment when generating IP-ID values but do not transmit the
 contents of this field in network byte order; instead, it is sent
 with the two octets reversed.  In this case, the compressor can

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 compress the IP-ID field after swapping the bytes.  Consequently, the
 decompressor also swaps the bytes of the IP-ID after decompression to
 regenerate the original IP-ID.  With respect to TCP compression, the
 analysis in [RFC4413] reveals that there is no obvious candidate
 among the TCP fields suitable to infer the IP-ID.
 The change pattern of several TCP fields (Sequence Number,
 Acknowledgment Number, Window, etc.) is very hard to predict.  Of
 particular importance to a TCP/IP header compression scheme is the
 understanding of the sequence and acknowledgment numbers [RFC4413].
 Specifically, the TCP Sequence Number can be anywhere within a range
 defined by the TCP Window at any point on the path (i.e., wherever a
 compressor might be deployed).  Missing packets or retransmissions
 can cause the TCP Sequence Number to fluctuate within the limits of
 this window.  The TCP Window also bounds the jumps in acknowledgment
 number.
 Another important behavior of the TCP/IP header is the dependency
 between the sequence number and the acknowledgment number.  TCP
 connections can be either near-symmetrical or show a strong
 asymmetrical bias with respect to the data traffic.  In the latter
 case, the TCP connections mainly have one-way traffic (Web browsing
 and file downloading, for example).  This means that on the forward
 path (from server to client), only the sequence number is changing
 while the acknowledgment number remains constant for most packets; on
 the backward path (from client to server), only the acknowledgment
 number is changing and the sequence number remains constant for most
 packets.  A compression scheme for TCP should thus have packet
 formats suitable for either cases, i.e., packet formats that can
 carry either only sequence number bits, only acknowledgment number
 bits, or both.
 In addition, TCP flows can be short-lived transfers.  Short-lived TCP
 transfers will degrade the performance of header compression schemes
 that establish a new context by initially sending full headers.
 Multiple simultaneous or near simultaneous TCP connections may
 exhibit much similarity in header field values and context values
 among each other, which would make it possible to reuse information
 between flows when initializing a new context.  A mechanism to this
 end, context replication [RFC4164], makes the context establishment
 step faster and more efficient, by replicating part of an existing
 context to a new flow.  The conclusion from [RFC4413] is that part of
 the IP sub-context, some TCP fields, and some context values can be
 replicated since they seldom change or change with only a small jump.

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 ROHC-TCP also compresses the following headers: IPv6 Destination
 Options header [RFC2460], IPv6 Routing header [RFC2460], IPv6 Hop-by-
 Hop Options header [RFC2460], Authentication Header (AH) [RFC4302],
 Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) [RFC2784][RFC2890], and the
 Minimal Encapsulation (MINE) header [RFC2004].
 Headers specific to Mobile IP (for IPv4 or IPv6) do not receive any
 special treatment in this document, for reasons similar to those
 described in [RFC3095].

4. Overview of the TCP/IP Profile (Informative)

4.1. General Concepts

 ROHC-TCP uses the ROHC protocol as described in [RFC5795].  ROHC-TCP
 supports context replication as defined in [RFC4164].  Context
 replication can be particularly useful for short-lived TCP flows
 [RFC4413].

4.2. Compressor and Decompressor Interactions

4.2.1. Compressor Operation

 Header compression with ROHC can be conceptually characterized as the
 interaction of a compressor with a decompressor state machine.  The
 compressor's task is to minimally send the information needed to
 successfully decompress a packet, based on a certain confidence
 regarding the state of the decompressor context.
 For ROHC-TCP compression, the compressor normally starts compression
 with the initial assumption that the decompressor has no useful
 information to process the new flow, and sends Initialization and
 Refresh (IR) packets.  Alternatively, the compressor may also support
 Context Replication (CR) and use IR-CR packets [RFC4164], which
 attempts to reuse context information related to another flow.
 The compressor can then adjust the compression level based on its
 confidence that the decompressor has the necessary information to
 successfully process the Compressed (CO) packets that it selects.  In
 other words, the task of the compressor is to ensure that the
 decompressor operates in the state that allows decompression of the
 most efficient CO packet(s), and to allow the decompressor to move to
 that state as soon as possible otherwise.

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4.2.2. Decompressor Feedback

 The ROHC-TCP profile can be used in environments with or without
 feedback capabilities from decompressor to compressor.  ROHC-TCP,
 however, assumes that if a ROHC feedback channel is available and if
 this channel is used at least once by the decompressor for a specific
 ROHC-TCP context, this channel will be used during the entire
 compression operation for that context.  If the feedback channel
 disappears, compression should be restarted.
 The reception of either positive acknowledgments (ACKs) or negative
 acknowledgments (NACKs) establishes the feedback channel from the
 decompressor for the context for which the feedback was received.
 Once there is an established feedback channel for a specific context,
 the compressor should make use of this feedback to estimate the
 current state of the decompressor.  This helps in increasing the
 compression efficiency by providing the information needed for the
 compressor to achieve the necessary confidence level.
 The ROHC-TCP feedback mechanism is limited in its applicability by
 the number of (least significant bit (LSB) encoded) master sequence
 number (MSN) (see Section 6.1.1) bits used in the FEEDBACK-2 format
 (see Section 8.3).  It is not suitable for a decompressor to use
 feedback altogether where the MSN bits in the feedback could wrap
 around within one round-trip time.  Instead, unidirectional operation
 -- where the compressor periodically sends larger context-updating
 packets -- is more appropriate.

4.3. Packet Formats and Encoding Methods

 The packet formats and encoding methods used for ROHC-TCP are defined
 using the formal notation [RFC4997].  The formal notation is used to
 provide an unambiguous representation of the packet formats and a
 clear definition of the encoding methods.

4.3.1. Compressing TCP Options

 The TCP options in ROHC-TCP are compressed using a list compression
 encoding that allows option content to be established so that TCP
 options can be added to the context without having to send all TCP
 options uncompressed.

4.3.2. Compressing Extension Headers

 ROHC-TCP compresses the extension headers as listed in Section 3.2.
 These headers are treated exactly as other headers and thus have a
 static chain, a dynamic chain, an irregular chain, and a chain for
 context replication (Section 6.2).

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 This means that headers appearing in or disappearing from the flow
 being compressed will lead to changes to the static chain.  However,
 the change pattern of extension headers is not deemed to impair
 compression efficiency with respect to this design strategy.

4.4. Expected Compression Ratios with ROHC-TCP

 The following table illustrates typical compression ratios that can
 be expected when using ROHC-TCP and IPHC [RFC2507].
 The figures in the table assume that the compression context has
 already been properly initialized.  For the TS option, the Timestamp
 is assumed to change with small values.  All TCP options include a
 suitable number of No Operation (NOP) options [RFC0793] for padding
 and/or alignment.  Finally, in the examples for IPv4, a sequential
 IP-ID behavior is assumed.
                           Total Header Size (octets)
                            ROHC-TCP          IPHC
                   Unc.   DATA    ACK      DATA    ACK
 IPv4+TCP+TS       52       8      8        18     18
 IPv4+TCP+TS       52       7      6        16     16   (1)
 IPv6+TCP+TS       72       8      7        18     18
 IPv6+TCP+no opt   60       6      5         6      6
 IPv6+TCP+SACK     80       -     15         -     80   (2)
 IPv6+TCP+SACK     80       -      9         -     26   (3)
 (1) The payload size of the data stream is constant.
 (2) The SACK option appears in the header, but was not present
     in the previous packet.  Two SACK blocks are assumed.
 (3) The SACK option appears in the header, and was also present
     in the previous packet (with different SACK blocks).
     Two SACK blocks are assumed.
 The table below illustrates the typical initial compression ratios
 for ROHC-TCP and IPHC.  The data stream in the example is assumed to
 be IPv4+TCP, with a sequential behavior for the IP-ID.  The following
 options are assumed present in the SYN packet: TS, MSS, and WSCALE,
 with an appropriate number of NOP options.
                   Total Header Size (octets)
                    Unc.   ROHC-TCP   IPHC
 1st packet (SYN)   60      49        60
 2nd packet         52      12        52
 The figures in the table assume that the compressor has received an
 acknowledgment from the decompressor before compressing the second
 packet, which can be expected when feedback is used in ROHC-TCP.

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 This is because in the most common case, the TCP ACKs are expected to
 take the same return path, and because TCP does not send more packets
 until the TCP SYN packet has been acknowledged.

5. Compressor and Decompressor Logic (Normative)

5.1. Context Initialization

 The static context of ROHC-TCP flows can be initialized in either of
 two ways:
 1.  By using an IR packet as in Section 7.1, where the profile number
     is 0x06 and the static chain ends with the static part of a TCP
     header.
 2.  By replicating an existing context using the mechanism defined by
     [RFC4164].  This is done with the IR-CR packet defined in
     Section 7.2, where the profile number is 0x06.

5.2. Compressor Operation

5.2.1. Compression Logic

 The task of the compressor is to determine what data must be sent
 when compressing a TCP/IP packet, so that the decompressor can
 successfully reconstruct the original packet based on its current
 state.  The selection of the type of compressed header to send thus
 depends on a number of factors, including:
 o  The change behavior of header fields in the flow, e.g., conveying
    the necessary information within the restrictions of the set of
    available packet formats.
 o  The compressor's level of confidence regarding decompressor state,
    e.g., by selecting header formats updating the same type of
    information for a number of consecutive packets or from the
    reception of decompressor feedback (ACKs and/or NACKs).
 o  Additional robustness required for the flow, e.g., periodic
    refreshes of static and dynamic information using IR and IR-DYN
    packets when decompressor feedback is not expected.
 The impact of these factors on the compressor's packet type selection
 is described in more detail in the following subsections.

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 In this section, a "higher compression state" means that less data
 will be sent in compressed packets, i.e., smaller compressed headers
 are used, while a lower compression state means that a larger amount
 of data will be sent using larger compressed headers.

5.2.1.1. Optimistic Approach

 The optimistic approach is the principle by which a compressor sends
 the same type of information for a number of packets (consecutively
 or not) until it is fairly confident that the decompressor has
 received the information.  The optimistic approach is useful to
 ensure robustness when ROHC-TCP is used to compress packets over
 lossy links.
 Therefore, if field X in the uncompressed packet changes value, the
 compressor MUST use a packet type that contains an encoding for field
 X until it has gained confidence that the decompressor has received
 at least one packet containing the new value for X.  The compressor
 SHOULD choose a compressed format with the smallest header that can
 convey the changes needed to fulfill the optimistic approach
 condition used.

5.2.1.2. Periodic Context Refreshes

 When the optimistic approach is used, there will always be a
 possibility of decompression failures since the decompressor may not
 have received sufficient information for correct decompression.
 Therefore, until the decompressor has established a feedback channel,
 the compressor SHOULD periodically move to a lower compression state
 and send IR and/or IR-DYN packets.  These refreshes can be based on
 timeouts, on the number of compressed packets sent for the flow, or
 any other strategy specific to the implementation.  Once the feedback
 channel is established, the decompressor MAY stop performing periodic
 refreshes.

5.2.2. Feedback Logic

 The semantics of feedback messages, acknowledgments (ACKs) and
 negative acknowledgments (NACKs or STATIC-NACKs), are defined in
 Section 5.2.4.1 of [RFC5795].

5.2.2.1. Optional Acknowledgments (ACKs)

 The compressor MAY use acknowledgment feedback (ACKs) to move to a
 higher compression state.

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 Upon reception of an ACK for a context-updating packet, the
 compressor obtains confidence that the decompressor has received the
 acknowledged packet and that it has observed changes in the packet
 flow up to the acknowledged packet.
 This functionality is optional, so a compressor MUST NOT expect to
 get such ACKs, even if a feedback channel is available and has been
 established for that flow.

5.2.2.2. Negative Acknowledgments (NACKs)

 The compressor uses feedback from the decompressor to move to a lower
 compression state (NACKs).
 On reception of a NACK feedback, the compressor SHOULD:
 o  assume that only the static part of the decompressor is valid, and
 o  re-send all dynamic information (via an IR or IR-DYN packet) the
    next time it compresses a packet for the indicated flow
 unless it has confidence that information sent after the packet being
 acknowledged already provides a suitable response to the NACK
 feedback.  In addition, the compressor MAY use a CO packet carrying a
 7-bit Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) if it can determine with enough
 confidence what information provides a suitable response to the NACK
 feedback.
 On reception of a STATIC-NACK feedback, the compressor SHOULD:
 o  assume that the decompressor has no valid context, and
 o  re-send all static and all dynamic information (via an IR packet)
    the next time it compresses a packet for the indicated flow
 unless it has confidence that information sent after the packet that
 is being acknowledged already provides a suitable response to the
 STATIC-NACK feedback.

5.2.3. Context Replication

 A compressor MAY support context replication by implementing the
 additional compression and feedback logic defined in [RFC4164].

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5.3. Decompressor Operation

5.3.1. Decompressor States and Logic

 The three states of the decompressor are No Context (NC), Static
 Context (SC), and Full Context (FC).  The decompressor starts in its
 lowest compression state, the NC state.  Successful decompression
 will always move the decompressor to the FC state.  The decompressor
 state machine normally never leaves the FC state once it has entered
 this state; only repeated decompression failures will force the
 decompressor to transit downwards to a lower state.
 Below is the state machine for the decompressor.  Details of the
 transitions between states and decompression logic are given in the
 subsections following the figure.
                               Success
              +-->------>------>------>------>------>--+
              |                                        |
  No Static   |            No Dynamic        Success   |    Success
   +-->--+    |             +-->--+      +--->----->---+    +-->--+
   |     |    |             |     |      |             |    |     |
   |     v    |             |     v      |             v    |     v
 +-----------------+   +---------------------+   +-------------------+
 | No Context (NC) |   | Static Context (SC) |   | Full Context (FC) |
 +-----------------+   +---------------------+   +-------------------+
    ^                         |        ^                         |
    |  Static Context         |        | Context Damage Assumed  |
    |  Damage Assumed         |        |                         |
    +-----<------<------<-----+        +-----<------<------<-----+

5.3.1.1. Reconstruction and Verification

 When decompressing an IR or an IR-DYN packet, the decompressor MUST
 validate the integrity of the received header using CRC-8 validation
 [RFC5795].  If validation fails, the packet MUST NOT be delivered to
 upper layers.
 Upon receiving an IR-CR packet, the decompressor MUST perform the
 actions as specified in [RFC4164].
 When decompressing other packet types (e.g., CO packets), the
 decompressor MUST validate the outcome of the decompression attempt
 using CRC verification [RFC5795].  If verification fails, a
 decompressor implementation MAY attempt corrective or repair measures
 on the packet, and the result of any attempt MUST be validated using
 the CRC verification; otherwise, the packet MUST NOT be delivered to
 upper layers.

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 When the CRC-8 validation or the CRC verification of the received
 header is successful, the decompressor SHOULD update its context with
 the information received in the current header; the decompressor then
 passes the reconstructed packet to the system's network layer.
 Otherwise, the decompressor context MUST NOT be updated.
 If the received packet is older than the current reference packet,
 e.g., based on the master sequence number (MSN) in the compressed
 packet, the decompressor MAY refrain from updating the context using
 the information received in the current packet, even if the
 correctness of its header was successfully verified.

5.3.1.2. Detecting Context Damage

 All header formats carry a CRC and are context updating.  A packet
 for which the CRC succeeds updates the reference values of all header
 fields, either explicitly (from the information about a field carried
 within the compressed header) or implicitly (fields that are inferred
 from other fields).
 The decompressor may assume that some or the entire context is
 invalid, following one or more failures to validate or verify a
 header using the CRC.  Because the decompressor cannot know the exact
 reason(s) for a CRC failure or what field caused it, the validity of
 the context hence does not refer to what exact context entry is
 deemed valid or not.
 Validity of the context rather relates to the detection of a problem
 with the context.  The decompressor first assumes that the type of
 information that most likely caused the failure(s) is the state that
 normally changes for each packet, i.e., context damage of the dynamic
 part of the context.  Upon repeated failures and unsuccessful
 repairs, the decompressor then assumes that the entire context,
 including the static part, needs to be repaired, i.e., static context
 damage.
 Context Damage Detection
    The assumption of context damage means that the decompressor will
    not attempt decompression of a CO header that carries a 3-bit CRC,
    and only attempt decompression of IR, IR-DYN, or IR-CR headers or
    CO headers protected by a CRC-7.
 Static Context Damage Detection
    The assumption of static context damage means that the
    decompressor refrains from attempting decompression of any type of
    header other than the IR header.

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 How these assumptions are made, i.e., how context damage is detected,
 is open to implementations.  It can be based on the residual error
 rate, where a low error rate makes the decompressor assume damage
 more often than on a high-rate link.
 The decompressor implements these assumptions by selecting the type
 of compressed header for which it may attempt decompression.  In
 other words, validity of the context refers to the ability of a
 decompressor to attempt or not attempt decompression of specific
 packet types.

