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[6lowpan] which addresses can be registered?

Richard Kelsey <richard.kelsey@ember.com> Thu, 14 April 2011 12:34 UTC

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Subject: [6lowpan] which addresses can be registered?
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As far as I can tell from the 6LoWPAN ND draft, the only
addresses that cannot be registered are multicast addresses.
Is this correct?  For example, can a link-local address be
registered?  Can any prefix be used when registering with
any 6LBR?
                                 -Richard Kelsey

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