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A request to IETF / IANA to Allocate a 32bit Link-Local Prefix
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6MAN Working Group                                           A. Petrescu
Internet-Draft                                                 CEA, LIST
Updates: RFC4291 (if approved)                            April 19, 2019
Intended status: Standards Track
Expires: October 21, 2019

     A request to IETF / IANA to Allocate a 32bit Link-Local Prefix
             draft-petrescu-6man-ll-32-ietf-iana-request-00

Abstract

   This draft requests IETF / IANA to assign the link local prefix
   fe80:1::/32.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Definitions and Statements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   3.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   4.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   5.  Contributors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   6.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   7.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   Appendix A.  ChangeLog  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3

1.  Definitions and Statements

   The prefix of an IP address is formed by the n leftmost bits of the
   address.  (in a left-to-right writing system).

2.  Terminology

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].

3.  Security Considerations

   There can be security risks in the use of link-local addressed
   packets if they are not protected by tecnologies like IPsec.  The
   risks are valid to all kinds of link-local addresses, be them
   fe80::/10 or fe80::/64.

4.  IANA Considerations

   IANA is requested to assign fe80:1::/32.

5.  Contributors

   Listed from 6man WG discussion.

6.  Acknowledgements

7.  Normative References

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

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Appendix A.  ChangeLog

   The changes are listed in reverse chronological order, most recent
   changes appearing at the top of the list.

Author's Address

   Alexandre Petrescu
   CEA, LIST
   CEA Saclay
   Gif-sur-Yvette , Ile-de-France   91190
   France

   Phone: +33169089223
   Email: Alexandre.Petrescu@cea.fr

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