>May I observe that, in attempting to specify a source address selection
>algorithm, the WG goes well beyond the traditional IETF role, which is to
>focus on interoperability issues, not implementations? I would expect such
>algorithms to evolve in time, as we learn more on the subject. I would also
>expect them to vary a lot depending on how much a particular station knows
>about its environment, how far in the future it can predict the
>application's behavior, what arbitration is made between privacy and
>performance, etc. Rather than specify an actual algorithm, the WG should be
>content with a list of recommendations, in the form of "if you do this,
>expect that" or "don't do X, because it will cause interoperability problem
>Y."
I strongly strongly agree with Christian.
regards,
/jim
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