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Re: [Autoconf] Call for comments to a new AUTOCONF charter proposal.

Zach Shelby <zach@sensinode.com> Wed, 30 June 2010 08:09 UTC

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On Jun 30, 2010, at 10:45 AM, Alexandru Petrescu wrote:

>> +1. I support this approach. As Ryuji mentioned, we are almost
>> finished with work in 6LoWPAN on optimizing ND so that it works in
>> such a low-power and lossy network.
> 
> Well I need RA-based prefix exchanges and route updates not only on low-power and lossy networks.  I don't consider 6LoWPAN neither RoLL appropriate for RA-based prefix exchanges. (not to paint them in a corner but their applicability domain is not WiFi neither Mobile Router).

Exactly, which is why that work is just an example of optimizing ND for such an environment. Obviously in some MANETs you also have prefix delegation to worry about, which we don't have in a LoWPAN. 

Zach

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