1. Minimum Requirement of IPv6 for Low Cost Network Appliance
Nobuo Okabe
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
2001/12/3
Min. Req. for IPv6 LCNA

2. Motivations (1/2) Always-on network is becoming popular.
Many Low Cost Network Appliances (LCNA) 　will be connected to the Internet.
LCNA
is specific purposed unlike PC.
has limited network functionality under limited resources.
is not a router, but a host.
Sample LCNA: Sensor, AV equip., home appliance, etc...
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Min. Req. for IPv6 LCNA

3. Motivations (2/2) For LCNA, IPv6
is necessary,
Large address space
Plug & play
but is too heavy
There are no guidelines for shrinking IPv6/IPsec specifications.
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Min. Req. for IPv6 LCNA

4. Objectives Sharing our experience with other LCNA implementers.
Making IPv6/IPsec guideline for LCNAs.
Developing test suites for the public.
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5. Points of Discussions Please read our draft for details:
draft-manyfolks-ipv6-lcna-minimum-reqs-00.txt
What should be Minimum IPv6 and IPsec specifications?
Securely cooperable with other IPv6/IPsec nodes
Reasonable for the future of the Internet
Is IPsec effective security solution for LCNAs?
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Min. Req. for IPv6 LCNA

6. Contact Points http://www.tahi.org/ tiny@tahi.org 2001/12/3
Min. Req. for IPv6 LCNA