Re: Extending a /64

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Philip,

>> A problem described in variable-slaac is:
>> 
>> "It should be possible to extend an end-user network that is only
>> assigned a /64"
>> 
>> I believe that is a problem worth looking at.  This problem is not
>> only restricted to the mobile access case, think connecting a host
>> with VMs to a link.
> 
> I don't quite understand the problem statement.

The problem is from the perspective of an end-user.
What should an end-user do if the only thing available on that link is a /64.

That problem isn't just restricted to mobile operators.
For example if I connect a host with VMs to my employer's network, I cannot extend it. No DHCPv6-PD is supported. Nor HNCP.
This works "perfectly" fine for IPv4.

While I think it's perfectly fine to not accept that this is a problem, and require all network operators be it Enterprise or SPs to support DHCPv6-PD and HNCP.
It might be worth taking a second look at that.

And note that extending the /64 boundary doesn't really solve this. At least not in a very non-hackish way.

Best regards,
Ole