eap Mailing List: Re: Retransmission in EAP-Relay

[Srinivasa Rao Addepalli (srao]

I suggest option 2. I don't think session timeout is meant for this anyway.

Srini
Intoto Inc.
www.intoto.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Suresh" <sureshvv [at] intotoinc.com>
To: <eap [at] frascone.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 2:59 AM
Subject: [eap] Retransmission in EAP-Relay


> Hi,
> I have a query regarding retransmission in RFC-3579.
>
>
> The setup.
>
> EAP-Client                           (RFC-3579)--------- RADIUS Server
>     |                                    |
> Lower layer x -------------------- Lower layer x
>
> Assume that lower layer supports retransmission and RADIUS server sent
> an Access-Challenge packet with EAP packet and also set session timeout
> attribute.
>
> 1) Should the retransmission time interval of the Lower layer
> be over rided with the Access-Challenge session timeout attribute value
> for that EAP-packet?
>
> OR
>
> 2) Should Authenticator ignore the value of Access-challenge session timeout
> attribute and leave the retransmission functionality to the Lower layer?
>
>
> Thanks
> -Suresh
>
>
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