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Re: [v6ops] IPv6 Diagnostic Option

Roland Bless <roland.bless@kit.edu> Fri, 22 July 2011 05:41 UTC

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Subject: Re: [v6ops] IPv6 Diagnostic Option
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Hi,

On 22.07.2011 06:38, nalini.elkins@insidethestack.com wrote:
> Would love to get feedback on an Internet Draft we have submitted.

> The issue we are addressing is that the IP Identification field which
> was available with IPv4 in the main header is available with IPv6
> only in the Fragment Header.

I don't think that your proposed solution is necessary, since
IPv6 has the Flow Label, that - if set by the source - may be
very well suited for your purpose (tracking flows along a path).
Please see http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-6man-flow-3697bis/
for more details.

Kind regards,
 Roland

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