The problem is the use of the term 'global' - address auto-configuration will in principle work for any sort of address prefix if I understand correctly.
One could use something like 'additional addresses' and then give global unicast addresses as an example. This would make it clear that auto-config can be used for any sort of address/address prefix beyond link local.
Regards,
Elwyn
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> >>>>> On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 15:57:00 +0100,
> >>>>> "Elwyn Davies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> >> First, let's just forget "local use" addresses here
> (whatever you mean
> >> by this). Those are not in the scope of rfc2462bis.
>
> > I was thinking of the new unique local use addresses (as per
> > draft-ietf-ipv6-unique-local-addr-05.txt).
>
> Yes, I know.
>
> > There seems no reason why these sorts of prefixes shouldn't be
> > auto-configured.
>
> If we did that, we'd encounter a document dependency issue:
> considering the fact RFC3513 (address architecture) is a normative
> reference (which I think is reasonable), we'd also need to refer to
> the unique-local-addr document as a normative reference, which does
> even not yet become an RFC and is actually causing a discussion.
>
> I don't think it wise to make a dependency on such a (still) stale
> document, particularly because we are trying to recycle rfc2462bis as
> a draft standard.
>
> If we (some day) succeed to complete the unique-local-addr
> specification, we can simply say there that "stateful address
> autoconfiguration can be performed for the unique-local address just
> like global addresses".
>
> JINMEI, Tatuya
> Communication Platform Lab.
> Corporate R&D Center,
> Toshiba Corp.
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