Re: I-D Action:draft-ietf-v6ops-ipv6-cpe-router-03.txt

[Mark Smith <ipng@69706e6720323030352d30312d31340a.nosense.org>]

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:38:55 -0500
"STARK, BARBARA H (ATTLABS)" <bs7652@att.com> wrote:

> 
> > I hope I'm not going to look silly because I've missed it, however, do
> > these CPE (as they are routers) issue RAs on their WAN interface? I'd
> > think a statement relating to whether they do or don't, and if they
> do,
> > what options MUST/MUST NOT etc. are permitted should be covered in the
> > WAN interface section.
> 
> You're right -- that requirement seems to have gone missing. Service
> providers are fairly unanimous in not wanting to see RA messages coming
> from these routers. So it should be explicitly prohibited.
> 

I'm curious as to what the SPs specific reasons are? While
generally I would default to saying the CPE shouldn't issue RAs, I can
think of some conceivable uses for them if they did.

Regards,
Mark.