> > Do you anticipate that the changes in FMIPv6 for access
> > routers will be in all
> > IPv6 routers?
>
> => I don't know. But I know that any router can be
> an "access router". People don't develop a special router
> because it will be connected to an ethernet that has a an
> 802.11 base station at the other end. It's just a router,
> it can be connected anywhere.
>
I think what I've been hearing from Jim Bound and others that they would rather
not have these specialized features that FMIPv6 is specifying as general purpose
for any IPv6 router, because they want to move forward with their IPv6
(including base MIPv6 which works with any IPv6 router) product plans. I would
argue that the oDAD and FastRA are in the same category.
Thus, I think it makes sense to consider the oDAD and FastRA work as an
optimized mobility enhancement, since I see no real need for it in wired
networks. Most wired hosts will only do DAD once per boot, and if it takes an
additional second, it's not such a big deal. On the other hand, if it takes a
second for a mobile node to do a handover, it is a very big deal indeed.
jak
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