[AusNOG] RFC6911 - "RADIUS Attributes for IPv6 Access Networks"

[Mark Smith]

Hi,

A new RFC was just recently published which might  be of interest to people on this list:

"RADIUS Attributes for IPv6 Access Networks

Abstract

   This document specifies additional IPv6 RADIUS Attributes useful in
   residential broadband network deployments.  The Attributes, which are
   used for authorization and accounting, enable assignment of a host
   IPv6 address and an IPv6 DNS server address via DHCPv6, assignment of
   an IPv6 route announced via router advertisement, assignment of a
   named IPv6 delegated prefix pool, and assignment of a named IPv6 pool
   for host DHCPv6 addressing."

The Delegated IPv6 Prefix Pool option was created based on the work we were doing at Internode a few years back, although it was just IETF standardising a feature that at least one vendor provides as a Vendor Specific Attribute. Standardising it means it will be more widely available.

There is a bit of RADIUS related commentary about scenarios such as where both SLAAC and DHCPv6 are used for address assignment, which might be of interest.

Regards,
Mark.