> > no R bit. always include the global address configured from the > > prefix instead of just the prefix. the prefix can always be > > obtained using the prefix length field. > > Two issues: > - The router might not have an address in every prefix it > advertises. > Should a host still that the prefix field is indeed a useful > address for the router in that case? > - Existing routers do not put their address in the prefix > option even > when the router has an address in that prefix. > Should a host still that the prefix field is indeed a useful > address for the router in that case? > > If we want to add this to 2461bis I think we must add the > "R" bit as well.
=> Yes, given that we can put the R bit in the spec this seems like a good way to move forwad. Vijay, I'm assuming that you don't have an objection to adding the R bit anyway. So let's do that. Hesham -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
