Re: [DNA-BOF] Link Hints Charter Text for Discussion

[Spencer Dawkins <spencer@mcsr-labs.org>]

Dear Greg,

This seems like a fine description of "Implicit Link Hints" -
basically, implicit link hints based on artifacts of existing
link behaviors, typically designed with no awareness of
IP. I would also suggest some work on "Explicit Link 
Hints" - future subnetworks that are intended to give link
hints to IP explicitly.

It seems to me that a lot of problems would go away if
subnetworks said "your subnetwork has changed", instead 
of trying to read the runes of SSIDs (oops, all the home 
systems have the default value), RAs (oops, all the home 
systems have the default value), etc. 

Spencer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Daley" <greg.daley@eng.monash.edu.au>
To: <dna@eng.monash.edu.au>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 7:11 PM
Subject: [DNA-BOF] Link Hints Charter Text for Discussion


> Here is an idea for text defining our work on
> Link-Hints.
> 
> Please read it and indicate improvements
> or changes in emphasis which are required.
> 
> Greg
> 
> ---
> 
> While it is a goal of DNA to provide network
> attachment detection systems which do not rely
> upon link-layer information, in some circumstances
> reception of hint information from lower layers may
> be valuable in speeding detection.
> In order to provide information to implementors,
> the group will catalogue existing attachment hint
> information which is available on wireless links.
> This aims at allowing ready comparison of
> capabilities for those designing DNA systems which
> use link-hints.
> 
> ...
> 
> Milestone:
> 
> Existing Wireless Link Hints for Detecting Network
> Attachment (Dec 2003?)
> 
> 
>