Status of this Memo
Abstract:
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This document was submitted to the IETF IPng area in response to RFC 1550. Publication of this document does not imply acceptance by the IPng area of any ideas expressed within. Comments should be submitted to the big-internet@munnari.oz.au mailing list. 1. Executive Summary The two most commonly cited issues motivating the introduction of IPng are address depletion and routing table growth in IPv4. Further motivation is the fact that the Internet is witnessing an increasing diversity in the protocols and services found in the network. When evaluating alternatives for IPng, we should consider how well each alternative addresses the problems arising from this diversity. In this document, we identify several features that affect a protocol’s ability to operate in a multiprotocol environment and propose the incorporation of these features into IPng. Our thesis, succinctly stated, is: The next generation Internet Protocol should have features that support its use with a variety of protocol architectures. 2.
