[manet] FW: I-D Action: draft-templin-6man-mla-32.txt

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Hi, here is a draft that proposes a new IPv6 address type for use in Ad Hoc Networks. The Multilink-Local Address (MLA) has a scope greater than link-local (LLA) but lesser than other Globally Unique (GUA) address types. IPv6 packets with MLA source and/or destination addresses may be routable within a limited domain (such as a virtual overlay) but may not be globally routable to other networks. MLAs are guaranteed globally unique so that no conflicts should arise when multiple nodes inject their MLAs into a common MANET routing region. MLAs use the same specification as for the RFC9374 HHIT/DET construct. Please review and comment on the list.

Fred Templin

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Subject: I-D Action: draft-templin-6man-mla-32.txt

Internet-Draft draft-templin-6man-mla-32.txt is now available.

   Title:   IPv6 Addresses for Ad Hoc Networks
   Author:  Fred L. Templin
   Name:    draft-templin-6man-mla-32.txt
   Pages:   12
   Dates:   2026-02-16

Abstract:

   Ad Hoc networks present an IPv6 addressing challenge due to the
   undetermined neighborhood properties of their interfaces.  IPv6 nodes
   must assign locally-unique and topology-independent IPv6 addresses
   when topology-oriented IPv6 address delegation services are either
   absent or only intermittently available.  This document introduces a
   new IPv6 address type (termed the "Multilink Local Address (MLA)")
   that nodes can autonomously assign to interfaces to support Ad Hoc
   network operations.

The IETF datatracker status page for this Internet-Draft is:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-templin-6man-mla/

There is also an HTMLized version available at:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-templin-6man-mla-32

A diff from the previous version is available at:
https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=draft-templin-6man-mla-32

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