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Re: onlinkassumption-00 comments

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 14:24:39 +0200 (EET), "Pekka Savola"
<pekkas@netcore.fi> said:

>
>    on-link until at least address resolution has failed, which is no
>    less than three seconds (MAX_MULTICAST_SOLICIT * RETRANS_TIMER)
>
> ==> isn't this four seconds, i.e., (MAX_MULTICAT_SOLICIT + 1) *
> RETRANS_TIMER .. remember that the last retransmission attempt has to
> time out as well before giving up ?

There is no delay before sending the first one, and for each NS
(MAX_MULTICAST_SOLICIT in number) there is a RETRANS_TIMER wait. Hence,
it will be (MAX_MULTICAST_SOLICIT * RETRANS_TIMER).

CP