Re: [Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-lee-v4v6tran-problem-00]

Rémi Després <remi.despres@free.fr> Thu, 02 September 2010 08:58 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-lee-v4v6tran-problem-00]
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Le 31 août 2010 à 02:40, Brian E Carpenter a écrit :

> On 2010-08-31 11:41, Randy Bush wrote:
>>> This should help to clarify the reasons for publishing
>>> draft-carpenter-v4v6tran-framework
>> 
>>>  o  What is the recommended prefix length for a large operator?
>>> 
>>>  o  What is the recommended prefix length for a medium operator?
>>> 
>>>  o  What is the recommended prefix length to hand out to customers?
>>> 
>>>  o  What is the recommended longest prefix length an operator should
>>>     accept from customers?
>> 
>> you gotta love it.  we spend a decade getting the ietf out of telling
>> operators how to run our business, and here we go again.
> 
> I agree that the end product in this case shouldn't be firm
> recommendations (see draft-narten-ipv6-3177bis-48boundary for
> the discussion). But the reasons why different lengths suit
> different cases are worth describing.

A unique and more general question could IMHO convey this view, e.g.:
"Are there recommended prefix lengths for operators, in view of with sizes, and if yes which ones?" 

RD