Route Reply in DSR
l Route Reply can be sent by reversing the route in Route
Request (RREQ) only if links are guaranteed to be bi-
directional
u To ensure this, RREQ should be forwarded only if it received on a
link that is known to be bi-directional
l If unidirectional (asymmetric) links are allowed, then
RREP may need a route discovery for S from node D
u Unless node D already knows a route to node S
u If a route discovery is initiated by D for a route to S, then the
Route Reply is piggybacked on  the Route Request from D.
l If IEEE 802.11 MAC is used to send data, then links have
to be bi-directional (since Ack is used)