Hi Brian, Am 29.05.2013 15:00, schrieb Brian Haberman: > On 5/29/13 8:46 AM, Bless, Roland (TM) wrote: >> I'm not sure that your statement is fully correct. >> Though I'm convinced that ND provides many useful >> features, in specific environments and rare cases >> the use of ND may be problematic (due to security >> or "performance" reasons). >> The IPv6 spec luckily doesn't require that a node MUST >> use ND. If you create static permanent Neighbor Cache >> entries and switch off NUD, there is no need to perform >> ND (sacrificing flexibility and some robustness). > > > I am not sure which IPv6 spec you are talking about. The Node > Requirements RFC, especially section 5.2, is the definitive guide to > what is (and isn't) required... > > https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6434#section-5.2
I was referring to RFC 2460. RFC 6434 states ND SHOULD be supported, which makes perfectly sense. In very rare cases you may not be able to use ND (e.g., if you have a unidirectional medium etc.). Regards, Roland -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
