Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (manet) ------------------------------ Charter Last Modified: 2006-10-02 Current Status: Active Working Group Chair(s): Joseph Macker Ian Chakeres Routing Area Director(s): Ross Callon Bill Fenner Routing Area Advisor: Bill Fenner Mailing Lists: General Discussion:manet@ietf.org To Subscribe: manet-request@ietf.org In Body: subscribe manet Archive: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/manet/index.html Description of Working Group: The purpose of the MANET working group is to standardize IP routing protocol functionality suitable for wireless routing application within both static and dynamic topologies with increased dynamics due to node motion or other factors. Approaches are intended to be relatively lightweight in nature, suitable for multiple hardware and wireless environments, and address scenarios where MANETs are deployed at the edges of an IP infrastructure. Hybrid mesh infrastructures (e.g., a mixture of fixed and mobile routers) should also be supported by MANET specifications and management features. Using mature components from previous work on experimental reactive and proactive protocols, the WG will develop two Standards track routing protocol specifications: - Reactive MANET Protocol (RMP) - Proactive MANET Protocol (PMP) If significant commonality between RMRP and PMRP protocol modules is observed, the WG may decide to go with a converged approach. Both IPv4 and IPv6 will be supported. Routing security requirements and issues will also be addressed. The MANET WG will also develop a scoped forwarding protocol that can efficiently flood data packets to all participating MANET nodes. The primary purpose of this mechanism is a simplified best effort multicast forwarding function. The use of this protocol is intended to be applied ONLY within MANET routing areas and the WG effort will be limited to routing layer design issues. The MANET WG will pay attention to the OSPF-MANET protocol work within the OSPF WG and IRTF work that is addressing research topics related to MANET environments. Goals and Milestones: Done Post as an informational Internet-Drafts a discussion of mobile ad-hoc networking and issues. Done Agenda bashing, discussion of charter and of mobile ad hoc networking draft. Done Discuss proposed protocols and issues. Redefine charter. Done Publish Informational RFC on manet design considerations Done Review the WG Charter and update Done Submit AODV specification to IESG for publication as Experimental RFC Done Develop I-D for potential common manet encapsulation protocol approach Done Submit initial I-D(s) of candidate proposed routing protocols and design frameworks Done Promote implementation, revision, and testing of initial proposed I-D(s) Done Explore basic performance and implementation issues of initial approaches Done Explore proposed proactive protocol design commonalities Done Submit DSR specification to IESG for publication as Experimental RFC Done Submit OLSR specification to IESG for publication as Experimental RFC Done Submit TBRPF specification to IESG for publication as Experimental RFC Done Develop a further focused problem statement and address an approach for a common engineering work effort Done Reevaluate the WG's potential based on the problem statement consensus Done Submit initial ID of RMP for WG review Done Submit initial ID of PMP for WG review Done Submit inital ID of generalized MANET flooding approach Done Revise WG documents and review Done Document initial implementation progress and experience Revise documents based upon implementation experience Done Submit initial WG ID on Neighborhood Discovery (NHDP) Dec 2006 Submit PacketBB to IESG Dec 2006 Submit initial WG ID on MIB for NHDP, DYMO, OLSRv2 Apr 2007 Submit NHDP to IESG Apr 2007 Submit DYMO to IESG Apr 2007 Submit OLSRv2 to IESG Apr 2007 Submit SMF to IESG Internet-Drafts: Posted Revised I-D Title ------ ------- -------------------------------------------- Mar 1998 Jul 2004 The Dynamic Source Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (DSR) Feb 2005 Oct 2006 Dynamic MANET On-demand (DYMO) Routing Jul 2005 Oct 2006 Simplified Multicast Forwarding for MANET Oct 2005 Jun 2006 The Optimized Link-State Routing Protocol version 2 Mar 2006 Jul 2006 Generalized MANET Packet/Message Format Request For Comments: RFC Stat Published Title ------- -- ----------- ------------------------------------ RFC2501 I Feb 1999 Mobile Ad hoc Networking (MANET): Routing Protocol Performance Issues and Evaluation Considerations RFC3561 E Jul 2003 Ad Hoc On Demand Distance Vector (AODV) Routing RFC3626 E Oct 2003 Optimized Link State Routing Protocol RFC3684 E Feb 2004 Topology Dissemination Based on Reverse-Path Forwarding (TBRPF)