The IPv6 Compact Routing Header
RFC 9631, “The IPv6 Compact Routing Header”, is an Experimental document published in August 2024 by R. Bonica, Y. Kamite, A. Alston, D. Henriques, L. Jalil. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes an experiment in which two new IPv6 Routing headers are implemented and deployed. Collectively, they are called the Compact Routing Header (CRH). Individually, they are called CRH-16 and CRH-32.
One purpose of this experiment is to demonstrate that the CRH can be implemented and deployed in a production network. Another purpose is to demonstrate that the security considerations described in this document can be addressed with Access Control Lists (ACLs). Finally, this document encourages replication of the experiment.
What “Experimental” means
Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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