Re: [RAM] question about LISP v1

[marcelo bagnulo braun <marcelo at it.uc3m.es>]

El 06/07/2007, a las 17:59, marcelo bagnulo braun escribió:

> Hi Dino,
>
> i have a question about the new version of LISP i.e. draft- 
> farinacci-lisp-0

i meant  draft-farinacci-lisp-01




> How does an initiator node informs the receiver about its multiple  
> RLOCs?
>
> I mean, in the described packet flow sequence, the initiator sends  
> a LISP data packet containing its EID and RLOC in the source  
> address fields of the inner and outer header, and this is how the  
> receiver ETR learns about the EID-to-RLOC mapping of the initiator.  
> However, this only conveys a single RLOC, what happens if the  
> initiator has multiple RLOCs (the most common in a multihomed site)  
> and wants to inform the receiver ETR about them?
>
> In the previous version of LISP, it was possible for the initiator  
> to send an unsolicited Map-Reply message containing the whole RLOC  
> set to the receiver. however, the current version includes the  
> nonce, so Map-reply messages can only be sent as replies to data  
> packets or map request messages. So, does this means that the  
> initiator cannot inform spontaneously of its locator set and must  
> wait for the receiver to ask for it? or there is a mean for the  
> initiator to send the locator set to the receiver even if the  
> receiver haven't asked for it?
>
> Thanks, marcelo
>
>
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