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

Tim Chown <tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk> Mon, 29 October 2012 13:44 UTC

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On 29 Oct 2012, at 08:25, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 29/10/2012 08:02, Lorenzo Colitti wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Brian E Carpenter <
>> brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I think the real problem statement is "some operators filter some extension
>>> headers, including fragments, and some operators filter ICMP PTB."
>>> 
>> 
>> I think we can get to consensus as a group that filtering PTB is a bad idea
>> though, right?
> 
> I would hope so, and there's already an RFC that covers it, but you did suggest
> PMTUD as an alternative to fragmentation. We'd better issue a *complete* advisory.

This, along with Lorenzo's other three points, could be that complete advisory? The same advisory can target different stakeholders.

Tim