Re: [Autoconf] Closing summary on consensus-call for RFC5889modifications

"Dearlove, Christopher (UK)" <Chris.Dearlove@baesystems.com> Fri, 27 August 2010 12:26 UTC

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From: "Dearlove, Christopher (UK)" <Chris.Dearlove@baesystems.com>
To: "Charles E. Perkins" <charles.perkins@earthlink.net>
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There's a key question as to how much functionality.

If a node just has a single point of attachment to an unchanging
router, then router prefix autoconf is sufficient, as the host
node can just get an address from its router. If we extend that
so that it can now move, and use Mobile IP with its home location
being the router it first attached to, ditto.

The question is what is the case where the host node is doing
something useful, but can't just get an address delegated to
it by an autoconfed router?

(I am not saying I don't think there is such a case. I'm just
saying I haven't seen it - quite a different thing.)

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From: Charles E. Perkins [mailto:charles.perkins@earthlink.net] 
Sent: 27 August 2010 12:29
To: Dearlove, Christopher (UK)
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Subject: Re: [Autoconf] Closing summary on consensus-call for
RFC5889modifications


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Hello Chris,

The examples I gave DO NOT provide the
functionality in your message.

That _is_ the point.  The point is that a node can
beneficially reside in an ad hoc network without
doing those things.  ... and that we should not
legislate otherwise.

Regards,
Charlie P.



On 8/27/2010 1:26 AM, Dearlove, Christopher (UK) wrote:
> I'm failing to see how any of the examples you quote (which I
> agree, would not make a node a router) are sufficient for all
> of the functionality I noted. I really would like (but I'll
> be unable to reply to for at least some days - it's a long
> weekend coming up) to know how you get the functionality.
> Ideally I'd like equivalent functionality to the OLSR example,
> what I wouldn't count is where a host node is permanently
> (albeit wirelessly) attached to a single other router node.
> How far from the latter and close to the former can you get?
> (I can see how to get from the one permanent point of
> attachment to occasionally changing that, with transients,
> using Mobile IP.)
>



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