Title :
Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) Extension Headers: Issues, challenges and mitigation
Author :
Debbarma, Shibendu ; Debnath, Pijush
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Tripura Univ., Agartala, India
Abstract :
IPv6 extension headers allow for the extension of the IPv6 protocol and provides support for some core functionality such as IPv6 fragmentation. This paper is about the issues surrounding IPv6 Extension Headers and their use on the public Internet. More specifically, it summarize the issues associated with IPv6 EHs (performance, security, etc). To illustrate support of IPv6 EHs in the real world. Summarizes the implications of the filtering at the intermediately nodes.
Keywords :
IP networks; Internet; IPv6 EH; IPv6 fragmentation; Internet protocol version 6 extension headers; core functionality; intermediately node filtering; public Internet; Authentication; Cryptography; IP networks; Internet; Payloads; Protocols; EHs; ESP; Extension Header; Fragmentation; IPv6; IoT; MTU; Security; Traffic class;
Conference_Titel :
Computing for Sustainable Global Development (INDIACom), 2015 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
978-9-3805-4415-1
