Hi Charlie,
One reason might be that the correspondent node has detected an attempt
to divert traffic to a node which does not legitimately possess the home
address is is trying to divert from. A sysadmin might want to shut off
route optimization until the attacker was discovered or gave up.
jak
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From: "Charles E. Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: Mandating Route Optimization
>
> Hello John,
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > 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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