@techreport{elkins-6man-ipv6-pdm-dest-option-09, number = {draft-elkins-6man-ipv6-pdm-dest-option-09}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-elkins-6man-ipv6-pdm-dest-option/09/}, author = {Nalini Elkins and Rob Hamilton and Michael Ackermann}, title = {{IPv6 Performance and Diagnostic Metrics Destination Option}}, pagetotal = 12, year = 2014, month = oct, day = 20, abstract = {To assess performance problems, measurements based on optional sequence numbers and timing may be embedded in each packet. Such measurements may be interpreted in real-time or after the fact. This document describes an implementation of the existing IPv6 Destination Options extension header, the Performance and Diagnostic Metrics (PDM) Destination Options extension header. A discussion of the field limits, calculations, and usage of the PDM in measurement is described in a companion document.}, }