Re: A question for the oDAD draft spec.

["Nick 'Sharkey' Moore" <sharkey at zoic.org>]

On 2005-09-02, Theodoros Pagtzis wrote:
> 
> Having read the oDAD draft spec and in search of an answer would it be 
> possible if somebody can give assist with the following question?
> 
> If the MN has not sent its link-layer address (LLA) in the Neighbour 
> Solicitation (NS) how does the AR know the LLA of the host to forward 
> downstream DURING the DAD resolution period (i.e. 1000ms)?

Hi Theo,

	the AR simply sends an NS (from its unicast address) to the host,
and the host MUST reply with an NA (O=0).  This NA gives the AR the LLA of
the host, and communication can commence.

	(see 3.3 *5)

-----Nick

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