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

[Greg Daley <greg.daley@eng.monash.edu.au>]

Hi Spencer,

Spencer Dawkins wrote:
> 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. 
>

I agree that this is work which would make L3 detection
easier. It's not really IETF work, though.

One of the action points from the BoF session was to
establish liaison with IEEE and other link-layer
standardization authorities (as available) in order
to assist development of L2's which support
our requirements.

I think we need to capture this well in the charter.

"...systems which use link-hints.

The group will also undertake liaison opportunities
with link-layer standardization authorities, in an effort
to improve the quality of link indications for network
attachment detection in future wireless link technologies."

Does this cover our needs (for the charter anyway?)

Greg


> 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?)
>>
>>
>>
>