Re: [v4tov6transition] Comment on draft-despres-softwire-6a44-01.txt

[Washam Fan <[e-mail]>]

Hi Dong and Brian,

2010/10/16 Brian E Carpenter <[e-mail]>:
> On 2010-10-16 15:15, Dong Zhang wrote:
>> Hi Remi,
>> Please see inline.
>
> ...
>>>> Is the A:W<->N:Z mapping created staticly? Or dynimicly?
>>> Dynamically when the 6a44-C starts operation.
>>> It then remains static until the 6a44 client or the NAT is reset.
>> That is say it is similar to a kind of permanent state once the mapping is created, supposing that there no NAT reboot and power off. Right? If so, the interruption issue of CPE should be considered. 6a44 still needs to guarantee the state recovery, right?
>
> Why? When I have to restart my IPv4-only ADSL box, I lose all
> sessions, and for all I know I get a different IPv4 address.
> So why do I care if 6a44 loses state too?
>
> Certainly the IPv6 client host must be forced to restart
> the 6a44 process when this happens. We do need a method of
> forcing that.

As I read -00, There was a method. As long as the 6a44 server detect
there was inconsistency when checking inner IPv6 address and outer UDP
header and IPv4 header, an indication message generated and forwarded
to the 6a44 client. When 6a44 clients receive indication messages,
they should realise something like restart, expircy would happened. I
think this method is fair enough to address Dong's concern.

Thanks,
washam