[ppml] Policy Proposal 2005-8: Proposal to amend ARIN IPv6 assignment and utilisation requirement - Last Call

[Randy Bush]

>>> the /64 boundary is hardwired in a lot of places and so that is
>>> contraindicated.
>> it was specified NOT to be hardwired.
> I haven't tried it...  I know in the discussions leading up to 2005-8,
> that there are alot of mechanisms, some previously specified by Jordi

uh, as much as i like jordi, he does not specify ip architecture

> that have been specified assuming the /64 boundary, so trying to move that
> would have had a high pain ratio.

a - it is specifically NOT specified in architecture.  architecture
    specifically says (or used to say) that it should not be a hard
    boundary in implementations.

b - many of us use p2p links of /126 today

randy