IPv6 Extended Fragment Header (EFH)
draft-templin-6man-ipid-ext2-04
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| Authors | Fred Templin , Tom Herbert | ||
| Last updated | 2024-12-22 (Latest revision 2024-06-20) | ||
| Replaces | draft-templin-6man-ipid-ext | ||
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Abstract
The Internet Protocol, version 4 (IPv4) header includes a 16-bit Identification field in all packets, but this length is too small to ensure reassembly integrity even at moderate data rates in modern networks. Even for Internet Protocol, version 6 (IPv6), the 32-bit Identification field included when a Fragment Header is present may be smaller than desired for some applications. This specification addresses these limitations by defining an IPv6 Extended Fragment Header (EFH) that includes a 64-bit Identification with efficient fragmentation and reassembly procedures.
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