RFC 9098: Operational Implications of IPv6 Packets with Extension Headers
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document summarizes the operational implications of IPv6 extension headers specified in the IPv6 protocol specification (RFC 8200) and attempts to analyze reasons why packets with IPv6 extension headers are often dropped in the public Internet.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC9098
- Published
- September 2021
- Authors
- F. Gont; N. Hilliard; G. Doering; W. Kumari; G. Huston; W. Liu
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- ops
- Pages
- 17
- Also known as
- —
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