Re: Last Call: <draft-ietf-6man-rfc4291bis-07.txt> (IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture) to Internet Standard

Sander Steffann <sander@steffann.nl> Sun, 19 February 2017 09:36 UTC

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Subject: Re: Last Call: <draft-ietf-6man-rfc4291bis-07.txt> (IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture) to Internet Standard
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 10:36:54 +0100
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Hi,

> In response to various comments to this message, I’d like to propose a refinement:
> 
>> IPv6 unicast routing is based on prefixes of any valid length up to 128 bits [BCP198]. However, in accordance with the reasoning explained in [RFC7421], the Interface ID part of host interface addresses is generally 64 bits, with exceptions only provided in special cases expressly recognized in IETF standards track documents.

Sounds good to me. It's clear on routing, it's clear on IIDs being 64 bits long except in special standards-track cases without trying to enumerate them and it provides an informational reference to explain why it should be 64 bits.

> For my personal part, I’d prefer to see a clear statement here using RFC 2119 requirements language keywords, but I recognize that consensus probably requires compromise on that point. Hence, the proposed refinement above, which does not use RFC 2119 keywords. (Here is how I would write this with keywords: “IPv6 unicast routing is based on network prefixes that MAY have any valid length up to 128 bits [BCP198]. However, in accordance with the reasoning explained in [RFC7421], the Interface ID part of host interface addresses SHOULD be 64 bits with exceptions only provided in special cases expressly recognized in IETF standards track documents.”)

I'm a bit worried that the "MAY have any valid length up to 128 bits" definition is too loose when read by router vendors, but otherwise that version sounds good as well. I like to see explicit clear guidance in standards documents.

One question: don't the texts conflict with things like policy based routing? Do we need to take that into account here?

Cheers,
Sander