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Re: IPv6 "bloat" history
From: Masataka Ohta <mohta () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:56:48 +0900
Pascal Thubert (pthubert) wrote:
I tried exactly what you suggested for IPv6 with RFC 8505 and 8929. But to few people in mainstream networks realize what you just said.
I found, theoretically by reading 802.11 specification, broadcast/multicast reliability problem and reported to IPv6 WG about 20 years ago. So, I'm pleased to know that some people recognize it as a real problem and worked on it. Thank you.
It started long long ago with the idea to use inverse ARP for the registration, I guess it is still doable but I am not optimistic about adoption considering that v6 is a lot worse with more addresses and DAD.
Aren't IP addresses are assigned from APs? Then, the APs can construct ARP table without actually running ARP or inverse ARP, I'm afraid.
We are editing the piece on proxy ARP at this very moment at .11me. APs are indeed supposed to proxy both v4 and v6. What is less clear is how they form a deterministic state for that.
An ARP table entry can be created when an IP address is assigned during registration process and destroyed if the registration is invalidated. Or, do I misunderstand anything? Masataka Ohta
Current thread:
- Re: IPv6 "bloat", (continued)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" Crist Clark (Mar 20)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" Masataka Ohta (Mar 20)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" Owen DeLong via NANOG (Mar 21)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" Masataka Ohta (Mar 22)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" history William Allen Simpson (Mar 22)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" history Masataka Ohta (Mar 22)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" history William Allen Simpson (Mar 25)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" history William Allen Simpson (Mar 25)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" history Masataka Ohta (Mar 28)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" history Pascal Thubert (pthubert) via NANOG (Mar 28)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" history Masataka Ohta (Mar 29)
- RE: IPv6 "bloat" history Pascal Thubert (pthubert) via NANOG (Mar 29)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" history William Allen Simpson (Mar 31)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" history William Allen Simpson (Mar 31)
- RE: IPv6 "bloat" history Pascal Thubert (pthubert) via NANOG (Mar 31)
- RE: IPv6 "bloat" history Pascal Thubert (pthubert) via NANOG (Mar 31)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" Owen DeLong via NANOG (Mar 21)
- Re: IPv6 "bloat" history Masataka Ohta (Mar 31)
- RE: IPv6 "bloat" history Pascal Thubert (pthubert) via NANOG (Mar 31)