Subject: Re: [Dots] Deprecate DOTS Relay and limit scope to 1-hop (DOTS Client - Server) Re: 答复: Hi, some comments to DOTS requirements draft:

From: "Tirumaleswar Reddy (tireddy)" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 09:22:44 +0000

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> Subject: Re: [Dots] Deprecate DOTS Relay and limit scope to 1-hop (DOTS
> Client - Server) Re: 答复: Hi, some comments to DOTS requirements draft:
> 
> On 15 Jun 2016, at 11:17, Tirumaleswar Reddy (tireddy) wrote:
> 
> > In place of DOTS relay, we should discuss introducing B2BDA
> > (Back-to-back DOTS Agent) to support the following scenarios.
> 
> Well, most people are familiar with the term 'relay'.

People are also familiar with B2BUA.

> 
> So, if we describe a DOTS relay in the terms you mention, that works,
> yes ?
> 
> > it's easy for the DOTS client to authenticate the DOTS server but not
> > the other way around.
> 
> Are we sure that's the case?  That would be problematic, would it not?

B2BDA can authenticate the DOTS clients, and B2BDA authenticates to the DOTS server.

-Tiru

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