[Olsr-dev] BUGs found in MPR selection algorithm and Default message Forwarding Algorithm

[Henning Rogge]

On Dienstag 24 März 2009 16:21:02 Andres Medina wrote:
>  More on the 2nd bug:
>
> While we are not convinced which flooding techniques is better, after
> considerable debate, we are fairly convinced that the RFC says that the TC
> message should not be forwarded if it has ever been received over a
> symmetric link.
I dont think so.

> We ran some simulations and found that the RFC method greatly reduces the
> number of nodes that forward a TC message (see attached plot). However, we
> are unsure whether the RFC method would significantly reduce the
> reliability of TC message flooding. Clearly, significantly unreliable TC
> message flooding would be bigger problem than too much overhead. We are
> studying this issue and should have a more definitive answer in the next
> month or so. Perhaps this second bug should not be addressed until our
> analysis is complete.
What configuration parameters did you use for your tests ?

Henning
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