On 8/4/10 12:15 PM, Suresh Krishnan wrote:
> Hi Brian,
> 
> On 10-08-04 11:58 AM, Brian Haberman wrote:
>> Seiichi,
>>
>>      First off, this type of change is not appropriate for AUTH48.
> 
> I am not certain whether this is appropriate, but I think this issue
> should be fixed before publication. Otherwise the document fails to
> achieve its stated goal. e.g. An address
> 
> 2001:db8:0:0:0:0:2:1
> 
> can still show up as either
> 
> 2001:db8:0:0:0:0:2:1 or 2001:db8::2:1

I don't see how given the text in section 4.2.1 says that the symbol
"::" MUST be used to its maximum capability.

> 
> and still be compliant to this document.
> 
> My original suggestion to fix this was to add a sub section
> 
> 4.2.0 Mandatory usage
>    If the address contains at least two consecutive 16-bit 0 fields,
> "::" MUST be used to compress consecutive 16-bit 0 fields as described
> in the following sections.
> 
> I also like Roman's suggested text.
> 
> Cheers
> Suresh
> 
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