Re: [Autoconf] Conclusion: draft-ietf-autoconf-adhoc-addr-model-02.txt

Dear Alex,

Autoconf is about configuring addresses on interfaces, not on  
allocating addresses in a registry, not sending IP packets to  
multicast destinations.

Sincerely,

Thomas

On Feb 16, 2010, at 21:20 PM, Alexandru Petrescu wrote:

> Le 16/02/2010 21:01, Jari Arkko a écrit :
>> Great. Lets move this doc forward!
>
> YEs, let's move this forward and add multicast discussion to it  
> without which autoconf can't fly.  Multicast is what typical  
> autoconfiguration protocols use today without which they'd never work.
>
> Multicast is what IPv6 got builtin precisely for the reason of  
> autoconfing.
>
> This draft being silent about multicast spells it's not autoconf,  
> IMHO.
>
> Alex
>
>>
>> Jari
>>
>> Ryuji Wakikawa kirjoitti:
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> We have concluded the WGLC of
>>> draft-ietf-autoconf-adhoc-addr-model-01.txt on Dec/23/09, and have  
>>> a -02
>>> document issued, following up on this.
>>>
>>> Thanks to all for all the reviews and comments to this document!
>>>
>>> After Thomas and I (Chairs) carefully reviewed discussions on the
>>> mailing list, we do find that there is rough consensus for the  
>>> current
>>> document.
>>>
>>> There was an individual objection to the description of the use of
>>> link-local address, but we did not detect wide support within the
>>> working group. This objection will, of course, be reflected in the  
>>> PROTO
>>> write-up that will be sent to the IESG and the ADs, and reflected  
>>> in the
>>> tracker.
>>>
>>> As a conclusion, we have established rough consensus to the new  
>>> document.
>>>
>>> The WG chairs will start preparing the PROTO writeup for  
>>> forwarding the
>>> document.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> WG chairs
>>>
>>>
>>
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