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RE: ECN and ISOC: request for help...

2002-07-23 20:03:41
Yo Christian!

Actually, RFC 3168 has nothing to do with it.  The issue is RFC 793.

RFC 793 is a "Standard", not a "Proposed Standard"

RFC 793 lists the bits later used by ECN as "Reserved".  Computer programs
are supposed to ignore "Reserved" bits unless they really know what
they are doing.

If a router treats bits in the header as required by the STANDARD RFC
793 then RFC 3168 will cause no harm.    I do not have a copy of Baker
handy, but I bet it agrees.

RGDS
GARY
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On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Christian Huitema wrote:

So, if you are on a campaign to promote ECN, then maybe you should first
try to promote this specification to the next standard level... You may
also want to take a stab at revising the "Requirements for IP Version 4
Routers"; the last edition, RFC 1812 by Fred Baker, dates from June
1995.