Network Working Group F. Gont
Internet-Draft UTN-FRH / SI6 Networks
Intended status: Standards Track November 14, 2012
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Obsoleting the IPv6 Endpoint Identifier (EID) Option
draft-gont-intarea-obsolete-eid-option-02
Abstract
This document formally deprecates the IPv6 Endpoint Identification
(EID) option (hex value 0x8a), thus cleaning up the corresponding
IANA registry.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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1. Introduction
The Endpoint Identification option (hex value 0x8a)
[draft-ietf-nimrod-eid] was meant to convey topologically-independent
endpoint identification information between source and destination
endpoints, and was used with the Nimrod routing architecture
[NIMROD-DOC] to convey Nimrod EIDs. This option has never seen
widespread deployment, and therefore this document instructs IANA to
change the "Destination Options and Hop-by-Hop Options" registry
[IANA-IPV6-PARAMETERS] accordingly (marking option 0x8a as
"Obsolete"), thus cleaning up the corresponding registry.
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2. Security Considerations
This document does not modify the security properties of the IPv6
option being deprecated.
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3. IANA Considerations
The "Destination Options and Hop-by-Hop Options" registry
[IANA-IPV6-PARAMETERS] contains the list of the currently assigned
IPv6 option numbers. This document formally deprecates the Endpoint
Identification option, and requests IANA to mark it as such and
provide a reference to this document in the corresponding registry
[IANA-IPV6-PARAMETERS].
Hex Value Binary Value Description Reference
act chg rest
0x8A 10 0 01010 Endpoint Identification [[CHARLES LYNN]] [draft-gont-intarea-obsolete-eid-option]*
[Note, an asterisk (*) denotes an obsoleted IP Option Number.]
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4. Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank Noel Chiappa, Wesley Eddy, and Pearl
Liang, for providing valuable comments on earlier versions of this
document.
The author would like to thank Ron Bonica for his guidance.
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5. References
5.1. Normative References
5.2. Informative References
[draft-ietf-nimrod-eid]
Lynn, C., "Endpoint Identifier Destination Option", IETF
Internet Draft, draft-ietf-nimrod-eid-00.txt,
November 1995.
[NIMROD-DOC]
Nimrod Documentation Page,
"http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/nimrod/".
[IANA-IPV6-PARAMETERS]
Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Parameters,
"http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv6-parameters".
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Author's Address
Fernando Gont
UTN-FRH / SI6 Networks
Evaristo Carriego 2644
Haedo, Provincia de Buenos Aires 1706
Argentina
Phone: +54 11 4650 8472
Email: fgont@si6networks.com
URI: http://www.si6networks.com
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