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IETF RFC 6438
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Using the IPv6 Flow Label for Equal Cost Multipath Routing and Link Aggregation in Tunnels

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Publisher
IETF
Doc Type
Standard
Pages
9
Abstract
The IPv6 flow label has certain restrictions on its use. This document describes how those restrictions apply when using the flow label for load balancing by equal cost multipath routing and for link aggregation, particularly for IP-in-IPv6 tunneled traffic. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Publication Date
2011-11-01
Status Note
Proposed Standard
DOI
10.17487/RFC6438
Link
https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6438
Author(s)
Brian E. Carpenter
Shane Amante
Keyword(s)
ECMP, Lag
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Bibliographic Reference(s)

  • IEEE.STD802.1AX.2008 — 802.1AX EXTERNAL
  • Lee, D., Carpenter, B., and N. Brownlee, "Observations of UDP to TCP Ratio and Port Numbers", Fifth International Conference on Internet Monitoring and Protection ICIMP 2010, May 2010. EXTERNAL
  • Kompella, K., Drake, J., Amante, S., Henderickx, W., and L. Yong, "The Use of Entropy Labels in MPLS Forwarding", Work in Progress, May 2011. EXTERNAL
  • IETF RFC 2474 [Active*]
  • IETF RFC 2784 [Active*]
  • IETF RFC 2991 [Active*]
  • IETF RFC 4379 [Superseded*]
  • IETF RFC 6391 [Active*]
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