Re: Higher level question about flow label

[Alex Conta]

Thomas Narten wrote:
> 
> > [...] If we do nothing,
> > we have effectively chosen the intserv-only usage.[...]
> >
> Is this really the case?
> 
> RFC 2460 actually says:
> 
> > 6.  Flow Labels
> >
> >    The 20-bit Flow Label field [...]
> >
> >    Appendix A describes the current intended semantics and usage of the
> >    Flow Label field.
> 
> The only place that I know of where the Flow Label bits appear to be
> used is in RFC 2205 (Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1
> Functional Specification). [...] 

Are you saying that the "intended semantics and usage of the Flow Label
field"
documented in the Appendix A of RFC 2460 are optional?

Alex

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