Re: Multicast requirements

On Nov 15, 2012, at 1:03 AM, Behcet Sarikaya wrote:

> 
> I think we are reading too much into multicast and unicast should be
> designed in an integrated manner.
> 
> The fact is that multicast is considered as an area of specialization,
> it requires knowledge of very different protocols than we are
> accustomed to in mobility.

"Requirement: DMM solutions SHOULD support multicast services. If a specific DMM solution does not support multicast services, an explanation MUST be provided."

To me that reads basically "do not break foundations for multicast unless you have a valid & documented reason for it".  If we look e.g. into RFC625 multicast wording that is there very briefly but gives a hint to a developer where to head to. That is the level I would expect DMM documents should aim to.

- Jouni


> Let dmm deal with its current charter that does not include a word of
> multicast and if everything goes well we can come back and discuss dmm
> multicast.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Behcet