[6bone] In the summer time, we got cleaning to do... Where is UUNET?

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 07:53:42AM -0700, Michel Py wrote:
> >> Michel Py wrote:
> >> Remarks on this:
> >> - I think that seq 30 (6to4) could be optional. I don't
> >> think we want this route floating on the 6bone.
> 
> > Gert Doering wrote: 
> > This would mean "not having connectivity to people using
> > 6to4 IPv6".
> 
> Not at all. People providing 6to4 relay services can still feed that
> route to their downstreams.

But that means "not having connectivity to people using 6to4 IPv6" - 
most of the networks participating in the 6bone today are not usually
considered "downstream" by their peers, and thus wouldn't have 2002::/16
unless they run their own 6to4 gateway.


> > Why is this a desireable goal?
> 
> Because by announcing 2002::/16 on the 6bone, we create another form of
> anycast. Not only there already is an anycast mechanism, it is very
> seldom used. I do not see any reason to re-create another one.

The anycast mechanism for 6to4 (both on the v4 and v6 side) is already
well-defined in the corresponding RFCs.  We do not "create" anything, it's
already there.

Gert Doering
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