> In other words, a mesh of standard Ethernet bridges already > allows you to partition traffic between the segments, without > the need to do configuration of routers. (Yes, you do have to > arrange the connectivity so that voice traffic doesn't have > to go over the HD video network to get to the site exit > router, but that's true whether the devices in question are bridges or > routers.) > > And if that's true, then a /64 would be fine for the average > home user. Am I missing something? The IETF designs protocols, it does not specify what products people MUST buy. Many home users currently buy IPv4 routers, not bridges, and there is no reason to believe that this will change with IPv6. In addition, a lot of home users set up Linux/BSD/Windows to act as routers in their home network. The reason for a /48 everywhere is so that nobody needs to dig into such dirty details and fine tune who gets how many addresses in which situation. --Michael Dillon _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf