Close encounters of the ICMP type 2 kind (near misses with ICMPv6 PTB)
draft-v6ops-pmtud-ecmp-problem-00
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| Authors | Matt Byerly , Matt Hite , Joel Jaeggli | ||
| Last updated | 2015-02-25 (Latest revision 2014-08-24) | ||
| Replaces | draft-jaeggli-v6ops-pmtud-ecmp-problem | ||
| RFC stream | Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) | ||
| Intended RFC status | Informational | ||
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Abstract
This document calls attention to the problem of delivering ICMPv6 type 2 "Packet Too Big" (PTB) messages to intended destinations in ECMP load balanced, anycast network architectures. It discusses operational mitigations that can address this class of failure.
Authors
Matt Byerly
Matt Hite
Joel Jaeggli
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