> Before responding to the consensus call on site-local addresses, I'd
> like to ask one question for clarification. (As required, I changed
> the subject line).
>
> What was the consensus, if any, on alternatives to site-locals when SL
> is deprecated? In particular, which prefixes will we use for
> disconnected or intermittently connected "site"s? I've checked the
> chair's presentation slides and the draft minutes, and (roughly)
> followed the very recent discussion in the ML, but I cannot be sure
> about it.
The concensus call was predicated on "we will find another way
to deal with disconnected / intermittently connected site."
The was no concensus on how this would be achieved but there wa
a commitment to find a solution if site-locals were deprecated.
There are plenty of potential ways to achieve this some of
which include:
* get a prefix for disconnected access from a ISP.
* set up registries.
Mark
> According to the draft minutes, someone mentioned we can use arbitrary
> prefixes for those purposes. That's true, but we cannot assure the
> uniqueness of the arbitrary-chosen prefixes, so I don't see any
> essential advantage over the existing fec0::/10 (with eliminating the
> "full" usage).
>
> I can live without site-locals, and, furthermore, I personally want
> the wg to stop the endless discussion and to concentrate on more
> important -from my personal perspective- issues. So, even if the
> idea of "arbitrary-chosen prefixes" is just a compromise (without any
> real benefit) to convince ourselves, it's okay for me. Then I'll vote
> for deprecating site-local.
>
> Could someone clarify this point, please?
>
> JINMEI, Tatuya
> Communication Platform Lab.
> Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba Corp.
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