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Re: [v6ops] A proposal for draft-ietf-6man-rfc4291bis-07 - FE80:: means FE80::/9

otroan@employees.org Wed, 08 March 2017 11:18 UTC

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Subject: Re: [v6ops] A proposal for draft-ietf-6man-rfc4291bis-07 - FE80:: means FE80::/9
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:18:28 +0100
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>> Aren't we already far out into the weeds with this discussion?
> 
> The discussion went far indeed.
> 
> If I were to conclude:

You probably shouldn't.

> RFC4291bis should clear the current confusion between FE80::/9, FE80::/10 and FE80::/64.  Keep FE80::/10 only, add statement that is not a /9 (despite its last set bit at position number 9), and remove FE80::/64 throughout.

No. I don't think anyone apart from you have been confused.

> RFC4862 should no longer say "prefix FE80::" because it is confusing. There is more to be fixed there, but separate discussion.

Agree.

> It would be good too if RFC4291bis said in a small place that "FEBF::1 is a Link-local address too".

No. It says the link-local prefix is FE80/10 + zeroes + interface-id.
If you have a 118 bit long IID you can create the above link-local address, but that really does not have to be stated.

> The fact that everybody always says "an FE80 is an LL", or "an LL is an FE80" does not mean FEBF::1 is not an LL too.  And that has deep consequences to address plans.

No it hasn't.

Ole

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