[ipv6-wg] 96 more bits... time for some magic after all?

Thus wrote Shane Kerr (shane at time-travellers.org):

> We saw two presentations by network architects at the RIPE meeting that
> used bits in their IPv6 addressing plan to carry meaning beyond simple
> network topology and packet routing.
> 
> For example, declaring a specific bit in the address to be 1 for voice
> traffic or 0 otherwise.

[...]

> What should we do about it?

As a RIR, nothing.

Otherwise: violations of the KISS principle are rarely a good idea.
In this case, you might find out that you snuck yourself into a
straightjacket a few years down the line.

regards,
	spz
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