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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006>Hi=20
all,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D359382914-10052006>Statement 1)=20
</SPAN>From section 3.2.2 of OSPF for IPv6<SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006>,</SPAN> "Locally originated packets SHOULD =
NOT be=20
passed on to OSPF. That is, the source IPv6 address should be examined =
to make=20
sure this is not a multicast packet that the router itself =
generated."<SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006> This is one of the checks that need to be =
done before=20
the packet is sent for OSPF processing."</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Statement 2) From=20
section 3.9 of OSPF for IPv6, "This allows the router to automatically =
detect=20
that multiple<SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006> </SPAN>router interfaces =
attach to=20
the same link, when a Hello packet is<SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006>=20
</SPAN>received with the router's link-local address as the source<SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006> </SPAN>address but with an Interface ID =
other than the=20
Interface ID for<SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006> </SPAN>the receiving=20
interface."</FONT></DIV></SPAN>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006><SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006><SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doesn't the above =
two=20
statements&nbsp;conflict in the case of Multiple Interfaces to the same=20
broadcast link. And also first condition is checked for at IPv6 level =
while the=20
other is at OSPF level. If the first statement is true, the packet would =
be=20
dropped at the IP level and is not passed to=20
OSPF.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006><SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006></SPAN></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006><SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006>I doubt the first statement if it should be =
re-written=20
as "Locally originated packets SHOULD NOT be passed on to OSPF. That is, =
the=20
source IPv6 address should be examined to make sure this is not a =
multicast=20
packet that the router itself generated&nbsp;from =
same&nbsp;interface"<SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006> This is one of the checks that need to be =
done before=20
the packet is sent for OSPF =
processing."</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006><SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006><SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006><SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006><SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006>thanx</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D359382914-10052006><SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006><SPAN=20
class=3D359382914-10052006>ramana</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY=
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