…g the TCP transport connection. The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM) [ RFC5082 ] is a mechanism based on IPv4 Time To Live (TTL) or IPv6 Hop Limit value verification so as to provide a simple and reasonably robust defense from infrastructure attacks using forged protocol…

…g sessions, not to multi-hop LDP peering sessions, in line with Section 5.5 of [RFC5082] . [ RFC5082 ] describes the Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM). As a consequence, any LDP feature that relies on a multi-hop LDP peering session would not work with GTSM and will warra…

…ather than inventing their own. The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM) [ RFC5082 ] may be used with UDP applications when the intended endpoint is on the same link as the sender. This lightweight mechanism allows a receiver to filter unwanted packets. In terms of congestio…