Ole,

Thanks for the clarification.
More comments inline.

2013-01-29 à 18:14, Ole Troan <[email protected]> :

> Remi,
> 
>>>> (c) Once the rule is looked at, getting the PSID is easy (no more magic 
>>>> needed than to get find the PSID length ;-)).
>>> 
>>> unless you are in 1:1 mode.
>> 
>> There is a point here which AFAIK has never been discussed before.  
>> (A reference is welcome if there is one I missed).
> 
> this has been covered in the 1:1 discussions.

Let's proceed without a reference. (This isn't one.)

> 
>> This point concerns 1:1 mappings (if needed in MAP-E), when combined with 
>> shared IPv4 addresses: 
>> - To be assigned a shared address, a CE needs a PSID in addition to its IPv4 
>> address.
>> - Currently, this PSID cannot be found in the 1:1 rule itself (ref. 
>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-softwire-map-dhcp-01.)
> 
> there is no separate 1:1 rule. PSID is defined in OPTION_MAP_PORTPARAMS.

Acknowledged. (I had missed this parameter.)

> 
>> The approach that is in my understanding implied by Ole is that each 
>> concerned CE will be delegated a MAP-E IPv6 prefix, in addition to that used 
>> for native IPv6 addressing, with the PSID in it. (The detailed format isn't 
>> specified yet AFAIK, but specifying one is possible.) 
> 
> no, then you have misunderstood.

Acknowledged.


> 
>> Another approach, AFAIK much simpler in operations, is to add a rule 
>> parameter to assign a PSID, present in 1:1 rules. 
>> This eliminates the need to delegate to each CE an additional IPv6 prefix. 
>> 
>> Example:
>> . CE delegated prefix: 2001:db8:0:100::/56
>> . BMR for this CE
>> Rule IPv6 prefix   : 2001:db8:0:100:/56
>> EA-bits length     : 0
>> Rule IPv4 prefix   : 1.1.1.1/32
>> PSID               : 0x11   
>> 
>> Conclusion: if 1:1 mappings are part of MAP-E, add a PSID parameter in 1:1 
>> mapping rules.
> 
> yes, that's how I at least have intended it to be.

Acknowledged.

> 
>> (Otherwise: (1) specify detailed formats of MAP-E specific delegated 
>> prefixes > /64; (2) explain why delegated prefixes used for IPV6 aren't 
>> found sufficient.)
> 
> MAP should not put any restrictions for what prefix length a provider wishes 
> to delegate to an end user.
> it should also allow the use of a separate address (or prefix) for MAP. I 
> don't see why we want to artificially
> restrict the prefix lengths.

Conclusion: it is now clarified that, even if 1:1 with shared addresses has to 
be covered, there is no need for any MAP-E prefix longer than 64 bits.

Consequence: the sentence about overwriting "the most significant parts of the 
interface identifier" in case of such extra-long prefixes, isn't needed. 
It should be deleted. 


Regards,
RD



> 
> cheers,
> Ole
> 
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