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>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
>Subject: RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?
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>If one uses a partitioning scheme like that in RFC 3531 AND require that
>partitions (sets of prefixes) be on nibble boundaries, a /32 allocation
with
>a 64-bit prefix length contains only 8 partitions of 4 bits each.  This
>yields just 16 possible subnets per partition.  If one allows a 96-bit

Actually, a /64 always falls on a nibble boundary.
As does a /56.
Regardless of left-most, center-most or right-most allocation methodology,
future scalability concerns, etc.
No bits lost, yes?


/TJ

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