Re: [dhcwg] Advancing RFC 3315 and RFC 3633 to Internet Standard

[Alexandru Petrescu <[e-mail]>]

Le 23/09/2013 15:55, Tomek Mrugalski a écrit :
> On 23.09.2013 13:50, Alexandru Petrescu wrote:
>> Le 22/09/2013 19:57, Leaf Yeh a écrit :
>>> Ralph > The piece of network equipment that implements the relay agent
>>> routes, and that network equipment *might* also need a route.
>>>
>>> On the PE router implementing relay for DHCPv6-PD, it always needs add
>>> the
>>> associated route for the CE's network of delegated prefix.
>>> I can't see *might* here.
>>
>> I agree with the doubt.  I don't see a might, but rather a must.
>> Otherwise it doesn't work.
>>
>> But maybe I dont understand the word 'might' as a native speaker could
>> hear it.
> Relay agent is functionality that can be provided by a piece of
> software. You can run it on any box that is connected to more than one
> network. Although typically such a box serves as a router, it doesn't
> have to.

You mean a Relay agent which runs on a pure Host (single real interface, 
no additional virtual/real interfaces)?

Even in that case it (or the Router on the same link which is connected 
to the Internet) will need to install a route towards the Requesting 
Router's interface for the delegated prefix.

In all cases, the Relay and other routers on that link MUST install a route.

Whether they do it at allocation time, at ICMP Redirect time, or at 
manual config time - is another matter.

Without that route the whole schmillblick doesn't work.

Alex