Re: Last Call: <draft-ietf-6man-oversized-header-chain-08.txt> (Implications of Oversized IPv6 Header Chains) to Proposed Standard

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On 10/14/2013 02:38 PM, Templin, Fred L wrote:
>>
>> We could have that discussion in 6man, sure, but I don't believe that
>> it's
>> relevant to the question of whether draft-ietf-6man-oversized-header-
>> chain
>> is ready.
> 
> If it messes up tunnels, then it's not ready.

FWIW I disagree with this statement. From this perspectie, you'd also
expect middleboxes (e.g. load-balancers) to get deep into any layers of
tunnelling to decide on which link packets should be forwarded. -- and
this is clearly unrealistic (if at all desirable).

Thanks,
-- 
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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