[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [DNA] linkid
> I hadn't really thought about that. Quite an oversight. I guess the
> change management procedures would work ok, but there needs to be a
> mechanism defined to recognise this situation and initiate the change.
> Two possibilities are to 1), have routers listen to LinkIDs from other
> routers in multicast RAs and initiate LinkID change if necessary, or 2)
> have the routers periodically multicast RtR messages to one another with
> LinkID options, which would then be picked up by the existing change
> management procedure (sec 5.3.2). Any thoughts on which approach would
> be more sensible?
Having the reception of the RA with a different linkid act as a hint
that the RtR exchange needs to be done to agree on one of the ids would
be good. That way there is no need for additional periodic messages, yet
the RtR exchange it self-contained in terms of negotiating the linkid.
Erik