[6bone] comments on draft-fink-6bone-phaseout-00

[Bob Fink]

Pekka,

Thanks.


Bob

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At 09:26 AM 1/23/2003 +0200, Pekka Savola wrote:
>On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Bob Fink wrote:
> > >The IANA MUST reclaim the
> > >    3FFE::/16 prefix upon the date specified in 2.0, and MUST make
> > >    provisions to set it aside from any other uses for a period of at
> > >    least two years after this date to minimize confusion with its
> > >    current use for the 6bone (e.g., thus allowing production IPv6
> > >    networks to filter out the use of the 3FFE::/16 prefix for a
> > >    reasonable time after the 6bone phaseout).
> > >
> > >==> I'm not sure about the second MUST.  Perhaps a SHOULD would do?  For
> > >example, consider if someone specified a locator,identifier separation
> > >mechanisms which would use two IPv6 addresses.  Identifiers would be from
> > >3000::/4 and the rest would be as before.  The above wording as I read it
> > >would prevent the allocation of 3000::/4.
> >
> > No, it only means 3ffe::/16 as it says, not anything shorter like 
> 3000::/4.
> > I can add the prefix again in the wording if you think it makes a 
> difference.
>
>Perhaps it should be spelled out.
>
> > >    format, [TEST-OLD] was replaced with a new IPv6 testing address
> > >    allocation"
> > >
> > >==> add the opening " somewhere
> >
> > Don't get what you mean.
>
>I mean that you probably meant something like:
>
>format, [TEST-OLD] was replaced with a new "IPv6 testing address
>allocation"                               ^^^
>
> > >    Regional Internet Registry (RIR), National Internet Registry, or
> > >    Local Internet Registries (ISPs).
> > >==> all LIR's aren't ISPs.
> >
> > Just referring to it the way the RIRs do. Should I just remove the ISP
> > part, or elaborate?
>
>Could just changing "ISPs" to "LIRs" do it?
>
>Hmm.. upon further reading it seems new text would be required; let's
>see..
>
>    This plan for a 6bone phaseout specifies a multi-year phaseout
>    timeline to allow sufficient time for continuing operation of the
>    6bone, followed by a sufficient time for 6bone participants to
>    convert to production IPv6 address prefixes allocated by the relevant
>    Regional Internet Registry (RIR), National Internet Registry, or
>    Local Internet Registries (ISPs).
>
>the problem here is the word "allocated".  Soem 6bone participants would
>be _assigned_ a prefix (or two) from a LIR.  So perhaps rewording like:
>
>    This plan for a 6bone phaseout specifies a multi-year phaseout
>    timeline to allow sufficient time for continuing operation of the
>    6bone, followed by a sufficient time for 6bone participants to
>    convert to production IPv6 address prefixes allocated by the relevant
>    Regional Internet Registry (RIR).  Some may also obtain addresses via
>    assignment from National Internet Registry, or Local Internet
>    Registries (LIRs).
>
>--
>Pekka Savola                 "You each name yourselves king, yet the
>Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
>Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings