Re: [RSN] Re: WG Review: Routing Over Low power and Lossy networks (roll)

> From: Bernard Tourancheau <Bernard.Tourancheau@ens-lyon.fr>
> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:01:35 +0100
> To: JP Vasseur <jvasseur@cisco.com>
> Cc: Ian Chakeres <ian.chakeres@gmail.com>, <iesg@ietf.org>, <rsn@ietf.org>
> Subject: Re: [RSN] Re: WG Review: Routing Over Low power and Lossy networks
> (roll)
> 
>>>> 
>>>> Low power and Lossy networks (LLNs) are typically composed of many
>>>> embedded devices with limited power, memory, and processing
>>>> resources
>>>> interconnected by a variety of links, such as IEEE 802.15.4,
>>>> Bluetooth,
>>>> Low Power WiFi. LLNs are transitioning to an end-to-end IP-based
>>>> solution
>>>> to avoid the problem of non-interoperable networks interconnected by
>>>> protocol translation gateways and proxies. In addition, LLNs have
>>>> specific
>>>> routing requirements that may not be met by existing routing
>>>> protocols,
>>>> such as OSPF, IS-IS, AODV and OLSR. For example path selection
>>>> must be
>>>> designed to take into consideration the specific power capabilities,
>>>> attributes and functional characteristics of the links and nodes
>>>> in the
>>>> network.
> I think application, its context and its environment may also be
> decision makers for the path selection and should be added here.
> --

Note that these are examples and of course detailed requirements for the
routing protocols will be specified in the application-specific routing
requirement documents. Note also that application-level capabilities are
functional characteristics of the node.

Thanks.

JP.

> Bernard.
>>>> 
> 

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