Re: [DNA] L2 link and L3 link

[Brett Pentland <brett.pentland@eng.monash.edu.au>]

Hi JinHyeock,

Sorry for the slow response.

JinHyeock Choi wrote:
<snip>
> After looking through seamoby terminology draft, I am worried there may
> be problem. 
> 
> Seamoby terminology defines Interface as  
> 
>      Interface
> 
>        A node's point of attachment to a link.
> 
> So when we use "a mobile node's point of attachment", it may mean either 
> its Access Point or its WLAN interface. 
> 
> I am afraid this may cause confusion.  

This reads to me that an "Interface" is a part of a node that connects 
to a link.  "Attachment Point" stills seems like a reasonable term to 
use describe the instance of a link layer that a node is connected to.

That said, I guess there is some potential for confusion with the 
terminology in the Seamoby draft and that is not good since the whole 
point of coming up with terms like this is to try to avoid confusion.

Perhaps "Network Attachment Point" or "Link Attachment Point"

Whatever is decided on should be well documented so that there is a very 
clear understanding of what it means.  This might be in a terminology 
document but in any document where understanding the term is critical to 
understanding the document it should be defined there too (using exactly 
the same text as the terminology document if it exists).

Personally I think "Attachment Point" is clear enough and I am in favour 
of using that term unless someone comes up with a better one, but I am 
happy to go with something else as long as it's well documented.

Brett.