Re: rfc2460bis and Frag ID generation

Bob Hinden <bob.hinden@gmail.com> Thu, 04 February 2016 20:05 UTC

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Subject: Re: rfc2460bis and Frag ID generation
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Fernanco,

> On Feb 4, 2016, at 11:42 AM, Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> wrote:
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> On 02/04/2016 04:24 PM, Bob Hinden wrote:
> [....]
>>> 
>>> Thoughts?
>> 
>> I looked at this earlier and also thought the 32-bit wrap around
>> counter text was dated.  I am OK with something similar to what you
>> proposed.  My read of the current text is that it is describes the
>> 32-bit wrap around counter as an example, as opposed the only way to
>> do it, so an update like this would be OK.
>> 
>> Other comments?
> 
> BTW, please let me know if the current version will not be revised in
> less than, say, 1 week, and I could do a full review….

Not sure, other than this possible change, I don’t have anything else queued up.

Bob

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> Thanks!
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> Cheers,
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> Fernando Gont
> SI6 Networks
> e-mail: fgont@si6networks.com
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