Ladislav Lhotka <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > 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.
I agree w/ Acee that the name 'link-layer' is more appropriate for the
*origin* of the address.
If you manually configure a link-local address the origin would be
'static'.
/martin
> > 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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