[rrg] [lisp] Please respond: Questions from the IESG as to whether a WG forming BOF is necessary for LISP

[Dino Farinacci]

I said *could*. Don't take this for a design. There are lots of  
details lacking.

Dino

On Feb 1, 2009, at 6:48 PM, Xu Xiaohu wrote:

>>
>>> I don't think those are the only two alternatives.  For example,
>>> something like the APT idea where the full mappings are
>> shipped to a
>>> set of devices such that such a full set is near to and on
>> the query
>>> path of any leaf is an alternative worth examining.
>>
>> We have stated before that LISP-ALT routers could cache
>> mappings. This can help with Map-Request latency. And if the
>> mappings are cached do to seeing Map-Replies or because they
>> are pushed with some other protocol, then so be it.
>
> Does that mean the mapping system ( ALT overlay ) would spread some  
> outdated
> mapping informations to the ITRs? Besides, will it make the ALT router
> become another vulnerable place?
>
> Xiaohu
>