@techreport{francois-ipv6-dots-signal-option-00, number = {draft-francois-ipv6-dots-signal-option-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-francois-ipv6-dots-signal-option/00/}, author = {Jérôme François and Abdelkader Lahmadi and Giovane Moura and Marco Davids}, title = {{IPv6 DOTS Signal Option}}, pagetotal = 13, year = 2016, month = mar, day = 21, abstract = {This document describes a delivery mechanism based on the IPv6 Hop- by-Hop options extension header type to carry a DOTS client signal message over a congested network due to a DDoS attack. The specified mechanism allows the DOTS client signal message to be included using an opportunistic way in outgoing IPv6 packets traveling then through the network to reach a DOTS server or relay.}, }