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Reserving bits in the IPv6 header for future use
draft-krishnan-6man-header-reserved-bits-00

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (individual)
Authors Suresh Krishnan , Joel M. Halpern
Last updated 2010-10-18
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This Internet-Draft is no longer active. A copy of the expired Internet-Draft can be found at:
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-krishnan-6man-header-reserved-bits-00.txt

Abstract

The IPv6 header does not contain any reserved bits for future expansion. This document sets aside 4 bits from the flow label field for future expansion.

Authors

Suresh Krishnan
Joel M. Halpern

(Note: The e-mail addresses provided for the authors of this Internet-Draft may no longer be valid.)