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Clarifications for preferred_address #3588

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11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions draft-ietf-quic-transport.md
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Expand Up @@ -2327,6 +2327,11 @@ begins sending non-probing packets to the client exclusively from its preferred
IP address. It SHOULD drop packets for this connection received on the old IP
address, but MAY continue to process delayed packets.

The addresses that a server provides in the preferred_address transport
parameter are only valid for the connection in which they are provided. A
client MUST NOT use these for other connections, including connections that are
resumed from the current connection.


### Interaction of Client Migration and Preferred Address

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A client that migrates to a new address SHOULD use a preferred address from the
same address family for the server.

The connection ID provided in the preferred_address transport parameter is not
specific to the addresses that are provided. This connection ID is provided to
ensure that the client has a connection ID available for migration, but the
client MAY use this connection ID on any path.


## Use of IPv6 Flow-Label and Migration {#ipv6-flow-label}

Endpoints that send data using IPv6 SHOULD apply an IPv6 flow label
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