RFC 7098: Using the IPv6 Flow Label for Load Balancing in Server Farms

This document describes how the currently specified IPv6 flow label can be used to enhance layer 3/4 (L3/4) load distribution and balancing for large server…

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Outgoing relationships (9 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 6437: IPv6 Flow Label Specification
Normative reference — RFC 6434: IPv6 Node Requirements
Informative reference — RFC 6296: IPv6-to-IPv6 Network Prefix Translation
Informative reference — RFC 6438: Using the IPv6 Flow Label for Equal Cost Multipath Routing and Link Aggregation in Tunnels
Informative reference — RFC 4864: Local Network Protection for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 2991: Multipath Issues in Unicast and Multicast Next-Hop Selection
Informative reference — RFC 6294: Survey of Proposed Use Cases for the IPv6 Flow Label
Informative reference — RFC 6436: Rationale for Update to the IPv6 Flow Label Specification

Incoming relationships (2 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 8900: IP Fragmentation Considered Fragile
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9415: On the Generation of Transient Numeric Identifiers