Re: [netext] Review of I-D: draft-ietf-netext-pd-pmip-01

jouni korhonen <jouni.nospam@gmail.com> Thu, 10 November 2011 20:21 UTC

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Subject: Re: [netext] Review of I-D: draft-ietf-netext-pd-pmip-01
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Raj,

On Nov 10, 2011, at 2:30 PM, zhou.xingyue@zte.com.cn wrote:

> > 4. If the prefixes (delegated) are provided by a DHCP server (and not
> >    the LMA), how does the LMA get informed about these? In the PBU?
> >    How do you ensure that
> >    "All the mobile network prefixes managed in the DR MUST be
> >    reachable via local mobility anchor (LMA)" when they are not
> >    assigned by the LMA? 
> [Joy]Here it assumes that the LMA can interact with the DHCPv6 Server within some other mechanisms e.g. Radius.

The situation is the same as with PMIP6 and DHCPv6 in general. The DHCPv6 server and the LMA has to be in sync. There is no need for an interface as everything can be managed with configuration. But that does not preclude having an interface between the LMA and the DHCPv6 server.

- Jouni