Guys, The topic is no doubt interesting. We do, however, need to scope the work. Two routing protocols and a flooding mechanism are already enough for one WG. Options: a) wait until MANET is done and bring the topic then, and b) create another mailing list, bring the topic there, see if anything good comes out possibly ask for BOF. Talk to your WG chairs, please. -- Alex http://www.psg.com/~zinin Wednesday, December 29, 2004, 1:53:25 AM, Giorgio Mulas wrote: > Hi All, > Fully agree with Dario. Multicast! > B.r. and happy new year > Giorgio > ------------------------------------------ > Giorgio Mulas | Researcher > CEFRIEL Politecnico di Milano > Via Fucini, 2 · 20133 Milano (Italy) > p. +39 02 23954 265 > f. +39 02 23954 465 > e. giorgio.mulas@cefriel.it >> -----Original Message----- >> From: manet-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:manet-bounces@ietf.org] >> On Behalf Of dbottazzi@deis.unibo.it >> Sent: venerdì 24 dicembre 2004 10.51 >> To: iesg@ietf.org; The IESG; IETF-Announce@ietf.org >> Cc: Ian Chakeres; manet@ietf.org; Joseph Macker >> Subject: Re: [manet] WG Review: Recharter of Mobile Ad-hoc >> Networks (manet) >> >> >> >> hi all, >> IMHO it the MANET charter should amplify its scope to >> address multicast. >> >> best regards and merry xmas! >> Dario >> >> The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org> said: >> >> > A modified charter has been submitted for the Mobile Ad-hoc >> Networks >> > (manet) >> > working group in the Routing Area of the IETF. The IESG has >> not made any >> > determination as yet. The following description was >> submitted, and is >> > provided for informational purposes only. Please send your >> comments to >> > the IESG mailing list (iesg@ietf.org) by December 30th. >> > >> > +++ >> > >> > Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (manet) =================================== >> > >> > Current Status: Active Working Group >> > >> > Description of Working Group: >> > >> > The purpose of the MANET working group is to standardize IP routing >> > protocol functionality suitable for wireless routing application >> > within both static and dynamic topologies with increased >> dynamics due >> > to node motion or other factors. >> > >> > Approaches are intended to be relatively lightweight in nature, >> > suitable for multiple hardware and wireless environments, >> and address >> > scenarios where MANETs are deployed at the edges of an IP >> > infrastructure. Hybrid mesh infrastructures (e.g., a >> mixture of fixed >> > and mobile routers) should also be supported by MANET >> specifications >> > and management features. >> > >> > Using mature components from previous work on experimental reactive >> > and proactive protocols, the WG will develop two Standards track >> > routing protocol >> > specifications: >> > >> > - Reactive MANET Protocol (RMP) >> > - Proactive MANET Protocol (PMP) >> > >> > If significant commonality between RMRP and PMRP protocol >> modules is >> > observed, the WG may decide to go with a converged >> approach. Both IPv4 >> > and IPv6 will be supported. Routing security requirements >> and issues >> > will also be addressed. >> > >> > The MANET WG will also develop a scoped forwarding protocol >> that can >> > efficiently flood data packets to all participating MANET >> nodes. The >> > primary purpose of this mechanism is a simplified best effort >> > multicast forwarding function. The use of this protocol is >> intended to >> > be applied ONLY within MANET routing areas and the WG >> effort will be >> > limited to routing layer design issues. >> > >> > The MANET WG will pay attention to the OSPF-MANET protocol >> work within >> > the OSPF WG and IRTF work that is addressing research >> topics related >> > to MANET environments. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > manet mailing list >> > manet@ietf.org >> > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/manet >> > >> >> -- >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> manet mailing list >> manet@ietf.org >> https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/manet >> > _______________________________________________ > manet mailing list > manet@ietf.org > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/manet _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
