RE: [802.21] Comments on 21-06-0698-01-0000_IP_configuration_methods_IE.doc

[<Srinivas.Sreemanthula@NOKIA.COM>]

Daniel,
When you say routers don't support RA, does it mean RA multicasting is
not supported? Multicasting can be switched off and only solicted RA can
be used. Are you implying that the routers don't send either of
multicasting RA or solicted RA?

Regards,
Srini



-----Original Message-----
From: ext Soohong Daniel Park [mailto:soohong.park@samsung.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 12:16 AM
To: Sreemanthula Srinivas (Nokia-SIR/Dallas);
STDS-802-21@listserv.ieee.org
Subject: Re: [802.21] Comments on
21-06-0698-01-0000_IP_configuration_methods_IE.doc

Srini,

>>IP_Configuration_Method IE aims to reduce the delay caused by *a small
> number of RA*. 
> Are we solving the problem of minimizing the delay when is no RA in 
> reponse? My understanding is that this happens only when there is no 
> router on the link to provide a RA (/in response to RS).

From the prespective of IPv6 autoconfiguration, it is true. But, there
are still routers not supporting RA. 

>> Does it makes sense ? 
> I am not sure if this is an issue for the managed radio links we are 
> discussing here.

Turning RA off is typically based on the limited radio resources. 
Managed radio links are beyond the limited radio resource ?


Regards,

Daniel (Soohong Daniel Park)
Mobile Convergence Laboratory, SAMSUNG Electronics.