Re: Heads Up - Need to clarify the issue

Joel Jaeggli <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.v6ops,gmane.ietf.ops
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 11/11/10 5:12 PM, Rémi Després wrote:
> 
> 
> Le 9 nov. 2010 à 10:29, Fred Baker a écrit :
> 
>> Chris Liljenstolpe has a proposal that he made in ops-area today,
>> for a mechanism to create what amounts to an RFC 1918 prefix, but
>> specifically for use in NAT444 ISP configurations.
> 
> Some comments object the idea because it is understood as one more
> RFC1918 prefix. Could you confirm (or invalidate) this
> understanding:
> 
> "The request if for ONE /8 (not more, not less) to be NEITHER in RFC
> 1918 NOR in the global address space."
> 
> If it is different, could you explain what it is?

I believe my characterization of the prefix as a special use ipv4
address prefix (as are rfc 1918 address blocks) is accurate.

The use is rfc-1918-like but the folks who believe that they need it
would like to tell you not to use it for that purpose.

> Thanks, RD
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> It involves a request to the ARIN board. He will write a quick
>> draft and post it this week, discuss this Thursday in the Ops WG,
>> and call the question in Friday's v6ops meeting. Due to the real
>> time nature of the discussion, I'll ask folks to be aware and
>> follow it. _______________________________________________ v6ops
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