[arin-ppml] What is a "host"?

[Owen DeLong]

I think the simplest useful definition of a host in an IPv6 context is:

Each link local address present on the network segment constitutes a host.

Owen

On Sep 16, 2010, at 10:29 AM, Danny McPherson wrote:

> 
> On Sep 13, 2010, at 7:36 PM, Hannigan, Martin wrote:
>>> 
>>> Classically (read: not IPv6), a host is any device that speaks TCP/IP.
>>> Node is used interchangeably while other terms are used to specify
>>> specific types of host, such as a router.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Officially in IPv6: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4294.txt
>>> 
> 
> One other useful references in this context is:
> 
> Principles of Internet Host Configuration   <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5505>
> 
> Of course, I think device multi-homiing, virtualization and application-level 
> configuration options (e.g., layering violations) continue to blur and complicate 
> clear demarcation, introduce complexity and cause operational badness.
> 
> -danny
> 
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