Re: [irtf-discuss] Why do we need to go with 128 bits address space ?

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On 15/8/19 12:27, Roland Bless wrote:
[....]
> c) given the increasing number of virtual machines and IoT devices 64
> bit isn't sufficient, see also the discussion of new MAC address lengths
[...]

The MAC addresses should have never been embedded in the IID. In fact,
that's no longer the recommended way to generate IPv6 IIDs. See RFC8064.

Thanks,
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Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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