Re: [Autoconf] draft-clausen-manet-linktype - naming

[Thomas Heide Clausen <[e-mail]>]

On Nov 18, 2008, at 12:57 PM, Ian Chakeres wrote:

> I'd like to start a discussion thread on the naming of this draft/ 
> linktype.
>
> I don't think that MANET should be in the name of the linktype. The  
> characteristics and constraints of a linktype are not MANET specific.
>
> (I'd also like to repeat that MANET routing protocols will work  
> quite happily over other link types as well.)
>

Just to point out: the above is explicitly stated in the document, so  
I hope that the parenthesis that Ian bring up is clear enough since  
it's a very important point.

> I would rather describe these links as "non-reflexive and non- 
> transitive (wireless) links". I'd also be happy with a nice  
> acronym, like NBMA or UDLR.
>
> I'm interested in your thoughts. How do you think we should refer  
> to this linktype?

In truth, I have no feelings either way on this matter.

As it is, the document is only an individual submission, and does as  
such not represent any official position of the IETF or indeed of any  
working group.

Should a working group wish to adopt the document (and I note from  
the autoconf mailing list discussions that, at least to this IETF  
participant, there seems to be no clear consensus in that direction  
within the autoconf working group, at least), and should that working  
group wish for an alternative name, I would a priori not have any  
objections.

Thomas


> Ian
>
> On Nov 4, 2008, at 4:51 AM, Thomas Heide Clausen wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> As you know, we need to make progress on the architectural issues,  
>> before we can hope to make progress on other matters within this  
>> WG. One of the requests that have been made to us has been to  
>> "describe the MANET Link Type", and so I have written together a  
>> strawman text to this effect:
>>
>> 	http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-clausen-manet- 
>> linktype-00.txt
>>
>> Feedback is, obviously, welcome -- preferably on the list such  
>> that we could be prepared spend time on this also in MN.
>>
>> Note, however, that this is an individual I-D.
>>
>> I'd also like to draw your collective attention to:
>>
>> 	http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-iab-ip-model- 
>> evolution-01.txt
>>
>> Which has served as a source of inspiration for the linktype text.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Thomas
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