IP encapsulation spec is reflector specific
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nivex commented
The IP Networking section (docs/ip_encapsulation.rst
) of the specification refers specifically to reflectors throughout. While this is currently the only method of doing M17 Internet linking, a healthy discussion happened on chat today that brought about the notion of a system that could route packets based on the encapsulated packet's destination field.
I therefore propose:
- all references to "reflector" in this specification be changed to the more generic "server"
- the module parameter (byte 10) to the CONN command
- be made optional
- be further explained that its purpose is for reflector use and a link to the reflector documentation be included
If we are not amenable to having the module parameter be optional, I propose an additional character '+' be allowed to indicate the client expects destination field routing instead of reflector style functionality.