On Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:49:56 -0500, Jimmy Hess said: > (1) Stopped mixing the Host identification and the Network > identification into the same bit field; instead every packet gets a > source network address, destination network address, AND an > additional tuple of Source host address, destination host > address; residing in completely separate address spaces, with no > "Netmasks", "Prefix lengths", or other comingling of network > addresses and host address spaces.
Where's Noel Chiappa when you need him? > (2) The new protocol will use variable-length address for the Host > portion, such as used in the addresses of CLNP, This also was considered during the IPv6 design phase, and the router designers had a collective cow, as it makes ASIC design a whole lot more interesting. And back then, line speed was a lot lower than it is now... Not saying it can't be done - but you're basically going to have to do CLNP style handling at 400Gbits or 1Tbit. Better get those ASIC designers a *lot* of caffeine, they're gonna need it...
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