Re: [Manet-dt] IANA Port & Multicast Addresses

Templin, Fred L wrote:

>>>Chris, is your opinion we should define only one link-local multicast
>>>address at this time?
>>>      
>>>
>>I think we should find out what people want and submit
>>whatever there's a definite need for (not a hypothetical
>>maybe in the future case). I only can see a need for
>>all link-local neighbour routers in terms of what the WG
>>is chartered to do. If someone else has such a need (an
>>aspect of SMF or DYMO I've overlooked for example) then
>>bring that on too, but if not, not.
>>    
>>
>
>I would also like to see at least a site-scoped "All MANET Routers"
>address to go with the link-local one, i.e., as for the "All Routers"
>multicast address in IPv6.
>
Fully agree.

> An immediate use-case is for multicast
>discovery of Internet gateways that are within the connected MANET
>but multiple L3 hops away.
>  
>
Well, I think for that particular case, there might be better 
alternatives being evaluated within AUTOCONF WG... but I can still see 
other use-cases for this.

--Pedro

>Fred
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