Margaret,
Given there seems to be so much contention around Tony's proposal,
I agree that Scott's minimal definition along with removal
of Appendix A is a viable alternative.
jak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Margaret Wasserman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: Flow Label
>
> Are there any IPv6 router implementations that currently
> modify the flow label field in transit?
>
> If not, I could live with the minimal change that Scott
> has proposed below (in the nature of a "bug fix" to
> RFC 2460).
>
> Scott Bradner wrote:
> > The 20-bit Flow Label field in the IPv6 header MAY be set by a
> > source to uniquely label sets of packets. Nodes that do not
support
> > the Flow Label field MUST set the field to zero when originating
a
> > packet, and MUST ignore the field when receiving a packet. All
routers
> > MUST pass the field on unchanged when forwarding a packet.
>
> I also agree that Appendix A should be removed (it is just wrong),
> but we should NOT attempt to replace it with something that
> is more right, given today's QoS mechanisms.
>
> RFC 2460 shouldn't say anything else on this subject. All other
> information should be handled in separate specifications (and
> WGs) including:
>
> - How flow label values are chosen
> - The meaning of flow label values
> - How flow labels are/aren't interpreted by
> intermediate routers and/or end-nodes
> - How flow labels can/can't be used to
> identify a single flow
>
> Does that work for everyone?
>
> Again, does anyone know of any current implementations that this
> would break?
>
> Margaret
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