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Title : An anycast prefix for 6to4 relay routers
Author(s) : C. Huitema
Filename : draft-ietf-ngtrans-6to4anycast-01.txt
Pages : 8
Date : 29-Jan-01
The operation of 6to4 routers require either that participation in
IPv6 inter-domain routing, or that the routers be provisioned with a
default route. This memo proposes a standard method to define the
default route. It requires that IANA assign a '6to4 Relay anycast
prefix' from which 6to4 routers can derive the static '6to4 anycast
address'. In order to enable efficient management of the '6to4 Relay
anycast prefix' in IPv4 inter-domain routing, this memo also
requests the reservation by IANA of a '6to4 Autonomous System ID.'
With this definition, the proposed scheme guarantees that 6to4
packets will be automatically routed to the nearest available
router. It allows the managers of the 6to4 relay routers to control
the sources authorized to use their resource. It makes it easy to
set up a large number of 6to4 relay routers, thus enabling
scalability.
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