I support this change. Regards Brian Carpenter
On 2011-11-11 06:00, Bob Hinden wrote: > This email starts a one week 6MAN Working Group last call for adding text and > a reference to RFC6437 "IPv6 Flow Label Specification" to the Node > Requirements bis document current in AUTH48 state. The document is currently > on hold in the RFC Editor waiting for resolution of this issue. > > The proposed text, first sent to the [email protected] mailing list on November > 2, 2011 (included below), is: > >> All nodes SHOULD support RFC 6437, IPv6 Flow Label Specification, >> defines the IPv6 Flow Label. Specifically: >> >> "Forwarding nodes such as routers and load distributors MUST NOT >> depend only on Flow Label values being uniformly distributed. " >> >> "It is therefore RECOMMENDED that source hosts support the flow >> label by setting the flow label field for all packets of a given flow to >> the >> same value chosen from an approximation to a discrete uniform >> distribution. " > > The chairs have discussed this with the Internet Area Directors and they > recommended this course of action. This topic is also on the agenda for the > 6man session at the Taipei IETF. > > Substantive comments and statements of support for taking this action should > be sent to the mailing list. This last call will end on November 17, 2011. > > Regards, > Bob Hinden & Brian Haberman > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: <[email protected]> >> Date: November 2, 2011 7:50:35 PM PDT >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: Flow Label support in the Node Requirements bis document >> >> Hi all, >> >> There has been some discussions whether or not we should add support for the >> Flow Label in >> Soon to be RFC 6434 <draft-ietf-6man-node-req-bis-11.txt> As a straw man >> proposal, if we add >> Support, I would suggest the following text: >> >> All nodes SHOULD support RFC 6437, IPv6 Flow Label Specification, >> defines the IPv6 Flow Label. Specifically: >> >> "Forwarding nodes such as routers and load distributors MUST NOT >> depend only on Flow Label values being uniformly distributed. " >> >> "It is therefore RECOMMENDED that source hosts support the flow >> label by setting the flow label field for all packets of a given flow >> to the >> same value chosen from an approximation to a discrete uniform >> distribution. " >> >> I'd like to ask the wg the following: >> >> 1) Is the above text acceptable? >> 2) Do you support adding the text? If no, please suggest text, unless you do >> not support adding >> Flow label support at all (please say so). >> >> John >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> IETF IPv6 working group mailing list >> [email protected] >> Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > IETF IPv6 working group mailing list > [email protected] > Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [email protected] Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
