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IPv6 Extended Fragment Header for IPv4
draft-templin-intarea-ipid-ext2-10

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (individual)
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Author Fred Templin
Last updated 2025-12-05 (Latest revision 2025-06-03)
Replaces draft-templin-intarea-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 adapting the IPv6 Extended Fragment Header for IPv4.

Authors

Fred Templin

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