Ad-Hoc Network Autoconfiguration (autoconf)

Last Modified: 2009-04-02

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Chair(s):

  • Ryuji Wakikawa <ryuji.wakikawa@gmail.com>

  • Thomas Clausen <T.Clausen@computer.org>

    Internet Area Director(s):

  • Ralph Droms <rdroms@cisco.com>
  • Jari Arkko <jari.arkko@piuha.net>

    Internet Area Advisor:

  • Jari Arkko <jari.arkko@piuha.net>

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    Description of Working Group:

    In order to communicate among themselves, ad hoc nodes (refer to RFC
    2501) need to configure their network interface(s) with local addresses
    that are valid within an ad hoc network. Ad hoc nodes may also need to
    configure globally routable addresses, in order to communicate with
    devices on the Internet. From the IP layer perspective, an ad hoc
    network presents itself as a L3 multi-hop network formed over a
    collection of links.

    The main purpose of the AUTOCONF WG is to describe the addressing model
    for ad hoc networks and how nodes in these networks configure their
    addresses. It is required that such models do not cause problems for ad
    hoc-unaware parts of the system, such as standard applications running
    on an ad hoc node or regular Internet nodes attached to the ad hoc
    nodes. This group's effort may include the development of new protocol
    mechanisms, should the existing IP autoconfiguration mechanisms be found
    inadequate. However, the first task of the working group is to describe
    one practical addressing model for ad hoc networks.

    Once this sole work item is completed, the group can be rechartered to
    work on additional issues.

    Goals and Milestones:

    Done  Submit an initial 'MANET architecture' WG document
    Done  Submit an initial 'terminology and problem statement' WG document
    Done  Submit 'MANET architecture' document to IESG for publication as an informational RFC
    Apr 2009  Submit initial draft on addressing model in ad hoc networks
    Sep 2009  Submit addressing model draft to IESG as Informational or close WG

    No Current Internet-Drafts

    No Request For Comments

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