Xu Xiaohu wrote:

> 
> However, when the ILNP host changes its locator during communicating with a
> legacy host, even it updates its AAAA record in the DNS, the legacy host
> will not resort to the DNS to get its new IPv6 address immediately after the
> locator change. As a result, the already established session between them
> will be broken. That's to say, ILNP can not support such a scenario where a
> legacy host communicates to a mobile host (ILNP host).


In fact, ILNP isn't going to do much for a legacy host.  Period.  What
was your point?


> Note that such a
> scenario is supported in Mobile IP. 


So?  Use Mobile IP already then.


> By the way, even if the above ILNP host
> is not a mobile host, but a fixed host located in a multi-homed site
> network, the established session will also be broken when the site is
> re-homed to another ISP. The basic reason is the transport association is
> bound to one of the ILNP host's locators, rather than its identifier.


See paragraph 1.

It's a legacy host.  It behaves like IPv6.  No better, no worse.

Upgrade already.  ;-)

Tony

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