RE: contributions for upcoming May 2004 meeting - ARID
Daniel,
This is a very interesting issue, and I think it may be
applicable to more than one WG.
The information that you would want to make available at the
APs (e.g. the ARID) is something that would seem to fit
within the scope of 802.21, where the benefits of having a
generic identifier that can be used over different
technologies to support this L2/L3 handover distinction and
what format this information should take can be discussed.
However, the way that this information is communicated, be
that over a 802.11, 802.16, other air interface will be
technology specific and should really be discussed within the
WG in charge of standardising that technology.
Within 802.11 this issue would be welcome within 802.11 WIEN
SG.
Kind regards
Stephen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S. Daniel Park [mailto:soohong.park@SAMSUNG.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 11:50 AM
> To: ajayrajkumar@LUCENT.COM; 'stds-802-21'
> Cc: 'S. Daniel Park'
> Subject: RE: contributions for upcoming May 2004 meeting - ARID
>
>
> Hi all
>
>
> At the previous meeting on March, I presented one issue
> which dealt
> with unclear handover indication between L2 and L3 and
> this solution
> defined a new ARID (Access Router ID) into the beacon to
> distinguish
> L2 handover from L3 handover. If different ARID, it means subnet
> change, then L3 handover is
> performed.
>
> The subject was as below:
> Awareness of the handover to be distinguished from a L2 or L3.
>
> I remember that chair and some guys required more general
> solution
> to solve this problem in the 802.11 and they worried
> about the newly
> defined value into the current 802.11 beacon, however I am still
> wondering how we can solve this ambiguous operation
> without 802.11
> spec. extension like ARID or similar value.
>
> So I am open to listen some comments/views on this issue.
>
> My major question is that
> [1] Do I have to propose this solution to the 802.11 WG
> since this
> problem is originated from the 802.11 spec. ?
>
> or
>
> [2] Is this 802.21 WG is right place to deat with this issue ?
>
> Regards
>
> - Daniel (Soohong Daniel Park)
> - Mobile Platform Laboratory, SAMSUNG Electronics.