Subject: [v6ops] Fw: New Version Notification for draft-smith-v6ops-larger-ipv6-loopback-prefix-01.txt

From: Mark ZZZ Smith <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:33:42 -0700 (PDT)

Hi,

Based on valuable review and comments by Nick Hilliard, here is a new version of my draft proposing a larger IPv6 loopback prefix.

This version is much shorter (about half as many words, and 1/3 less pages) and much more direct about why I think there is a need for a larger IPv6 loopback prefix. Review and suggestions on this version would be most appreciated.

Thanks very much,
Mark.

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> Filename:     draft-smith-v6ops-larger-ipv6-loopback-prefix
> Revision:     01
> Title:         A Larger Loopback Prefix for IPv6
> Creation date:     2012-08-17
> WG ID:         Individual Submission
> Number of pages: 8
> URL:            
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-smith-v6ops-larger-ipv6-loopback-prefix-01.txt
> Status:          
> http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-smith-v6ops-larger-ipv6-loopback-prefix
> Htmlized:        
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-smith-v6ops-larger-ipv6-loopback-prefix-01
> Diff:            
> http://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-smith-v6ops-larger-ipv6-loopback-prefix-01
> 
> Abstract:
>    During the development of a network application, it can be useful to
>    run multiple instances of the application using the same transport
>    layer protocol port on the same development host, while also having
>    network access to the application instances limited to the local
>    host.  Under IPv4, this has been possible by using different loopback
>    addresses within 127/8.  It is not possible under IPv6, as the
>    loopback prefix of ::1/128 only provides a single loopback address.
>    This memo proposes a new larger loopback prefix that will provide
>    many loopback IPv6 addresses.
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