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RFC 8754: IPv6 Segment Routing Header (SRH)

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Segment Routing can be applied to the IPv6 data plane using a new type of Routing Extension Header called the Segment Routing Header (SRH). This document describes the SRH and how it is used by nodes that are Segment Routing (SR) capable.

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Document ID
RFC8754
Published
March 2020
Authors
C. Filsfils; D. Dukes; S. Previdi; J. Leddy; S. Matsushima; D. Voyer
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
27
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Updated by:
RFC 9800

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