Re: onlinkassumption-00 comments

[Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>]

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003, Chirayu Patel wrote:
> >    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).

I mean, there has to be some delay after sending the first address 
resolution request (before the first retransmit).

So the delay after initiating the retransmissions is 3 seconds, but there 
should be some delay before that as well, yes?

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