5.3.1.3. No Context (NC) State

 Initially, while working in the No Context (NC) state, the
 decompressor has not yet successfully decompressed a packet.
 Allowing decompression:
    In the NC state, only packets carrying sufficient information on
    the static fields (IR and IR-CR packets) can be decompressed;
    otherwise, the packet MUST NOT be decompressed and MUST NOT be
    delivered to upper layers.
 Feedback logic:
    In the NC state, the decompressor should send a STATIC-NACK if a
    packet of a type other than IR is received, or if decompression of
    an IR packet has failed, subject to the feedback rate limitation
    as described in Section 5.3.2.
 Once a packet has been validated and decompressed correctly, the
 decompressor MUST transit to the FC state.

5.3.1.4. Static Context (SC) State

 When the decompressor is in the Static Context (SC) state, only the
 static part of the decompressor context is valid.
 From the SC state, the decompressor moves back to the NC state if
 static context damage is detected.
 Allowing decompression:
    In the SC state, packets carrying sufficient information on the
    dynamic fields covered by an 8-bit CRC (e.g., IR and IR-DYN) or CO
    packets covered by a 7-bit CRC can be decompressed; otherwise, the
    packet MUST NOT be decompressed and MUST NOT be delivered to upper
    layers.

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 Feedback logic:
    In the SC state, the decompressor should send a STATIC-NACK if CRC
    validation of an IR/IR-DYN/IR-CR fails and static context damage
    is assumed.  If any other packet type is received, the
    decompressor should send a NACK.  Both of the above cases are
    subject to the feedback rate limitation as described in
    Section 5.3.2.
 Once a packet has been validated and decompressed correctly, the
 decompressor MUST transit to the FC state.

5.3.1.5. Full Context (FC) State

 In the Full Context (FC) state, both the static and the dynamic parts
 of the decompressor context are valid.  From the FC state, the
 decompressor moves back to the SC state if context damage is
 detected.
 Allowing decompression:
    In the FC state, decompression can be attempted regardless of the
    type of packet received.
 Feedback logic:
    In the FC state, the decompressor should send a NACK if the
    decompression of any packet type fails and context damage is
    assumed, subject to the feedback rate limitation as described in
    Section 5.3.2.

5.3.2. Feedback Logic

 The decompressor MAY send positive feedback (ACKs) to initially
 establish the feedback channel for a particular flow.  Either
 positive feedback (ACKs) or negative feedback (NACKs) establishes
 this channel.
 Once the feedback channel is established, the decompressor is
 REQUIRED to continue sending NACKs or STATIC-NACKs for as long as the
 context is associated with the same profile, in this case with
 profile 0x0006, as per the logic defined for each state in
 Section 5.3.1.
 The decompressor MAY send ACKs upon successful decompression of any
 packet type.  In particular, when a packet carrying a significant
 context update is correctly decompressed, the decompressor MAY send
 an ACK.

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 The decompressor should limit the rate at which it sends feedback,
 for both ACKs and STATIC-NACK/NACKs, and should avoid sending
 unnecessary duplicates of the same type of feedback message that may
 be associated to the same event.

5.3.3. Context Replication

 ROHC-TCP supports context replication; therefore, the decompressor
 MUST implement the additional decompressor and feedback logic defined
 in [RFC4164].

6. Encodings in ROHC-TCP (Normative)

6.1. Control Fields in ROHC-TCP

 In ROHC-TCP, a number of control fields are used by the decompressor
 in its interpretation of the format of the packets received from the
 compressor.
 A control field is a field that is transmitted from the compressor to
 the decompressor, but is not part of the uncompressed header.  Values
 for control fields can be set up in the context of both the
 compressor and the decompressor.  Once established at the
 decompressor, the values of these fields should be kept until updated
 by another packet.

6.1.1. Master Sequence Number (MSN)

 There is no field in the TCP header that can act as the master
 sequence number for TCP compression, as explained in [RFC4413],
 Section 5.6.
 To overcome this problem, ROHC-TCP introduces a control field called
 the Master Sequence Number (MSN) field.  The MSN field is created at
 the compressor, rather than using one of the fields already present
 in the uncompressed header.  The compressor increments the value of
 the MSN by one for each packet that it sends.
 The MSN field has the following two functions:
 1.  Differentiating between packets when sending feedback data.
 2.  Inferring the value of incrementing fields such as the IP-ID.

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 The MSN field is present in every packet sent by the compressor.  The
 MSN is LSB encoded within the CO packets, and the 16-bit MSN is sent
 in full in IR/IR-DYN packets.  The decompressor always sends the MSN
 as part of the feedback information.  The compressor can later use
 the MSN to infer which packet the decompressor is acknowledging.
 When the MSN is initialized, it SHOULD be initialized to a random
 value.  The compressor should only initialize a new MSN for the
 initial IR or IR-CR packet sent for a CID that corresponds to a
 context that is not already associated with this profile.  In other
 words, if the compressor reuses the same CID to compress many TCP
 flows one after the other, the MSN is not reinitialized but rather
 continues to increment monotonically.
 For context replication, the compressor does not use the MSN of the
 base context when sending the IR-CR packet, unless the replication
 process overwrites the base context (i.e., Base CID == CID).
 Instead, the compressor uses the value of the MSN if it already
 exists in the ROHC-TCP context being associated with the new flow
 (CID); otherwise, the MSN is initialized to a new value.

6.1.2. IP-ID Behavior

 The IP-ID field of the IPv4 header can have different change
 patterns.  Conceptually, a compressor monitors changes in the value
 of the IP-ID field and selects encoding methods and packet formats
 that are the closest match to the observed change pattern.
 ROHC-TCP defines different types of compression techniques for the
 IP-ID, to provide the flexibility to compress any of the behaviors it
 may observe for this field: sequential in network byte order (NBO),
 sequential byte-swapped, random (RND), or constant to a value of
 zero.
 The compressor monitors changes in the value of the IP-ID field for a
 number of packets, to identify which one of the above listed
 compression alternatives is the closest match to the observed change
 pattern.  The compressor can then select packet formats and encoding
 methods based on the identified field behavior.
 If more than one level of IP headers is present, ROHC-TCP can assign
 a sequential behavior (NBO or byte-swapped) only to the IP-ID of the
 innermost IP header.  This is because only this IP-ID can possibly
 have a sufficiently close correlation with the MSN (see also
 Section 6.1.1) to compress it as a sequentially changing field.
 Therefore, a compressor MUST NOT assign either the sequential (NBO)
 or the sequential byte-swapped behavior to tunneling headers.

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 The control field for the IP-ID behavior determines which set of
 packet formats will be used.  These control fields are also used to
 determine the contents of the irregular chain item (see Section 6.2)
 for each IP header.

6.1.3. Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN)

 When ECN [RFC3168] is used once on a flow, the ECN bits could change
 quite often.  ROHC-TCP maintains a control field in the context to
 indicate whether or not ECN is used.  This control field is
 transmitted in the dynamic chain of the TCP header, and its value can
 be updated using specific compressed headers carrying a 7-bit CRC.
 When this control field indicates that ECN is being used, items of
 all IP and TCP headers in the irregular chain include bits used for
 ECN.  To preserve octet-alignment, all of the TCP reserved bits are
 transmitted and, for outer IP headers, the entire Type of Service/
 Traffic Class (TOS/TC) field is included in the irregular chain.
 When there is only one IP header present in the packet (i.e., no IP
 tunneling is used), this compression behavior allows the compressor
 to handle changes in the ECN bits by adding a single octet to the
 compressed header.
 The reason for including the ECN bits of all IP headers in the
 compressed packet when the control field is set is that the profile
 needs to efficiently compress flows containing IP tunnels using the
 "full-functionality option" of Section 9.1 of [RFC3168].  For these
 flows, a change in the ECN bits of an inner IP header is propagated
 to the outer IP headers.  When the "limited-functionality" option is
 used, the compressor will therefore sometimes send one octet more
 than necessary per tunnel header, but this has been considered a
 reasonable trade-off when designing this profile.

6.2. Compressed Header Chains

 Some packet types use one or more chains containing sub-header
 information.  The function of a chain is to group fields based on
 similar characteristics, such as static, dynamic, or irregular
 fields.  Chaining is done by appending an item for each header to the
 chain in their order of appearance in the uncompressed packet,
 starting from the fields in the outermost header.
 Chains are defined for all headers compressed by ROHC-TCP, as listed
 below.  Also listed are the names of the encoding methods used to
 encode each of these protocol headers.

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 o  TCP [RFC0793], encoding method: "tcp"
 o  IPv4 [RFC0791], encoding method: "ipv4"
 o  IPv6 [RFC2460], encoding method: "ipv6"
 o  AH [RFC4302], encoding method: "ah"
 o  GRE [RFC2784][RFC2890], encoding method: "gre"
 o  MINE [RFC2004], encoding method: "mine"
 o  IPv6 Destination Options header [RFC2460], encoding method:
    "ip_dest_opt"
 o  IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Options header [RFC2460], encoding method:
    "ip_hop_opt"
 o  IPv6 Routing header [RFC2460], encoding method: "ip_rout_opt"
 Static chain:
    The static chain consists of one item for each header of the chain
    of protocol headers to be compressed, starting from the outermost
    IP header and ending with a TCP header.  In the formal description
    of the packet formats, this static chain item for each header is a
    format whose name is suffixed by "_static".  The static chain is
    only used in IR packets.
 Dynamic chain:
    The dynamic chain consists of one item for each header of the
    chain of protocol headers to be compressed, starting from the
    outermost IP header and ending with a TCP header.  The dynamic
    chain item for the TCP header also contains a compressed list of
    TCP options (see Section 6.3).  In the formal description of the
    packet formats, the dynamic chain item for each header type is a
    format whose name is suffixed by "_dynamic".  The dynamic chain is
    used in both IR and IR-DYN packets.
 Replicate chain:
    The replicate chain consists of one item for each header in the
    chain of protocol headers to be compressed, starting from the
    outermost IP header and ending with a TCP header.  The replicate
    chain item for the TCP header also contains a compressed list of
    TCP options (see Section 6.3).  In the formal description of the
    packet formats, the replicate chain item for each header type is a

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    format whose name is suffixed by "_replicate".  Header fields that
    are not present in the replicate chain are replicated from the
    base context.  The replicate chain is only used in the IR-CR
    packet.
 Irregular chain:
    The structure of the irregular chain is analogous to the structure
    of the static chain.  For each compressed packet, the irregular
    chain is appended at the specified location in the general format
    of the compressed packets as defined in Section 7.3.  This chain
    also includes the irregular chain items for TCP options as defined
    in Section 6.3.6, which are placed directly after the irregular
    chain item of the TCP header, and in the same order as the options
    appear in the uncompressed packet.  In the formal description of
    the packet formats, the irregular chain item for each header type
    is a format whose name is suffixed by "_irregular".  The irregular
    chain is used only in CO packets.
    The format of the irregular chain for the innermost IP header
    differs from the format of outer IP headers, since this header is
    part of the compressed base header.

6.3. Compressing TCP Options with List Compression

 This section describes in detail how list compression is applied to
 the TCP options.  In the definition of the packet formats for ROHC-
 TCP, the most frequent TCP options have one encoding method each, as
 listed in the table below.
         +-----------------+------------------------+
         |   Option name   |  Encoding method name  |
         +-----------------+------------------------+
         |      NOP        | tcp_opt_nop            |
         |      EOL        | tcp_opt_eol            |
         |      MSS        | tcp_opt_mss            |
         |  WINDOW SCALE   | tcp_opt_wscale         |
         |   TIMESTAMP     | tcp_opt_ts             |
         | SACK-PERMITTED  | tcp_opt_sack_permitted |
         |      SACK       | tcp_opt_sack           |
         | Generic options | tcp_opt_generic        |
         +-----------------+------------------------+
 Each of these encoding methods has an uncompressed format, a format
 suffixed by "_list_item" and a format suffixed by "_irregular".  In
 some cases, a single encoding method may have multiple "_list_item"

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 or "_irregular" formats, in which case bindings inside these formats
 determine what format is used.  This is further described in the
 following sections.

6.3.1. List Compression

 The TCP options in the uncompressed packet can be represented as an
 ordered list, whose order and presence are usually constant between
 packets.  The generic structure of such a list is as follows:
          +--------+--------+--...--+--------+
    list: | item 1 | item 2 |       | item n |
          +--------+--------+--...--+--------+
 To compress this list, ROHC-TCP uses a list compression scheme, which
 compresses each of these items individually and combines them into a
 compressed list.
 The basic principles of list-based compression are the following:
    1) When a context is being initialized, a complete representation
    of the compressed list of options is transmitted.  All options
    that have any content are present in the compressed list of items
    sent by the compressor.
 Then, once the context has been initialized:
    2) When the structure AND the content of the list are unchanged,
    no information about the list is sent in compressed headers.
    3) When the structure of the list is constant, and when only the
    content defined within the irregular format for one or more
    options is changed, no information about the list needs to be sent
    in compressed base headers; the irregular content is sent as part
    of the irregular chain, as described in Section 6.3.6.
    4) When the structure of the list changes, a compressed list is
    sent in the compressed base header, including a representation of
    its structure and order.  Content defined within the irregular
    format of an option can still be sent as part of the irregular
    chain (as described in Section 6.3.6), provided that the item
    content is not part of the compressed list.

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6.3.2. Table-Based Item Compression

 The table-based item compression compresses individual items sent in
 compressed lists.  The compressor assigns a unique identifier,
 "Index", to each item, "Item", of a list.
 Compressor Logic
    The compressor conceptually maintains an item table containing all
    items, indexed using "Index".  The (Index, Item) pair is sent
    together in compressed lists until the compressor gains enough
    confidence that the decompressor has observed the mapping between
    items and their respective index.  Confidence is obtained from the
    reception of an acknowledgment from the decompressor, or by
    sending (Index, Item) pairs using the optimistic approach.  Once
    confidence is obtained, the index alone is sent in compressed
    lists to indicate the presence of the item corresponding to this
    index.
    The compressor may reassign an existing index to a new item, by
    re-establishing the mapping using the procedure described above.
 Decompressor Logic
    The decompressor conceptually maintains an item table that
    contains all (Index, Item) pairs received.  The item table is
    updated whenever an (Index, Item) pair is received and
    decompression is successfully verified using the CRC.  The
    decompressor retrieves the item from the table whenever an index
    without an accompanying item is received.
    If an index without an accompanying item is received and the
    decompressor does not have any context for this index, the header
    MUST be discarded and a NACK SHOULD be sent.

6.3.3. Encoding of Compressed Lists

 Each item present in a compressed list is represented by:
 o  an index into the table of items
 o  a presence bit indicating if a compressed representation of the
    item is present in the list
 o  an item (if the presence bit is set)
 Decompression of an item will fail if the presence bit is not set and
 the decompressor has no entry in the context for that item.

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 A compressed list of TCP options uses the following encoding:
      0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    | Reserved  |PS |       m       |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |        XI_1, ..., XI_m        | m octets, or m * 4 bits
    /                --- --- --- ---/
    |               :    Padding    : if PS = 0 and m is odd
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |                               |
    /      item_1, ..., item_n      / variable
    |                               |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    Reserved: MUST be set to zero; otherwise, the decompressor MUST
    discard the packet.
    PS: Indicates size of XI fields:
       PS = 0 indicates 4-bit XI fields;
       PS = 1 indicates 8-bit XI fields.
    m: Number of XI item(s) in the compressed list.
    XI_1, ..., XI_m: m XI items.  Each XI represents one TCP option in
    the uncompressed packet, in the same order as they appear in the
    uncompressed packet.
       The format of an XI item is as follows:
               +---+---+---+---+
       PS = 0: | X |   Index   |
               +---+---+---+---+
                 0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
               +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
       PS = 1: | X | Reserved  |     Index     |
               +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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       X: Indicates whether the item is present in the list:
          X = 1 indicates that the item corresponding to the Index is
          sent in the item_1, ..., item_n list;
          X = 0 indicates that the item corresponding to the Index is
          not sent and is instead included in the irregular chain.
       Reserved: MUST be set to zero; otherwise, the decompressor MUST
       discard the packet.
       Index: An index into the item table.  See Section 6.3.4.
       When 4-bit XI items are used, the XI items are placed in octets
       in the following manner:
         0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
       |     XI_k      |    XI_k + 1   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    Padding: A 4-bit padding field is present when PS = 0 and the
    number of XIs is odd.  The Padding field MUST be set to zero;
    otherwise, the decompressor MUST discard the packet.
    Item 1, ..., item n: Each item corresponds to an XI with X = 1 in
    XI 1, ..., XI m.  The format of the entries in the item list is
    described in the table in Section 6.3.  The compressed format(s)
    suffixed by "_list_item" in the encoding methods defines the item
    inside the compressed item list.

