Re: Automatic Configuration of IPv6-over-IPv4 Tunnels

["Fred L. Templin" <ftemplin@iprg.nokia.com>]

Hello Syam,

Regarding joining your effort, I'm afraid I am spread too thin
right now on other obligations but obviously have no objections
to others pursuing it if there is a chance it will bear fruits.
Still wondering if anyone can comment on the on-again/off-again
interest in this approach?

Thanks - Fred
ftemplin@iprg.nokia.com

Syam Madanapalli wrote:
> Hi Fred,
>
> I was not even working towards IETF two years ago.
> And I am still not sure if this option is useful, if
> it is, do you mind joining this work?
>
> Thank you,
> Syam
>
>
> --- "Fred L. Templin" <ftemplin@iprg.nokia.com> wrote:
>
>
> > I proposed a DHCPv4 option for tunnel endpoint
> > discovery in an I-D
> > about 2 years ago, and the document was widely
> > ignored. Why all of
> > a sudden this renewed interest? (Asked the other way
> > around, why
> > was there no interest 2 years ago when the I-D was
> > still active?)
> >
> > Fred
> > ftemplin@iprg.nokia.com
> >
> > Ralph Droms wrote:
> >
> > > Jordi - I'm a little confused (perhaps by 3GPP
> >
> > versus 3GPP2?).  We have 
> >
> > > a request to fast track a DHCPv6 option for MIPv6
> >
> > home agent options.  I 
> >
> > > guess that's for 3GPP2, not 3GPP.  3GPP is not
> >
> > using DHCP at all?
> >
> > > - Ralph
> > >
> > > At 10:43 AM 8/4/2004 -0700, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > > Hi Syam,
> > > >
> > > > I think this is an interesting work, and should
> > be continued within 
> >
> > > > DHC WG.
> > > >
> > > > But I'm not sure will fit in the
> > zeroconfiguration requirements, 
> >
> > > > because for example in 3GPP DHCP is not being
> > used.
> >
> > > > Anyway, we are already discussing this and will
> > consider the option.
> >
> > > > But it could be feasible in ISP scenarios when
> > only the own-ISP 
> >
> > > > customers are the goal for providing a transition
> > service.
> >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Jordi
> > > >
> > > > ---- Original Message ----
> > > > From: "Syam Madanapalli" <smpalli@yahoo.com>
> > > > To: <v6ops@ops.ietf.org>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 8:10 AM
> > > > Subject: Automatic Configuration of
> > IPv6-over-IPv4 Tunnels
> >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > We have a draft that propose a DHCPv4 Option
> > for
> >
> > > > > carrying Tunnel
> > > > > Informtion, so that the tunnels can be
> > configured
> >
> > > > > automatically
> > > > > between the IPv6 clouds seperated by v4
> > network.
> >
> > > > > The intent of this draft is to provide a
> > solution to
> >
> > > > > automate tunnel
> > > > > end-point configuration for a configured
> > > > > IPv6-over-IPv4 tunnel. This
> > > > > uses a DHCPv4 option to distribute the tunnel
> > > > > end-point configuration
> > > > > information. This is very useful to connect a
> > newly
> >
> > > > > deployed native
> > > > > IPv6 cloud to other existing IPv6 networks
> > using IPv4
> >
> > > > > backbone as
> > > > > well as to connect isolated dual-stack
> > IPv4/IPv6 nodes
> >
> > > > > to IPv6 clouds
> > > > > through IPv4 Network.
> > > > >
> > > > > This draft proposesa DHCP option as well as a
> > > > > procedure to automate
> > > > > the bidirectional tunnel configuration.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am wondering if this fits into v6ops
> > > > > zeroconfiguration requirements
> > > > > for tunnel configuration. Any
> > comments/suggestions
> >
> > > > > welcome.
> > > > >
> > > > > PPT:
> http://home.megapass.co.kr/~natpp00/IETF-60-DHCPv4-CTEP.ppt
>
> > > > > Dradft:
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-daniel-dhc-dhcpv4-tep-conf-01.txt
>
> > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > Syam
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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