Well, even though I still think that this will create more problems that it solve, it would at least keep that current state (which is pretty bad though).I had proposed limiting the use of site-locals to completely isolatedMy memory of the discussions accords with the summary given by KeithSo the remaining question besides the PI issue would be to define "limit" then?
above. In addition, the general tenor of the discussion indicated to me
that the two issues were linked: that consensus on limiting site-locals
was contingent upon initiation of an effort to design a workable scheme
for privately-routable PIs, with the global routing of PIs left for
subsequent discussion.
networks (i.e. test networks and/or networks that will never be
connected to other networks). This would give administrators of
those networks an address space to use (FECO::/10) for those networks
that wouldn't conflict with anyone else's and could be filtered by ISPs,
etc. (in case anyone ever makes a mistake and connects an "isolated"
network to the Internet). This is actually what site-local addresses
(and RFC 1918 addresses) were originally invented for...
In implementations - yes. For application layer protocols like IP-Sec, VoIP, SIP etc they still have the potential to create problems if misused (and they will be)
If we limit site-locals to this case, they can be treated _exactly_ like
globals in all implementations (since they will be global to any network
I'm working on a draft that explains why I believe that site-localsWhat I would like the chairs to do is go and ask the applications area to write a draft on the impact on applications of SLs, GUPIs, GULS and "real" IPs.
need to be limited to this extreme, and that draft will provider further
details of the proposal. I'm actually NOT proposing any automatic
mechanism to enforce this restriction, as I just think that makes
implementations larger and more cluttered.
- kurtis -
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