[Battlemesh] ipv6 prefix delegation in layer 3 mesh networks

Henning Rogge hrogge at gmail.com
Thu Feb 11 14:21:22 UTC 2016


On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 3:16 PM, Juliusz Chroboczek
<jch at pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr> wrote:
>> A node that wants to use one or more prefixes gets a list of available
>> prefixes and the responsible gateway ips through the routing daemon.
>
> Now a node that has received a prefix delegation is going to assign
> prefixes to its connected interfaces,

to the non-mesh interfaces.

> and announce these prefixes over the
> routing protocol, right?

Yes.

> How do the other nodes distinguish between
> prefixes that are made available for PD, and prefixes that have been
> delegated and assigned to individual nodes (that don't run a DHCPv6-PD
> server)?

I don't think I understand your question. I would say the other nodes
don't care.

Henning


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