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

Karsten Thomann <karsten_thomann@linfre.de> Tue, 21 February 2017 19:21 UTC

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Am Dienstag, 21. Februar 2017, 18:27:39 schrieb Job Snijders:
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 09:49:32AM +0900, Lorenzo Colitti wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 8:57 AM, Job Snijders <job@ntt.net> wrote:
> > > ps. The "Write a draft" argument is weak at best, since we are
> > > already are discussing a draft (called
> > > 'draft-ietf-6man-rfc4291bis-07.txt'), which is in IETF Last call,
> > > which means it is in a place to discuss the contents of that draft.
> > > No reason to kick the can down the road.
> > 
> > I'm sorry, but that's really how it is. The text you dislike has been
> > the standard for almost 20 years, and is it inappropriate to change it
> > in the context of reclassifying this document from draft standard to
> > Internet standard.
> 
> Or, perhaps it is inappropiate for the -bis document to target "Internet
> Standard" classification at this moment? ¯\_(?)_/¯
> 
> Especially when solidifying recommendations in an architecture Internet
> Standard-to-be, the utmost care should be taken to verify whether the
> paper reality (RFCs) and operational reality (what people do, for
> $reasons) are aligned.
> 
> In those years sufficient data has been collected to conclude that /64
> is not the "be all and end all". The current paragraph does not account
> for staticly configured environments in which SLAAC plays no role.
> 
> Perhaps the following suggestion bridges the gap.
> 
> -------
> 
> OLD:
>    IPv6 unicast routing is based on prefixes of any valid length up to
>    128 [BCP198].  For example, [RFC6164] standardises 127 bit prefixes
>    on inter-router point-to-point links.  However, the Interface ID of
>    all unicast addresses, except those that start with the binary value
>    000, is required to be 64 bits long.  The rationale for the 64 bit
>    boundary in IPv6 addresses can be found in [RFC7421]
> 
> NEW:
>    IPv6 unicast routing is based on prefixes of any valid length up to
>    128 [BCP198]. When using [SLAAC], [ILNP], or [NPT66] the Interface ID
>    of unicast addresses is required to be 64 bits long. In other use
>    cases different prefix sizes may be required. For example [RFC6164]
>    standardises 127 bit prefixes on inter-router point-to-point links.
>    For most use cases, prefix lengths of 64 bits is RECOMMENDED, unless
>    there are operational reasons not to do so.

Satisfies my desired outcome of the text, but I would like to modify it:
    IPv6 unicast routing is based on prefixes of any valid length up to
    128 [BCP198]. When using [SLAAC], [ILNP], or [NPT66] the Interface ID
    of unicast addresses is required to be 64 bits long. An exception is for
    example [RFC6164] which standardises 127 bit prefixes on point-to-point
    links. The RECOMMENDED prefix length is 64 bit, but prefix lengths up to
   128 bit can be possible on explicit configuration.


> OLD:
>    As noted in Section 2.4, all unicast addresses, except those that
>    with the binary value 000, Interface IDs are required to be 64 bits
>    long.
> 
> NEW:
>     *delete, its superfluous*
Ok for me.