Subject: FW: Last Call: <draft-cardenas-dff-09.txt> (Depth-First Forwarding in Unreliable Networks (DFF)) to Experimental RFC

From: "Alvaro Retana (aretana)" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:12:01 +0000

FYI

This work was presented in rtgwg a few meetings ago, so it might be
interesting.

Alvaro.

On 2/7/13 8:21 AM, "The IESG" <[email-masked]> wrote:

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>The IESG has received a request from an individual submitter to consider
>the following document:
>- 'Depth-First Forwarding in Unreliable Networks (DFF)'
>  <draft-cardenas-dff-09.txt> as Experimental RFC
>
>The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits
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>Abstract
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>   This document specifies the "Depth-First Forwarding" (DFF) protocol
>   for IPv6 networks, a data forwarding mechanism that can increase
>   reliability of data delivery in networks with dynamic topology and/or
>   lossy links.  The protocol operates entirely on the forwarding plane,
>   but may interact with the routing plane.  DFF forwards data packets
>   using a mechanism similar to a "depth-first search" for the
>   destination of a packet.  The routing plane may be informed of
>   failures to deliver a packet or loops.  This document specifies the
>   DFF mechanism both for IPv6 networks (as specified in RFC2460) and in
>   addition also for LoWPAN "mesh-under" networks (as specified in
>   RFC4944).
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>The file can be obtained via
>http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cardenas-dff/
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>IESG discussion can be tracked via
>http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cardenas-dff/ballot/
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>The following IPR Declarations may be related to this I-D:
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>   http://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1645/
>   http://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1646/
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