Agree.
jak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian E Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: Proposed update to RFC 2460 [was Re: Flow Label]
> Taking Scott's suggestion, here's another try:
>
> I'd like to propose the following as the
> complete and total replacement of Section 6 of RFC 2460.
>
> 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.
>
> This specification does not further define the meaning of the
> Flow Label.
>
> [and delete Appendix A, which is unhelpful.]
>
> Brian
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