Segment Routing over IPv6 Network Programming
RFC 8986, “Segment Routing over IPv6 Network Programming”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2021 by C. Filsfils, P. Camarillo, J. Leddy, D. Voyer, S. Matsushima, Z. Li. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) Network Programming framework enables a network operator or an application to specify a packet processing program by encoding a sequence of instructions in the IPv6 packet header.
Each instruction is implemented on one or several nodes in the network and identified by an SRv6 Segment Identifier in the packet.
This document defines the SRv6 Network Programming concept and specifies the base set of SRv6 behaviors that enables the creation of interoperable overlays with underlay optimization.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
The canonical text of RFC 8986 is hosted at rfc-editor.org. Available in HTML,TXT,PDF,XML.
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