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Re: Path MTU for draft-ietf-v6ops-mech-v2-00.txt




Pekka Savola wrote:
On Tue, 6 May 2003, Fred L. Templin wrote:

Vladislav Yasevich wrote:

Fred

Fred L. Templin wrote:


Were there any technical objections to setting a larger non-dynamic
tunnel MTU of 1380?

If you start mandating a default static MTU of 1380 on a configured
Perhaps I havn't made myself clear on this point, but I'm not
seeking to mandate a static MTU of 1380. What I am meaning to
suggest is something along the lines that the static MTU assignment
"MUST be no less than 1280 and SHOULD be no greater than 1380".

I think we were discussing the default value.
Yes; can also be thought of as the default static or default
stateless value.

For default values, "something between 1280 and 1380" might not be sensible.
OK - then let's continue to discuss about 1380 and not dive
into the "something between" rathole. (I am meaning to answer
Itojun back on his question about the 1380.)

> On the other
hand, if this is not a default value, I certainly don't want anyone specifying how big MTU's I *SHOULD* use.
No - larger MTUs are certainly permissible in some circumstances.

Fred
ftemplin@iprg.nokia.com