Re: [v6ops] Operational Implications of IPv6 Packets with Extension Headers - OAM

[Fernando Gont <[e-mail]>]

On 27/7/20 06:56, Vasilenko Eduard wrote:
> Hi Fernando,
> May be me misunderstood the point of the draft in 1st place.
> I do see it as a warning list for potential issues that admin should research a little deeper before he/she would enable some EHs.

Nope.

What this document tries to do is to shed some light into why packets 
with EHs are largely dropped in the public Internet.

And essentially it notes that in many cases operators don't have many 
other options.

RFC7872 (as well as other studies referenced in our draft) have provided 
data about the extent to which packets with EHs are dropped in the 
public Internet.

And this document elaborates on the operational reality that many 
operators have not much of a choce than resorting to dropping them.

Thanks,
-- 
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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