This document revises, extends, and replaces RFC 6622. It describes general and flexible TLVs for representing cryptographic Integrity Check Values (ICVs) and timestamps, using the generalized Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) packet/message format defined in RFC 5444. It defines two…
This specification describes an extension to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2 (OLSRv2) to support multiple routing topologies, while retaining interoperability with OLSRv2 routers that do not implement this extension. This specification updates RFCs 7188 and 7631 by…
Routing protocol is a critical component of Low-power and Lossy Networks for Smart Grid. The protocols are used for data forwarding, which includes data acquisition, information dissemination, etc. This paper evaluates two main routing protocols used for Low-power and Lossy…
The long-in-the-process RFC 8116 finally hit the repositories last Friday. The abstract of this document goes: This document analyzes common security threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2 (OLSRv2) and describes their potential impacts on Mobile Ad…
OLSR. Who knew it was not “Optimized Link-Stare Routing” but “Optical Liquid Silicone Rubber”?
The Internet Engineering Task Force (the IETF) proclaims to embrace an open (standards) process. Specifically, RFC2026 – one of the “founding texts” of IETF procedure and functioning states that (section 1.2, emphasis mine): o These procedures are intended to provide…
The IETF NomCom has just announced its appointments to the various leadership positions within the IETF. The announcement is here.I am especially thrilled to see Alissa Cooper from Cisco having been appointed as IETF Chair. As far as I remember,…
There are few things as fun as “breaking stuff”. Of course, not in the “temper-tantrum throwing toys around” way of an over-stimulated 4-years-old with a sugar-high from trick-or-treat Halloween-candy (belated happy Halloween btw., to those on the other side of…
With the recent publication of RFC7939, I wrote in a previous blog entry that: This is, to some extend, the final piece of the core OLSRv2 (the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2) puzzle – which is also therefore the…
RFC7939 has just recently been approved: and published. This is, to some extend, the final piece of the core OLSRv2 (the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2) puzzle – which is also therefore the final piece of a 10+ years adventure of…