@techreport{smith-6man-form-func-anycast-addresses-02, number = {draft-smith-6man-form-func-anycast-addresses-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-smith-6man-form-func-anycast-addresses/02/}, author = {Mark Smith}, title = {{IPv6 Formal Anycast Addresses and Functional Anycast Addresses}}, pagetotal = 35, year = 2024, month = feb, day = 22, abstract = {Currently, IPv6 anycast addresses are chosen from within the existing IPv6 unicast address space, with the addresses nominated as anycast addresses through configuration. An alternative scheme would be to have a special class of addresses for use as anycast addresses. This memo proposes a distinct general anycast addressing class for IPv6, and a more specific scheme for functional anycast addresses.}, }