Bert, I sent some mail earlier on this topic. We do require it for provisioning via the WAN interface. On the LAN we aim to ensure there is greater flexibility. I just want to make sure it is clear that cable broadband does not require the use of DHCPv6 in the premise. This is a local policy/technical decision.
John ========================================= John Jason Brzozowski Comcast Cable e) mailto:john_brzozow...@cable.comcast.com o) 609-377-6594 m) 484-962-0060 w) http://www.comcast6.net ========================================= On 5/13/11 4:25 PM, "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfr...@boeing.com> wrote: >Ed Jankiewicz wrote: > >> The comment from Tim that the DHCPv6 man not be of use in SOHO >> deployments, I think SHOULD still leaves enough wiggle room for a >> variety of implementations with different feature sets. > >I support SHOULD for DHCPv6 as well. > >But responding to the above, purely parenthetically, would DOCSIS be out >of the question in a SOHO network? If not, and I think not, then we have >been hearing that cable networks do use DHCP. So it would become >mandatory is SOHO nets that depend on cable broadband. > >Bert > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >IETF IPv6 working group mailing list >ipv6@ietf.org >Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 >-------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
