Re: [DNA] Issue 3: Do we need landmark Y/N bit?

[JinHyeock Choi <jinchoe@gmail.com>]

> Issue: The current text doesn't use the 'N' bit - because we don't want
> to waste space on the RA including a No response. The same functionality
> of 'Y' bit can be achieved by just including the  landmark prefix in a
> PIO or a LPO.
>
> Agreement at the meeting: We remove the Y/N bits from the landmark. This
> changes the semantics of a landmark in the RS from a question to just a
> statement, the host includes a prefix in the RS to let the router know
> which link it thinks it is currently on - the router confirms it by
> responding with a RA containing the same prefix or informs the host that
> its thinking is wrong by sending a RA not including the particular
> prefix, but with as much information as possible for the host to
> reconfigure itself.
>
> Any objections to the change?

no objection. I agree.

JinHyeock