>
>> 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.
These will definitely increase the cost of owning even disconnected
IPv6 networks.
Hiroki Ishibashi
>
> 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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