Default Address Selection

• There are a number of ways to assign IPv6 addresses

• Requirements may be conflicting:

• Corporate environment: easily identification of a node

• Internet-connectivity: privacy is an issue

• IPv6 nodes are multi-addressed usually (+link-local)

• What address to choose for communication?

See RFC5220 «Problem Statement for Default Address Selection in Multi-Prefix Environments: Operational Issues of RFC 3484 Default Rules»