Re: New draft on IPv6 extension headers

[Brian E Carpenter <brc at zurich.ibm.com>]

Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> 	Hello,
>
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 04:07:15PM -0400, Suresh Krishnan wrote :
>
> >  I have submitted a draft requesting a standard format for IPv6 
> > extension headers. I would appreciate any comments on it.
>
>
> I think I don't understand why one would need new extension headers,
> instead of adding options to the existing ones (plus depleting the IP
> protocols number might not be such a godd idea). But I guess I'm missing
> something.

Well, we have the ability today to standardize new extension headers,
if the case is strong enough. This draft only seems to be proposing
some additional constraints on such extensions.

   Brian

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