6.3.4. Item Table Mappings

 The item table for TCP options list compression is limited to 16
 different items, since it is unlikely that any packet flow will
 contain a larger number of unique options.
 The mapping between the TCP option type and table indexes are listed
 in the table below:

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       +-----------------+---------------+
       |   Option name   |  Table index  |
       +-----------------+---------------+
       |      NOP        |       0       |
       |      EOL        |       1       |
       |      MSS        |       2       |
       |  WINDOW SCALE   |       3       |
       |   TIMESTAMP     |       4       |
       | SACK-PERMITTED  |       5       |
       |      SACK       |       6       |
       | Generic options |      7-15     |
       +-----------------+---------------+
 Some TCP options are used more frequently than others.  To simplify
 their compression, a part of the item table is reserved for these
 option types, as shown on the table above.  Both the compressor and
 the decompressor MUST use these mappings between item and indexes to
 (de)compress TCP options when using list compression.
 It is expected that the option types for which an index is reserved
 in the item table will only appear once in a list.  However, if an
 option type is detected twice in the same options list and if both
 options have a different content, the compressor should compress the
 second occurrence of the option type by mapping it to a generic
 compressed option.  Otherwise, if the options have the exact same
 content, the compressor can still use the same table index for both.
 The NOP option
    The NOP option can appear more than once in the list.  However,
    since its value is always the same, no context information needs
    to be transmitted.  Multiple NOP options can thus be mapped to the
    same index.  Since the NOP option does not have any content when
    compressed as a "_list_item", it will never be present in the item
    list.  For consistency, the compressor should still establish an
    entry in the list by setting the presence bit, as done for the
    other type of options.
    List compression always preserves the original order of each item
    in the decompressed list, whether or not the item is present in
    the compressed "_list_item" or if multiple items of the same type
    can be mapped to the same index, as for the NOP option.

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 The EOL option
    The size of the compressed format for the EOL option can be larger
    than one octet, and it is defined so that it includes the option
    padding.  This is because the EOL should terminate the parsing of
    the options, but it can also be followed by padding octets that
    all have the value zero.
 The Generic option
    The Generic option can be used to compress any type of TCP option
    that does not have a reserved index in the item table.

6.3.5. Compressed Lists in Dynamic Chain

 A compressed list for TCP options that is part of the dynamic chain
 (e.g., in IR or IR-DYN packets) must have all its list items present,
 i.e., all X-bits in the XI list MUST be set.

6.3.6. Irregular Chain Items for TCP Options

 The "_list_item" represents the option inside the compressed item
 list, and the "_irregular" format is used for the option fields that
 are expected to change with each packet.  When an item of the
 specified type is present in the current context, these irregular
 fields are present in each compressed packet, as part of the
 irregular chain.  Since many of the TCP option types are not expected
 to change for the duration of a flow, many of the "_irregular"
 formats are empty.
 The irregular chain for TCP options is structured analogously to the
 structure of the TCP options in the uncompressed packet.  If a
 compressed list is present in the compressed packet, then the
 irregular chain for TCP options must not contain irregular items for
 the list items that are transmitted inside the compressed list (i.e.,
 items in the list that have the X-bit set in its XI).  The items that
 are not present in the compressed list, but are present in the
 uncompressed list, must have their respective irregular items present
 in the irregular chain.

6.3.7. Replication of TCP Options

 The entire table of TCP options items is always replicated when using
 the IR-CR packet.  In the IR-CR packet, the list of options for the
 new flow is also transmitted as a compressed list in the IR-CR
 packet.

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6.4. Profile-Specific Encoding Methods

 This section defines encoding methods that are specific to this
 profile.  These methods are used in the formal definition of the
 packet formats in Section 8.

6.4.1. inferred_ip_v4_header_checksum

 This encoding method compresses the Header Checksum field of the IPv4
 header.  This checksum is defined in [RFC0791] as follows:
    Header Checksum: 16 bits
       A checksum on the header only.  Since some header fields change
       (e.g., time to live), this is recomputed and verified at each
       point that the internet header is processed.
    The checksum algorithm is:
       The checksum field is the 16-bit one's complement of the one's
       complement sum of all 16-bit words in the header.  For purposes
       of computing the checksum, the value of the checksum field is
       zero.
 As described above, the header checksum protects individual hops from
 processing a corrupted header.  When almost all IP header information
 is compressed away, and when decompression is verified by a CRC
 computed over the original header for every compressed packet, there
 is no point in having this additional checksum; instead, it can be
 recomputed at the decompressor side.
 The "inferred_ip_v4_header_checksum" encoding method thus compresses
 the IPv4 header checksum down to a size of zero bits.  Using this
 encoding method, the decompressor infers the value of this field
 using the computation above.
 This encoding method implicitly assumes that the compressor will not
 process a corrupted header; otherwise, it cannot guarantee that the
 checksum as recomputed by the decompressor will be bitwise identical
 to its original value before compression.

6.4.2. inferred_mine_header_checksum

 This encoding method compresses the minimal encapsulation header
 checksum.  This checksum is defined in [RFC2004] as follows:

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    Header Checksum
       The 16-bit one's complement of the one's complement sum of all
       16-bit words in the minimal forwarding header.  For purposes of
       computing the checksum, the value of the checksum field is
       zero.  The IP header and IP payload (after the minimal
       forwarding header) are not included in this checksum
       computation.
 The "inferred_mine_header_checksum" encoding method compresses the
 minimal encapsulation header checksum down to a size of zero bits,
 i.e., no bits are transmitted in compressed headers for this field.
 Using this encoding method, the decompressor infers the value of this
 field using the above computation.
 The motivations and the assumptions for inferring this checksum are
 similar to the ones explained above in Section 6.4.1.

6.4.3. inferred_ip_v4_length

 This encoding method compresses the Total Length field of the IPv4
 header.  The Total Length field of the IPv4 header is defined in
 [RFC0791] as follows:
    Total Length: 16 bits
       Total Length is the length of the datagram, measured in octets,
       including internet header and data.  This field allows the
       length of a datagram to be up to 65,535 octets.
 The "inferred_ip_v4_length" encoding method compresses the IPv4 Total
 Length field down to a size of zero bits.  Using this encoding
 method, the decompressor infers the value of this field by counting
 in octets the length of the entire packet after decompression.

6.4.4. inferred_ip_v6_length

 This encoding method compresses the Payload Length field of the IPv6
 header.  This length field is defined in [RFC2460] as follows:
    Payload Length: 16-bit unsigned integer
       Length of the IPv6 payload, i.e., the rest of the packet
       following this IPv6 header, in octets.  (Note that any
       extension headers present are considered part of the payload,
       i.e., included in the length count.)

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 The "inferred_ip_v6_length" encoding method compresses the Payload
 Length field of the IPv6 header down to a size of zero bits.  Using
 this encoding method, the decompressor infers the value of this field
 by counting in octets the length of the entire packet after
 decompression.

6.4.5. inferred_offset

 This encoding method compresses the data offset field of the TCP
 header.
 The "inferred_offset" encoding method is used on the Data Offset
 field of the TCP header.  This field is defined in [RFC0793] as:
    Data Offset: 4 bits
       The number of 32-bit words in the TCP header.  This indicates
       where the data begins.  The TCP header (even one including
       options) is an integral number of 32 bits long.
 The "inferred_offset" encoding method compresses the Data Offset
 field of the TCP header down to a size of zero bits.  Using this
 encoding method, the decompressor infers the value of this field by
 first decompressing the TCP options list, and by then setting:
            data offset = (options length / 4) + 5
 The equation above uses integer arithmetic.

6.4.6. baseheader_extension_headers

 In CO packets (see Section 7.3), the innermost IP header and the TCP
 header are combined to create a compressed base header.  In some
 cases, the IP header will have a number of extension headers between
 itself and the TCP header.
 To remain formally correct, the base header must define some
 representation of these extension headers, which is what this
 encoding method is used for.  This encoding method skips over all the
 extension headers and does not encode any of the fields.  Changed
 fields in these headers are encoded in the irregular chain.

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6.4.7. baseheader_outer_headers

 This encoding method, as well as the baseheader_extension_headers
 encoding method described above, is needed for the specification to
 remain formally correct.  It is used in CO packets (see Section 7.3)
 to describe tunneling IP headers and their respective extension
 headers (i.e., all headers located before the innermost IP header).
 This encoding method skips over all the fields in these headers and
 does not perform any encoding.  Changed fields in outer headers are
 instead handled by the irregular chain.

6.4.8. Scaled Encoding of Fields

 Some header fields will exhibit a change pattern where the field
 increases by a constant value or by multiples of the same value.
 Examples of fields that may have this behavior are the TCP Sequence
 Number and the TCP Acknowledgment Number.  For such fields, ROHC-TCP
 provides the means to downscale the field value before applying LSB
 encoding, which allows the compressor to transmit fewer bits.
 To be able to use scaled encoding, the field is required to fulfill
 the following equation:
      unscaled_value = scaling_factor * scaled_value + residue
 To use the scaled encoding, the compressor must be confident that the
 decompressor has established values for the "residue" and the
 "scaling_factor", so that it can correctly decompress the field when
 only an LSB-encoded "scaled_value" is present in the compressed
 packet.
 Once the compressor is confident that the value of the scaling_factor
 and the value of the residue have been established in the
 decompressor, the compressor may send compressed packets using the
 scaled representation of the field.  The compressor MUST NOT use
 scaled encoding with the value of the scaling_factor set to zero.
 If the compressor detects that the value of the residue has changed,
 or if the compressor uses a different value for the scaling factor,
 it MUST NOT use scaled encoding until it is confident that the
 decompressor has received the new value(s) of these fields.
 When the unscaled value of the field wraps around, the value of the
 residue is likely to change, even if the scaling_factor remains
 constant.  In such a case, the compressor must act in the same way as
 for any other change in the residue.

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 The following subsections describe how the scaled encoding is applied
 to specific fields in ROHC-TCP, in particular, how the scaling_factor
 and residue values are established for the different fields.

6.4.8.1. Scaled TCP Sequence Number Encoding

 For some TCP flows, such as data transfers, the payload size will be
 constant over periods of time.  For such flows, the TCP Sequence
 Number is bound to increase by multiples of the payload size between
 packets, which means that this field can be a suitable target for
 scaled encoding.  When using this encoding, the payload size will be
 used as the scaling factor (i.e., as the value for scaling_factor) of
 this encoding.  This means that the scaling factor does not need to
 be explicitly transmitted, but is instead inferred from the length of
 the payload in the compressed packet.
 Establishing scaling_factor:
    The scaling factor is established by sending unscaled TCP Sequence
    Number bits, so that the decompressor can infer the scaling_factor
    from the payload size.
 Establishing residue:
    The residue is established identically as the scaling_factor,
    i.e., by sending unscaled TCP Sequence Number bits.
 A detailed specification of how the TCP Sequence Number uses the
 scaled encoding can be found in the definitions of the packet
 formats, in Section 8.2.

6.4.8.2. Scaled Acknowledgment Number Encoding

 Similar to the pattern exhibited by the TCP Sequence Number, the
 expected increase in the TCP Acknowledgment Number is often constant
 and is therefore suitable for scaled encoding.
 For the TCP Acknowledgment Number, the scaling factor depends on the
 size of packets flowing in the opposite direction; this information
 might not be available to the compressor/decompressor pair.  For this
 reason, ROHC-TCP uses an explicitly transmitted scaling factor to
 compress the TCP Acknowledgment Number.

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 Establishing scaling_factor:
    The scaling factor is established by explicitly transmitting the
    value of the scaling factor (called ack_stride in the formal
    notation in Section 8.2) to the decompressor, using one of the
    packet types that can carry this information.
 Establishing residue:
    The scaling residue is established by sending unscaled TCP
    Acknowledgment Number bits, so that the decompressor can infer its
    value from the unscaled value and the scaling factor (ack_stride).
 A detailed specification of how the TCP Acknowledgment Number uses
 the scaled encoding can be found in the definitions of the packet
 formats, in Section 8.2.
 The compressor MAY use the scaled acknowledgment number encoding;
 what value it will use as the scaling factor is up to the compressor
 implementation.  In the case where there is a co-located decompressor
 processing packets of the same TCP flow in the opposite direction,
 the scaling factor for the sequence number used for that flow can be
 used by the compressor to determine a suitable scaling factor for the
 TCP Acknowledgment number for this flow.

6.5. Encoding Methods with External Parameters

 A number of encoding methods in Section 8.2 have one or more
 arguments for which the derivation of the parameter's value is
 outside the scope of the ROHC-FN specification of the header formats.
 This section lists the encoding methods together with a definition of
 each of their parameters.
 o  ipv6(is_innermost, ttl_irregular_chain_flag, ip_inner_ecn):
       is_innermost: This Boolean flag is set to true when processing
       the innermost IP header; otherwise, it is set to false.
       ttl_irregular_chain_flag: This parameter must be set to the
       value that was used for the corresponding
       "ttl_irregular_chain_flag" parameter of the "co_baseheader"
       encoding method (as defined below) when extracting the
       irregular chain for a compressed header; otherwise, it is set
       to zero and ignored for other types of chains.
       ip_inner_ecn: This parameter is bound by the encoding method;
       therefore, it should be undefined when calling this encoding
       method.  This value is then used to bind the corresponding

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       parameter in the "tcp" encoding method, as its value is needed
       when processing the irregular chain for TCP.  See the
       definition of the "ip_inner_ecn" parameter for the "tcp"
       encoding method below.
 o  ipv4(is_innermost, ttl_irregular_chain_flag, ip_inner_ecn,
    ip_id_behavior_value):
       See definition of arguments for "ipv6" above.
       ip_id_behavior_value: Set to a 2-bit integer value, using one
       of the constants whose name begins with the prefix
       IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ and as defined in Section 8.2.
 o  tcp_opt_eol(nbits):
       nbits: This parameter is set to the length of the padding data
       located after the EOL option type octet to the end of the TCP
       options in the uncompressed header.
 o  tcp_opt_sack(ack_value):
       ack_value: Set to the value of the Acknowledgment Number field
       of the TCP header.
 o  tcp(payload_size, ack_stride_value, ip_inner_ecn):
       payload_size: Set to the length (in octets) of the payload
       following the TCP header.
       ack_stride_value: This parameter is the scaling factor used
       when scaling the TCP Acknowledgment Number.  Its value is set
       by the compressor implementation.  See Section 6.4.8.2 for
       recommendations on how to set this value.
       ip_inner_ecn: This parameter binds with the value given to the
       corresponding "ip_inner_ecn" parameter by the "ipv4" or the
       "ipv6" encoding method when processing the innermost IP header
       of this packet.  See also the definition of the "ip_inner_ecn"
       parameter to the "ipv6" and "ipv4" encoding method above.
 o  co_baseheader(payload_size, ack_stride_value,
    ttl_irregular_chain_flag, ip_id_behavior_value):
       payload_size: Set to the length (in octets) of the payload
       following the TCP header.

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       ack_stride_value: This parameter is the scaling factor used
       when scaling the TCP Acknowledgment Number.  Its value is set
       by the compressor implementation.  See Section 6.4.8.2 for
       recommendations on how to set this value.
       ttl_irregular_chain_flag: This parameter is set to one if the
       TTL/Hop Limit of an outer header has changed compared to its
       reference in the context; otherwise, it is set to zero.  The
       value used for this parameter is also used for the
       "ttl_irregular_chain_flag" argument for the "ipv4" and "ipv6"
       encoding methods when processing the irregular chain, as
       defined above for the "ipv6" and "ipv4" encoding methods.
       ip_id_behavior_value: Set to a 2-bit integer value, using one
       of the constants whose name begins with the prefix
       IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ and as defined in Section 8.2.

7. Packet Types (Normative)

 ROHC-TCP uses three different packet types: the Initialization and
 Refresh (IR) packet type, the Context Replication (IR-CR) packet
 type, and the Compressed (CO) packet type.
 Each packet type defines a number of packet formats: two packet
 formats are defined for the IR type, one packet format is defined for
 the IR-CR type, and two sets of eight base header formats are defined
 for the CO type with one additional format that is common to both
 sets.
 The profile identifier for ROHC-TCP is 0x0006.

