Re: [spring] PSP and a logical application of RFC8200

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Mon, 02 March 2020 21:16 UTC

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Subject: Re: [spring] PSP and a logical application of RFC8200
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On 2/3/20 18:09, Darren Dukes (ddukes) wrote:
> Fernando, you are wrong.  SRH processing only occurs at the segment endpoint, there is no "processing the routing header again”.

Does the fact that PSP stands for "Penultimate Segment Pop" ring any bells?

PSP specifies en-route removal of IPv6 extension headers. This violated 
RFC8200 that prohibits such behaviour, and also violates the 
specification of routing headers.

Thanks,
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Fernando Gont
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