Hi, The authors have received one off-list comment on this version, requesting additional clarification of the text associated with this recommendation:
>> 2. A network domain MUST NOT forward packets outside the domain >> whose flow label values are other than zero or pseudo-random. >> Does anyone else have comments, or are we getting somewhere near agreement? Regards Brian Carpenter On 2010-12-03 12:40, Brian E Carpenter wrote: > Hi, > > This is intended to reflect the various comments made in Beijing, > notably strengthening the points about the flow label not being > changed en route. Please review - if the WG is generally OK > with this version, we'll start to think about RFC3697bis. > > Brian + Sheng + Shane > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: I-D Action:draft-ietf-6man-flow-update-00.txt > Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:00:02 -0800 > From: internet-dra...@ietf.org > Reply-To: internet-dra...@ietf.org > To: i-d-annou...@ietf.org > CC: ipv6@ietf.org > > A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts > directories. > This draft is a work item of the IPv6 Maintenance Working Group of the IETF. > > > Title : Update to the IPv6 flow label specification > Author(s) : S. Amante, et al. > Filename : draft-ietf-6man-flow-update-00.txt > Pages : 13 > Date : 2010-12-02 > > Various published proposals for use of the IPv6 flow label are > incompatible with its existing specification in RFC 3697. > Furthermore, very little practical use is made of the flow label, > partly due to some uncertainties about the correct interpretation of > the specification. This document proposes changes to the > specification in order to clarify it, making it clear what types of > usage are possible, and to introduce some additional flexibility. > > A URL for this Internet-Draft is: > http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-6man-flow-update-00.txt > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
