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RSIP Support for End-to-end IPsec

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Network Working Group                                      G. Montenegro
Request for Comments: 3104                        Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Category: Experimental                                        M. Borella
                                                               CommWorks
                                                            October 2001


                   RSIP Support for End-to-end IPsec

Status of this Memo

   This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
   community.  It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
   Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
   Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2001).  All Rights Reserved.

IESG Note

   The IESG notes that the set of documents describing the RSIP
   technology imply significant host and gateway changes for a complete
   implementation.  In addition, the floating of port numbers can cause
   problems for some applications, preventing an RSIP-enabled host from
   interoperating transparently with existing applications in some cases
   (e.g., IPsec).  Finally, there may be significant operational
   complexities associated with using RSIP.  Some of these and other
   complications are outlined in section 6 of the RFC 3102, as well as
   in the Appendices of RFC 3104.  Accordingly, the costs and benefits
   of using RSIP should be carefully weighed against other means of
   relieving address shortage.

Abstract

   This document proposes mechanisms that enable Realm Specific IP
   (RSIP) to handle end-to-end IPsec (IP Security).













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