IPv6 Flow Label Specification

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 15
Abstract: This document specifies the IPv6 Flow Label field and the minimum requirements for IPv6 nodes labeling flows, IPv6 nodes forwarding labeled packets, and flow state establishment methods. Even when mentioned as examples of possible uses of the flow labeling, more detailed requirements for specific use cases are out of the scope for this document. The usage of the Flow Label field enables efficient IPv6 flow classification based only on IPv6 main header fields in fixed positions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Publication Date: 2011-11-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC6437
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6437
Author(s): Shane Amante
Brian E. Carpenter
Sheng Jiang
Jarno Rajahalme

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IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2205 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2460 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 4086 [Active*]

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von Neumann, J., "Various techniques used in connection with random digits", National Bureau of Standards Applied Math Series 12, 36-38, 1951. EXTERNAL
Gont, F., "Security Assessment of the IPv6 Flow Label" , Work in Progress, November 2010. EXTERNAL
Potyraj, C., "Firewall Design Considerations for IPv6", National Security Agency I733-041R-2007, 2007, < http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/ipv6/I733-041R-2007.pdf >. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 2827 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3697 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 4301 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 4302 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4303 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4311 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4732 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5971 [Active*]
RFC6436 — RFC6436 EXTERNAL
RFC6438 — RFC6438 EXTERNAL

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