Re: [ipwave] Comments for draft-ietf-ipwave-vehicular-networking-14.txt

Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ca> Wed, 15 April 2020 14:18 UTC

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Subject: Re: [ipwave] Comments for draft-ietf-ipwave-vehicular-networking-14.txt
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Templin (US), Fred L <Fred.L.Templin@boeing.com> wrote:
    > Then, on the wireless links themselves, there are no on-link prefixes and no PIOs
    > advertised by access routers. The wireless links therefore carry only link-local or
    > MNP-addressed IPv6 packets, therefore no two vehicles will appear to be on the
    > same subnet and no multi-link issues for subnet partitions and merges occur. Also,
    > DAD is not needed at all due to the unique assignment of MNPs.

I think that this is a really good use of IPv6 technology.

    > This same model could be applied to ipwave vehicles, and would alleviate the problems
    > stated in Section 5. In particular, the link model could adopt the OMNI link model (see
    > the OMNI draft) where all nodes within the transportation system are "neighbors" on
    > a shared NBMA virtual link. IPv6 ND works with no modifications, and the link model is
    > always connected. So, there would be no need for vehicular extensions to IPv6 and ND.
    > Likewise, mobility management services would work the same as the ATN/IPS design
    > and would not require any adaptations for fast-moving vehicles.

+1