Re: new issue: [LL36] Combine and rework section 1.7 and 2.11 to be clearer
Ralph Droms <[email protected]> Tue, 16 Dec 2003 12:00:40 -0500
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In response to this issue, I suggest deleting subsections 1.7 and 2.11, and
inserting the following text as the last subsection of section 1 (in
particular, to come after subsection 1.9. "Communication with Routable
Addresses"):
1.x When to configure a Link-Local IPv4 address on an interface
Having addresses of multiple different scopes assigned to an
interface, with no adequate way to determine in what circumstances
each address should be used, leads to complexity for applications
and confusion for users. A host with an address on a link can
communicate with all other devices on that link, whether those
devices use Link-Local addresses, or routable addresses. For these
reasons, a host SHOULD NOT have both a valid routable address and a
Link-Local IPv4 address configure on the same interface.
A routable address is any address that is:
* a unicast address
* not a loopback address
* not in the 169..2.54/32 subnet reserved for Link-Local IPv4
addresses
A "valid routable address" is a routable address that passes the
reachability test described in section 2 of "Detection of Network
Attachment (DNA) in IPv4" [DNAv4].
The assignment and use of a Link-Local IPv4 address on an interface
is based solely on the state of the interface, and is independent
of any other protocols such as DHCP or RADIUS. A host MUST NOT
alter its behavior and use of other protocols such as DHCP and
RADIUS because the host has assigned a Link-Local IPv4 address to
an interface.
When an interface has a valid routable address configured on an
interface, the host SHOULD NOT also assign a Link-Local IPv4
address to that interface.
If a host finds that an interface that was previous configured with
a Link-Local IPv4 address is now configured with a valid routable
address, the host MUST always use the routable address when
initiating new communications, and MUST cease advertising the
availability of the Link-Local IPv4 address through whatever
mechanisms that address had been made known to others. The host
SHOULD continue to use the Link-Local IPv4 address for
communications underway when the routable address was configured,
and MAY continue to accept new communications addressed to the
Link-Local IPv4 address. Ways in which a valid routable address
might be configured for the interface include:
* Manual configuration
* Address assignment through RADIUS or DHCP
* Roaming of the host to a network on which a routable address
assigned to the interface is valid
If a host finds that an interface that was previously configured
with a valid routable address no longer has a valid routable
address, the host MAY identify a usable Link-Local IPv4 address (as
described in section 2) and assign that address to the interface.
Ways in which a valid routable address might no longer be assigned
to an interface include:
* Removal of the address from the interface through manual
configuration
* Expiration of the lease on the address assigned through DHCP
* Roaming of the host to a new network on which the address is no
longer valid.
Further discussion of the issues in detection of transient failures
and the use of DHCP in response to network attachment failure is
provided in "Detection of Network Attachment (DNA) in IPv4".