Re: [v6ops] Could IPv6 address be more than locator?//draft-jiang-v6ops-semantic-prefix-03

Tim Chown <tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk> Sun, 02 June 2013 16:52 UTC

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Subject: Re: [v6ops] Could IPv6 address be more than locator?//draft-jiang-v6ops-semantic-prefix-03
From: Tim Chown <tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk>
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On 2 Jun 2013, at 17:31, Ted Lemon <Ted.Lemon@nominum.com> wrote:

> On Jun 2, 2013, at 12:29 PM, Tim Chown <tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>> Well, this is why the homenet arch says that prefix delegation should be efficient.  Using DHCP-PD forces a structure to the delegations, and thus potential inefficiency. The OSPF-based solution doesn't have that limitation, but then has to handle potential clashes. 
> 
> No it _doesn't_.   There is no reason for DHCP-PD to be inefficient.   Why do you think it has to be inefficient?

Fair point - it would be good if Fred tickled draft-baker-homenet-prefix-assignment-01 which talks about that.

Tim