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RFC 3697: IPv6 Flow Label Specification

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 6437.

Current version: RFC 6437 — IPv6 Flow Label Specification

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This document specifies the IPv6 Flow Label field and the minimum requirements for IPv6 source nodes labeling flows, IPv6 nodes forwarding labeled packets, and flow state establishment methods. Even when mentioned as examples of possible uses of the flow labeling, more detailed requirements for specific use cases are out of scope for this document. The usage of the Flow Label field enables efficient IPv6 flow classification based only on IPv6 main header fields in fixed positions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC3697
Published
March 2004
Authors
J. Rajahalme; A. Conta; B. Carpenter; S. Deering
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
9
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Obsoleted by:
RFC 6437

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