@techreport{lepape-6man-prefix-metadata-00, number = {draft-lepape-6man-prefix-metadata-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-lepape-6man-prefix-metadata/00/}, author = {Maico Le Pape and Shwetha Bhandari and Ian Farrer}, title = {{IPv6 Prefix Meta-data and Usage}}, pagetotal = 16, year = 2013, month = jul, day = 15, abstract = {This document presents a method for applications to influence the IPv6 source selection algorithm used by the IP stack in a host. To do so, IPv6 prefixes are associated with meta-data when configured by the network. This meta-data allows the network to describe the purpose and properties of the prefix enabling applications to make intelligent decision when selecting a prefix.}, }