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RE: [DNA] Definition of "Link Up" and "Link Down" events?

To: Alper Yegin <alper.yegin@samsung.com>
Subject: RE: [DNA] Definition of "Link Up" and "Link Down" events?
From: Bernard Aboba <aboba@internaut.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 17:07:33 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: "'Brett Pentland'" <brett.pentland@eng.monash.edu.au>, dna@eng.monash.edu.au
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> > In other words, must the link layer demonstrate bi-directional
> > reachability prior to sending a "Link Up" event?
>
> We haven't really considered uni-directional links... Hmmm, should DNA
> deal with that?

I'm not suggesting that DNA deal with this -- but I don't think that the
"Link Up" event depends on demonstration of bi-directional connectivity,
just on reaching a link layer state where "IP packet communication" is
enabled.

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