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IPv6 end user addressing
From: Brian Mengel <bmengel () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 12:17:48 -0400
In reviewing IPv6 end user allocation policies, I can find little agreement on what prefix length is appropriate for residential end users. /64 and /56 seem to be the favorite candidates, with /56 being slightly preferred. I am most curious as to why a /60 prefix is not considered when trying to address this problem. It provides 16 /64 subnetworks, which seems like an adequate amount for an end user. Does anyone have opinions on the BCP for end user addressing in IPv6?
Current thread:
- IPv6 end user addressing Brian Mengel (Aug 05)
- Re: IPv6 end user addressing Mikael Abrahamsson (Aug 05)
- Re: IPv6 end user addressing Owen DeLong (Aug 05)
- Re: IPv6 end user addressing Valdis . Kletnieks (Aug 05)
- Re: IPv6 end user addressing Brielle Bruns (Aug 05)
- Re: IPv6 end user addressing Valdis . Kletnieks (Aug 05)
- Re: IPv6 end user addressing Brielle Bruns (Aug 05)
- Re: IPv6 end user addressing Owen DeLong (Aug 05)
- RE: IPv6 end user addressing Frank Bulk (Aug 05)
- Re: IPv6 end user addressing Sascha Lenz (Aug 06)
- Re: IPv6 end user addressing Owen DeLong (Aug 06)
- Re: IPv6 end user addressing Jeff Wheeler (Aug 06)
- RE: IPv6 end user addressing Frank Bulk (Aug 05)
- Re: IPv6 end user addressing Mikael Abrahamsson (Aug 05)