7.1. Initialization and Refresh (IR) Packets

 ROHC-TCP uses the basic structure of the ROHC IR and IR-DYN packets
 as defined in [RFC5795] (Sections 5.2.2.1 and 5.2.2.2, respectively).
 Packet type: IR
    This packet type communicates the static part and the dynamic part
    of the context.
    For the ROHC-TCP IR packet, the value of the x bit MUST be set to
    one.  It has the following format, which corresponds to the
    "Header" and "Payload" fields described in Section 5.2.1 of
    [RFC5795]:

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      0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
     --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
    :        Add-CID octet          : if for small CIDs and (CID != 0)
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    | 1   1   1   1   1   1   0   1 | IR type octet
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    :                               :
    /       0-2 octets of CID       / 1-2 octets if for large CIDs
    :                               :
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |         Profile = 0x06        | 1 octet
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |              CRC              | 1 octet
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |                               |
    /         Static chain          / variable length
    |                               |
     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    |                               |
    /         Dynamic chain         / variable length
    |                               |
     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    |                               |
    /            Payload            / variable length
    |                               |
     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CRC: 8-bit CRC, computed according to Section 5.3.1.1 of
    [RFC5795].  The CRC covers the entire IR header, thus excluding
    payload, padding, and feedback, if any.
    Static chain: See Section 6.2.
    Dynamic chain: See Section 6.2.
    Payload: The payload of the corresponding original packet, if any.
    The payload consists of all data after the last octet of the TCP
    header to the end of the uncompressed packet.  The presence of a
    payload is inferred from the packet length.
 Packet type: IR-DYN
    This packet type communicates the dynamic part of the context.
    The ROHC-TCP IR-DYN packet has the following format, which
    corresponds to the "Header" and "Payload" fields described in
    Section 5.2.1 of [RFC5795]:

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      0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
     --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
    :         Add-CID octet         : if for small CIDs and (CID != 0)
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    | 1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0 | IR-DYN type octet
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    :                               :
    /       0-2 octets of CID       / 1-2 octets if for large CIDs
    :                               :
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |         Profile = 0x06        | 1 octet
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |              CRC              | 1 octet
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |                               |
    /         Dynamic chain         / variable length
    |                               |
     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    |                               |
    /            Payload            / variable length
    |                               |
     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CRC: 8-bit CRC, computed according to Section 5.3.1.1 of
    [RFC5795].  The CRC covers the entire IR-DYN header, thus
    excluding payload, padding, and feedback, if any.
    Dynamic chain: See Section 6.2.
    Payload: The payload of the corresponding original packet, if any.
    The payload consists of all data after the last octet of the TCP
    header to end of the uncompressed packet.  The presence of a
    payload is inferred from the packet length.

7.2. Context Replication (IR-CR) Packets

 Context replication requires a dedicated IR packet format that
 uniquely identifies the IR-CR packet for the ROHC-TCP profile.  This
 section defines the profile-specific part of the IR-CR packet
 [RFC4164].
 Packet type: IR-CR
    This packet type communicates a reference to a base context along
    with the static and dynamic parts of the replicated context that
    differs from the base context.

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 The ROHC-TCP IR-CR packet follows the general format of the ROHC
 IR-CR packet, as defined in [RFC4164], Section 3.5.2.  With
 consideration to the extensibility of the IR packet type defined in
 [RFC5795], the ROHC-TCP profile supports context replication through
 the profile-specific part of the IR packet.  This is achieved using
 the bit (x) left in the IR header for "Profile specific information".
 For ROHC-TCP, this bit is defined as a flag indicating whether this
 packet is an IR packet or an IR-CR packet.  For the ROHC-TCP IR-CR
 packet, the value of the x bit MUST be set to zero.
 The ROHC-TCP IR-CR has the following format, which corresponds to the
 "Header" and "Payload" fields described in Section 5.2.1 of
 [RFC5795]:
      0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
     --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
    :         Add-CID octet         : if for small CIDs and (CID != 0)
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    | 1   1   1   1   1   1   0   0 | IR-CR type octet
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    :                               :
    /       0-2 octets of CID       / 1-2 octets if for large CIDs
    :                               :
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |         Profile = 0x06        | 1 octet
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |              CRC              | 1 octet
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    | B |             CRC7          | 1 octet
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    :   Reserved    |   Base CID    : 1 octet, for small CID, if B=1
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    :                               :
    /           Base CID            / 1-2 octets, for large CIDs,
    :                               : if B=1
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |                               |
    /        Replicate chain        / variable length
    |                               |
     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    |                               |
    /            Payload            / variable length
    |                               |
     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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    B: B = 1 indicates that the Base CID field is present.
    CRC: This CRC covers the entire IR-CR header, thus excluding
    payload, padding, and feedback, if any.  This 8-bit CRC is
    calculated according to Section 5.3.1.1 of [RFC5795].
    CRC7: The CRC over the original, uncompressed, header.  Calculated
    according to Section 3.5.1.1 of [RFC4164].
    Reserved: MUST be set to zero; otherwise, the decompressor MUST
    discard the packet.
    Base CID: CID of base context.  Encoded according to [RFC4164],
    Section 3.5.3.
    Replicate chain: See Section 6.2.
    Payload: The payload of the corresponding original packet, if any.
    The presence of a payload is inferred from the packet length.

7.3. Compressed (CO) Packets

 The ROHC-TCP CO packets communicate irregularities in the packet
 header.  All CO packets carry a CRC and can update the context.
 The general format for a compressed TCP header is as follows, which
 corresponds to the "Header" and "Payload" fields described in Section
 5.2.1 of [RFC5795]:

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       0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
      --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
     :         Add-CID octet         :  if for small CIDs and CID 1-15
     +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     |   First octet of base header  |  (with type indication)
     +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     :                               :
     /   0, 1, or 2 octets of CID    /  1-2 octets if large CIDs
     :                               :
     +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     /   Remainder of base header    /  variable number of octets
     +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     :        Irregular chain        :
     /   (including irregular chain  /  variable
     :    items for TCP options)     :
      --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
     |                               |
     /            Payload            / variable length
     |                               |
      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Base header: The complete set of base headers is defined in
    Section 8.
    Irregular chain: See Sections 6.2 and 6.3.6.
    Payload: The payload of the corresponding original packet, if any.
    The presence of a payload is inferred from the packet length.

8. Header Formats (Normative)

 This section describes the set of compressed TCP/IP packet formats.
 The normative description of the packet formats is given using the
 formal notation for ROHC profiles defined in [RFC4997].  The formal
 description of the packet formats specifies all of the information
 needed to compress and decompress a header relative to the context.
 In particular, the notation provides a list of all the fields present
 in the uncompressed and compressed TCP/IP headers, and defines how to
 map from each uncompressed packet to its compressed equivalent and
 vice versa.

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8.1. Design Rationale for Compressed Base Headers

 The compressed header formats are defined as two separate sets: one
 set for the packets where the innermost IP header contains a
 sequential IP-ID (either network byte order or byte swapped), and one
 set for the packets without sequential IP-ID (either random, zero, or
 no IP-ID).
 These two sets of header formats are referred to as the "sequential"
 and the "random" set of header formats, respectively.
 In addition, there is one compressed format that is common to both
 sets of header formats and that can thus be used regardless of the
 type of IP-ID behavior.  This format can transmit rarely changing
 fields and also send the frequently changing fields coded in variable
 lengths.  It can also change the value of control fields such as
 IP-ID behavior and ECN behavior.
 All compressed base headers contain a 3-bit CRC, unless they update
 control fields such as "ip_id_behavior" or "ecn_used" that affect the
 interpretation of subsequent headers.  Headers that can modify these
 control fields carry a 7-bit CRC instead.
 When discussing LSB-encoded fields below, "p" equals the
 "offset_param" and "k" equals the "num_lsbs_param" in [RFC4997].
 The encoding methods used in the compressed base headers are based on
 the following design criteria:
 o  MSN
       Since the MSN is a number generated by the compressor, it only
       needs to be large enough to ensure robust operation and to
       accommodate a small amount of reordering [RFC4163].  Therefore,
       each compressed base header has an MSN field that is LSB-
       encoded with k=4 and p=4 to handle a reordering depth of up to
       4 packets.  Additional guidance to improve robustness when
       reordering is possible can be found in [RFC4224].
 o  TCP Sequence Number
       ROHC-TCP has the capability to handle bulk data transfers
       efficiently, for which the sequence number is expected to
       increase by about 1460 octets (which can be represented by 11
       bits).  For the compressed base headers to handle
       retransmissions (i.e., negative delta to the sequence number),

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       the LSB interpretation interval has to handle negative offsets
       about as large as positive offsets, which means that one more
       bit is needed.
       Also, for ROHC-TCP to be robust to losses, two additional bits
       are added to the LSB encoding of the sequence number.  This
       means that the base headers should contain at least 14 bits of
       LSB-encoded sequence number when present.  According to the
       logic above, the LSB offset value is set to be as large as the
       positive offset, i.e., p = 2^(k-1)-1.
 o  TCP Acknowledgment Number
       The design criterion for the acknowledgment number is similar
       to that of the TCP Sequence Number.  However, often only every
       other data packet is acknowledged, which means that the
       expected delta value is twice as large as for sequence numbers.
       Therefore, at least 15 bits of acknowledgment number should be
       used in compressed base headers.  Since the acknowledgment
       number is expected to constantly increase, and the only
       exception to this is packet reordering (either on the ROHC
       channel [RFC3759] or prior to the compression point), the
       negative offset for LSB encoding is set to be 1/4 of the total
       interval, i.e., p = 2^(k-2)-1.
 o  TCP Window
       The TCP Window field is expected to increase in increments of
       similar size as the TCP Sequence Number; therefore, the design
       criterion for the TCP window is to send at least 14 bits when
       used.
 o  IP-ID
       For the "sequential" set of packet formats, all the compressed
       base headers contain LSB-encoded IP-ID offset bits, where the
       offset is the difference between the value of the MSN field and
       the value of the IP-ID field.  The requirement is that at least
       3 bits of IP-ID should always be present, but it is preferable
       to use 4 to 7 bits.  When k=3 then p=1, and if k>3 then p=3
       since the offset is expected to increase most of the time.
 Each set of header formats contains eight different compressed base
 headers.  The reason for having this large number of header formats
 is that the TCP Sequence Number, TCP Acknowledgment Number, and TCP
 Window are frequently changing in a non-linear pattern.

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 The design of the header formats is derived from the field behavior
 analysis found in [RFC4413].
 All of the compressed base headers transmit LSB-encoded MSN bits, the
 TCP Push flag, and a CRC, and in addition to this, all the base
 headers in the sequential packet format set contain LSB-encoded IP-ID
 bits.
 The following header formats exist in both the sequential and random
 packet format sets:
 o  Format 1: This header format carries changes to the TCP Sequence
    Number and is expected to be used on the downstream of a data
    transfer.
 o  Format 2: This header format carries the TCP Sequence Number in
    scaled form and is expected to be useful for the downstream of a
    data transfer where the payload size is constant for multiple
    packets.
 o  Format 3: This header format carries changes in the TCP
    Acknowledgment Number and is expected to be useful for the
    acknowledgment direction of a data transfer.
 o  Format 4: This header format is similar to format 3, but carries a
    scaled TCP Acknowledgment Number.
 o  Format 5: This header format carries both the TCP Sequence Number
    and the TCP Acknowledgment Number and is expected to be useful for
    flows that send data in both directions.
 o  Format 6: This header format is similar to format 5, but carries
    the TCP Sequence Number in scaled form, when the payload size is
    static for certain intervals in a data flow.
 o  Format 7: This header format carries changes to both the TCP
    Acknowledgment Number and the TCP Window and is expected to be
    useful for the acknowledgment flows of data connections.
 o  Format 8: This header format is used to convey changes to some of
    the more seldom changing fields in the TCP flow, such as ECN
    behavior, RST/SYN/FIN flags, the TTL/Hop Limit, and the TCP
    options list.  This format carries a 7-bit CRC, since it can
    change the structure of the contents of the irregular chain for
    subsequent packets.  Note that this can be seen as a reduced form
    of the common packet format.

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 o  Common header format: The common header format can be used for all
    kinds of IP-ID behavior and should be useful when some of the more
    rarely changing fields in the IP or TCP header change.  Since this
    header format can update control fields that decide how the
    decompressor interprets packets, it carries a 7-bit CRC to reduce
    the probability of context corruption.  This header can basically
    convey changes to any of the dynamic fields in the IP and TCP
    headers, and it uses a large set of flags to provide information
    about which fields are present in the header format.

8.2. Formal Definition of Header Formats

NOTE: The irregular, static, and dynamic chains (see Section 6.2) are defined across multiple encoding methods and are embodied in the correspondingly named formats within those encoding methods. In particular, note that the static and dynamic chains ordinarily go together. The uncompressed fields are defined across these two formats combined, rather than in one or the other of them. The irregular chain items are likewise combined with a baseheader format.

Constants IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL = 0; IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED = 1; IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM = 2; IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO = 3; Global control fields

CONTROL {

ecn_used            [ 1 ];
msn                 [ 16 ];
// ip_id fields are for innermost IP header only
ip_id_offset                               [ 16 ];
ip_id_behavior_innermost                   [  2 ];
// ACK-related
ack_stride                                 [ 32 ];
ack_number_scaled                          [ 32 ];
ack_number_residue                         [ 32 ];
seq_number_scaled                          [ 32 ];
seq_number_residue                         [ 32 ];

}

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/ Encoding methods not specified in FN syntax / list_tcp_options "defined in Section 6.3.3"; inferred_ip_v4_header_checksum "defined in Section 6.4.1"; inferred_mine_header_checksum "defined in Section 6.4.2"; inferred_ip_v4_length "defined in Section 6.4.3"; inferred_ip_v6_length "defined in Section 6.4.4"; inferred_offset "defined in Section 6.4.5"; baseheader_extension_headers "defined in Section 6.4.6"; baseheader_outer_headers "defined in Section 6.4.7"; General encoding methods

static_or_irreg(flag, width) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  field [ width ];
}
COMPRESSED irreg_enc {
  field =:= irregular(width) [ width ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 1);
}
COMPRESSED static_enc {
  field =:= static [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 0);
}

}

zero_or_irreg(flag, width) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  field [ width ];
}
COMPRESSED non_zero {
  field =:= irregular(width) [ width ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 0);
}
COMPRESSED zero {
  field =:= uncompressed_value(width, 0) [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 1);

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}

}

variable_length_32_enc(flag) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  field [ 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED not_present {
  field =:= static [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 0);
}
COMPRESSED lsb_8_bit {
  field =:= lsb(8, 63) [ 8 ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 1);
}
COMPRESSED lsb_16_bit {
  field =:= lsb(16, 16383) [ 16 ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 2);
}
COMPRESSED irreg_32_bit {
  field =:= irregular(32) [ 32 ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 3);
}

}

optional32(flag) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  item [ 0, 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED present {
  item =:= irregular(32) [ 32 ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 1);
}
COMPRESSED not_present {
  item =:= compressed_value(0, 0) [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 0);
}

}

lsb_7_or_31

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{

UNCOMPRESSED {
  item [ 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED lsb_7 {
  discriminator =:= '0'       [ 1 ];
  item          =:= lsb(7, 8) [ 7 ];
}
COMPRESSED lsb_31 {
  discriminator =:= '1'          [ 1 ];
  item          =:= lsb(31, 256) [ 31 ];
}

}

opt_lsb_7_or_31(flag) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  item [ 0, 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED present {
  item =:= lsb_7_or_31 [ 8, 32 ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 1);
}
COMPRESSED not_present {
  item =:= compressed_value(0, 0) [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(flag == 0);
}

}

crc3(data_value, data_length) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
}
COMPRESSED {
  crc_value =:=
    crc(3, 0x06, 0x07, data_value, data_length) [ 3 ];
}

}

crc7(data_value, data_length) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
}

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COMPRESSED {
  crc_value =:=
    crc(7, 0x79, 0x7f, data_value, data_length) [ 7 ];
}

}

one_bit_choice {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  field [ 1 ];
}
COMPRESSED zero {
  field [ 1 ];
  ENFORCE(field.UVALUE == 0);
}
COMPRESSED nonzero {
  field [ 1 ];
  ENFORCE(field.UVALUE == 1);
}

}

Encoding method for updating a scaled field and its associated control fields. Should be used both when the value is scaled or unscaled in a compressed format. Does not have an uncompressed side. field_scaling(stride_value, scaled_value, unscaled_value, residue_value) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  // Nothing
}
COMPRESSED no_scaling {
  ENFORCE(stride_value == 0);
  ENFORCE(residue_value == unscaled_value);
  ENFORCE(scaled_value == 0);
}
COMPRESSED scaling_used {
  ENFORCE(stride_value != 0);
  ENFORCE(residue_value == (unscaled_value % stride_value));
  ENFORCE(unscaled_value ==
          scaled_value * stride_value + residue_value);
}

