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Hi, Some of you may remember about half a year - year ago, I asked for feedback (and got some) for an internet draft on MTU issues in the tunnels which are set up in the network. This is a topic with pretty high operational relevance. I've revised the draft again based on some really good feedback, and it's getting very near publication soon. So, I'd like to solicit more comments (on- or off-list). Please comment within about a week or so. http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-savola-mtufrag-network-tunneling-04.txt Abstract Tunneling techniques such as IP-in-IP when deployed in the middle of the network, typically between routers, have certain issues regarding how large packets can be handled: whether such packets would be fragmented and reassembled (and how), whether Path MTU Discovery would be used, or how this scenario could be operationally avoided. This memo justifies why this is a common, non-trivial problem, and goes on to describe the different solutions and their characteristics at some length. -- Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings
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