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

Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Tue, 31 August 2010 00:45 UTC

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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:40:56 +1200
From: Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-lee-v4v6tran-problem-00]
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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.

    Brian