> The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft 'IPv6 Global Unicast
> Address Format' <draft-ietf-ipv6-unicast-aggr-v2-02.txt> as an
> Informational RFC. This document will replace RFC2374 and
> reclassify RFC 2374 (and the TLA/NLA structure described there)
> as historic.
This announcement was premature; there are still ongoing discussions on
some wording.
To cut to the chase, one of the IESG comments (which actually came
from one of Randy's OPS reviewers) was:
>***** o IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format (Informational)
> <draft-ietf-ipv6-unicast-aggr-v2-02.txt>
> Token: Narten, Thomas
> Note: An IETF LC call is needed, as this reclassifies RFC 2374
> historic.; last call expires 2003-04-08.
my concern with this note is that at the top of page 3
the diagram implies that there is a single global
routing prefix, followed by a subnet id.
the text says that the global-routing-prefix is
typically hierarchically structured, which implies
that it is not a single global routing prefix but
has some internal structure, with higher and lower
levels of prefix and so on and so forth. it _might_
be nice if the authors were to do a bit of text editing
and try and get the diagram to say the same thing (eliminating
the implication in the diagram that there is exactly 1 prefix).
also, the text and diagram sort of imply that there is one level
of 'subnet id' that would be available to a 'site'. this is
not completely true. my isp may allocate me a /32, leaving
me 32 bits to play with which i may in turn make hierarchical
allocations out of. again, some text twiddling might be nice
here.
There was further discussion, which eventually led to a proposal from
Bob:
Bob Hinden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >Okay, it sounds like we're in agreement here. Bob, does this
> >work for you? Any remaining questions?
> Works for me. How about if I change the text:
> where the global routing prefix is a (typically hierarchically-
> structured) value assigned to a site (a cluster of subnets/links),
> the subnet ID is an identifier of a subnet within the site, and the
> interface ID is as defined in section 2.5.1 of [ARCH].
> to:
> where the global routing prefix is a (typically hierarchically-
> structured) value assigned to a site (a cluster of subnets/links),
> the subnet ID is an identifier of a subnet within the site, and the
> interface ID is as defined in section 2.5.1 of [ARCH]. The global
> routing prefix is designed to be hierarchically structured by
> the RIRs and ISPs, and the subnet field is designed to be hierarchically
> structured by site administrators.
With this change, the IESG is expected to approve the document.
Is this OK with everyone?
If so, we either need to reissue the document or ask for an RFC editor
note. I can go either way.
Thomas
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