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... from IPv4 addressing [ADDRARCH]. It is required that all IPv6 nodes
be able to assemble their own addresses from interface identifiers ...
... Autoconfiguration [AUTOCONF], and it allows IPv6 nodes to configure
themselves without the need for stateful configuration servers (i.e.,
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... IPv6 site renumbering specification [SITEREN] relies upon the
fact that IPv6 nodes will generate new addresses when new prefixes
...
... In the future, additional IPv6 specifications may rely upon the
ability of IPv6 nodes to use multiple prefixes and/or multiple
identifiers ...
... UE), Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), and Gateway
GPRS Support Node (GGSN). The UTRAN comprises Radio Access Network
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... unique identifier, whereas
Ethernet nodes can create an identifier from their EUI-48 address ...
... single address of each 3GPP node (e.g., for billing purposes). This
address is also used in the GGSN ...
... context
associated with each packet. It is assumed that 3GPP nodes will not
generate any addresses ...
... prefixes. This will prevent the participation of 3GPP nodes
(e.g., handsets or 3GPP-attached laptops) in IPv6 ...
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A 3GPP node is assigned a single identifier and is not allowed to
generate additional identifiers ...
... privacy addresses by 3GPP nodes. This also makes 3GPP mechanisms
not fully compliant with the expected behavior of IPv6 nodes ...
... nodes. This also makes 3GPP mechanisms
not fully compliant with the expected behavior of IPv6 nodes,
which will result in incompatibility with popular laptop IPv6
stacks. For example, a laptop that uses privacy ...
... These limitations could be avoided by enabling the standard IPv6
address allocation mechanisms in 3GPP nodes. The GGSN could
advertise one or more prefixes ...
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3GPP nodes could participate in site renumbering and future IPv6
mechanisms that rely on the use of multiple global prefixes ...
... context. This will allow sufficient address
space for a 3GPP-attached node to allocate privacy addresses and/or
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... to be used within each assigned prefix. This would allow 3GPP nodes
to generate and use privacy addresses ...
... addresses, and would be compatible with
future IPv6 standards that may depend on the ability of IPv6 nodes to
generate new interface identifiers for communication.
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... interface identifiers for communication.
This is a vital change, necessary to allow standards-compliant IPv6
nodes to connect to the Internet through 3GPP handsets, without
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... Internet through 3GPP handsets, without
modification. It is expected that most IPv6 nodes, including the
most popular laptop stacks, will generate privacy addresses ...
... IPv6 working group should undertake an effort to define the
minimal requirements for all IPv6 nodes.
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