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Hi, Fred (et al.),
It might be useful to be clear whether this option MUST NOT be used on atomic datagrams (i.e., where IPv4 DF==1 or when not source fragmented) and that it cannot be used for purposes other than reassembly (as the regular ID is per RFC 6484).
Joe
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> On Jul 28, 2023, at 12:54 PM, Templin (US), Fred L <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Subject: I-D Action: draft-templin-intarea-ipid-ext-00.txt
>
> A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts
> directories.
>
> Title : Identification Extension Options for the Internet Protocol
> Author : Fred L. Templin
> Filename : draft-templin-intarea-ipid-ext-00.txt
> Pages : 10
> Date : 2023-07-28
>
> Abstract:
> The Internet Protocol, version 4 (IPv4) header includes a 16 bit
> Identification field in all packets, but this length is too small to
> ensure reassembly integrity even at moderate data rates in modern
> networks. Even for Internet Protocol, version 6 (IPv6), the 32 bit
> Identification field may be smaller than desired for some intended
> uses. This document addresses these limitations by defining both an
> Identification Extension option for IPv4 and a corresponding
> Destination Option for IPv6.
>
> The IETF datatracker status page for this Internet-Draft is:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-templin-intarea-ipid-ext/
>
> There is also an htmlized version available at:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-templin-intarea-ipid-ext-00
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