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[ipwave] RSU minor textual issue

Russ Housley <housley@vigilsec.com> Thu, 18 May 2017 13:39 UTC

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Subject: [ipwave] RSU minor textual issue
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> On May 18, 2017, at 5:39 AM, Alexandre Petrescu <alexandre.petrescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> OLD:
>> RSU: Road Side Unit. An IP router equipped with, or connected to, at
>> least one interface that is 802.11 and that is an interface that
>> operates in OCB mode.
> 
> A comment was made stating that an RSU is not a router, and that an RSU
> may be connected to a router via an interface, e.g. Ethernet, to access
> the infrastructure if required.
> 
> But I think that some Road Side Units are indeed IP routers and they
> access the infrastructure and the Internet.  This is an important point
> when using the IP protocol - be connected.
> 
> I think I keep that text that way at this time.
> 
> End issue.

Alex:

Some RSUs will be routers, but others will not.  For example, an RSU that sends messages to vehicles about foggy conditions does not need to be a router.  I think the definition should allow both cases.

Russ

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