Samita, --- Samita Chakrabarti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thus, the format document can save one address field (for originator source > link-layer addr) by requiring the routing protocol to provide information > on originator address so that the intermediate node can setup reverse route. > Alternately, the intermediate node will have to do route-discovery for the > originator - that is certainly not effecient. > Hope this clarifies the point.
I *think* we're repeating each other. From my post: > But of course, routing protocols like AODV or LOAD don't use the M bit, > they have > originator and destination address fields within the RREQ. So we don't even have to require "the routing protocol to provide information on originator address so that the intermediate node can setup reverse route." The required info is already in the RREQ, right? -gabriel _______________________________________________ 6lowpan mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/6lowpan
