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IPv6 Tutorial - RIPE 64

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The <strong>IPv6</strong> packet format - maindifferences• All fields are of a predefined and static size• Faster processing• No “Initial Header Length” (IHL) needed• Instead a number of “extension headers” are defined• Header checksum is removed• Speeds up processing of packets in intermediary hops, as nonew checksum calculation is needed• Packets can in theory be misrouted due to bit errors, butthe risk is extremely low• The payload often has it own checksums22

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