Site Multihoming in IPv6 (multi6)

Re: draft-ietf-multi6-multihoming-requirements-03

On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Sean Doran wrote:

>    Would anyone like to comment on draft-ietf-multi6-multihoming-requirements-03?

Since you ask... The requirements all seem very reasonable to me. (Many
pretty much go without saying.) I only have two problems:

- multihoming gets blamed for the global routing table bloat, while
  the number of active routes vs the number of active ASNs clearly shows
  this is only a small factor at this time

- what happens when there is no multihoming solution that meets all
  requirements? We then forego multihoming in IPv6, or ...? There is only
  a perfunctory division of the listed requirements into the classes "must
  be supported" and "additional requirements"

>    Failing that, please feel free to make meta-comments on whether
> we should start the last call process and move the document along.

Maybe we should have a look at the "goals and milestones" section of the
charter for guidance.

Iljitsch van Beijnum

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Brian E Carpenter | 21 Jun 15:04

Re: draft-ietf-multi6-multihoming-requirements-03

Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:
...
> - what happens when there is no multihoming solution that meets all
>   requirements? We then forego multihoming in IPv6, or ...? There is only
>   a perfunctory division of the listed requirements into the classes "must
>   be supported" and "additional requirements"

I'd certainly expect that there is no perfect solution. The requirements are
just a checklist for evaluating solutions. That's why I said "ship it". Get it
out as Informational so that we can move on.

   Brian