The IESG has received a request from the Internet Area Working Group WG (intarea) to consider the following document: - 'Using the IPv6 Flow Label for Server Load Balancing' <draft-ietf-intarea-flow-label-balancing-01.txt> as Informational RFC The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2013-09-30. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract This document describes how the IPv6 flow label as currently specified can be used to enhance layer 3/4 load distribution and balancing for large server farms. The file can be obtained via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-intarea-flow-label-balancing/ IESG discussion can be tracked via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-intarea-flow-label-balancing/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
