Hello John,

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>                   I do think that additional work
> will be needed to detail how RO is used, if there
> is a need for protocol negotiation, etc. I think
> that the important thing is to have a strong
> statement of support for implementing RO.  How
> RO is used probably needs some real deployment
> experience, etc.  I think that RO needs to be
> implemented, but its use is probably still open
> to local control, etc.

If there is any issue here, it is mainly a matter
of allowing mobile nodes to hide their location.
That's simple -- the node should simply do reverse
tunneling, and not issue HoTI and CoTI.

I can't imagine a reason why a correspondent node
would prefer to have traffic going through the
home network rather than directly to its mobile
communications partner, but if there is a reason,
then certainly the correspondent node can simply
avoid sending HoT and CoT.

Even with HoTI, CoTI, HoT, CoT, and BU mandated
for implementation, the mobile nodes still have
to correctly and courteously handle the cases
where HoT and CoT and even Binding Error messages
are never received.

I hope these matters will be viewed as specified
clearly.  Anywhere they are not, we should fix.

Regards,
Charlie P.
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