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IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks?
- Subject: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks?
- From: doctorchd at gmail.com (Dmitry Cherkasov)
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:40:00 +0200
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Tore,
To comply with this policy we delegate at least /64 to end-users
gateways. But this policy does not cover the network between WAN
interfaces of CPE and ISP access gateway.
Dmitry Cherkasov
2011/11/29 Tore Anderson <tore.anderson at redpill-linpro.com>:
> * Dmitry Cherkasov
>
>> I am determining technical requirements to IPv6 provisioning system
>> for DOCSIS networks and I am deciding if it is worth to restrict user
>> to use not less then /64 networks on cable interface. It is obvious
>> that no true economy of IP addresses can be achieved with increasing
>> prefix length above 64 bits.
>
> I am not familiar with DOCSIS networks, but I thought I'd note that in
> order to comply with the RIPE policies, you must assign at least a /64
> or shorter to each end user:
>
> http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-523#assignment_size
>
> --
> Tore Anderson
> Redpill Linpro AS - http://www.redpill-linpro.com