Subject: Re: Issue 8

From: Alper Yegin <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 11:07:51 -0700

Mohan,

>> Taking it one step further, we can also say it is the
>> responsibility of the PAA to initiate PANA authentication
>> before the session expires. Nevertheless, sending the
>> lifetime to PaC is still useful as it helps PaC manage EAP SA
>> and PANA SA efficiently.
>> 
> How does it help it to maintain efficiently ?

If PaC leaves the network without exchanging PANA-termination messages, then
the associated state would linger around indefinitely, unless it has a timer
associated. So, knowing the session lifetime helps PaC set this timer.

Alper