Re: [Autoconf] Updated ad hoc addressing model document

["Charles E. Perkins" <[e-mail]>]

Hello Teco,

On 1/29/2010 8:13 AM, Teco Boot wrote:
> I am quite uncomfortable with a large drawback of the proposed
> addressing model, which makes it unacceptable for the deployed MANETs
> I am involved in.
> My requirement is that L3 communication between nodes, that have L2
> connectivity, must be possible in all conditions, including conditions
> with a non-operational MANET protocol.
>    

I don't see that the addressing model prevents any such L3 communication.

> Maybe this drawback is overlooked or underestimated.
>    

It doesn't even seem to be a drawback at all as far as I can tell.

> And the text on link locals does not describe how IPv6 works. LLs are
> used in MANETs for multiple purposes. We can't without.
>    

This isn't true.  You can build MANETs without using link-local at all
in any fashion.

I'm not saying you have to ignore link-local.


> My other comments are textual or on incompleteness. Especially, the
> document doesn't describe anything useful for assigning globals.
>    

Yeah, it would be nice if we could get to the
point of doing address autoconfiguration in
this group.

Regards,
Charlie P.