1. Reconsidering RA-OLSR
September 2007
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September 2007
Reconsidering RA-OLSR
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2. September 2007
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
September 2007
Overview
The TGs draft describes a default routing protocol, HWMP, as well as an optional routing protocol, RA-OLSR
The TGs draft allows the implementation of any routing protocol through its extensibility framework
RA-OLSR is unnecessary duplicate functionality that elicited 400 comments during our last letter ballot
In the interest of improving the efficiency of the TGs process, we propose RA-OLSR functionality be removed from the TGs draft.

3. Duplication of Routing Functionality
September 2007
Duplication of Routing Functionality
RA-OLSR is a proactive protocol, which was introduced as a complementary alternative to the routing mechanisms in TGs, which at the time were purely on-demand
The current default routing protocol, HWMP, has both on-demand and proactive mechanisms
There are no additional deployment scenarios or usage models that RA-OLSR enables beyond those that are enabled by HWMP
RA-OLSR is unnecessary duplicate functionality.

4. Improving Efficiency of the TGs Process
September 2007
Improving Efficiency of the TGs Process
Draft P802.11s_D1.06 is 246 pages long
48 pages, roughly 20% of the draft contains text related to RA-OLSR
The first 11s letter ballot elicited 5,700 comments, 400 of which were RA-OLSR related, 175 of which were technical
Removing RA-OLSR will reduce the complexity of the TGs draft, simplify the review process, and facilitate the progression of the draft through the standards process.

5. Proposed changes to Draft D1.06
Instruct the Editor to:
Remove Section 11A.9.
Remove Sections –
Remove Section
Remove Section T.3.
Remove Sections T.8 – T.10.
Remove definitions of OLSR and RA-OLSR in Section 4.
Update Table s4 by updating the Value field of row 3 to 1-254, and then removing row 2.
Update Table s1 by removing “11A.9” from the Clause field on row 7.

6. September 2007
Straw Poll
Do you support the removal of RA-OLSR as described in this presentation?
Yes No Abstain

7. Motion
Instruct the Editor to make the following changes to TGs Draft P802.11s_D1.06:
Remove Section 11A.9.
Remove Sections –
Remove Section
Remove Section T.3.
Remove Sections T.8 – T.10.
Remove definitions of OLSR and RA-OLSR in Section 4.
Update Table s4 by updating the Value field of row 3 to 1-254, and then removing row 2.
Update Table s1 by removing “11A.9” from the Clause field on row 7.