Hi Randy, thanks for your comment! When RPL is used, the EBs use the Dagrank(rank) as join metric. In this way we match the routing topology with the timing topology. When RPL is not used, there is no such need as the join metric is only based in a depth counter. When a node has not acquired a rank, it may have a default value for it. If the node uses that default value to send EBs may cause some incosistencies in the time source structure. This is the reason for such an indication.
When a node is not using RPL, minimal does not mandate any particular behaviour, the node may have joined the network and can use EBs according to the particular network configuration (period, etc..). regards Xavi Missatge de Turner, Randy <randy.tur...@landisgyr.com> del dia dg., 1 de jul. 2018 a les 21:55: > > > Hi Guys, > > > > In RFC 8180, section 6.3 “When to start sending EBs”, there is guidance > about when a node using RPL should start sending EBs. > > > > Should there be a prescribed “When to start sending EBs” language if a > node is NOT running RPL ? (just to avoid an invalid assumption) Or is this > in another section, and if so, shouldn’t this text live in this section? > > > > Thanks! > Randy > _______________________________________________ > 6tisch mailing list > 6tisch@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/6tisch > -- Dr. Xavier Vilajosana Wireless Networks Lab *Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3)Professor* (+34) 646 633 681 xvilajos...@uoc.edu <usu...@uoc.edu> http://xvilajosana.org http://wine.rdi.uoc.edu Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia Av Carl Friedrich Gauss 5, B3 Building 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona). Catalonia. Spain [image: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya]
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