}

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IPv6 Destination options header ip_dest_opt { UNCOMPRESSED { next_header [ 8 ]; length [ 8 ]; value [ length.UVALUE * 64 + 48 ]; } DEFAULT { length =:= static; next_header =:= static; value =:= static; } COMPRESSED dest_opt_static { next_header =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; length =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; } COMPRESSED dest_opt_dynamic { value =:= irregular(length.UVALUE * 64 + 48) [ length.UVALUE * 64 + 48 ]; } COMPRESSED dest_opt_0_replicate { discriminator =:= '00000000' [ 8 ]; } COMPRESSED dest_opt_1_replicate { discriminator =:= '10000000' [ 8 ]; length =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; value =:= irregular(length.UVALUE*64+48) [ length.UVALUE * 64 + 48 ]; } COMPRESSED dest_opt_irregular { } } IPv6 Hop-by-Hop options header

ip_hop_opt {

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UNCOMPRESSED {
  next_header [ 8 ];
  length      [ 8 ];
  value       [ length.UVALUE * 64 + 48 ];
}
DEFAULT {
  length      =:= static;
  next_header =:= static;
  value       =:= static;
}
COMPRESSED hop_opt_static {
  next_header =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ];
  length      =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ];
}
COMPRESSED hop_opt_dynamic {
  value =:=
    irregular(length.UVALUE*64+48) [ length.UVALUE * 64 + 48 ];
}
COMPRESSED hop_opt_0_replicate {
  discriminator =:= '00000000' [ 8 ];
}
COMPRESSED hop_opt_1_replicate {
  discriminator =:= '10000000'                     [ 8 ];
  length        =:= irregular(8)                   [ 8 ];
  value         =:=
    irregular(length.UVALUE*64+48) [ length.UVALUE * 64 + 48 ];
}
COMPRESSED hop_opt_irregular {
}

}

IPv6 Routing header ip_rout_opt { UNCOMPRESSED { next_header [ 8 ]; length [ 8 ]; value [ length.UVALUE * 64 + 48 ]; } Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 53] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 DEFAULT { length =:= static; next_header =:= static; value =:= static; } COMPRESSED rout_opt_static { next_header =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; length =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; value =:= irregular(length.UVALUE*64+48) [ length.UVALUE * 64 + 48 ]; } COMPRESSED rout_opt_dynamic { } COMPRESSED rout_opt_0_replicate { discriminator =:= '00000000' [ 8 ]; } COMPRESSED rout_opt_0_replicate { discriminator =:= '10000000' [ 8 ]; length =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; value =:= irregular(length.UVALUE*64+48) [ length.UVALUE * 64 + 48 ]; } COMPRESSED rout_opt_irregular { } } GRE Header

optional_checksum(flag_value) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  value     [ 0, 16 ];
  reserved1 [ 0, 16 ];
}
COMPRESSED cs_present {
  value     =:= irregular(16)             [ 16 ];
  reserved1 =:= uncompressed_value(16, 0) [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(flag_value == 1);
}
COMPRESSED not_present {

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  value     =:= compressed_value(0, 0) [ 0 ];
  reserved1 =:= compressed_value(0, 0) [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(flag_value == 0);
}

}

gre_proto {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  protocol [ 16 ];
}
COMPRESSED ether_v4 {
  discriminator =:= compressed_value(1, 0)         [ 1 ];
  protocol      =:= uncompressed_value(16, 0x0800) [ 0 ];
}
COMPRESSED ether_v6 {
  discriminator =:= compressed_value(1, 1)         [ 1 ];
  protocol      =:= uncompressed_value(16, 0x86DD) [ 0 ];
}

}

gre {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  c_flag                                 [ 1 ];
  r_flag    =:= uncompressed_value(1, 0) [ 1 ];
  k_flag                                 [ 1 ];
  s_flag                                 [ 1 ];
  reserved0 =:= uncompressed_value(9, 0) [ 9 ];
  version   =:= uncompressed_value(3, 0) [ 3 ];
  protocol                               [ 16 ];
  checksum_and_res                       [ 0, 32 ];
  key                                    [ 0, 32 ];
  sequence_number                        [ 0, 32 ];
}
DEFAULT {
  c_flag           =:= static;
  k_flag           =:= static;
  s_flag           =:= static;
  protocol         =:= static;
  key              =:= static;
  sequence_number  =:= static;
}
COMPRESSED gre_static {

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  ENFORCE((c_flag.UVALUE == 1 && checksum_and_res.ULENGTH == 32)
          || checksum_and_res.ULENGTH == 0);
  ENFORCE((s_flag.UVALUE == 1 && sequence_number.ULENGTH == 32)
          || sequence_number.ULENGTH == 0);
  protocol =:= gre_proto                 [ 1 ];
  c_flag   =:= irregular(1)              [ 1 ];
  k_flag   =:= irregular(1)              [ 1 ];
  s_flag   =:= irregular(1)              [ 1 ];
  padding  =:= compressed_value(4, 0)    [ 4 ];
  key      =:= optional32(k_flag.UVALUE) [ 0, 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED gre_dynamic {
  checksum_and_res =:=
    optional_checksum(c_flag.UVALUE)             [ 0, 16 ];
  sequence_number  =:= optional32(s_flag.UVALUE) [ 0, 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED gre_0_replicate {
  discriminator    =:= '00000000'    [ 8 ];
  checksum_and_res =:=
    optional_checksum(c_flag.UVALUE) [ 0, 16 ];
  sequence_number  =:=
    optional32(s_flag.UVALUE)        [ 0, 8, 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED gre_1_replicate {
  discriminator    =:= '10000'                   [ 5 ];
  c_flag           =:= irregular(1)              [ 1 ];
  k_flag           =:= irregular(1)              [ 1 ];
  s_flag           =:= irregular(1)              [ 1 ];
  checksum_and_res =:=
    optional_checksum(c_flag.UVALUE)             [ 0, 16 ];
  key              =:= optional32(k_flag.UVALUE) [ 0, 32 ];
  sequence_number  =:= optional32(s_flag.UVALUE) [ 0, 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED gre_irregular {
  checksum_and_res =:=
    optional_checksum(c_flag.UVALUE) [ 0, 16 ];
  sequence_number  =:=
    opt_lsb_7_or_31(s_flag.UVALUE)   [ 0, 8, 32 ];
}

}

/ MINE header / Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 56] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 mine { UNCOMPRESSED { next_header [ 8 ]; s_bit [ 1 ]; res_bits [ 7 ]; checksum [ 16 ]; orig_dest [ 32 ]; orig_src [ 0, 32 ]; } DEFAULT { next_header =:= static; s_bit =:= static; res_bits =:= static; checksum =:= inferred_mine_header_checksum; orig_dest =:= static; orig_src =:= static; } COMPRESSED mine_static { next_header =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; s_bit =:= irregular(1) [ 1 ]; Reserved bits are included to achieve byte-alignment

  res_bits    =:= irregular(7)             [ 7 ];
  orig_dest   =:= irregular(32)            [ 32 ];
  orig_src    =:= optional32(s_bit.UVALUE) [ 0, 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED mine_dynamic {
}
COMPRESSED mine_0_replicate {
  discriminator =:= '00000000' [ 8 ];
}
COMPRESSED mine_1_replicate {
  discriminator =:= '10000000'               [ 8 ];
  s_bit         =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  res_bits      =:= irregular(7)             [ 7 ];
  orig_dest     =:= irregular(32)            [ 32 ];
  orig_src      =:= optional32(s_bit.UVALUE) [ 0, 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED mine_irregular {
}

}

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/ Authentication Header (AH) / ah { UNCOMPRESSED { next_header [ 8 ]; length [ 8 ]; res_bits [ 16 ]; spi [ 32 ]; sequence_number [ 32 ]; icv [ length.UVALUE*32-32 ]; } DEFAULT { next_header =:= static; length =:= static; res_bits =:= static; spi =:= static; sequence_number =:= static; } COMPRESSED ah_static { next_header =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; length =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; spi =:= irregular(32) [ 32 ]; } COMPRESSED ah_dynamic { res_bits =:= irregular(16) [ 16 ]; sequence_number =:= irregular(32) [ 32 ]; icv =:= irregular(length.UVALUE*32-32) [ length.UVALUE*32-32 ]; } COMPRESSED ah_0_replicate { discriminator =:= '00000000' [ 8 ]; sequence_number =:= irregular(32) [ 32 ]; icv =:= irregular(length.UVALUE*32-32) [ length.UVALUE*32-32 ]; } COMPRESSED ah_1_replicate { discriminator =:= '10000000' [ 8 ]; length =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; res_bits =:= irregular(16) [ 16 ]; spi =:= irregular(32) [ 32 ]; Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 58] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 sequence_number =:= irregular(32) [ 32 ]; icv =:= irregular(length.UVALUE*32-32) [ length.UVALUE*32-32 ]; } COMPRESSED ah_irregular { sequence_number =:= lsb_7_or_31 [ 8, 32 ]; icv =:= irregular(length.UVALUE*32-32) [ length.UVALUE*32-32 ]; } } / IPv6 Header /

fl_enc {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  flow_label [ 20 ];
}
COMPRESSED fl_zero {
  discriminator =:= '0'                       [ 1 ];
  flow_label    =:= uncompressed_value(20, 0) [ 0 ];
  reserved      =:= '0000'                    [ 4 ];
}
COMPRESSED fl_non_zero {
  discriminator =:= '1'           [ 1 ];
  flow_label    =:= irregular(20) [ 20 ];
}

}

The is_innermost flag is true if this is the innermost IP header If extracting the irregular chain for a compressed packet: - ttl_irregular_chain_flag must have the same value as it had when processing co_baseheader. - ip_inner_ecn is bound in this encoding method and the value that it gets bound to should be passed to the tcp encoding method For other formats than the irregular chain, these two are ignored ipv6(is_innermost, ttl_irregular_chain_flag, ip_inner_ecn) { UNCOMPRESSED { version =:= uncompressed_value(4, 6) [ 4 ]; dscp [ 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags [ 2 ]; flow_label [ 20 ]; Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 59] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 payload_length [ 16 ]; next_header [ 8 ]; ttl_hopl [ 8 ]; src_addr [ 128 ]; dst_addr [ 128 ]; } DEFAULT { dscp =:= static; ip_ecn_flags =:= static; flow_label =:= static; payload_length =:= inferred_ip_v6_length; next_header =:= static; ttl_hopl =:= static; src_addr =:= static; dst_addr =:= static; } COMPRESSED ipv6_static { version_flag =:= '1' [ 1 ]; reserved =:= '00' [ 2 ]; flow_label =:= fl_enc [ 5, 21 ]; next_header =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; src_addr =:= irregular(128) [ 128 ]; dst_addr =:= irregular(128) [ 128 ]; } COMPRESSED ipv6_dynamic { dscp =:= irregular(6) [ 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags =:= irregular(2) [ 2 ]; ttl_hopl =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; } COMPRESSED ipv6_replicate { dscp =:= irregular(6) [ 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags =:= irregular(2) [ 2 ]; reserved =:= '000' [ 3 ]; flow_label =:= fl_enc [ 5, 21 ]; } COMPRESSED ipv6_outer_without_ttl_irregular { dscp =:= static_or_irreg(ecn_used.UVALUE, 6) [ 0, 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags =:= static_or_irreg(ecn_used.UVALUE, 2) [ 0, 2 ]; ENFORCE(ttl_irregular_chain_flag == 0); ENFORCE(is_innermost == false); } COMPRESSED ipv6_outer_with_ttl_irregular { Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 60] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 dscp =:= static_or_irreg(ecn_used.UVALUE, 6) [ 0, 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags =:= static_or_irreg(ecn_used.UVALUE, 2) [ 0, 2 ]; ttl_hopl =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; ENFORCE(ttl_irregular_chain_flag == 1); ENFORCE(is_innermost == false); } COMPRESSED ipv6_innermost_irregular { ENFORCE(ip_inner_ecn == ip_ecn_flags.UVALUE); ENFORCE(is_innermost == true); } } / IPv4 Header /

ip_id_enc_dyn(behavior) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  ip_id [ 16 ];
}
COMPRESSED ip_id_seq {
  ENFORCE((behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL) ||
          (behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED));
  ENFORCE(ip_id_offset.UVALUE == ip_id.UVALUE - msn.UVALUE);
  ip_id =:= irregular(16) [ 16 ];
}
COMPRESSED ip_id_random {
  ENFORCE(behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM);
  ip_id =:= irregular(16) [ 16 ];
}
COMPRESSED ip_id_zero {
  ENFORCE(behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO);
  ip_id =:= uncompressed_value(16, 0) [ 0 ];
}

}

ip_id_enc_irreg(behavior) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  ip_id [ 16 ];
}
COMPRESSED ip_id_seq {

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  ENFORCE(behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL);
}
COMPRESSED ip_id_seq_swapped {
  ENFORCE(behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED);
}
COMPRESSED ip_id_rand {
  ip_id =:= irregular(16) [ 16 ];
  ENFORCE(behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM);
}
COMPRESSED ip_id_zero {
  ip_id =:= uncompressed_value(16, 0) [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO);
}

}

The is_innermost flag is true if this is the innermost IP header If extracting the irregular chain for a compressed packet: - ttl_irregular_chain_flag must have the same value as it had when processing co_baseheader. - ip_inner_ecn is bound in this encoding method and the value that it gets bound to should be passed to the tcp encoding method For other formats than the irregular chain, these two are ignored ipv4(is_innermost, ttl_irregular_chain_flag, ip_inner_ecn, ip_id_behavior_value) { UNCOMPRESSED { version =:= uncompressed_value(4, 4) [ 4 ]; hdr_length =:= uncompressed_value(4, 5) [ 4 ]; dscp [ 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags [ 2 ]; length =:= inferred_ip_v4_length [ 16 ]; ip_id [ 16 ]; rf =:= uncompressed_value(1, 0) [ 1 ]; df [ 1 ]; mf =:= uncompressed_value(1, 0) [ 1 ]; frag_offset =:= uncompressed_value(13, 0) [ 13 ]; ttl_hopl [ 8 ]; protocol [ 8 ]; checksum =:= inferred_ip_v4_header_checksum [ 16 ]; src_addr [ 32 ]; dst_addr [ 32 ]; } CONTROL { ENFORCE(reorder_ratio.UVALUE == reorder_ratio_value); Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 62] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 ENFORCE(innermost_ip.UVALUE == is_innermost); ip_id_behavior_outer [ 2 ]; innermost_ip [ 1 ]; } DEFAULT { dscp =:= static; ip_ecn_flags =:= static; df =:= static; ttl_hopl =:= static; protocol =:= static; src_addr =:= static; dst_addr =:= static; ip_id_behavior_outer =:= static; } COMPRESSED ipv4_static { version_flag =:= '0' [ 1 ]; reserved =:= '0000000' [ 7 ]; protocol =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; src_addr =:= irregular(32) [ 32 ]; dst_addr =:= irregular(32) [ 32 ]; } COMPRESSED ipv4_innermost_dynamic { ENFORCE(is_innermost == 1); ENFORCE(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == ip_id_behavior_value); reserved =:= '00000' [ 5 ]; df =:= irregular(1) [ 1 ]; ip_id_behavior_innermost =:= irregular(2) [ 2 ]; dscp =:= irregular(6) [ 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags =:= irregular(2) [ 2 ]; ttl_hopl =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; ip_id =:= ip_id_enc_dyn(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE) [ 0, 16 ]; } COMPRESSED ipv4_outer_dynamic { ENFORCE(is_innermost == 0); ENFORCE(ip_id_behavior_outer.UVALUE == ip_id_behavior_value); reserved =:= '00000' [ 5 ]; df =:= irregular(1) [ 1 ]; ip_id_behavior_outer =:= irregular(2) [ 2 ]; dscp =:= irregular(6) [ 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags =:= irregular(2) [ 2 ]; ttl_hopl =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; ip_id =:= ip_id_enc_dyn(ip_id_behavior_outer.UVALUE) [ 0, 16 ]; Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 63] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 } COMPRESSED ipv4_innermost_replicate { ENFORCE(is_innermost == 1); ENFORCE(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == ip_id_behavior_value); reserved =:= '0000' [ 4 ]; ip_id_behavior_innermost =:= irregular(2) [ 2 ]; ttl_flag =:= irregular(1) [ 1 ]; df =:= irregular(1) [ 1 ]; dscp =:= irregular(6) [ 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags =:= irregular(2) [ 2 ]; ip_id =:= ip_id_enc_dyn(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE) [ 0, 16 ]; ttl_hopl =:= static_or_irreg(ttl_flag.UVALUE, 8) [ 0, 8 ]; } COMPRESSED ipv4_outer_replicate { ENFORCE(is_innermost == 0); ENFORCE(ip_id_behavior_outer.UVALUE == ip_id_behavior_value); reserved =:= '0000' [ 4 ]; ip_id_behavior_outer =:= irregular(2) [ 2 ] ttl_flag =:= irregular(1) [ 1 ]; df =:= irregular(1) [ 1 ]; dscp =:= irregular(6) [ 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags =:= irregular(2) [ 2 ]; ip_id =:= ip_id_enc_dyn(ip_id_behavior_outer.UVALUE) [ 0, 16 ]; ttl_hopl =:= static_or_irreg(ttl_flag.UVALUE, 8) [ 0, 8 ]; } COMPRESSED ipv4_outer_without_ttl_irregular { ENFORCE(is_innermost == 0); ip_id =:= ip_id_enc_irreg(ip_id_behavior_outer.UVALUE) [ 0, 16 ]; dscp =:= static_or_irreg(ecn_used.UVALUE, 6) [ 0, 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags =:= static_or_irreg(ecn_used.UVALUE, 2) [ 0, 2 ]; ENFORCE(ttl_irregular_chain_flag == 0); } COMPRESSED ipv4_outer_with_ttl_irregular { ENFORCE(is_innermost == 0); ip_id =:= ip_id_enc_irreg(ip_id_behavior_outer.UVALUE) [ 0, 16 ]; dscp =:= static_or_irreg(ecn_used.UVALUE, 6) [ 0, 6 ]; ip_ecn_flags =:= static_or_irreg(ecn_used.UVALUE, 2) [ 0, 2 ]; ttl_hopl =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ]; Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 64] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 ENFORCE(ttl_irregular_chain_flag == 1); } COMPRESSED ipv4_innermost_irregular { ENFORCE(is_innermost == 1); ip_id =:= ip_id_enc_irreg(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE) [ 0, 16 ]; ENFORCE(ip_inner_ecn == ip_ecn_flags.UVALUE); } } / TCP Options /

nbits is bound to the remaining length (in bits) of TCP options, including the EOL type byte. tcp_opt_eol(nbits) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  type     =:= uncompressed_value(8, 0) [ 8 ];
  padding  =:=
    uncompressed_value(nbits-8, 0)      [ nbits-8 ];
}
CONTROL {
  pad_len [ 8 ];
}
COMPRESSED eol_list_item {
  pad_len =:= compressed_value(8, nbits-8) [ 8 ];
}
COMPRESSED eol_irregular {
  pad_len =:= static;
  ENFORCE(nbits-8 == pad_len.UVALUE);
}

