Re: new draft on IPv6 CPE router available for review

[Francois-Xavier Le Bail <fx.lebail@yahoo.com>]

David,

--- On Wed, 7/2/08, David Miles <davidm@thetiger.com> wrote:
 
> There is also a potential for the LAN interface to be in a down state,
> and for the service provider to require management of the device.
> By binding the global-scope management address to either the loopback
> or the WAN interface the 
> service provider can ensure management irrespective of LAN
> interface state.
> 
> -David

The CPE must also support IPv4, and for using one subnet in IPv4 world, it's a practice to have a LAN bridge with Ethernet, Wifi, etc. interfaces adding to it.
And this bridge is always up, even if the LAN interfaces are individualy down.
So binding the global-scope management address to this LAN bridge can be a way to consider.

Best Regards,

Francois-Xavier