IETF RFC 4459
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MTU and Fragmentation Issues with In-the-Network Tunneling
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- Publisher
- IETF
- Doc Type
- Informational
- Pages
- 14
- Abstract
- Tunneling techniques such as IP-in-IP when deployed in the middle of the network, typically between routers, have certain issues regarding how large packets can be handled: whether such packets would be fragmented and reassembled (and how), whether Path MTU Discovery would be used, or how this scenario could be operationally avoided. This memo justifies why this is a common, non-trivial problem, and goes on to describe the different solutions and their characteristics at some length. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
- Publication Date
- 2006-04-01
- Status Note
- Informational
- DOI
10.17487/RFC4459- Link
- https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4459
- Author(s)
- Pekka Savola
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Normative Reference(s)
- IETF RFC 1122 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 1191 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 1981 [Superseded*]
- IETF RFC 2003 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 2460 [Superseded*]
- IETF RFC 2473 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 2784 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 3931 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 4213 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 4301 [Active, Amended*]
Bibliographic Reference(s)
- Gont, F., "ICMP attacks against TCP" , Work in Progress, February 2006. EXTERNAL
- Medina, A., Allman, M., and S. Floyd, "Measuring the Evolution of Transport Protocols in the Internet", Computer Communications Review, Apr 2005, < http://www.icir.org/tbit/ >. EXTERNAL
- Mathis, M. and J. Heffner, "Path MTU Discovery" , Work in Progress, March 2006. EXTERNAL
- Mathis, M., "Fragmentation Considered Very Harmful" , Work in Progress, July 2004. EXTERNAL
- IETF RFC 1858 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 2516 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 3128 [Active*]
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Referenced By
- IETF RFC 4834 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 4963 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 5320 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 5555 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 5565 [Active*]
- IETF RFC 6576 [Active*]