IETF Logo Mail Archive

Re: Node Requirements: Elevating DHCPv6 from MAY to SHOULD

"Brzozowski, John" <John_Brzozowski@Cable.Comcast.com> Sun, 15 May 2011 13:14 UTC

Return-Path: <john_brzozowski@cable.comcast.com>
X-Original-To: ipv6@ietfa.amsl.com
Delivered-To: ipv6@ietfa.amsl.com
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3125AE067E for <ipv6@ietfa.amsl.com>; Sun, 15 May 2011 06:14:23 -0700 (PDT)
X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at amsl.com
X-Spam-Flag: NO
X-Spam-Score: -104.999
X-Spam-Level:
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-104.999 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=3.464, BAYES_00=-2.599, HELO_EQ_MODEMCABLE=0.768, HOST_EQ_MODEMCABLE=1.368, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI=-8, USER_IN_WHITELIST=-100]
Received: from mail.ietf.org ([64.170.98.30]) by localhost (ietfa.amsl.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 88YPW3xh3CMq for <ipv6@ietfa.amsl.com>; Sun, 15 May 2011 06:14:22 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from pacdcimo01.cable.comcast.com (PacdcIMO01.cable.comcast.com [24.40.8.145]) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85B64E0651 for <ipv6@ietf.org>; Sun, 15 May 2011 06:14:22 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from ([24.40.55.40]) by pacdcimo01.cable.comcast.com with ESMTP with TLS id 5503620.123180006; Sun, 15 May 2011 09:14:17 -0400
Received: from PACDCEXMB01.cable.comcast.com ([fe80::3cf0:9cac:6c2a:7359]) by pacdcexhub03.cable.comcast.com ([fe80::d1dd:b302:b617:3755%12]) with mapi id 14.01.0289.001; Sun, 15 May 2011 09:14:17 -0400
From: "Brzozowski, John" <John_Brzozowski@Cable.Comcast.com>
To: Alexandru Petrescu <alexandru.petrescu@gmail.com>, "ipv6@ietf.org" <ipv6@ietf.org>
Subject: Re: Node Requirements: Elevating DHCPv6 from MAY to SHOULD
Thread-Topic: Node Requirements: Elevating DHCPv6 from MAY to SHOULD
Thread-Index: AQHMEXNYf+V3/K1jwk2ucgUWFKlw4pSLMxgAgAAB4ACAABuyAIACkGgA
Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 13:14:16 +0000
Message-ID: <C9F5495E.11C0EC%john_brzozowski@cable.comcast.com>
In-Reply-To: <4DCD72C4.2070806@gmail.com>
Accept-Language: en-US
Content-Language: en-US
X-MS-Has-Attach:
X-MS-TNEF-Correlator:
user-agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.10.0.110310
x-originating-ip: [147.191.125.12]
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-ID: <33D8808F8102E4438D5972F8612BEE89@cable.comcast.com>
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-BeenThere: ipv6@ietf.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12
Precedence: list
List-Id: "IPv6 Maintenance Working Group \(6man\)" <ipv6.ietf.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/options/ipv6>, <mailto:ipv6-request@ietf.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ipv6>
List-Post: <mailto:ipv6@ietf.org>
List-Help: <mailto:ipv6-request@ietf.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6>, <mailto:ipv6-request@ietf.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 13:14:23 -0000

Alex,

In DOCSIS deployments there are no issue with RAs and we do know how to
configure the default route.  DHCPv6 is used mainly for address, prefix,
and configuration information.

John
=========================================
John Jason Brzozowski
Comcast Cable
e) mailto:john_brzozowski@cable.comcast.com
o) 609-377-6594
m) 484-962-0060
w) http://www.comcast6.net
=========================================




On 5/13/11 2:04 PM, "Alexandru Petrescu" <alexandru.petrescu@gmail.com>
wrote:

>(your dhcp-should text seems to be saying operators dont like RA for
>some cases, hence they dont know how to configure the default route for
>these cases, hence DHCP should, and MIF doesnt lifetime).
>

v2.23.0 | Report a Bug | By Email