Technical Summary:
This document describes the use of the IPv6 flow label field to
enhance layer 3/4 load distribution and balancing for large server
farms. The main goal of this proposed approach is to improve the
performance of most types of L3/L4 load balancers, especially for
traffic that includes multiple IPv6 extension headers and for
fragmented packets. The document also includes a brief summary of
commonly used load balancing techniques to put the proposed mechanism
in context.
Working Group Summary:
The working group had active discussion on the draft and the current
text of the draft is representative of the consensus of the working
group.
Document Quality:
The document has received adequate review. The Document Shepherd has
no concerns about the depth or breadth of these reviews. There are no
known implementations of this document.
Personnel:
Who is the Document Shepherd? Who is the Responsible Area Director?
Suresh Krishnan is the document shepherd. Ted Lemon is the
responsible AD.