[manet] Re: MANET WG Charter and MANET Internetworking

Donald, I concur with the approach and the wording. It would be great if it could 
also include something about clustering such as:

	"Larger MANETs should also be able to dynamically organize themselves into
	smaller clusters, possibly traversed by segment routing in the overlay."

Thank you - Fred

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Eastlake <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2025 3:59 PM
> To: manet <[email protected]>
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> Subject: [manet] Re: MANET WG Charter and MANET Internetworking
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have read this thread and there seems to be some interest in the
> problem Fred Templin has presented but a feeling that we want
> something closer to a problem statement than a solution in the
> Charter. Checking with the other co-Chairs, we think the best thing
> might be a gap analysis. What do people think about the following
> wording:
> 
> "MANET routing protocols discover multi-hop IP forwarding paths within
> a bounded networking region. Such regions need to be able to operate
> autonomously when isolated and to provide Internet access when they
> are connected to the Internet including access to nodes in other MANET
> regions also connected to the Internet. Nodes in such MANET regions
> may have multiple interfaces that need to be configured. These
> services might be provided through an overlay architecture. The
> working group will analyze existing standard protocols and established
> practices to identify gaps in providing these services."
> 
> Thanks,
> Donald
> ===============================
>  Donald E. Eastlake 3rd   +1-508-333-2270 (cell)
>  2386 Panoramic Circle, Apopka, FL 32703 USA
>  [email protected]
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM Donald Eastlake <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > We have been working on a draft new Charter for the MANET WG for some
> > time. One question that needs to be resolved is whether, as a WG, we
> > want the scope to include the questions Fred Templin has presented,
> > for example here:
> > https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/122/materials/slides-122-manet-manet-internetworking-01
> > https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/121/materials/slides-121-manet-aeroomni-autoconfiguration-services-for-manet-internetworking-00
> >
> > Please respond with your thoughts on this. Note the question is not
> > whether to include a particular solution but whether or not the
> > problem should be covered by the Charter.
> >
> > After we agree on the new Charter, it will still have to go through
> > multiple steps of approval. The most recent draft is here:
> > https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/122/materials/slides-122-manet-draft-charter-text-ietf-122-01
> > Comments on any aspect of the draft are welcome.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Donald
> > ===============================
> >  Donald E. Eastlake 3rd   +1-508-333-2270 (cell)
> >  2386 Panoramic Circle, Apopka, FL 32703 USA
> >  [email protected]
> 
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