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Re: [v6ops] new draft: draft-taylor-v6ops-fragdrop

james woodyatt <jhw@apple.com> Tue, 16 October 2012 22:49 UTC

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Subject: Re: [v6ops] new draft: draft-taylor-v6ops-fragdrop
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On Oct 16, 2012, at 15:28 , Nick Hilliard <nick@inex.ie> wrote:
> 
>> For middleboxes that sit in front of
>> "low-end" end systems, there is also still the option of
>> Virtual Fragmentation Reassembly.

> urgh, state.  As a general principal, the less state you have to deal with
> in your intermediate systems, the better.


This is why you always see that horrible look splayed on my face whenever I am reminded of the discussion on this list prior to the drafting of RFC 6092 all those years ago.


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james woodyatt <jhw@apple.com>
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