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Can I generate a prefix shorter than /48 using <draft-ietf-ipv6-unique-local-addr-09.txt>?

"John Spence" <jspence@native6.com> Fri, 23 September 2005 02:56 UTC

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Subject: Can I generate a prefix shorter than /48 using <draft-ietf-ipv6-unique-local-addr-09.txt>?
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If my organization is large, and I will petition my ISP for a
/44, or even a /40, I'd like to be able to use the mechanism
outlined above to randomly generate myself a Unique Local /40
prefix so I can map my routable and site-restricted space as I
desire.

I did not see a provision in the draft that would allow me to do
that.  Is that correct - there is no provision for generating a
shorter prefix?

John Spence
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Native6, Inc.
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