Technical Summary
This document specifies an IPv6 profile for 3GPP mobile devices. It
lists the set of features a 3GPP mobile device is to be compliant
with to connect to an IPv6-only or dual-stack wireless network
(including 3GPP cellular network and IEEE 802.11 network).
This document defines a different profile than the one for general
connection to IPv6 cellular networks defined in
[I-D.ietf-v6ops-rfc3316bis]. In particular, this document identifies
also features to deliver IPv4 connectivity service over an IPv6-only
transport.
Both hosts and devices with capability to share their WAN (Wide Area
Network) connectivity are in scope.
Working Group Summary
IPv6 Operations contains a number of sub-communities, which include
operators of various categories, vendors of various categories, academics,
researchers, and others. This document, which is intended to describe a
specific category of IPv6 service and serve in RFPs and RFIs as a set of
operational requirements, was primarily of interest to the operators of 3GPP
and related mobile networks. It was also reviewed by the Mobile Network
vendors, including several of the authors of draft-ietf-v6ops-rfc3316bis, which
was developed at the same time. While there were comments and
improvements made on the draft, it was not particularly controversial until
IETF LC.
This document has at this point been thourgh two IETF and WC-LC cycles
associated with concerns raised by the scope and nature of the feature enumeration
in this document. The document can as related albiet not an outright companion of rfc
7066.
Document Quality
There were a number of thorough reviews, including reviews from operators and from vendors.
Personnel
The Document Shepherd is Fred Baker. The AD is Joel Jaeggli.