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Re: [v6ops] RFC6555 / Multiple interfaces

Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se> Sat, 31 December 2016 05:01 UTC

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From: Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se>
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2016, Brian E Carpenter wrote:

> On 27/12/2016 21:43, Mark Smith wrote:
>> Courtesy of Fred a while back. Multi-addressing is a form of multihoming.
>
> Yes, if the different interfaces use different addresses. It's not as if
> RFC6555 ignores this issue: see sections 5.3 and 5.4. And it's not as if
> the former MIF WG ignored this issue:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-mif-happy-eyeballs-extension/
> which is still an active document.

MIF was put into hibernation by AD, so while this might be an active 
document, MIF is no longer an active WG.

This of course makes me a sad panda. It was done because of lack of 
interest, but if people are interested in working in this area then if we 
can gather enough people that show interest, AD might change his mind.

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike@swm.pp.se

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