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

[Vaughn Thurman - Swift Systems Inc]

Then why not just call it a unique IP address?  The less we have to code our
definitions, the better IMHO.

~Vaughn

-----Original Message-----
From: arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net] On
Behalf Of Owen DeLong
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 3:08 PM
To: Danny McPherson
Cc: arin-ppml at arin.net
Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] What is a "host"?

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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