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INFORMATIONAL

Authors:

F. Gont
J. Linkova
T. Chown
W. Liu

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IETF

Source:

v6ops (ops)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC7872

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Abstract

This document presents real-world data regarding the extent to whichpackets with IPv6 Extension Headers (EHs) are dropped in the Internet(as originally measured in August 2014 and later in June 2015, withsimilar results) and where in the network such dropping occurs. Theaforementioned results serve as a problem statement that is expectedto trigger operational advice on the filtering of IPv6 packetscarrying IPv6 EHs so that the situation improves over time. Thisdocument also explains how the results were obtained, such that thecorresponding measurements can be reproduced by other members of thecommunity and repeated over time to observe changes in the handlingof packets with IPv6 EHs.

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