Hi Jinmei,
> I've added one last (minor) issue for rfc2462bis:
>
> RFC2462 says in Section 2:
>
> interface identifier - a link-dependent identifier for an interface
> ...
> In many
> cases, the identifier will be the same as the
> interface's link-
> layer address.
>
> Apparently, the last sentece was simply copied from RFC1971:
>
> interface token
> - a link-dependent identifier for an interface that is
> ...
> In many
> cases, the token will be the same as the interface's
>
> But this does not really match the latest status, since the interface
> identifier is not *the same as* the interface's link-layer address;
> the identifier is *derived* from the link-layer address and is formed
> based on the EUI-64 format of the link-layer address.
>
> So, the proposed resolution is to update the last sentence of the
> definition to:
>
> In many cases, the identifier
> will be derived from the interface's link-layer address.
OK with me.
John
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