[6bone] semi-newbie Q on IPv6 address planning

[Pekka Savola]

Check out 
http://search.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-savola-ipv6-127-prefixlen-04.txt, 
it should answer most of your questions.

The draft is in process (hopefully near the end) in getting into an
Informational RFC.

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Joao Luis Silva Damas wrote:

> At 8:00 -0700 31/7/02, Michel Py wrote:
> >Nick,
> >
> >>  Do we have to stick to allocating in lots of 8 bits?
> >No. Same is v4, any bit boundary is valid.
> >
> >>  Is a /44 allocation valid?
> >Absolutely. In your case, you could use any prefix you want between /33
> >and /48. The prefixes from /48 to /64 are the customer's responsibility,
> >not yours (except for your infrastructure).
> >
> >>  And what is a /126 allocation for a point-to-point link?
> >
> >Not good, it violates RFC2373.
> 
> Why?
> 
> >  You should use a /64 for point-to-point
> >links.
> 
> Why?
> 
> >  It is typical to allocate a /48 for your ptp links.
> 
> It is convenient, yes.
> 
> Joao
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