Re: [DNA] Proposed resolution to issue 9 fordraft-pentland-dna-protocol-01.txt

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

Hi Syam,

Syam Madanapalli wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> 
>>Syam Madanapalli wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Brett,
>>>
>>>I think we may need to check for the prefixes that the other routers
>>>on the link advertising. That is we need to build CPL on the new
>>>link.
>>
>>Hi Syam,
>>
>>
>>I think that as each RA arrives, it can be compared to the
>>CPL, following this rule.
> 
> 
> Yes I got it.  Now the question is how long the MN should wait
> for receiving all RAs from the routers? In between if an RA comes
> with YES answer then we can assume link change otherwise, the
> MN needs to wait for all RAs.

Why would it wait.  If the host has the CPL on the old link, then it
can make the decision immediately on recption of the first RA.  If we
specify that the NO answer include a DNAO, then the host doesn't even
need to have the CPL on the previous link to make an immediate
decision.

Brett.