[dhcwg] Proposed Resolution to DNA Issue 20: Most Likely Point of Attachment
Bernard Aboba <aboba@internaut.com> Fri, 23 July 2004 14:44 UTC
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Subject: [dhcwg] Proposed Resolution to DNA Issue 20: Most Likely Point of Attachment
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The text of DNA Issue 20: Most Likely Point of Attachment, is enclosed below. The proposed resolution is as follows: Add the following definitions to the terminology section: Point of Attachment: A location within the network, where a host may be connected. This attachment point can be characterized by its address prefix and next hop routing information. Most Likely Point of Attachment (MLPA): The point of attachment heuristically determined by the host to be most likely, based on hints from the network. Use the abbreviation "MLPA" throughout the document. This change is included in the DNA-08 draft: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-dhc-dna-ipv4-08.txt For DNA Issue Status, see: http://www.drizzle.com/~aboba/DNA/dnaissues.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Issue 20: Most Likely Point of Attachment Submitter name: Ralph Droms Submitter email address: rdroms@cisco.com Date first submitted: 10/16/2003 Reference: http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/dhcwg/current/msg02473.html Document: DNA-03 Comment type: E Priority: 1 Section: 1.2 Rationale/Explanation of issue: The phrase '"most likely" point of attachment' is used throughout the document but is never defined. Other, similar phrases are occasionally used, such as '"most likely" network' in the fourth paragraph of section 2.3. Requested change: Add a definition for '"most likely" point of attachment' to the terminology section. Define an acronym MLPA for the phrase. Use the acronym throughout the document. Note that, as much as I dislike the proliferation of acronyms in IETF documents, in this case I think an acronym, suitably defined in the Terminology section, would add clarity. [Greg Daley] In DNA BoF, we're obviously interested in having common terminology across the set of techniques (v4/v6) to detect network attachment. There's currently some work in the BoF on getting terminology worked out. So that we don't slow anything down in DHC-WG, maybe we can help contribute to the terms here, and clone them into DNA. Does that sound reasonable? In this case, is it sufficient to define the most likely point of attachment, or do we also need to define "point of attachment"? I myself am clear what a point of attachment is. Is the meaning unambiguous to others, or would it simplify the definition of the MLPA to have a definition of the point of attachment? Here are some initial attempts at both options: -- Most Likely Point of Attachment (MLPA): The IP subnet and router combination the host is most likely to be connected to the network through. This is heuristically determined by the host itself by hints from the network. -- Alternatively: -- Point of Attachment: A location within the network, where a host may be connected. This attachment point can be characterized by its address prefix and next hop routing information. Most Likely Point of Attachment (MLPA): The point of attachment heuristically determined by the host to be most likely, based on hints from the network. _______________________________________________ dhcwg mailing list dhcwg@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dhcwg
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