Re: Fwd: IPv6 Scoped Addresses and Routing Protocols

[Brian Haberman]

Keith Moore wrote:
> 
> > > > I think there are lots of reasons not to make these site-ids globally
> > > > unique, if we choose to adopt them.
> > >
> > > name one.
> >
> > The cost of administration of the global database.
> 
> there doesn't need to be a global database.  try again.

If there isn't a global administration db:

     1. How do we know a site-id is unique?
     2. How do we know who owns the site-id?

And if you want to use AS numbers, just remember that a 64 bit AS number
will not fit inside 37 bits.
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