> On 16 Dec 2016, at 14:39, Juergen Schoenwaelder
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Lada,
>
> when would I use link-layer and when link-local? Perhaps all needed is
> a clarification of the description of link-layer? (Perhaps link-local
The distinction between SLAAC and link-local address is IMO also important.
> would have been a better name but too late now...)
That's why I believe the draconian update rules in sec. 11 of RFC 7950 are
seriously counterproductive (at this stage at least). We should simply fix such
mistakes and omissions in a new revision of ietf-ip, because otherwise the
modules will soon be full of rubbish.
>
> An RFC 3927 address could also be a 'random' address. In fact, the
> 169.254/16 prefix kind of hings at RFC 3927 addresses falling under
> 'random'.
OK, so adding 3927 to "reference" should suffice in this case.
Lada
>
> /js
>
> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 02:33:04PM +0100, Ladislav Lhotka wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think that one important enum is missing in the "ip-address-origin"
>> typedef:
>>
>> enum link-local {
>> description
>> "Indicates a link-local address.";
>> reference
>> "RFC 3927: Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 Link-Local Addresses
>> RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture";
>>
>> Would an erratum be possible/useful?
>>
>> Lada
>>
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