On Sat, 9 Oct 2021, 22:40 Robert Raszuk, <rob...@raszuk.net> wrote: > Hi Brian, > > > Which means: 64 bits. > > Sorry but what is so magic about /64 here ? > > Is this coming from the longest routable IPv6 prefix ? Sort of analogy to > /24 in the IPv4 world ? Or something else ? > > I think LPM and CIDR techniques are pretty well established. > > Any fixed length of the address block with the meaning - do not use those > bits inter or intra domain for anything useful even if your prefix+node can > happily fit in /32 seems just dead wrong to me. And that is irrespective of > any SRv6 discussion. > > In my books if I get allocated say /48 or /40 from RIR what I do with the > remaining bits is my own business. >
Please read RFC5453. > Best, > R. > > > >> > Sorry, but it is a little bit late – RFC 8986 is already published. >> >> "Locators are assigned consistent with IPv6 infrastructure allocation." >> >> Which means: 64 bits. >> >> I have no time to study compressed SIDs, but if they trample on the LOC >> they are not IPv6 addresses. >> >> Brian >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> IETF IPv6 working group mailing list >> i...@ietf.org >> Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > _______________________________________________ > spring mailing list > spring@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/spring >
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