@techreport{farmer-6man-routing-64-02, number = {draft-farmer-6man-routing-64-02}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-farmer-6man-routing-64/02/}, author = {David Farmer}, title = {{IPv6 Routing and its Relationship to the 64-bit Boundary in the IPv6 Addressing Architecture}}, pagetotal = 16, year = 2019, month = jan, day = 6, abstract = {There is a common misconception that the IPv6 Addressing Architecture requires the use of only /64 subnet prefixes for subnet routing. This document clarifies the characterization of the relationship between IPv6 routing and the 64 bit boundary, which is that of a recommendation for the use of /64 subnet prefixes for subnet routing in most circumstances, not a requirement for such. To further clarify this relationship, the document also provides operational guidance for the configuration of subnet prefixes and updates RFC 4291 accordingly.}, }