[Serusers] [Serdev] loose_route behaviour, detecting single Route with myself

[Jan Janak]

Martin Hoffmann wrote:
> Klaus Darilion wrote:
>> sl:
>> (A) loose_route=true,  --> just forward
>> (B) loose_route=false, --> lookup()*, forward
>> (C) loose_route=true,  --> just forward
>> (D) loose_route=true,  --> lookup()**, forward
> 
> Just a quick reminder that lookup() and forward don't go together. A
> stateless proxy has to make the same decision for the same message (aka
> re-sent request). Since entries in usrloc expire, there is a good chance
> that a resent will be send somewhere else.

  What makes you think that stateless proxies have to make the same
  decision for the same message? Being stateless means that there is no
  information about the routing decision made in the past.

  You paragraph would make sense for stateful proxies for the duration
  of the transaction.

    Jan.