The IESG has approved the following document: - 'IP Addressing Model in Ad Hoc Networks ' <draft-ietf-autoconf-adhoc-addr-model-03.txt> as an Informational RFC This document is the product of the Ad-Hoc Network Autoconfiguration Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Jari Arkko and Ralph Droms. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-autoconf-adhoc-addr-model-03.txt Technical Summary This document describes a model for configuring IP addresses and subnet prefixes on the interfaces of routers which connect to links with undetermined connectivity properties. While the considerations in this document are general, they are specifically written with the most stringent requirements of MANETs in mind; essentially, a router configured according to the principles set forth in this document will be able to support operation of a MANET routing protocol. Working Group Summary Variations of this document have been in the working group process for four years. Earlier incarnations attempted to specify much more than this document does. In 2009, the working group was rechartered to focus on documenting *a* workable address configuration model, as opposed to attempting to describe all possible theoretical models. The model described in this document is the one most widely used by networks that employ ad hoc routing techniques. The recommendation in the document to not use Link Local addresses for operation over interfaces towards links with undetermined connectivity properties was not unanimous, and on this point, consensus was rough. Document Quality While the document does not specify a protocol, there are about a decade of experience with running MANETs in which routers have their interfaces configured according to the recommendations in this document. Personnel Ryuji Wakikawa is the Document Shepherd, and Jari Arkko is the responsible Area Director. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
