IPv6 Source Routing

I have some unclarity in IPv6 Source Route option. So, I decide to comment to this list for help.

In IPv6, routing header with n addresses will do the source route functionality. What will be the usual

process to get intermediate addresses that may fill Address[1] ... Address[n] field in IPv6 routing header?

In other words, does IPv6 provide functions that dynamically obtain intermediate nodes (for strict/loose

source route) in case of one node sending IPv6 packets to another using IPv6 source routing?

Also, is IPv6 in charge of explicitly listing such intermediate nodes in source routing? If so, how?

Any comments from IPv6 source routing and routing header knowledgeable person should be very helpful

for my purpose. You can send your comment privately to me in case of ipng subscribers feeling bothered

by uninterested topic.

Thank you very much,

Youngjune Gwon

Research Engineer

NTT DoCoMo USA Research Labs

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