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Re: Proposal to further clarify prefix length issues in I-D.ietf-6man-rfc4291bis

sthaug@nethelp.no Thu, 09 March 2017 20:25 UTC

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> > It doesn't say anything that the concept of interface identifier is only
> > related to stateless address configuration.
> 
> That's because interface identifiers are not just for stateless
> address configuration. They're for all forms of address
> configuration, whether SLAAC, DHCPv6 or manual.

Well, if IIDs are for all forms of address configuration the document
cannot say that IIDs are 64 bit and at the same time reflect reality.
You get to choose one or the other, not both.

Steinar Haug, AS2116

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