I don't see any of this as being remotely desirable, as part of IETF standards.
If a router is to be installed in a repressive country, then it is certainly possible to have whatever layer 3-7 filters implemented in that router, as just such filters are implemented in "firewalls." Or, if an Internet site wants to serve customers with special location-based apps, they can certainly do so without having to impact the IETF standards (either by requiring GPS input into the app, or by asking the user to provide his location). Or, if a group wants to develop a location-based routing protocol, they can certainly do so, without forcing this information to impact IETF standards. It just seems unwise, to say the least, to build this feature directly into layer 3 or 4 protocols, where it becomes ubiquitous, and where the user is not in control of it. Bert -----Original Message----- From: ipv6-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ipv6-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Ammar Salih Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:04 PM To: ipv6@ietf.org; geop...@ietf.org Subject: RE: IPv6 modification suggestion Hello everyone, I had a brief look at GEOPRIV and I was very much impressed, There has been so much work done by this amazing group! At the same time, I would like to raise my concern regarding the http location request which will not be detected by layer-3 devices (Routers), I am anticipating that in the future, GPS capability will be added to the router itself (just like smart phones) and packet marking and classification based on geo-location will be required. QoS, firewall and routing based on geo-location will be highly demanded when mobile routers move from one geo-location to another which has different regulations/electronic laws. Here is an example, if your router is within city-X and this city has very good electronic and copyright laws, then users will have relaxed network security settings, but what if the very same router moved to city-Y which according to its law, certain websites should be blocked (like facebook in china for example) .. these rules based on geographic location won't be feasible unless the mobile router has a GPS and can read/write coordinates to layer-3 packets. Best, Ammar -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
