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Title : IPv6 Dynamic Flow Label Switching (FLS)
Author(s) : M. Beckman
Filename : draft-martinbeckman-ietf-ipv6-fls-ipv6flowswitching-02.txt
Pages : 12
Date : 2006-11-26
This document seeks to establish a standard for the utilization of the Class
of Service Field and the us of the Flow Label Field within the IPv6 Header and
establish a methodology of switching packets through routers using the first
32-bits of the IPv6 header using Flow Label Switching on packets rather than
full routing of packets. Within the first 32-bits of an IPv6 header exists the
requisite information to allow for the immediate ?switching? on an ingress
packet of a router, allowing for ?Label Switching? of a native IPv6 packet. This
allows the establishment of VPN circuits in a dynamic manner across transit
networks. The establishment of ?Flows? based upon the 20-bit ?Flow Label? value
can be done dynamically with minimal effort and configuration of the end-point
routers of the flow. The flows can be managed or open, encrypted or in the
clear, and will allow for greater scalability, security, and agility in the
management and operation of networks.
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