Re: [homenet] Dynamic metrics in IS-IS

[Juliusz Chroboczek <[e-mail]>]

>>> a valid test of the metric setting features would be to have two wifi
>>> networks, one 2.4GHz, one 5Ghz, two different L2s, different IP
>>> networks, and then walk around with two clients connected together with
>>> a network cable, and check if the routing would change from the 5GHz
>>> network to the 2.4GHz network as distance from the AP increases and the
>>> 5GHz network stops working.

>> That would be an interesting test if you can show that Christian's code
>> works better in this case than plain IS-IS and not much worse than
>> a recent babeld.

> That would be an interesting test regardless of the outcome. Please, do
> share negative results too:
> https://www.elsevier.com/authors-update/story/innovation-in-publishing/why-science-needs-to-publish-negative-results

Yes, I expressed myself badly.  What I meant is that the test is certainly
interesting, assuming that you do compare against both classical IS-IS and
a well-established protocol with variable metrics, such as Babel or
Henning's variant of OLSRv2.

-- Juliusz