On 18 Jan 2014 09:42, <bmann...@vacation.karoshi.com> wrote: > > > please define "efficient" in this context.
Would a routing device process (while forwarding for example) more IPv6 packets than IPv4? Not a dictionary definition > > /bill > > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 08:09:58AM +0400, Mukom Akong T. wrote: > > Hello folks, > > > > Does anyone have any experiences or insights to share on how more (or > > less) efficient routing is with IPv6? Any specific thoughts with respect to > > how the following characteristics help or not with routing efficiency? > > - fixed header size > > - Extension header chain > > - flow labels in header > > - no intermediate fragmentation > > - no checksums > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > -- > > > > Mukom Akong T. > > > > http://about.me/perfexcellence | twitter: @perfexcellent > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > “When you work, you are the FLUTE through whose lungs the whispering of the > > hours turns to MUSIC" - Kahlil Gibran > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
