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Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [v6ops] Scope of Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses (Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-gont-6man-ipv6-ula-scope-00.txt)

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Fri, 19 February 2021 03:22 UTC

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Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [v6ops] Scope of Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses (Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-gont-6man-ipv6-ula-scope-00.txt)
To: "Manfredi (US), Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@boeing.com>, Mark Smith <markzzzsmith@gmail.com>, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com>
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On 18/2/21 23:45, Manfredi (US), Albert E wrote:
> From: Mark Smith <markzzzsmith@gmail.com>
> 
>> "Scope" and "domain" seem to almost be synonyms. "Global domain", without specifying what "domain" refers to, would have the same problems as the term "global scope".
> 
> Yeah +1. Whether you say "scope," or whether your say "region of reachability," or even "domain," you're going to get exactly the same finicky complaints. IMO, we're best off just living with it. I honestly don’t believe the "inconsistencies" are crucial.

I don't believe they are crucial.

But eventually this needs to be explained (whether in courses, books) or 
understood by people that just want to read and understand the specs.

Given IPv6 is mostly all about addressing, and that have a "scoped 
addressing architecture", it'd be nice to be able to agree on what scope 
actually means -- in a way that such definition works across specs -- or 
simply get rid of this and any other problematic terms.

Thanks,
-- 
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
e-mail: fgont@si6networks.com
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