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Re: Questions on IPv6 deployment


From: Sander Steffann <sander () steffann nl>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 00:06:10 +0100

Hi Bill,

Op 17 jan. 2017, om 22:55 heeft William Herrin <bill () herrin us> het volgende geschreven:

I'm always interested in learning something new. Please explain the
DOS vectors you're referring to and how they're mitigated by
allocating a /64 to the point to point link.

One thing that comes to mind is that it seems that some routers only have limited space in their routing tables for 
prefixes longer than a /64. If you would configure a /127 on the link but push the /64 to the routing table then you 
might both avoid ND Cache exhaustion and avoid the limitations on longer-than-/64 prefixes.

I personally prefer to set up my addressing plan that things like this are possible even if I don't do it today, but I 
also understand the choices you make. I don't think any of the choices is wrong. It mostly depends on expectations, 
used equipment and personal preference.

And thanks for mentioning "Minimum assignment to a customer: /60". That is indeed a very important one!

Cheers,
Sander

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