Re: [Jeff Covey @ Freshmeat] We Are Losing the Browser War

From: Eugene.Leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Date: Thu Apr 05 2001 - 16:21:39 PDT


Tony Finch wrote:
 
> Yes, but consume is intended to suppoprt mobile computers so how do
> you define their location in order to give them an IP address?

1) GPS. No, really. As long as you can't do mutual time-of-flight
   it's the way to go.

2) Address constraints from the neighbour node(s). Geodetic DHCP
   (assignment of address/position plus uncertainty mask). This
   way the mobile node doesn't have to have a positioning system
   onboard (but what's the big deal these days?).

It's a bit of handwaving, but I think it can be made to work.



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