Re: [tsvwg] Status of ECN encapsulation drafts (i.e., stuck)

Joseph Touch <touch@strayalpha.com> Sun, 15 March 2020 19:50 UTC

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Subject: Re: [tsvwg] Status of ECN encapsulation drafts (i.e., stuck)
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> On Mar 15, 2020, at 10:30 AM, Rodney W. Grimes <ietf@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> wrote:
> 
>> So yes, I know this is often done, but I don't know how often.
> 
> Probably more often than desireable.
> BUT this is done intentionally by an Operator, so I do not view
> this as a severe a problem as if there actually was an implementation
> that just flat out ignored DF.

See RFC6864 as to why this is risky.

Yes, it makes things look like they work. What the operators don’t see are the packets they corrupt by ignoring DF, e.g., when the ID is repeated or just constant.

Joe