}

tcp_opt_nop {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  type =:= uncompressed_value(8, 1) [ 8 ];
}
COMPRESSED nop_list_item {
}

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COMPRESSED nop_irregular {
}

}

tcp_opt_mss {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  type   =:= uncompressed_value(8, 2) [ 8 ];
  length =:= uncompressed_value(8, 4) [ 8 ];
  mss                                 [ 16 ];
}
COMPRESSED mss_list_item {
  mss =:= irregular(16) [ 16 ];
}
COMPRESSED mss_irregular {
  mss    =:= static;
}

}

tcp_opt_wscale {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  type   =:= uncompressed_value(8, 3) [ 8 ];
  length =:= uncompressed_value(8, 3) [ 8 ];
  wscale                              [ 8 ];
}
COMPRESSED wscale_list_item {
  wscale =:= irregular(8) [ 8 ];
}
COMPRESSED wscale_irregular {
  wscale =:= static;
}

}

ts_lsb {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  tsval [ 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED tsval_7 {
  discriminator =:= '0'        [ 1 ];
  tsval         =:= lsb(7, -1) [ 7 ];
}

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COMPRESSED tsval_14 {
  discriminator =:= '10'        [ 2 ];
  tsval         =:= lsb(14, -1) [ 14 ];
}
COMPRESSED tsval_21 {
  discriminator =:= '110'               [ 3 ];
  tsval         =:= lsb(21, 0x00040000) [ 21 ];
}
COMPRESSED tsval_29 {
  discriminator =:= '111'               [ 3 ];
  tsval         =:= lsb(29, 0x04000000) [ 29 ];
}

}

tcp_opt_ts {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  type   =:= uncompressed_value(8, 8)  [ 8 ];
  length =:= uncompressed_value(8, 10) [ 8 ];
  tsval                                [ 32 ];
  tsecho                               [ 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED tsopt_list_item {
  tsval  =:= irregular(32) [ 32 ];
  tsecho =:= irregular(32) [ 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED tsopt_irregular {
  tsval  =:= ts_lsb [ 8, 16, 24, 32 ];
  tsecho =:= ts_lsb [ 8, 16, 24, 32 ];
}

} sack_pure_lsb(base) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  sack_field [ 32 ];
}
CONTROL {
  ENFORCE(sack_field.CVALUE == (sack_field.UVALUE - base));
}
COMPRESSED lsb_15 {
  ENFORCE(sack_field.CVALUE == sack_field.CVALUE <= 0x7fff);
  discriminator =:= '0'           [ 1 ];
  sack_field                      [ 15 ];

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}
COMPRESSED lsb_22 {
  ENFORCE(sack_field.CVALUE == sack_field.CVALUE <= 0x3fffff);
  discriminator =:= '10'          [ 2 ];
  sack_field                      [ 22 ];
}
COMPRESSED lsb_29 {
  ENFORCE(sack_field.CVALUE == sack_field.CVALUE <= 0x1fffffff);
  discriminator =:= '110'         [ 3 ];
  sack_field                      [ 29 ];
}
COMPRESSED full_offset {
  discriminator =:= '11111111'    [ 8 ];
  sack_field                      [ 32 ];
}

}

sack_block(reference) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  block_start [ 32 ];
  block_end   [ 32 ];
}
COMPRESSED {
  block_start =:=
    sack_pure_lsb(reference)          [ 16, 24, 32, 40 ];
  block_end   =:=
    sack_pure_lsb(block_start.UVALUE) [ 16, 24, 32, 40 ];
}

}

The value of the parameter is set to the ack_number value of the TCP header tcp_opt_sack(ack_value) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  type    =:= uncompressed_value(8, 5) [ 8 ];
  length                               [ 8 ];
  block_1                              [ 64 ];
  block_2                              [ 0, 64 ];
  block_3                              [ 0, 64 ];
  block_4                              [ 0, 64 ];
}

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DEFAULT {
  length  =:= static;
  block_2 =:= uncompressed_value(0, 0);
  block_3 =:= uncompressed_value(0, 0);
  block_4 =:= uncompressed_value(0, 0);
}
COMPRESSED sack1_list_item {
  discriminator =:= '00000001';
  block_1       =:= sack_block(ack_value);
  ENFORCE(length.UVALUE == 10);
}
COMPRESSED sack2_list_item {
  discriminator =:= '00000010';
  block_1       =:= sack_block(ack_value);
  block_2       =:= sack_block(block_1.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
  ENFORCE(length.UVALUE == 18);
}

COMPRESSED sack3_list_item {

 discriminator =:= '00000011';
 block_1       =:= sack_block(ack_value);
 block_2       =:= sack_block(block_1.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
 block_3       =:= sack_block(block_2.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
 ENFORCE(length.UVALUE == 26);

}

COMPRESSED sack4_list_item {

 discriminator =:= '00000100';
 block_1       =:= sack_block(ack_value);
 block_2       =:= sack_block(block_1.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
 block_3       =:= sack_block(block_2.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
 block_4       =:= sack_block(block_3.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
 ENFORCE(length.UVALUE == 34);

}

COMPRESSED sack_unchanged_irregular {
  discriminator =:= '00000000';
  block_1       =:= static;
  block_2       =:= static;
  block_3       =:= static;
  block_4       =:= static;
}
COMPRESSED sack1_irregular {
  discriminator =:= '00000001';
  block_1       =:= sack_block(ack_value);

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  ENFORCE(length.UVALUE == 10);
}

COMPRESSED sack2_irregular {

 discriminator =:= '00000010';
 block_1       =:= sack_block(ack_value);
 block_2       =:= sack_block(block_1.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
 ENFORCE(length.UVALUE == 18);

}

COMPRESSED sack3_irregular {

 discriminator =:= '00000011';
 block_1       =:= sack_block(ack_value);
 block_2       =:= sack_block(block_1.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
 block_3       =:= sack_block(block_1.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
 ENFORCE(length.UVALUE == 26);

}

COMPRESSED sack4_irregular {

 discriminator =:= '00000100';
 block_1       =:= sack_block(ack_value);
 block_2       =:= sack_block(block_1.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
 block_3       =:= sack_block(block_2.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
 block_4       =:= sack_block(block_3.UVALUE && 0xFFFFFFFF);
 ENFORCE(length.UVALUE == 34);

} }

tcp_opt_sack_permitted {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  type   =:= uncompressed_value(8, 4) [ 8 ];
  length =:= uncompressed_value(8, 2) [ 8 ];
}
COMPRESSED sack_permitted_list_item {
}
COMPRESSED sack_permitted_irregular {
}

}

tcp_opt_generic {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  type                                    [ 8 ];
  length_msb =:= uncompressed_value(1, 0) [ 1 ];
  length_lsb                              [ 7 ];

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  contents                           [ length_lsb.UVALUE*8-16 ];
}
CONTROL {
  option_static [ 1 ];
}
DEFAULT {
  type       =:= static;
  length_lsb =:= static;
  contents   =:= static;
}
COMPRESSED generic_list_item {
  type          =:= irregular(8)      [ 8 ];
  option_static =:= one_bit_choice    [ 1 ];
  length_lsb    =:= irregular(7)      [ 7 ];
  contents      =:=
    irregular(length_lsb.UVALUE*8-16) [ length_lsb.UVALUE*8-16 ];
}
// Used when context of option has option_static set to one
COMPRESSED generic_static_irregular {
  ENFORCE(option_static.UVALUE == 1);
}
// An item that can change, but currently is unchanged
COMPRESSED generic_stable_irregular {
  discriminator =:= '11111111' [ 8 ];
  ENFORCE(option_static.UVALUE == 0);
}
// An item that is assumed to change constantly.
// Length is not allowed to change here, since a length change is
// most likely to cause new NOPs or an EOL length change.
COMPRESSED generic_full_irregular {
  discriminator =:= '00000000'        [ 8 ];
  contents      =:=
    irregular(length_lsb.UVALUE*8-16) [ length_lsb.UVALUE*8-16 ];
  ENFORCE(option_static.UVALUE == 0);
}

}

tcp_list_presence_enc(presence) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  tcp_options;
}

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COMPRESSED list_not_present {
  tcp_options =:= static [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(presence == 0);
}
COMPRESSED list_present {
  tcp_options =:= list_tcp_options [ VARIABLE ];
  ENFORCE(presence == 1);
}

}

/ TCP Header / port_replicate(flags) { UNCOMPRESSED { port [ 16 ]; } COMPRESSED port_static_enc { port =:= static [ 0 ]; ENFORCE(flags == 0b00); } COMPRESSED port_lsb8 { port =:= lsb(8, 64) [ 8 ]; ENFORCE(flags == 0b01); } COMPRESSED port_irr_enc { port =:= irregular(16) [ 16 ]; ENFORCE(flags == 0b10); } } tcp_irreg_ip_ecn(ip_inner_ecn) { UNCOMPRESSED { ip_ecn_flags [ 2 ]; } COMPRESSED ecn_present { This field does not exist in the uncompressed header

  // and therefore cannot use uncompressed_value.
  ip_ecn_flags =:=
    compressed_value(2, ip_inner_ecn) [ 2 ];

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  ENFORCE(ecn_used.UVALUE == 1);
}
COMPRESSED ecn_not_present {
  ip_ecn_flags =:= static [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(ecn_used.UVALUE == 0);
}

}

rsf_index_enc {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  rsf_flag [ 3 ];
}
COMPRESSED none {
  rsf_idx  =:= '00' [ 2 ];
  rsf_flag =:= uncompressed_value(3, 0x00);
}
COMPRESSED rst_only {
  rsf_idx  =:= '01' [ 2 ];
  rsf_flag =:= uncompressed_value(3, 0x04);
}
COMPRESSED syn_only {
  rsf_idx  =:= '10' [ 2 ];
  rsf_flag =:= uncompressed_value(3, 0x02);
}
COMPRESSED fin_only {
  rsf_idx  =:= '11' [ 2 ];
  rsf_flag =:= uncompressed_value(3, 0x01);
}

}

optional_2bit_padding(used_flag) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
}
COMPRESSED used {
  padding =:= compressed_value(2, 0x0) [ 2 ];
  ENFORCE(used_flag == 1);
}
COMPRESSED unused {
  padding =:= compressed_value(0, 0x0);

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  ENFORCE(used_flag == 0);
}

}

ack_stride_value is the user-selected stride for scaling the TCP ack_number ip_inner_ecn is the value bound when processing the innermost IP header (ipv4 or ipv6 encoding method) tcp(payload_size, ack_stride_value, ip_inner_ecn) {

UNCOMPRESSED {
  src_port      [ 16 ];
  dst_port      [ 16 ];
  seq_number    [ 32 ];
  ack_number    [ 32 ];
  data_offset   [ 4 ];
  tcp_res_flags [ 4 ];
  tcp_ecn_flags [ 2 ];
  urg_flag      [ 1 ];
  ack_flag      [ 1 ];
  psh_flag      [ 1 ];
  rsf_flags     [ 3 ];
  window        [ 16 ];
  checksum      [ 16 ];
  urg_ptr       [ 16 ];
  options       [ (data_offset.UVALUE-5)*32 ];
}
CONTROL {
  dummy_field_s =:= field_scaling(payload_size,
    seq_number_scaled.UVALUE, seq_number.UVALUE,
    seq_number_residue.UVALUE) [ 0 ];
  dummy_field_a =:= field_scaling(ack_stride.UVALUE,
    ack_number_scaled.UVALUE, ack_number.UVALUE,
    ack_number_residue.UVALUE) [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(ack_stride.UVALUE == ack_stride_value);
}
INITIAL {
  ack_stride     =:= uncompressed_value(16, 0);
}
DEFAULT {
  src_port      =:= static;
  dst_port      =:= static;
  seq_number    =:= static;
  ack_number    =:= static;
  data_offset   =:= inferred_offset;

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  tcp_res_flags =:= static;
  tcp_ecn_flags =:= static;
  urg_flag      =:= static;
  ack_flag      =:= uncompressed_value(1, 1);
  rsf_flags     =:= uncompressed_value(3, 0);
  window        =:= static;
  urg_ptr       =:= static;
  ack_stride    =:= static;
  ack_number_scaled =:= static;
  seq_number_scaled =:= static;
  ack_number_residue =:= static;
  seq_number_residue =:= static;
}
COMPRESSED tcp_static {
  src_port =:= irregular(16) [ 16 ];
  dst_port =:= irregular(16) [ 16 ];
}
COMPRESSED tcp_dynamic {
  ecn_used        =:= one_bit_choice          [ 1 ];
  ack_stride_flag =:= irregular(1)            [ 1 ];
  ack_zero        =:= irregular(1)            [ 1 ];
  urp_zero        =:= irregular(1)            [ 1 ];
  tcp_res_flags   =:= irregular(4)            [ 4 ];
  tcp_ecn_flags   =:= irregular(2)            [ 2 ];
  urg_flag        =:= irregular(1)            [ 1 ];
  ack_flag        =:= irregular(1)            [ 1 ];
  psh_flag        =:= irregular(1)            [ 1 ];
  rsf_flags       =:= irregular(3)            [ 3 ];
  msn             =:= irregular(16)           [ 16 ];
  seq_number      =:= irregular(32)           [ 32 ];
  ack_number      =:=
    zero_or_irreg(ack_zero.CVALUE, 32)        [ 0, 32 ];
  window          =:= irregular(16)           [ 16 ];
  checksum        =:= irregular(16)           [ 16 ];
  urg_ptr         =:=
    zero_or_irreg(urp_zero.CVALUE, 16)        [ 0, 16 ];
  ack_stride      =:=
    static_or_irreg(ack_stride_flag.CVALUE, 16) [ 0, 16 ];
  options         =:= list_tcp_options        [ VARIABLE ];
}
COMPRESSED tcp_replicate {
  reserved          =:= '0'                      [ 1 ];
  window_presence   =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  list_present      =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  src_port_presence =:= irregular(2)             [ 2 ];

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  dst_port_presence =:= irregular(2)             [ 2 ];
  ack_stride_flag   =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  ack_presence      =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  urp_presence      =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  urg_flag          =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  ack_flag          =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  psh_flag          =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  rsf_flags         =:= rsf_index_enc            [ 2 ];
  ecn_used          =:= one_bit_choice           [ 1 ];
  msn               =:= irregular(16)            [ 16 ];
  seq_number        =:= irregular(32)            [ 32 ];
  src_port          =:=
    port_replicate(src_port_presence)      [ 0, 8, 16 ];
  dst_port          =:=
    port_replicate(dst_port_presence)      [ 0, 8, 16 ];
  window            =:=
    static_or_irreg(window_presence, 16)   [ 0, 16 ];
  urg_point         =:=
    static_or_irreg(urp_presence, 16)    [ 0, 16 ];
  ack_number        =:=
    static_or_irreg(ack_presence, 32)    [ 0, 32 ];
  ecn_padding       =:=
    optional_2bit_padding(ecn_used.CVALUE)     [ 0, 2 ];
  tcp_res_flags =:=
    static_or_irreg(ecn_used.CVALUE, 4)        [ 0, 4 ];
  tcp_ecn_flags     =:=
    static_or_irreg(ecn_used.CVALUE, 2)        [ 0, 2 ];
  checksum          =:= irregular(16)            [ 16 ];
  ack_stride        =:=
    static_or_irreg(ack_stride_flag.CVALUE, 16)  [ 0, 16 ];
  options           =:=
    tcp_list_presence_enc(list_present.CVALUE) [ VARIABLE ];
}
COMPRESSED tcp_irregular {
  ip_ecn_flags  =:= tcp_irreg_ip_ecn(ip_inner_ecn)  [ 0, 2 ];
  tcp_res_flags =:=
    static_or_irreg(ecn_used.CVALUE, 4)            [ 0, 4 ];
  tcp_ecn_flags =:=
    static_or_irreg(ecn_used.CVALUE, 2)             [ 0, 2 ];
  checksum      =:= irregular(16)                   [ 16 ];
}

