On 2011-08-21 19:02, SM wrote: > Hi Brian, ... > IPv6 node requirements are defined in RFC 4294. It's merely an > informative reference in draft-ietf-intarea-ipv6-required-01. The > discussion about IPV4 address pool exhaustion (Section 1) is a > distraction from a definition of an IP-capable node. If the intention > is to push for IPv6 support in all nodes so that an IP node is > ubiquitous with IPv4 and IPv6, it would be helpful to have a clear and > concise document about that. I do not view concise as saying "MUST > support IPv6" and be done with it. The document would state which > technical specifications an IP-capable mode must support.
That is the role of draft-ietf-6man-node-req-bis (which, if approved, will obsolete RFC 4294). There are practical reasons why both of these documents are Informational, and thefore would require special arguments to be cited normatively. Brian _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
