SRv6
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SRv6 (Segment Routing over IPv6) is a network architecture that leverages IPv6 extension headers to encode segment-based forwarding paths, enabling flexible traffic engineering and service chaining.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SRv6 canonical | 2 |
| Segment Routing over IPv6 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7835863 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SRv6 Context triple: [EVPN, usesDataPlaneEncapsulation, SRv6]
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A.
RSVP-TE
RSVP-TE is a signaling protocol used in MPLS networks to establish and manage traffic-engineered label-switched paths with specific resource and QoS constraints.
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B.
IS-IS for IPv6
IS-IS for IPv6 is an extension of the IS-IS interior gateway routing protocol that enables dynamic routing and topology discovery in IPv6 networks.
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C.
MPLS
MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) is a high-performance routing technique that directs data through a network using short path labels instead of long network addresses, enabling efficient traffic engineering and VPN services.
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D.
BGP-4+
BGP-4+ is an enhanced version of the Border Gateway Protocol designed to support routing for IPv6 networks.
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E.
SD-WAN
SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) is a networking technology that uses software-based controls to intelligently route traffic across multiple WAN connections, improving performance, reliability, and manageability for distributed networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SRv6 Target entity description: SRv6 (Segment Routing over IPv6) is a network architecture that leverages IPv6 extension headers to encode segment-based forwarding paths, enabling flexible traffic engineering and service chaining.
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A.
RSVP-TE
RSVP-TE is a signaling protocol used in MPLS networks to establish and manage traffic-engineered label-switched paths with specific resource and QoS constraints.
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B.
IS-IS for IPv6
IS-IS for IPv6 is an extension of the IS-IS interior gateway routing protocol that enables dynamic routing and topology discovery in IPv6 networks.
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C.
MPLS
MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) is a high-performance routing technique that directs data through a network using short path labels instead of long network addresses, enabling efficient traffic engineering and VPN services.
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D.
BGP-4+
BGP-4+ is an enhanced version of the Border Gateway Protocol designed to support routing for IPv6 networks.
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E.
SD-WAN
SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) is a networking technology that uses software-based controls to intelligently route traffic across multiple WAN connections, improving performance, reliability, and manageability for distributed networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
network architecture
ⓘ
segment routing technology ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SRv6 ⓘ |
| alternativeTo |
MPLS-based segment routing
ⓘ
linked to:
MPLS
traditional MPLS TE ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
5G transport networks
ⓘ
data center networks ⓘ enterprise networks ⓘ service provider networks ⓘ |
| basedOn | IPv6 ⓘ |
| canBeManagedWith | SDN controllers ⓘ |
| canBeSignaledBy |
BGP
ⓘ
IS-IS ⓘ
linked to:
IS‑IS
OSPF ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | MPLS segment routing control plane ⓘ |
| definedIn |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
|
| enables |
VPN services
ⓘ
fast reroute ⓘ network programmability ⓘ network slicing ⓘ segment-based forwarding ⓘ service chaining ⓘ source routing ⓘ traffic engineering ⓘ |
| encodes |
forwarding path in IPv6 header
ⓘ
list of SIDs ⓘ |
| fullName |
Segment Routing over IPv6
ⓘ
linked to:
SRv6
|
| goal |
enable fine-grained traffic steering
ⓘ
reduce state in the network core ⓘ simplify network architectures ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
SRv6 control plane
ⓘ
SRv6 data plane ⓘ SRv6 management plane ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
network function chaining
ⓘ
per-flow steering ⓘ stateless forwarding in core ⓘ topology-independent fast reroute ⓘ |
| SIDstandsFor | Segment Identifier ⓘ |
| standardizedIn |
IETF 6MAN working group
ⓘ
linked to:
IPv6 Maintenance Working Group
IETF SPRING working group ⓘ |
| supports |
IPv6-only networks
ⓘ
dual-stack networks ⓘ multi-domain networks ⓘ multi-vendor interoperability ⓘ |
| uses |
IPv6 address space for SIDs
ⓘ
IPv6 extension headers ⓘ Segment Routing Header ⓘ
linked to:
IPv6 extension headers
compressed SID encoding ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
SID
ⓘ
segment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: SRv6 Description of subject: SRv6 (Segment Routing over IPv6) is a network architecture that leverages IPv6 extension headers to encode segment-based forwarding paths, enabling flexible traffic engineering and service chaining.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.