Hallo, this is the first time I write to this mailing list, so I briebly introduce myself. My name is Cesare Nesi, a,k,a, PincoPallo on #netsukuku . I'm interested in udertanding how Netsukuku (Ntk for short) works ed the ideas behind it. The main documentation on http://netsukuku.freaknet.org raise some issues that deserve more discussion and insight. I'll submit to you this issues as comments, criticisms and questions, in the hope this will be useful not only to me.
Let's begin. - 1 - Many times the Ntk description rely on the never stated assumption that every link in the network is full-duplex. Wath if some links are sharply asymmetric (e.g. A-DSL) or even one-way (e.g. satellite broadcast)? Does this need some rethinking of Ntk logic? - 2 - Ntk models the net as made of point-to-point links while a traditional LAN, Ethernet or Token Ring, is just a single multi-point link. So a LAN is modeled as a full connected mesh of logic point-to-point links. Right? - 3 - Every network must use some kind of addressing, even a pure broadcast network. Of couse Ntk must use IP addressies. This is obvious if TCP and UDP are to be seamlessly used on it. The question is: does Ntk assigns addressies to nodes or to node-link connections as IP? I found this subtle point crucial in understanding IP routing, while it is immaterial for the transport lelev protocols. That's all, for now. Regards, Cesare Nesi --------------------------------------------------------------- Mettiti al centro del mondo! Crea il tuo blog e condividi con i tuoi amici idee, immagini e video, da web e da cellulare! http://beta.dada.net/ --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Netsukuku mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dyne.org/mailman/listinfo/netsukuku
