Re: I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-ipv6-rfc2462bis-05.txt

[JINMEI Tatuya / $B?@L@x#:H(B <jinmei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:09:37 +0100, 
>>>>> "Elwyn Davies" <elwynd@nortelnetworks.com> said:

> The problem is the use of the term 'global' - address auto-configuration
> will in principle work for any sort of address prefix if I understand
> correctly.

> One could use something like 'additional addresses' and then give global
> unicast addresses as an example.  This would make it clear that auto-config
> can be used for any sort of address/address prefix beyond link local.

I'm afraid the phrase of "additional addresses" is a little bit vague.
If we need a compromise, perhaps we could add something to the
definition of "global address" in Section 2 such as:

   global address - an address with unlimited scope.  From stateless
       address autoconfiguration's perspective, it essentially means
       an address that has larger scope than link-local.

					JINMEI, Tatuya
					Communication Platform Lab.
					Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba Corp.
					jinmei@isl.rdc.toshiba.co.jp

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