On 4/28/2015 11:53 AM, Lucy yong wrote:
> There's no downside to using the existing IP version field here, and
> there are many downsides to using a duplicate field.

> [Lucy] GUE is designed to encapsulate a payload, not just IP payload.
> GUE protocol field needs to support IP payload type because the
> tunnel may require other features such as security, fragmentation,
> etc.

GUE needs to indicate "IP", to differentiate it from other payload types
(e.g., signalling, MPLS, etc.).

But there's no reason GUE needs to indicate *in its header* that the
payload is specifically "IPv4" or "IPv6".

Joe

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