On Jun 2, 2013, at 11:59 AM, Owen DeLong <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> On Jun 2, 2013, at 1:51 AM, Ted Lemon <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On Jun 2, 2013, at 1:22 AM, Owen DeLong <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> {ISP Connection} -> Router -> multiple segments each of which contains one 
>>> or more routers, some of which have multiple segments which contain 
>>> additional routers.
>>> All of the routers below the second tier are downstream from the routers at 
>>> the second tier which are downstream from the first tier router.
>> 
>> This is trivially solved with PD at the PE router that gets the delegation 
>> from the ISP.   I thought you were talking about a multi-homed topology.   
>> Also trivially solved, but might involve two edge routers each with their 
>> own set of prefixes to delegate.
> 
> You are assuming that all of the subordinate routers will act as DHCP relays 
> rather than doing PD.
> 
> That is certainly one possible solution, but, not necessarily ideal in all 
> cases.
> 
> In cases where the subordinate routers should receive delegations and perform 
> their own PD for their subordinate routers, having a larger bit field can be 
> useful for greater flexibility.

Under what circumstances would this deployment model be useful?

- Ralph

> 
> Thus, providing 16 bits to the end site is, IMHO, worth while.
> 
> Owen
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