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Re: [v6ops] I-D Action: draft-ietf-v6ops-host-addr-availability-02.txt

Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se> Mon, 02 November 2015 01:57 UTC

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From: Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se>
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On Mon, 2 Nov 2015, Mark Smith wrote:

> I agree with making sure to avoiding ambiguity, I know on occasion it 
> hasn't been clear to me whether somebody is describing a prefix with a 
> smaller number of addresses, or a shorter prefix length, which obviously 
> mean the complete opposites in terms of number of addresses within the 
> prefix, when they use "smaller prefix".

What about "smaller/larger sized prefix"?

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike@swm.pp.se

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