For those of you not on ietf-announce, the IESG has just approved the autoconf addressing model as an RFC, which is an important reference for us in 6lowpan-nd. Nice!
Zach Begin forwarded message: > From: The IESG <[email protected]> > Date: March 23, 2010 8:29:48 PDT > To: IETF-Announce <[email protected]> > Cc: autoconf mailing list <[email protected]>, autoconf chair > <[email protected]>, Internet Architecture Board <[email protected]>, > RFC Editor <[email protected]> > Subject: [Autoconf] Document Action: 'IP Addressing Model in Ad Hoc Networks' > to Informational RFC > > The IESG has approved the following document: > > - 'IP Addressing Model in Ad Hoc Networks ' > <draft-ietf-autoconf-adhoc-addr-model-03.txt> as an Informational RFC > > > This document is the product of the Ad-Hoc Network Autoconfiguration Working > Group. > > The IESG contact persons are Jari Arkko and Ralph Droms. > > A URL of this Internet-Draft is: > http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-autoconf-adhoc-addr-model-03.txt > > Technical Summary > > This document describes a model for configuring IP addresses and > subnet prefixes on the interfaces of routers which connect to links > with undetermined connectivity properties. While the considerations > in this document are general, they are specifically written with the > most stringent requirements of MANETs in mind; essentially, a router > configured according to the principles set forth in this document > will be able to support operation of a MANET routing protocol. > > Working Group Summary > > Variations of this document have been in the working group process > for four years. Earlier incarnations attempted to specify much more > than this document does. In 2009, the working group was rechartered > to focus on documenting *a* workable address configuration model, > as opposed to attempting to describe all possible theoretical models. > The model described in this document is the one most widely used > by networks that employ ad hoc routing techniques. > > The recommendation in the document to not use > Link Local addresses for operation over interfaces towards links with > undetermined connectivity properties was not unanimous, and on this > point, consensus was rough. > > Document Quality > > While the document does not specify a protocol, there are about a > decade of experience with running MANETs in which routers have > their interfaces configured according to the recommendations in this > document. > > Personnel > > Ryuji Wakikawa is the Document Shepherd, and Jari Arkko is > the responsible Area Director. > > _______________________________________________ > Autoconf mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf -- http://www.sensinode.com http://zachshelby.org - My blog "On the Internet of Things" http://6lowpan.net - New book - "6LoWPAN: The Wireless Embedded Internet" Mobile: +358 40 7796297 Zach Shelby Head of Research Sensinode Ltd. Kidekuja 2 88610 Vuokatti, FINLAND This e-mail and all attached material are confidential and may contain legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail from your system without producing, distributing or retaining copies thereof. _______________________________________________ 6lowpan mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/6lowpan
