On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:45, George Michaelson <ggm+i...@apnic.net> wrote: > There is a general model here which will re-occur many many times. > > manufacturers have context-specific serial numbers which behave in context > like EUI164. > > It is reasonable (from their perspective) to ask if there is an address > management function which can suit their context, to exploit IPv6. Perhaps a > private overlay network for IPSEC trusted remote upload and download. re-blow > your SONY TV on any Internet via a trust path homed inside the manufacturer. > 'ET call home' models of device management.
An overlay sure. One could use IPv6 addresses the way back-to-my-Mac does. But I would like it to be clear that Internet location and Endpoint identification for use by applications are totally different functions and in the long run everything is easier if they are kept separate. It's taken us 20 years to get to the point where we might be able to separate them. Let's help others not go through the same learning experience. -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
