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

[Stan Ratliff <[e-mail]>]

On Jun 30, 2010, at 2:41 AM, Zach Shelby wrote:

>
> On Jun 30, 2010, at 1:22 AM, Jari Arkko wrote:
>
>> I do get that a solution with a central node (and perhaps any  
>> solution with DHCP) does not solve all needs. Would you be happier  
>> if the charter had four work items:
>>
>> 1. Design space survey (Informational)
>> 2. The simple solution (such as DHCP) (PS)
>> 3. Limitations of the simple solution (Informational)
>> 4. Recharter for work on the more general solution
>
>
> +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. There the approach is to enable  
> autoconfiguration with either DHCP or using a multihop DAD  
> technique. Autoconf might be able to extend or reference that work  
> in item 2. above and consider both DHCP and ND as parts of a simple  
> solution. For now I think it is enough to say in the charter that  
> DHCP and ND mechanisms will be applied (with minimal extensions) for  
> the simple solution.
>

  +2. I can support this approach as well.

Regards,
Stan