I-D ACTION:draft-savola-ipv6-127-prefixlen-02.txt

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	Title		: Use of /127 Prefix Length Between Routers Considered 
                          Harmful
	Author(s)	: P. Savola
	Filename	: draft-savola-ipv6-127-prefixlen-02.txt
	Pages		: 5
	Date		: 30-Apr-02
	
In some cases, the operational decision may be to use IPv6 /127
prefix lengths, especially on point-to-point links between routers.
Under certain situations, this may lead to one router claiming both
addresses due to subnet-router anycast being implemented.  This draft
discusses the issue and offers a couple of solutions to the problem;
nevertheless, /127 should be avoided between two routers.

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