}

/ Encoding methods used in compressed base headers / Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 76] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 dscp_enc(flag) { UNCOMPRESSED { dscp [ 6 ]; } COMPRESSED static_enc { dscp =:= static [ 0 ]; ENFORCE(flag == 0); } COMPRESSED irreg { dscp =:= irregular(6) [ 6 ]; padding =:= compressed_value(2, 0) [ 2 ]; ENFORCE(flag == 1); } } ip_id_lsb(behavior, k, p) { UNCOMPRESSED { ip_id [ 16 ]; } CONTROL { ip_id_nbo [ 16 ]; } COMPRESSED nbo { ip_id_offset =:= lsb(k, p) [ k ]; ENFORCE(behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL); ENFORCE(ip_id_offset.UVALUE == ip_id.UVALUE - msn.UVALUE); } COMPRESSED non_nbo { ip_id_offset =:= lsb(k, p) [ k ]; ENFORCE(behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED); ENFORCE(ip_id_nbo.UVALUE == (ip_id.UVALUE / 256) + (ip_id.UVALUE % 256) * 256); ENFORCE(ip_id_nbo.ULENGTH == 16); ENFORCE(ip_id_offset.UVALUE == ip_id_nbo.UVALUE - msn.UVALUE); } } optional_ip_id_lsb(behavior, indicator) { UNCOMPRESSED { ip_id [ 16 ]; Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 77] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 } COMPRESSED short { ip_id =:= ip_id_lsb(behavior, 8, 3) [ 8 ]; ENFORCE1)

