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This document outlines an approach utilizing existing IPv6 protocols to allow hosts to be assigned a unique IPv6 prefix (instead of a unique IPv6 address from a shared IPv6 prefix). Benefits of using a unique IPv6 prefix over a unique service-provider IPv6 address include improved host isolation and enhanced subscriber management on shared network segments.

This document provides information for those wishing to use DHCPv6 to support their deployment of IPv6. In particular, it discusses the provision of semi-redundant DHCPv6 services.

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Given the competitive nature of the broadband network market, providing better service to consumers in terms of measurably superior end-user experience is crucial for Internet Service providers (ISPs). The large scale and heterogeneity of network infrastructure pose a challenge in collecting data and in assessing performance metrics in such a system of systems. This paper presents our broad architecture called the Network Measurement and Monitoring Architecture (NMMA) and some key implementation details for the measurement of network performance metrics, their collection, aggregation, analysis and presentation. The work presented here was performed for a major ISP and complements the draft standards proposed by the Internet Engineering Task Force's working group on LargeScale Measurement of Broadband Performance (IETF-LMAP). Our NMMA architectural framework and implementation details expand on the IETF-LMAP working group's framework and thus provide a reference implementation. Although not a direct concern of the proposed LMAP draft framework, our implementation also provides guidance for a uniform visual presentation of data collected from the network, for analysis purposes.