So I added one sentence to the description of the prefix
length. The text now reads:
Prefix Length 8-bit unsigned integer. The number of leading bits
in the Prefix that are valid. The value ranges
from 0 to 128. This field allows for variable
length prefixes to be advertised (e.g. prefixes
starting with 000).
I didn't want to make it sound like 000 were the only
prefixes that can have variable lengths, given that
ADDRARCH is still a PS and this being a controversial part
of that RFC.
If there are no comments on the text this issue will be closed.
Hesham
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> Soliman Hesham
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> Subject: [rfc2461bis] Receiving a prefix option with prefix
> length > 64
>
>
> This issue was discussed on the list and in the
> last meeting.
>
> There were two sub issues:
>
> 1. How does a host configure an address?
> 2. Inconsistency with ADDRARCH
>
> We agreed that (1) is out of scope for 2461bis
> and is more relevant for address configuration
> mechanisms.
>
> (2) was discussed in the meeting and we agreed
> to reflect in the draft that since some prefixes may not
> be 64 bits (ones starting with 000) then the prefix
> length field is ok to allow for variable length prefixes.
>
> I'll add text in the new version to reflect (2).
>
> If there are no objections to the above I intend
> to close this issue.
>
> Hesham
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