Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] batman goes looping...

[Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de>]

On Monday 10 August 2009 15:20:28 Yang Su wrote:
> For the echo cancellation example: the problem happens with the interaction
> between A and B. Because of the asym link, A chooses B as its next neighbor
> towards F. Because the asym path is short, B always receives F's OGM from A
> first  (before B receives the OGM with the same seqno from C). As a result,
> from A's point of view, F's OGMs rebroadcasted by B are always echoes and A
> will never update the TQ information towards F via B.
>
> When the quality of any links on the path B to F drops down, B might choose
> A as its next neighbor towards F and a loop forms between A and B.

Ah, here we have the misunderstanding. Let me briefly outline how the echo 
cancellation works (I refer to your PDF-example):

1. Node C emits a packet.
2. Node B receives it and writes the address of Node C in the previous sender 
field because it received that packet via C. Now, B rebroadcasts the OGM.
3. Node C receives the packet it sent before and discards it as the packet 
contains its own address in the previous sender field.
4. Node A happily receives the packet (and goes back to step 2).

The echo cancellation will not kill the packets coming via the longer path. 

Does this help ? 

Regards,
Marek