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Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:07:09 -0700
From: Yinghui Yao <Yinghui.Yao@alcatel-lucent.com>
Subject: [users:00513] Re: ND cleanup in Self_Test_1_4_9
To: Yukiyo Akisada <akisada@tahi.org>
Cc: users@tahi.org
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Thanks Yukiyo. When and which version of the software will be updated?

Regards,
Yinghui Yao
Alcatel-Lucent

Yukiyo Akisada wrote:
> Hi, Yao.
>
> The cleanup procedure will be updated.
>
> Because some of current cleanup procedures is not same as the specification.
> We must follow the specification.
>
> Actual specification will take the following.
>
>    TN     NUT
>    |       |
>    |--->   | unsolicited NA (multicast, S=0&O=1, different TLL)
>    |       |
>    |------>| Echo Request
>    |<------| Echo Reply
>    |       |
>    *       | Wait (DELAY_FIRST_PROBE_TIME)
>    |       |
>    |<------| NS (unicast)
>    |<------| NS (unicast)
>    |<------| NS (unicast)
>    |       |
>    V       V
>
> It will work for everything.
>
> // Personally, I wanted to consider NA is sending a packet.
> // But, specification accepts both. :-)
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:03:24 -0700
> Yinghui Yao <Yinghui.Yao@alcatel-lucent.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> Has anyone especially TAHI guys ever questioned wisdom behind the 
>> sequence that TAHI clears NUT's ND entry
>>
>>    TN     NUT
>>    |       |
>>    | ----> | NS (unicast) (different cached address)
>>    | <---- | NA
>>    |       |
>>    *       | Wait (DELAY_FIRST_PROBE_TIME)
>>    |       |
>>    | <---- | NS (unicast)
>>    | <---- | NS (unicast)
>>    | <---- | NS (unicast)
>>    |       |
>>    V       V
>>
>> I understand it's based on RFC 2461 section 7.3.3
>>  
>> "The first time a node sends a packet to a neighbor whose entry is
>>   STALE, the sender changes the state to DELAY and a sets a timer to
>>   expire in DELAY_FIRST_PROBE_TIME seconds."
>>
>> Does "NA packet sent from NUT" count as "sending a packet". I would 
>> think "sending a packet"
>> really means sending packets other than ND e.g. ICMP, TCP/UDP packets.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Yinghui Yao
>> Alcatel-Lucent
>>
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> Yukiyo Akisada <akisada@tahi.org>
>