Re: the race to the bottom problem

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> > RA prefix information can be set to any number between 0 and 128 
> > 
> > But, 3gpp enshrined it to be 64
> > 
> > https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6459#section-5.2
> > 
> > Let’s change and and make it so the UE to slice up a prefix into multiple downstream /64s
> 
> I suspect you find the RA mechanism which assigns prefixes to a link simpler to use because that configuration information is tied to the lifetime of that particular link.
> That premise does not hold when you are delegating address space to a network behind that link.
> 
> If you were taking that approach, it would imply ephemeral addressing and flash renumbering.
> 
> Yes, that is the case of the deployment today. I am simply looking to give < 64 instead of = 64, that is an improvement that is achievable 

If your "yes" was to "ephemeral addressing"...
Not saying we shouldn't do it. But that has massive ramifications for all applications.

It moves IP mobility to the transport or application layer. And would require something like MP-TCP or a new session layer.

I'm also unsure if the network configuration protocols HNCP and ND would work.
You would essentially get renumbered any time the cellular connection to the network flap, right? ;-)

Best regards,
Ole