2012/3/12 Marek Lindner lindner_marek@yahoo.de:
Hi,
I agree with this patch, actually it should solve the loop problem as it is very similar to the proposed modification in my thesis.
thanks for the feedback!
In this way I think it is not necessary a global window to average TQ values but only the latest value can be sufficient. Doing this can be re-implemented a mechanism to improve OGM reliability sending old TQ ant TTL (and also sequence number) of the current best router if for example 2 OGM are missing.
I don't quite understand what you are proposing. Are you saying removing the averaging mechanism makes this patch obsolete and allows replacing the TTL/TQ values as the code does now (without the patch) ?
No no this patch is good, the removing of TQ average can be a following step as now average is not forwarded anymore, but only used as a comparative value between path in another point of the source code.
Also the mechanism of forwarding OGM even if it does not come from the best router can be added later, on top of this patch.
Cheers, Marek