Re: Proposal for changing how IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Options are processed

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Mon, 07 December 2020 08:38 UTC

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Subject: Re: Proposal for changing how IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Options are processed
To: Gyan Mishra <hayabusagsm@gmail.com>, Ron Bonica <rbonica=40juniper.net@dmarc.ietf.org>
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On 6/12/20 21:16, Gyan Mishra wrote:
> 
> I think the draft should state how limiting the number of options 
> translates into forwarding rate improvement in the fast path versus punt 
> to slow path.

+1

Thanks,
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Fernando Gont
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