[v6ops] draft-gont-v6ops-ipv6-ehs-in-real-world: clarification text

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Tue, 14 April 2015 08:42 UTC

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Subject: [v6ops] draft-gont-v6ops-ipv6-ehs-in-real-world: clarification text
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Folks,

At the last v6ops meeting, there seemed to be agreement about including
some text noting that while results indicate that use of IPv6 EHs has
been found to result in packet drops, at least for transit ASes such
behavior is undesirable.

So this is a *first try* (please suggest edits to this text if you
think that's necessary):

"The results presented in this document indicate that in the scenarios
where the corresponding measurements were performed, the use of IPv6
extension headers can lead to packet drops. We note that, in particular,
packet drops occurring at transits Autonomous Systems is undesirable,
and it is expected that this situation will improve over time."

Thanks!

Best regards,
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Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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