Agreed. I can take a stab at writing some text and forward it to the editor off-line. I wouldn't imagine that it would be more than a few sentences/one or two paragraphs. Thanks.
-Pete -----Original Message----- From: Pekka Savola [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 PM To: Barany, Pete Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FW: updates to IPv6 over PPP spec. On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Barany, Pete wrote: > I forgot to mention where this is explicitly stated. In TIA-835-C, > Section 3.2.1.4.2 "IPv6 Addressing": > > --->BEGIN > For an IPv6 MS, the PDSN shall be the default router and the PPP > termination point. The PDSN shall allocate one globally unique /64 > prefix to each PPP link. The PDSN shall not construct any global address > from this prefix. > --->END Right -- but as PPPv6 is used in other scopes than 3GPP and 3GPP2 as well, PPP specification should probably include some discussion of the assumptions required for disabling DAD. > -----Original Message----- > From: Barany, Pete > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 7:46 AM > To: 'Pekka Savola' > Cc: Karim El-Malki (HF/EAB); [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: updates to IPv6 over PPP spec. > > The PDSN in cdma2000 does not have a global unicast address for the PPP > connection between itself and the mobile. It only has a link-local > address. The mobile has both a link-local and global unicast address. > > Pete > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Pekka Savola > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:15 PM > To: Barany, Pete > Cc: Karim El-Malki (HF/EAB); [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: updates to IPv6 over PPP spec. > > On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, Barany, Pete wrote: > > The rationale also fails to account for 3GPP2 networks (cdma2000). > Here, > > PPP (IPV6CP) is used to obtain an IPv6 address for the mobile (or the > > MIPv6 CoA for the mobile). UMTS uses a PDP context instead. > > > > Since 3GPP2 has mandated a restriction that the /64 prefix advertised > to > > a mobile by a PDSN (similar to 'GGSN' if you are a UMTS-only person) > be > > unique/exclusive to that PPP link, then there is no need for the > > suggested update #1 below. In fact, quite the contrary. > > Umm.. but doesn't the access router which terminates the PPP link also > have an address from that /64 prefix (e.g., ::1) -- or does it have a > link-local address only? > > In case such an assumption is made, it should be spelled out clearly > enough. > > -- Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