1)
behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL) ||
          (behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED));
  ENFORCE(indicator == 0);
}
COMPRESSED long {
  ip_id =:= irregular(16)  [ 16 ];
  ENFORCE((behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL) ||
          (behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED));
  ENFORCE(indicator == 1);
  ENFORCE(ip_id_offset.UVALUE == ip_id.UVALUE - msn.UVALUE);
}
COMPRESSED not_present {
  ENFORCE((behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM) ||
          (behavior == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO));
}
} dont_fragment(version) {
UNCOMPRESSED {
  df [ 1 ];
}
COMPRESSED v4 {
  df =:= irregular(1) [ 1 ];
  ENFORCE(version == 4);
}
COMPRESSED v6 {
  df =:= compressed_value(1, 0) [ 1 ];
  ENFORCE(version == 6);
}
} Actual start of compressed packet formats Important note: The base header is the compressed representation of the innermost IP header AND the TCP header. ttl_irregular_chain_flag is set by the user if the TTL/Hop Limit of an outer header has changed. The same value must be passed as Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 78] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 an argument to the ipv4/ipv6 encoding methods when extracting the irregular chain items. co_baseheader(payload_size, ack_stride_value,
            ttl_irregular_chain_flag, ip_id_behavior_value)
{
UNCOMPRESSED v4 {
  outer_headers  =:= baseheader_outer_headers        [ VARIABLE ];
  version        =:= uncompressed_value(4, 4)        [ 4 ];
  header_length  =:= uncompressed_value(4, 5)        [ 4 ];
  dscp                                               [ 6 ];
  ip_ecn_flags                                       [ 2 ];
  length                                             [ 16 ];
  ip_id                                              [ 16 ];
  rf             =:= uncompressed_value(1, 0)        [ 1 ];
  df                                                 [ 1 ];
  mf             =:= uncompressed_value(1, 0)        [ 1 ];
  frag_offset    =:= uncompressed_value(13, 0)       [ 13 ];
  ttl_hopl                                           [ 8 ];
  next_header                                        [ 8 ];
  checksum                                           [ 16 ];
  src_addr                                           [ 32 ];
  dest_addr                                          [ 32 ];
  extension_headers =:= baseheader_extension_headers [ VARIABLE ];
  src_port                                           [ 16 ];
  dest_port                                          [ 16 ];
  seq_number                                         [ 32 ];
  ack_number                                         [ 32 ];
  data_offset                                        [ 4 ];
  tcp_res_flags                                      [ 4 ];
  tcp_ecn_flags                                      [ 2 ];
  urg_flag                                           [ 1 ];
  ack_flag                                           [ 1 ];
  psh_flag                                           [ 1 ];
  rsf_flags                                          [ 3 ];
  window                                             [ 16 ];
  tcp_checksum                                       [ 16 ];
  urg_ptr                                            [ 16 ];
  options                           [ (data_offset.UVALUE-5)*32 ];
}
UNCOMPRESSED v6 {
  ENFORCE(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM);
  outer_headers  =:= baseheader_outer_headers        [ VARIABLE ];
  version =:= uncompressed_value(4, 6)               [ 4 ];
  dscp                                               [ 6 ];
  ip_ecn_flags                                       [ 2 ];
  flow_label                                         [ 20 ];
  payload_length                                     [ 16 ];
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  next_header                                        [ 8 ];
  ttl_hopl                                           [ 8 ];
  src_addr                                           [ 128 ];
  dest_addr                                          [ 128 ];
  extension_headers =:= baseheader_extension_headers [ VARIABLE ];
  src_port                                           [ 16 ];
  dest_port                                          [ 16 ];
  seq_number                                         [ 32 ];
  ack_number                                         [ 32 ];
  data_offset                                        [ 4 ];
  tcp_res_flags                                      [ 4 ];
  tcp_ecn_flags                                      [ 2 ];
  urg_flag                                           [ 1 ];
  ack_flag                                           [ 1 ];
  psh_flag                                           [ 1 ];
  rsf_flags                                          [ 3 ];
  window                                             [ 16 ];
  tcp_checksum                                       [ 16 ];
  urg_ptr                                            [ 16 ];
  options                           [ (data_offset.UVALUE-5)*32 ];
  df    =:= uncompressed_value(0,0)                  [   0 ];
  ip_id =:= uncompressed_value(0,0)                  [   0 ];
}
CONTROL {
  dummy_field_s =:= field_scaling(payload_size,
    seq_number_scaled.UVALUE, seq_number.UVALUE,
    seq_number_residue.UVALUE) [ 0 ];
  dummy_field_a =:= field_scaling(ack_stride.UVALUE,
    ack_number_scaled.UVALUE, ack_number.UVALUE,
    ack_number_residue.UVALUE) [ 0 ];
  ENFORCE(ack_stride.UVALUE == ack_stride_value);
  ENFORCE(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == ip_id_behavior_value);
}
INITIAL {
  ack_stride     =:= uncompressed_value(16, 0);
}
DEFAULT {
  tcp_ecn_flags  =:= static;
  data_offset    =:= inferred_offset;
  tcp_res_flags  =:= static;
  rsf_flags      =:= uncompressed_value(3, 0);
  dest_port      =:= static;
  dscp           =:= static;
  src_port       =:= static;
  urg_flag       =:= uncompressed_value(1, 0);
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  window         =:= static;
  dest_addr      =:= static;
  version        =:= static;
  ttl_hopl       =:= static;
  src_addr       =:= static;
  df             =:= static;
  ack_number     =:= static;
  urg_ptr        =:= static;
  seq_number     =:= static;
  ack_flag       =:= uncompressed_value(1, 1);
  // The default for "options" is case 2) and 3) from
  // the list in Section 6.3.1 (i.e., nothing present in the
  // baseheader itself).
  payload_length =:= inferred_ip_v6_length;
  checksum       =:= inferred_ip_v4_header_checksum;
  length         =:= inferred_ip_v4_length;
  flow_label     =:= static;
  next_header    =:= static;
  ip_ecn_flags   =:= static;
  // The tcp_checksum has no default,
  // it is considered a part of tcp_irregular
  ip_id_behavior_innermost =:= static;
  ecn_used       =:= static;
  ack_stride    =:= static;
  ack_number_scaled =:= static;
  seq_number_scaled =:= static;
  ack_number_residue =:= static;
  seq_number_residue =:= static;
  // Default is to have no TTL in irregular chain
  // Can only be nonzero if co_common is used
  ENFORCE(ttl_irregular_chain_flag == 0);
}
////////////////////////////////////////////
// Common compressed packet format
////////////////////////////////////////////
COMPRESSED co_common {
  discriminator        =:= '1111101'                [ 7 ];
  ttl_hopl_outer_flag  =:=
      compressed_value(1, ttl_irregular_chain_flag) [ 1 ];
  ack_flag             =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  psh_flag             =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  rsf_flags            =:= rsf_index_enc            [ 2 ];
  msn                  =:= lsb(4, 4)                [ 4 ];
  seq_indicator        =:= irregular(2)             [ 2 ];
  ack_indicator        =:= irregular(2)             [ 2 ];
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  ack_stride_indicator =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  window_indicator     =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  ip_id_indicator      =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  urg_ptr_present      =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  reserved             =:= compressed_value(1, 0)   [ 1 ];
  ecn_used             =:= one_bit_choice           [ 1 ];
  dscp_present         =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  ttl_hopl_present     =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  list_present         =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  ip_id_behavior_innermost       =:= irregular(2)             [ 2 ];
  urg_flag             =:= irregular(1)             [ 1 ];
  df                   =:= dont_fragment(version.UVALUE)   [ 1 ];
  header_crc           =:= crc7(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH) [ 7 ];
  seq_number           =:=
    variable_length_32_enc(seq_indicator.CVALUE) [ 0, 8, 16, 32 ];
  ack_number           =:=
    variable_length_32_enc(ack_indicator.CVALUE) [ 0, 8, 16, 32 ];
  ack_stride           =:=
    static_or_irreg(ack_stride_indicator.CVALUE, 16)  [ 0, 16 ];
  window               =:=
    static_or_irreg(window_indicator.CVALUE, 16)      [ 0, 16 ];
  ip_id                =:=
    optional_ip_id_lsb(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE,
                       ip_id_indicator.CVALUE)      [ 0, 8, 16 ];
  urg_ptr              =:=
    static_or_irreg(urg_ptr_present.CVALUE, 16)     [ 0, 16 ];
  dscp                 =:=
    dscp_enc(dscp_present.CVALUE)                   [ 0, 8 ];
  ttl_hopl             =:=
    static_or_irreg(ttl_hopl_present.CVALUE, 8)     [ 0, 8 ];
  options              =:=
    tcp_list_presence_enc(list_present.CVALUE)      [ VARIABLE ];
}
// Send LSBs of sequence number
COMPRESSED rnd_1 {
  discriminator =:= '101110'                        [ 6 ];
  seq_number    =:= lsb(18, 65535)                  [ 18 ];
  msn           =:= lsb(4, 4)                       [ 4 ];
  psh_flag      =:= irregular(1)                    [ 1 ];
  header_crc    =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH) [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO));
}
// Send scaled sequence number LSBs
COMPRESSED rnd_2 {
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  discriminator      =:= '1100'                          [ 4 ];
  seq_number_scaled  =:= lsb(4, 7)                       [ 4 ];
  msn                =:= lsb(4, 4)                       [ 4 ];
  psh_flag           =:= irregular(1)                    [ 1 ];
  header_crc         =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH) [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE(payload_size != 0);
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO));
}
// Send acknowledgment number LSBs
COMPRESSED rnd_3 {
  discriminator =:= '0'                             [ 1 ];
  ack_number    =:= lsb(15, 8191)                   [ 15 ];
  msn           =:= lsb(4, 4)                       [ 4 ];
  psh_flag      =:= irregular(1)                    [ 1 ];
  header_crc    =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH) [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO));
}
// Send acknowledgment number scaled
COMPRESSED rnd_4 {
  discriminator      =:= '1101'                          [ 4 ];
  ack_number_scaled  =:= lsb(4, 3)                       [ 4 ];
  msn                =:= lsb(4, 4)                       [ 4 ];
  psh_flag           =:= irregular(1)                    [ 1 ];
  header_crc         =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH) [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE(ack_stride.UVALUE != 0);
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO));
}
// Send ACK and sequence number
COMPRESSED rnd_5 {
  discriminator =:= '100'                           [ 3 ];
  psh_flag      =:= irregular(1)                    [ 1 ];
  msn           =:= lsb(4, 4)                       [ 4 ];
  header_crc    =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH) [ 3 ];
  seq_number    =:= lsb(14, 8191)                   [ 14 ];
  ack_number    =:= lsb(15, 8191)                   [ 15 ];
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO));
}
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// Send both ACK and scaled sequence number LSBs
COMPRESSED rnd_6 {
  discriminator      =:= '1010'                          [ 4 ];
  header_crc         =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH) [ 3 ];
  psh_flag           =:= irregular(1)                    [ 1 ];
  ack_number         =:= lsb(16, 16383)                  [ 16 ];
  msn                =:= lsb(4, 4)                       [ 4 ];
  seq_number_scaled  =:= lsb(4, 7)                       [ 4 ];
  ENFORCE(payload_size != 0);
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO));
}
// Send ACK and window
COMPRESSED rnd_7 {
  discriminator =:= '101111'                        [ 6 ];
  ack_number    =:= lsb(18, 65535)                  [ 18 ];
  window        =:= irregular(16)                   [ 16 ];
  msn           =:= lsb(4, 4)                       [ 4 ];
  psh_flag      =:= irregular(1)                    [ 1 ];
  header_crc    =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH) [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO));
}
// An extended packet type for seldom-changing fields
// Can send LSBs of TTL, RSF flags, change ECN behavior, and
// options list
COMPRESSED rnd_8 {
  discriminator =:= '10110'                         [ 5 ];
  rsf_flags     =:= rsf_index_enc                   [ 2 ];
  list_present  =:= irregular(1)                    [ 1 ];
  header_crc    =:= crc7(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH) [ 7 ];
  msn           =:= lsb(4, 4)                       [ 4 ];
  psh_flag      =:= irregular(1)                    [ 1 ];
  ttl_hopl      =:= lsb(3, 3)                       [ 3 ];
  ecn_used      =:= one_bit_choice                  [ 1 ];
  seq_number    =:= lsb(16, 65535)                  [ 16 ];
  ack_number    =:= lsb(16, 16383)                  [ 16 ];
  options       =:=
    tcp_list_presence_enc(list_present.CVALUE)      [ VARIABLE ];
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_RANDOM) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE == IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_ZERO));
}
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// Send LSBs of sequence number
COMPRESSED seq_1 {
  discriminator =:= '1010'                                 [ 4 ];
  ip_id =:= ip_id_lsb(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE, 4, 3) [ 4 ];
  seq_number    =:= lsb(16, 32767)                         [ 16 ];
  msn           =:= lsb(4, 4)                              [ 4 ];
  psh_flag      =:= irregular(1)                           [ 1 ];
  header_crc    =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH)        [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED));
}
// Send scaled sequence number LSBs
COMPRESSED seq_2 {
  discriminator      =:= '11010'                         [ 5 ];
  ip_id              =:=
    ip_id_lsb(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE, 7, 3)     [ 7 ];
  seq_number_scaled  =:= lsb(4, 7)                       [ 4 ];
  msn                =:= lsb(4, 4)                       [ 4 ];
  psh_flag           =:= irregular(1)                    [ 1 ];
  header_crc         =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH) [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE(payload_size != 0);
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED));
}
// Send acknowledgment number LSBs
COMPRESSED seq_3 {
  discriminator =:= '1001'                                 [ 4 ];
  ip_id =:= ip_id_lsb(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE, 4, 3) [ 4 ];
  ack_number    =:= lsb(16, 16383)                         [ 16 ];
  msn           =:= lsb(4, 4)                              [ 4 ];
  psh_flag      =:= irregular(1)                           [ 1 ];
  header_crc    =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH)        [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED));
}
// Send scaled acknowledgment number scaled
COMPRESSED seq_4 {
  discriminator     =:= '0'                             [ 1 ];
  ack_number_scaled =:= lsb(4, 3)                       [ 4 ];
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  // Due to having very few ip_id bits, no negative offset
  ip_id =:= ip_id_lsb(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE, 3, 1) [ 3 ];
  msn               =:= lsb(4, 4)                       [ 4 ];
  psh_flag          =:= irregular(1)                    [ 1 ];
  header_crc        =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH) [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE(ack_stride.UVALUE != 0);
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED));
}
// Send ACK and sequence number
COMPRESSED seq_5 {
  discriminator =:= '1000'                                 [ 4 ];
  ip_id =:= ip_id_lsb(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE, 4, 3) [ 4 ];
  ack_number    =:= lsb(16, 16383)                         [ 16 ];
  seq_number    =:= lsb(16, 32767)                         [ 16 ];
  msn           =:= lsb(4, 4)                              [ 4 ];
  psh_flag      =:= irregular(1)                           [ 1 ];
  header_crc    =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH)        [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED));
}
// Send both ACK and scaled sequence number LSBs
COMPRESSED seq_6 {
  discriminator      =:= '11011'                          [ 5 ];
  seq_number_scaled  =:= lsb(4, 7)                        [ 4 ];
  ip_id =:= ip_id_lsb(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE, 7, 3) [ 7 ];
  ack_number         =:= lsb(16, 16383)                   [ 16 ];
  msn                =:= lsb(4, 4)                        [ 4 ];
  psh_flag           =:= irregular(1)                     [ 1 ];
  header_crc         =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH)  [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE(payload_size != 0);
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED));
}
// Send ACK and window
COMPRESSED seq_7 {
  discriminator =:= '1100'                                 [ 4 ];
  window        =:= lsb(15, 16383)                         [ 15 ];
  ip_id =:= ip_id_lsb(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE, 5, 3) [ 5 ];
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  ack_number    =:= lsb(16, 32767)                         [ 16 ];
  msn           =:= lsb(4, 4)                              [ 4 ];
  psh_flag      =:= irregular(1)                           [ 1 ];
  header_crc    =:= crc3(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH)        [ 3 ];
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED));
}
// An extended packet type for seldom-changing fields
// Can send LSBs of TTL, RSF flags, change ECN behavior, and
// options list
COMPRESSED seq_8 {
  discriminator =:= '1011'                                 [ 4 ];
  ip_id =:= ip_id_lsb(ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE, 4, 3) [ 4 ];
  list_present  =:= irregular(1)                           [ 1 ];
  header_crc    =:= crc7(THIS.UVALUE, THIS.ULENGTH)        [ 7 ];
  msn           =:= lsb(4, 4)                              [ 4 ];
  psh_flag      =:= irregular(1)                           [ 1 ];
  ttl_hopl      =:= lsb(3, 3)                              [ 3 ];
  ecn_used      =:= one_bit_choice                         [ 1 ];
  ack_number    =:= lsb(15, 8191)                          [ 15 ];
  rsf_flags     =:= rsf_index_enc                          [ 2 ];
  seq_number    =:= lsb(14, 8191)                          [ 14 ];
  options       =:=
    tcp_list_presence_enc(list_present.CVALUE)       [ VARIABLE ];
  ENFORCE((ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL) ||
          (ip_id_behavior_innermost.UVALUE ==
           IP_ID_BEHAVIOR_SEQUENTIAL_SWAPPED));
}
} Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 87] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 8.3. Feedback Formats and Options 8.3.1. Feedback Formats
 This section describes the feedback formats for the ROHC-TCP profile,
 following the general ROHC feedback format described in Section 5.2.4
 of [RFC5795].
 All feedback formats carry a field labeled MSN.  The MSN field
 contains LSBs of the MSN control field described in Section 6.1.1.
 The sequence number to use is the MSN corresponding to the last
 header that was successfully CRC-8 validated or CRC verified.
 FEEDBACK-1
      0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |              MSN              |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    MSN: The LSB-encoded master sequence number.
 A FEEDBACK-1 is an ACK.  In order to send a NACK or a STATIC-NACK,
 FEEDBACK-2 must be used.
 FEEDBACK-2
      0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |Acktype|          MSN          |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |              MSN              |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |              CRC              |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    /       Feedback options        /
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    Acktype:
       0 = ACK
       1 = NACK
       2 = STATIC-NACK
       3 is reserved (MUST NOT be used for parsability)
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    MSN: The LSB-encoded master sequence number.
    CRC: 8-bit CRC computed over the entire feedback element (as
    defined in Section 5.3.1.1 of [RFC5795]).  For the purpose of
    computing the CRC, the CRC field is zero.  The CRC is calculated
    using the polynomial defined in [RFC5795].
    Feedback options: A variable number of feedback options, see
    Section 8.3.2.  Options may appear in any order.
 A FEEDBACK-2 of type NACK or STATIC-NACK is always implicitly an
 acknowledgment for a successfully decompressed packet, which packet
 corresponds to the MSN of the feedback element, unless the MSN-NOT-
 VALID option (Section 8.3.2.2) appears in the feedback element.
 The FEEDBACK-2 format always carries a CRC and is thus more robust
 than the FEEDBACK-1 format.  When receiving FEEDBACK-2, the
 compressor MUST verify the information by computing the CRC and by
 comparing the result with the CRC carried in the feedback format.  If
 the two are not identical, the feedback element MUST be discarded.
8.3.2. Feedback Options
 A ROHC-TCP feedback option has variable length and the following
 general format:
      0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |   Opt Type    |    Opt Len    |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    /          option data          /  Opt Length (octets)
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 Each ROHC-TCP feedback option can appear at most once within a
 FEEDBACK-2.
8.3.2.1. The REJECT Option
 The REJECT option informs the compressor that the decompressor does
 not have sufficient resources to handle the flow.
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |  Opt Type = 2 |  Opt Len = 0  |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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 When receiving a REJECT option, the compressor MUST stop compressing
 the packet flow, and SHOULD refrain from attempting to increase the
 number of compressed packet flows for some time.  The REJECT option
 MUST NOT appear more than once in the FEEDBACK-2 format; otherwise,
 the compressor MUST discard the entire feedback element.
8.3.2.2. The MSN-NOT-VALID Option
 The MSN-NOT-VALID option indicates that the MSN of the feedback is
 not valid.
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |  Opt Type = 3 |  Opt Len = 0  |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 A compressor MUST ignore the MSN of the feedback element when this
 option is present.  Consequently, a NACK or a STATIC-NACK feedback
 type sent with the MSN-NOT-VALID option is equivalent to a STATIC-
 NACK with respect to the semantics of the feedback message.
 The MSN-NOT-VALID option MUST NOT appear more than once in the
 FEEDBACK-2 format and MUST NOT appear in the same feedback element as
 the MSN option; otherwise, the compressor MUST discard the entire
 feedback element.
8.3.2.3. The MSN Option
 The MSN option provides 2 additional bits of MSN.
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |  Opt Type = 4 |  Opt Len = 1  |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |  MSN  |        Reserved       |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 These 2 bits are the least significant bits of the MSN and are thus
 concatenated with the 14 bits already present in the FEEDBACK-2
 format.
 The MSN option MUST NOT appear more than once in the FEEDBACK-2
 format and MUST NOT appear in the same feedback element as the MSN-
 NOT-VALID option; otherwise, the compressor MUST discard the entire
 feedback element.
Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 90] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 8.3.2.4. The CONTEXT_MEMORY Feedback Option
 The CONTEXT_MEMORY option means that the decompressor does not have
 sufficient memory resources to handle the context of the packet flow,
 as the flow is currently compressed.
      0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    |  Opt Type = 9 |  Opt Len = 0  |
    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 When receiving a CONTEXT_MEMORY option, the compressor SHOULD take
 actions to compress the packet flow in a way that requires less
 decompressor memory resources, or stop compressing the packet flow.
 The CONTEXT_MEMORY option MUST NOT appear more than once in the
 FEEDBACK-2 format; otherwise, the compressor MUST discard the entire
 feedback element.
8.3.2.5. Unknown Option Types
 If an option type unknown to the compressor is encountered, the
 compressor MUST continue parsing the rest of the FEEDBACK element,
 which is possible since the length of the option is explicit, but
 MUST otherwise ignore the unknown option.
9. Changes from RFC 4996
 This RFC revises RFC 4996.  It is mostly backwards-compatible with
 RFC 4996, except for two cases that did not interoperate as described
 below.
9.1. Functional Changes
 o  The SACK option compression in [RFC4996] assumed that multiple
    SACK blocks within the same option would be in sorted order so
    that the block starts were LSB-encoded from the end of the
    previous block.  This meant that SACK blocks that are not in
    sorted order could be impossible to compress in some cases.
    Therefore, the SACK compression in the formal notation has changed
    and therefore also the bits-on-the-wire.
 o  The ESP NULL header compression has been deprecated due to
    interoperability problems with needing to know information from
    the trailer.  The ESP NULL compression was already removed from
    ROHCv2 [RFC5225] for the same reason and it was considered better
    to remove it from this profile rather than try to fix the
    interoperability issue.
Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 91] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 9.2. Non-functional Changes
 o  The way sequential IP-ID compression was described in the FN code
    was incorrect and the code used for ROHCv2 [RFC5225] has been
    imported into this specification (e.g., offset is made into a
    global control field).  This does not change the bits-on-the-wire.
    The only change is how this encoding is described in the formal
    notation, not how the compression occurs.
 o  Default encoding for the 'df' and 'ip_id' fields have been added
    for IPv6 with 0-bit uncompressed format to clarify that these
    never appear in IPv6.
 o  The scaled encoding of the Acknowledgment Number and Sequence
    Number were incorrectly described in the FN code in [RFC4996] and
    have been updated in the same style as in ROHCv2 [RFC5225].  This
    does not change the bits-on-the-wire, only the way the compression
    is described in the FN code.
 o  The external arguments to ipv4 and co_baseheader have been
    updated.  This is again only a change for FN correctness and does
    not affect interoperability.
 o  Errata for [RFC4996] related to minor errors in the FN and textual
    errors have also been corrected.
10. Security Considerations
 A malfunctioning or malicious header compressor could cause the
 header decompressor to reconstitute packets that do not match the
 original packets but still have valid IP and TCP headers, and
 possibly also valid TCP checksums.  Such corruption may be detected
 with end-to-end authentication and integrity mechanisms that will not
 be affected by the compression.  Moreover, this header compression
 scheme uses an internal checksum for verification of reconstructed
 headers.  This reduces the probability of producing decompressed
 headers not matching the original ones without this being noticed.
 Denial-of-service attacks are possible if an intruder can introduce
 (for example) bogus IR, CO, or FEEDBACK packets onto the link and
 thereby cause compression efficiency to be reduced.  However, an
 intruder having the ability to inject arbitrary packets at the link
 layer in this manner raises additional security issues that dwarf
 those related to the use of header compression.
Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 92] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 11. IANA Considerations
 The reference for the ROHC profile identifier 0x0006 has been updated
 to reference this document instead of RFC 4996.
 A ROHC profile identifier has been reserved by IANA for the profile
 defined in this document.  Profiles 0x0000-0x0005 have previously
 been reserved; this profile is 0x0006.  As for previous ROHC
 profiles, profile numbers 0xnn06 have been reserved for future
 updates of this profile.
      Profile             Usage            Document
      identifier
      0x0006              ROHC TCP         [RFC6846]
      0xnn06              Reserved
12. Acknowledgments
 The authors would like to thank Qian Zhang, Hong Bin Liao, Richard
 Price, and Fredrik Lindstroem for their work with early versions of
 this specification.  Thanks also to Robert Finking and Carsten
 Bormann for valuable input and to Carl Knutsson and Gilbert Strom for
 suggestions and review of the updates made in this document.
 Additional thanks: this document was reviewed during working group
 last-call by committed reviewers Joe Touch and Ted Faber, as well as
 by Sally Floyd, who provided a review at the request of the Transport
 Area Directors.
13. References 13.1. Normative References
 [RFC0791]  Postel, J., "Internet Protocol", STD 5, RFC 791,
            September 1981.
 [RFC0793]  Postel, J., "Transmission Control Protocol", STD 7,
            RFC 793, September 1981.
 [RFC2004]  Perkins, C., "Minimal Encapsulation within IP", RFC 2004,
            October 1996.
 [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
            Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
 [RFC2460]  Deering, S. and R. Hinden, "Internet Protocol, Version 6
            (IPv6) Specification", RFC 2460, December 1998.
Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 93] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013
 [RFC2784]  Farinacci, D., Li, T., Hanks, S., Meyer, D., and P.
            Traina, "Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)", RFC 2784,
            March 2000.
 [RFC2890]  Dommety, G., "Key and Sequence Number Extensions to GRE",
            RFC 2890, September 2000.
 [RFC4164]  Pelletier, G., "RObust Header Compression (ROHC): Context
            Replication for ROHC Profiles", RFC 4164, August 2005.
 [RFC4302]  Kent, S., "IP Authentication Header", RFC 4302,
            December 2005.
 [RFC4997]  Finking, R. and G. Pelletier, "Formal Notation for RObust
            Header Compression (ROHC-FN)", RFC 4997, July 2007.
 [RFC5795]  Sandlund, K., Pelletier, G., and L-E. Jonsson, "The RObust
            Header Compression (ROHC) Framework", RFC 5795,
            March 2010.
13.2. Informative References
 [RFC1144]  Jacobson, V., "Compressing TCP/IP headers for low-speed
            serial links", RFC 1144, February 1990.
 [RFC1323]  Jacobson, V., Braden, B., and D. Borman, "TCP Extensions
            for High Performance", RFC 1323, May 1992.
 [RFC2018]  Mathis, M., Mahdavi, J., Floyd, S., and A. Romanow, "TCP
            Selective Acknowledgment Options", RFC 2018, October 1996.
 [RFC2507]  Degermark, M., Nordgren, B., and S. Pink, "IP Header
            Compression", RFC 2507, February 1999.
 [RFC2883]  Floyd, S., Mahdavi, J., Mathis, M., and M. Podolsky, "An
            Extension to the Selective Acknowledgement (SACK) Option
            for TCP", RFC 2883, July 2000.
 [RFC3095]  Bormann, C., Burmeister, C., Degermark, M., Fukushima, H.,
            Hannu, H., Jonsson, L-E., Hakenberg, R., Koren, T., Le,
            K., Liu, Z., Martensson, A., Miyazaki, A., Svanbro, K.,
            Wiebke, T., Yoshimura, T., and H. Zheng, "RObust Header
            Compression (ROHC): Framework and four profiles: RTP, UDP,
            ESP, and uncompressed", RFC 3095, July 2001.
 [RFC3168]  Ramakrishnan, K., Floyd, S., and D. Black, "The Addition
            of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP",
            RFC 3168, September 2001.
Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 94] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013
 [RFC3759]  Jonsson, L-E., "RObust Header Compression (ROHC):
            Terminology and Channel Mapping Examples", RFC 3759,
            April 2004.
 [RFC4163]  Jonsson, L-E., "RObust Header Compression (ROHC):
            Requirements on TCP/IP Header Compression", RFC 4163,
            August 2005.
 [RFC4224]  Pelletier, G., Jonsson, L-E., and K. Sandlund, "RObust
            Header Compression (ROHC): ROHC over Channels That Can
            Reorder Packets", RFC 4224, January 2006.
 [RFC4413]  West, M. and S. McCann, "TCP/IP Field Behavior", RFC 4413,
            March 2006.
 [RFC4996]  Pelletier, G., Sandlund, K., Jonsson, L-E., and M. West,
            "RObust Header Compression (ROHC): A Profile for TCP/IP
            (ROHC-TCP)", RFC 4996, July 2007.
 [RFC5225]  Pelletier, G. and K. Sandlund, "RObust Header Compression
            Version 2 (ROHCv2): Profiles for RTP, UDP, IP, ESP and
            UDP-Lite", RFC 5225, April 2008.
 [RFC5681]  Allman, M., Paxson, V., and E. Blanton, "TCP Congestion
            Control", RFC 5681, September 2009.
Pelletier, et al. Standards Track [Page 95] RFC 6846 ROHC-TCP January 2013 Authors' Addresses
 Ghyslain Pelletier
 InterDigital Communications
 1000, Sherbrooke Street West, 10th floor
 Montreal, Quebec  H3A 3G4
 Canada
 Phone: +46 (0) 70 609 27 73
 EMail: ghyslain.pelletier@interdigital.com
 Kristofer Sandlund
 Ericsson
 Box 920
 Lulea  SE-971 28
 Sweden
 Phone: +46 (0) 8 404 41 58
 EMail: kristofer.sandlund@ericsson.com
 Lars-Erik Jonsson
 Optand 737
 Ostersund  SE-831 92
 Sweden
 Phone: +46 70 365 20 58
 EMail: lars-erik@lejonsson.com
 Mark A West
 Siemens/Roke Manor
 Roke Manor Research Ltd.
 Romsey, Hampshire  SO51 0ZN
 UK
 Phone: +44 1794 833311
 EMail: mark.a.west@roke.co.uk
 URI:   http://www.roke.co.uk
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