Subject: [Hipsec] API and LSI resolution

From: [email-masked] (Henderson, Thomas R)
Date: Thu Apr 8 12:14:01 2004

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pekka Nikander [mailto:[email-masked]]=20
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 8:22 PM
> To: Henderson, Thomas R
> Cc: [email-masked]
> Subject: Re: [Hipsec] API and LSI resolution
>=20
>=20
> Nits below:
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> >    The LSIs MUST be allocated from the 1.0.0.0/8 subnet. =20
> That makes it
> >    easier to differentiate between LSIs and IPv4 addresses=20
> at the API
> >    level.  The low order 24 bits of an LSI MUST be equal to the low
> >    order 24 bits of the corresponding HIT.
>=20
> I think that we want to say either:
>=20
>    a) The default low order 24 bits of an LSI MUST   be equal..., or
>    b) The         low order 24 bits of an LSI SHOULD be equal....
>=20
> Otherwise we seem to be painting ourselves into a corner.

I agree, suggest "By default, the low order 24 bits of an LSA are equal
to the low order 24 bits of the corresponding HIT."  (this would need
to be changed in -10 draft).

The IANA issue on the first sentence remains an open issue.

Tom