Explains how SRv6 programs network paths and processes traffic, providing the foundational knowledge needed to understand its capabilities, operational behavior, deployment constraints, and SID management.
In today’s dynamic networking environment, the demand for scalable, efficient, and flexible routing solutions continues to grow. Traditional approaches, such as MPLS, often involve complex protocols and lack native IPv6 support, making them less suitable for modern networks. Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) addresses these challenges by leveraging the native IPv6 protocol to implement a simplified, programmable, and scalable routing framework.
Segment Routing over IPv6
Explains how SRv6 uses IPv6 packet headers to program network paths and deliver scalable traffic engineering, service chaining, and simplified forwarding without an MPLS data plane.
Key concepts of SRv6
Defines the architectural components and behaviors that determine how packets are programmed, transported, and processed across an SRv6 network.
Supported and unsupported features for SRv6
Lists supported hardware and SRv6 capabilities, including IGP, TI-LFA, microloop avoidance, Flex-Algo, and OAM, and identifies unsupported platforms, interfaces, and encapsulation behaviors.
Techniques for effective SID management
Compares full-length SIDs and uSIDs to help users select an efficient SID representation based on scalability, header overhead, hardware utilization, and operational requirements.