Hi Bob, > > Dave, > > > > I think we can handle this during IESG last call. Does anyone > > oppose Dave's suggestion > > below to update this statement according to RFC 4311 ? > > Before answering the question, what would the exact change be to > draft-ietf-ipv6-2461bis-05.txt?
=> Sorry, I think I assumed too much. I was proposing the removal of that sentence and replacing it with a reference to RFC 4311. I can send exact text to the list. Hesham > > One consideration is that the update to 2661 is being submitted at > Draft standard and we need to be carefull to not make incompatible > changes. This probably not the case here, but I would like to see > the proposed text. > > Thanks, > Bob > > > > Thx, > > Hesham > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Dave Thaler > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 1:37 PM > To: JINMEI Tatuya / ???? > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ipv6@ietf.org > Subject: 2461bis and host-load-sharing > > draft-ietf-ipv6-2461bis-05.txt says in 6.3.6: > > An implementation may choose to always return the same router or > > cycle through the router list in a round-robin fashion as long > > as it always returns a reachable or a probably reachable router > > when one is available. > > However RFC 4311 (draft-ietf-ipv6-host-load-sharing-04.txt) updates > > RFC 2461, is a Proposed Standard, and says: > > [ND] ... > > specifies that an implementation may always choose the same router > > (e.g., the first in the list) or may cycle through the routers in > > a round-robin manner. Both of these suggestions are problematic. > > [...] > > If 2461bis is intended to obsolete RFC 2461, then I think the > statement > > in 6.3.6 should be updated to be in accordance with RFC 4311. > Otherwise > > RFC 4311 will have to be republished to update 2461bis. > > -Dave > > ======================================================== > This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the > sole > use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by > others is > strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please > contact > the sender and delete all copies. > ======================================================== > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > IETF IPv6 working group mailing list > ipv6@ietf.org > Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
