X-Git-Url: http://git.rohieb.name/skm-ma-ws1314.git/blobdiff_plain/018432fe79ed92035c902aba53c6595a2a417cc9..fa6284da96446dd4a438bfb72d0e51c367dd3647:/sec-dns-extensions.tex diff --git a/sec-dns-extensions.tex b/sec-dns-extensions.tex index 65926db..d3ec16e 100644 --- a/sec-dns-extensions.tex +++ b/sec-dns-extensions.tex @@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ Another feature of Multicast DNS is the reduction of traffic through \term{Known-Answer Suppression}. It allows a querying host to specify already known resources in its query when querying resources that could exist on more than one host (e.~g., SRV records). The hosts matching those resources then do -not generate a response. +not generate a response, thus reducing the messages in the network and saving +bandwidth, which is usually a scarce resource in wireless networks. Finally, hosts may also send unsolicited responses. This can be used to notify the network of new services available on a host.