Re: Last Call: <draft-ietf-6man-rfc2460bis-08.txt> (Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification) to Internet Standard

[Fernando Gont <[e-mail]>]

Folks,

One thing that is missing in this document is a reality-check of the use
of Extension Headers in the public Internet.

No matter whether one likes it or not, published studies regarding the
drop rate of IPv6 packets with extension headers should signal an alarm
in at least the operational world.

RFC7872 ("Observations on the Dropping of Packets with IPv6 Extension
Headers in the Real World") might be of use here.

Thanks,
Fernando




On 02/01/2017 08:49 PM, The IESG wrote:
> 
> The IESG has received a request from the IPv6 Maintenance WG (6man) to
> consider the following document:
> - 'Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification'
>   <draft-ietf-6man-rfc2460bis-08.txt> as Internet Standard
> 
> The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits
> final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the
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> 
> Abstract
> 
> 
>    This document specifies version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6).
>    It obsoletes RFC2460
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The file can be obtained via
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-6man-rfc2460bis/
> 
> IESG discussion can be tracked via
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-6man-rfc2460bis/ballot/
> 
> 
> No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
> 
> 
> The document contains these normative downward references.
> See RFC 3967 for additional information: 
>     rfc4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification (Draft Standard - IETF stream)
>     rfc3168: The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP (Proposed Standard - IETF stream)
> Note that some of these references may already be listed in the acceptable Downref Registry.
> 
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