OK, thanks.

> You discover the possible routers by performing an RS/RA 
> exchange. The RS is typically sent to the IPv6 all-routers 
> multicast address (see Section 5.3).

But then we are back to my first question:

>>In that case, what happens if this message reaches 50 different 6LRs
within direct range?
>>I suppose something prevents me from getting flooding?

IOW: Do I have do some random arbitration of Router Advertisements in
response to
multicasted Router Solicitations in a lowPan?

;-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zach Shelby [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:43
> To: Anders Brandt
> Cc: [email protected] 6lowpan
> Subject: Re: [6lowpan] ND: Sending NS+ARO message for the first time
> 
> Hi Anders,
> 
> On Oct 28, 2010, at 11:34 AM, Anders Brandt wrote:
> 
> >>> Is the NS+ARO message sent with multicast when I do 
> registration the
> > first time?
> > 
> > You say:
> >> Well, we don't need to resolve an address, so it should be unicast.
> > 
> > This is under the assumption that I know where to register the very 
> > first time.
> > Is it obvious that I know that? (how?)
> 
> 
> You discover the possible routers by performing an RS/RA 
> exchange. The RS is typically sent to the IPv6 all-routers 
> multicast address (see Section 5.3). However, if e.g. your L2 
> technology already gives you a hint about where a routers is 
> (e.g. the coordinator), the RS could then be sent unicast. I 
> am not sure if that is the case with z-wave. 
> 
> After this you perform NS+ARO registration unicast with one 
> or more routers (see Section 5.5). 
> 
> Also see the example host bootstrap sequence in Section 10.2. 
> 
> Hope that helps,
> Zach   
> 
> --
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> http://zachshelby.org  - My blog "On the Internet of Things"
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> 
> 
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