Sure, this is fine with me. Will add it to the next rev. Hesham > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 4:21 AM > To: Soliman, Hesham > Cc: ipv6@ietf.org > Subject: Forward: Re: IPv6 WG Last > Call:draft-ietf-ipv6-2461bis-01.txt > > > Hello, > > I've noticed that the latter of Section 7.2.5 of 2461bis was improved > very much in the 02 version: > > ============================================================= > ========== > If the target's Neighbor Cache entry is in any state other than > INCOMPLETE when the advertisement is received, the > following actions > take place: > > I. If the Override flag is clear and the supplied > link-layer address > differs from that in the cache, then one of two actions takes > place: > a. If the state of the entry is REACHABLE, set it to STALE, but > do not update the entry in any other way. > b. Otherwise, the received advertisement should be > ignored and MUST > NOT update the cache. > II. If the Override flag is set, or, both the Override > flag is clear > and the supplied link-layer address is the same as that in the > cache, or no Target Link-layer address option was supplied, > the received advertisement MUST update the Neighbor > Cache entry as > follows: > > [...] > ============================================================= > ========== > > I'm basically happy with this, but it does not seem to catch the > original point Pekka raised (see the attached message below). > > Based on that point, we could simplify item II further as follows: > > II. If the Override flag is set, or the supplied > link-layer address > is the same as that in the cache, or no Target > Link-layer address > option was supplied, the received advertisement MUST update the > Neighbor Cache entry as follows: > [...] > > JINMEI, Tatuya > Communication Platform Lab. > Corporate R&D Center, > Toshiba Corp. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > =========================================================== This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please contact the sender and delete all copies. =========================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
