[manet] Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Re: Fwd: New Version No tification for draft-eastlake-manet-babel-wi-fi-00.txt

Christopher Dearlove <[email protected]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:44:19 +0100
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"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr">I would say could be used that way. It would be up t=
o either a private network to agree that or someone to standardise (in which=
 I include experimental) that use for reference.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr">Are there any such implementations? My implementation (=
never made public, owned by my former employer) could have done so just by d=
efining a new address class. I have no idea about others.</div><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On 16 Jul 2026, at 18:09, Templin (US), Fre=
d L &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><bloc=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">So based on RFC5444,=
 then an address length of =E2=80=9C5=E2=80=9D would mean EUI-48 and an addr=
ess length of =E2=80=9C7=E2=80=9D would mean EUI-64? Or something like that?=
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<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">Are there OLSRv2 imp=
lementations that can operate based on MAC addresses?<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=
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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"> Christopher Dearlove &lt;christop=
[email protected]&gt;
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 16, 2026 9:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Templin (US), Fred L &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> bebemaster &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Juliusz Chroboczek &lt;j=
[email protected]&gt;; Donald Eastlake &lt;[email protected]&gt;; manet &lt;manet@ie=
tf.org&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [manet] Re: Fwd: New Version Notification for=
 draft-eastlake-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">Strictly, it doesn=E2=80=99t. For reasons the actual definition of O=
LSRv2 and in particular the format in RFC 5444 only specifies IPv4 and IPv6.=
 But to use MAC addresses all you need to do is just
 use them. The address length is included and you can just use that.<o:p></o=
:p></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">On 16 Jul 2026, at 16:54, Templin (U=
S), Fred L &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
g">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></s=
pan></p>
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o:p></span></p>
<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?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><o:p></=
o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Thank you - Fred</sp=
an><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><o: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;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 14, 2026 11:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Juliusz Chroboczek &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
</a>&gt;; Donald Eastlake &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">d3e3e3@gma=
il.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Templin (US), Fred L &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:Fred.L.Templin@boeing.=
com">[email protected]</a>&gt;; manet &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:manet@ie=
tf.org">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [manet] Re: Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-east=
lake-manet-babel-wi-fi-00.txt</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">Justin Dean</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></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">-------- Original message --------</sp=
an><o:p></o:p></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;
</span><o:p></o:p></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">Date: 7/14/26 12:54 PM (GMT-05:00)
</span><o:p></o:p></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">To: Donald Eastlake &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;
</span><o:p></o:p></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">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;
</span><o:p></o:p></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">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-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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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=
>
I genuinely don't know.)<br>
<br>
-- Juliusz<br>
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