| Implementation | Version | Reported by |
|---|---|---|
| Arbor Sightline | 9.1 | Kirill Kasavchenko [1] |
| ExaBGP | 4.2.8.1 | [2] |
| Juniper Networks | JunOS 16.1 for MX Series. | [3] |
| Cisco | IOS-XE 3.15S | see [4] |
| Cisco | IOS-XR 5.2.x | see [5] |
| Cisco | ASR9000 5.2.x | see [6] |
| Huawei | NE40E V800R010C00 | see [7] |
| # | Protocol Feature | Arbor Sightline | ExaBGP | Juniper | Cisco | Huawei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3. Decode/encode NLRI (Type1-12) | Yes [1] | Yes [2] | Yes [3] | Yes [4] [5] [6] | Yes [7] | |
| 2 | 3. Decode/encode IPv6 Flow Label (Type 13) | unclear [8] | Yes [2] | Yes [3] | Yes [4][5][6] | yes [7] | |
| 7 | 6.1. Redirect IPv6 [9] | unclear [1][10][11] | yes [2] [11] | yes [3] | yes [6] | yes [6] | yes [7] |
[1] https://www.netscout.com/sites/default/files/2019-01/Effective-DDoS-Mitigation-in-Distributed.pdf
[This blurb indicates v4 and v6 support]
[2] https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/exabgp/exabgp.1.en.html https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/exabgp/exabgp.conf.5.en.html
[3] Juniper manual page: https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/reference/configuration-statement/flow-ipv6-edit-routing-options.html
[4] cisco Manual page: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/iproute_bgp/configuration/xe-16/irg-xe-16-book/C3PL-BGP-Flowspec-Client.html
[7] Huawei manual page: https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/doc/EDOC1100028534?section=j034&topicName=configuring-dynamic-bgp-ipv6-flow-specification
[9] This is pending IANA CP assignment - implementations cannot correctly implement this without IANA specification.
The implementations are using specific values.
[10] - unclear in documentation - as it lists Types 1-12 + IPv4 and Ipv6
[11] There was an early footnote on Arbor Sightline and Exabgp - indicating an exception of Type 3 and Type 13, but this shepherd can not confirm nor deny this early footnote.
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