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

[Carlos Jesús Bernardos Cano <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 10:04 +0100, Dearlove, Christopher (UK) wrote:
> > Does this proposal mean the autoconf group will not work on a
> distributed 
> > address configuration scheme for mesh networks ?
> 
> Same question, except I'd stick with the terminology ad hoc network.
> A centralised distribution mechanism is a very poor fit to much of
> what's attractive about an ad hoc network, and a very poor fit (due
> to having a single point of failure) to many application areas for
> ad hoc networks.

Agree.

Carlos

> 
> This is not the direction I for one had hoped that the Autoconf WG
> would go in. I note the reference to "future extensions", but first
> I assume that this is not chartered work, and second that forces
> decentralised work into a certain shape, rather than working from
> the problem more generally.
> 
> I appreciate that the WG can only work on solutions that people are
> prepared to work on, and unfortunately I can't offer the effort needed
> to make a concrete alternative proposal. I think however I've put in
> at least my share of work in the Manet WG.
> 
> Incidentally the charter refers to RFC 5889, which is not yet published.
> I see that is in AUTH48, but noted as on hold for a technical issue.
> AUTH48 seems rather late for a technical issue, unless meaning a
> publication technical issue rather than an engineering technical issue.
> 
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