Requirements for MANET Address Autoconf (draft-jeong-manet-addr-autoconf-reqts-01.txt) - 2/3 Network Partitioning and Merging [R5] Ad hoc address autoconf protocol MUST detect and resolve address conflicts in a timely manner and on an ongoing basis. [R6] Ad hoc address autoconf protocol MUST allow conflicted address replaced with another. [R7] Ad hoc address autoconf protocol SHOULD minimize the damage, such as loss of delivered packets, due to address replacement. [R8] Addresses SHOULD be allocated or autoconfigured in a way that minimizes the probability that two or more nodes will have the same address. [R9] In order to detect duplicate addresses, ad hoc address autoconf protocol MAY get the aid of ad hoc routing protocol. |