[Roll] [roll] #14: Local Repair Mechanism for RPL

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#14: Local Repair Mechanism for RPL
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 Reporter:  jpv at …               |       Owner:  wintert at …      
     Type:  defect              |      Status:  new            
 Priority:  major               |   Milestone:                 
Component:  rpl                 |     Version:                 
 Severity:  Active WG Document  |    Keywords:  Local Repair   
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 Dear all,

 This is one of the important design choice that we need to make. How do we
 repair a DAG.

 With the current revision of RPL, repair is purely global and a node
 having lost connectivity has to wait until the new DagSequenceNumber
 controller by the DAG root before re-joining the DAG at any rank. This is
 because, one of the rules states that a node cannot join the DAG at a
 higher rank without risking a loop. Thus if a node loosing its most
 preferred parent does not have an alternate, it has to wait for the new
 DagSequenceNumber if it cannot join a node at a lowest rank.

 There is I think a good agreement for enhancing this mechanism with local
 repair. Several approaches have been discussed and we need to choose one.

 Thanks.

 JP.

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