diff --git a/draft-nbourbaki-6man-classless-ipv6.xml b/draft-nbourbaki-6man-classless-ipv6.xml
index 1557e69..31d64fe 100644
--- a/draft-nbourbaki-6man-classless-ipv6.xml
+++ b/draft-nbourbaki-6man-classless-ipv6.xml
@@ -70,26 +70,30 @@
It is also assumed that the reader understands IPv6 , the IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture , the proposed changes to RFC4291 , and the recent recommendations for the generation of stable Interface Identifiers .
+ target="I-D.hinden-6man-rfc4291bis"/>, and the recent
+ recommendations for the generation of stable Interface Identifiers
+ .
An important recent development in IPv6 is that for host
computers on local area networks, the way in which interface
identifiers are formed is no longer bound to layer 2 addresses (MAC
- addresses) . We can therefore appreciate
- that their length, previously fixed at 64 bits , is in fact a free parameter as stated in .
+ addresses) . We
+ can therefore appreciate that their length, previously fixed at 64
+ bits , is in fact a free parameter as stated
+ in .
@@ -103,7 +107,8 @@ don't een need /64 for SLAAC, except for backward compatibility. (*)
Some confusion has been caused by the IP Version 6 Addressing
Architecture, , and the proposed changes in
- with respect to the minimum subnet size.
+ with respect to the
+ minimum subnet size.
Meanwhile, link prefixes of varied lengths, /127, /126, /124,
/120, ... /64 have been successfully deployed for many years.
@@ -123,14 +128,18 @@ don't een need /64 for SLAAC, except for backward compatibility. (*)
@@ -153,9 +162,11 @@ don't een need /64 for SLAAC, except for backward compatibility. (*)
should not operate with different interface identfier lengths on
different physical interfaces. Thus a correct implementation of
SLAAC must in fact allow for any length of prefix, with the value
- being parameterised per interface. For instance, the Interface Identifier length in the recommended
- (see ) algorithm for selecting stable
- interface identifiers is a parameter, rather than a hardcoded value.
+ being parameterised per interface. For instance, the Interface
+ Identifier length in the recommended (see )
+ algorithm for selecting stable interface identifiers is a parameter, rather than a hardcoded
+ value.
NOTE: should we comment on the fact that at least Linux and
Windows seem to assume that the default prefix is /64 in the
@@ -165,16 +176,23 @@ don't een need /64 for SLAAC, except for backward compatibility. (*)
-Assumming that nodes employ unpredictable interface identifiers , the subnet size may have an
-impact on some security and privacy properties of a network. Namely, the smaller the subnet size, the more feasible it
-becomes to perform IPv6 address scans .
-However, that for some specific subnets (such as point to point links), this may be less of an issue.
+ Assumming that nodes employ unpredictable interface identifiers
+ , the subnet size may have an impact on some
+ security and privacy properties of a network. Namely, the smaller
+ the subnet size, the more feasible it becomes to perform IPv6
+ address scans .
+ However, that for some specific subnets (such as point to point
+ links), this may be less of an issue.
-On the other hand, we assume that a number of IPv6 implementations fail to enforce limits on the size of some of the data
-structures they employ for communicating with neighboring nodes, such as the Neighbor Cache. In such cases, the use of smaller
-subnets essentially enforces an operational limit on such data structures, thus helping mitigate some pathological behaviors
-(such as Neighbor Cache Exhaustion attacks).
-
+ On the other hand, we assume that a number of IPv6
+ implementations fail to enforce limits on the size of some of the
+ data structures they employ for communicating with neighboring
+ nodes, such as the Neighbor Cache. In such cases, the use of smaller
+ subnets essentially enforces an operational limit on such data
+ structures, thus helping mitigate some pathological behaviors (such
+ as Neighbor Cache Exhaustion attacks).
+
+
@@ -191,8 +209,8 @@ subnets essentially enforces an operational limit on such data structures, thus
The original draft was by Randy Bush, who was immediately aided
- and abetted by Brian Carpenter, Chris Morrow, Job Snijders, [ your
- name here ].
+ and abetted by Brian Carpenter, Chris Morrow, Fernando Gont, Job
+ Snijders, [ your name here ].