On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:13 PM, funofnet Funofnet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...

> I deduct that CTP uses control messages to setup the topology as well as to
> choose parent for the first time period.
> CTP uses data-estimation to control link (detecting rapidly :inconsistency
> and dropped link quality).
> But, it uses beacon-estimation to choose new parent.
> Why I say that?
> when an inconsistency is detected the trickle timer should increase its
> frequency in order to generate a high rate control messages.
> so, a node will get BLQ beacons rapidly and then compute based beacon eetx
> value.
> this value + parent cost will be the path cost.
> What I would like to say is: decision is beacon-based (data do not
> contribute in this decision).
>
> Frankly, what said is what I implicitly understood from your: Technical
> Report SING-08-02
>

Data transmissions also update the link quality estimate which can
result in parent change. So, both control and data traffic contribute
to the decision.

- om_p
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