>>>>> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:18:24 +0100, 
>>>>> Christian Vogt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

> Ok, your point is the order implied in the text I suggested.  I actually 
> didn't mean to imply this.  But yes, the text could potentially be 
> misinterpreted.  So maybe you whish to reduce it to the following?

(snip)

> In the above, the first paragraph specifies NC-state creation, and the 
> second specifies the additional address-resolution procedure that may be 
> required in the case of a unicast RA.  This second paragraph is based on 
> the corresponding existing paragraph in section 7.2.4.  (Note the 
> difference between "[unicast] Router Solicitations" and "[unicast] 
> Router Advertisements", though.)  This is good for conformity.

> We don't need to explicitly address the case of a solicitation without 
> SLLAO in the first paragraph, because (a) no NC state is created in case 
> of a multicast RA, (b) the second paragraph describes address resolution 
> and state creation in case of a unicast RA in conformance with section 
> 7.2.4, and (c) the decision of whether to send a multicast or a unicast 
> RA is already attended to in the beginning of section 6.2.6.

Okay, the proposed text looks reasonable.

> An aside with respect to the second paragraph:  You may also want to 
> modify this paragraph through a s/Neighbor Discovery/address resolution/ 
> in both section 7.2.4 and, as suggested, section 6.2.6.

I tend to agree (although it's not a strong preference).

                                        JINMEI, Tatuya
                                        Communication Platform Lab.
                                        Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba Corp.
                                        [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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