[manet] Re: Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-eastla ke-manet-babel-wi-fi-00.txt

Christopher Dearlove <[email protected]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:49:02 +0100
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"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr">Strictly, it doesn=E2=80=99t. For reasons the actual=
 definition of OLSRv2 and in particular the format in RFC 5444 only specifie=
s IPv4 and IPv6. But to use MAC addresses all you need to do is just use the=
m. The address length is included and you can just use that.</div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On 16 Jul 2026, at 16:54, Templin (US), =
Fred L &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br><br></=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Justin, I am interes=
ted in your statement that =E2=80=9CVersion 2 (supports) native mac addressi=
ng=E2=80=9D. Is that written down somewhere, and is OLSRv2 already compatibl=
e with Wi-Fi mesh?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></s=
pan></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Thank you - Fred<o:p=
></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;=
Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> bebemaster &lt;[email protected]=
om&gt;
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 14, 2026 11:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Juliusz Chroboczek &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Donald Eastlake &lt;d3e3e=
[email protected]&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Templin (US), Fred L &lt;[email protected]&gt;; manet &lt=
;[email protected]&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [manet] Re: Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-east=
lake-manet-babel-wi-fi-00.txt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">I can't speak directly to ra-olsr, but olsrv1 vs v2. Version 2 prov=
ides a bunch of more advanced additions: metric routing, multiple interface s=
upport, message signatures, ipv6 and native
 mac addressing, dynamic timing among other things. The biggest difference i=
snt just the increased functionality but the design allowing for extensibili=
ty natively without breaking the base protocol or backwards compatibility. I=
f some vendor wanted to add a
 new service or dns information into the routing (OLSRv2) or discovery proto=
col (NHDP) that can be done while maintaining base interoperability of the b=
ase protocol.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">Justin Dean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">From: Juliusz Chroboczek &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">Date: 7/14/26 12:54 PM (GMT-05:00)
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">To: Donald Eastlake &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;
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es New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">Cc: "Templin (US), Fred L" &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;, man=
et &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">Subject: [manet] Re: Fwd: New Version N=
otification for draft-eastlake-manet-babel-wi-fi-00.txt
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">&gt;&gt; Is a similar profile possible for other MANET routing prot=
ocols over<br>
&gt;&gt; Wi-Fi mesh =E2=80=93 for example, OLSRv2? Or is there something spe=
cial about<br>
&gt;&gt; Babel that makes it better suited for Wi-Fi mesh?<br>
<br>
In the original 802.11s, there were two routing protocols: HWMP, which was<b=
r>
MTI, and RA-OLSR (a variant of OLSRv1), which was optional.&nbsp; RA-OLSR<br=
>
failed in the market, I'm not sure if it is still in the spec (I haven't<br>=

read the recent revisions of 802.11s).<br>
<br>
What would an OLSRv2 variant embedded in 802.11s look like: in what way<br>
would it be different from RA-OLSR?&nbsp; (Real question, not rethorical,<br=
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I genuinely don't know.)<br>
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-- Juliusz<br>
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