Also header compression :)
On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 05:23:05PM +0200, Jeroen Massar wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Tim Soderstrom wrote: > > > Just a couple of concerns: > > > > So this has been bugging me since I first read technical > > reports on the whole thing quite a few years ago: Isn't 128-bits kinda, > > well, a lot? I mean that's 4 times bigger than 32-bits, so doesn't that > > mean it will incur 4x more overhead? > > No as other header elements have been removed. > > Read/View the presentation on: > http://www.isoc.nl/activ/2002-Masterclass-IETF-IPv6.htm > thus: > http://www.isoc.nl/activ/cursusmateriaal/2002-Masterclass-IETF-IPv6.ppt > http://www.isoc.nl/activ/cursusmateriaal/2002-Masterclass-IETF-IPv6.sxi > > That will clear up a lot of things for you I think :) > > > For example, I have a 160bps upstream with my DSL provider...right now > > is just barely enough to stream mp3's on IPv4. > > 160 *bits* per second? I hope that is Kilobytes :) > > > On IPv6, however, I worry that a much bigger chunk of my bits will > > be used simply for addressing. > > How does IPv6 answer this (as it is really the only thing holding me back). > > Check the presentation :) > > > Also, does IPv6 or could IPv6, 7, or 8 :) Employ a type of 'smart > > addressing' feature? For example, if all I need to do is communicate > > amongst my subnet or my local network, it seems wasteful to send > > 128-bits for that. So why not simply send the number of bits > > that is in the subnet mask or assume a right justification of the bits > > recieved so that the computer can and it to a mask and know where it > > came from or something similar? > > Then every router and host suddenly should know and adapt to those > conditions which is much more overhead then a few bits. > > > On a grand scale that would be awesome because if I was just playing a > > game with local friends in the say Austin, TX area I could save a few > > bits, could I not? And if not why not? :) > > A few bits versus major overhead, not done really... :) > > > I have been burning to ask these questions for quite some time, so > > thanks very much for you patience in reading them :) > > > > Cheers and Take Care, > > > > Tim Soderstrom > > Computer Science Major at University of Texas @ Austin > > Throw around that presentation and hint your tutors > to get some good IPv6 books and teach a lot more > about router internals, processing etc... > > Greets, > Jeroen > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: Unfix PGP for Outlook Alpha 13 Int. > Comment: Jeroen Massar / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / http://unfix.org/~jeroen/ > > iQA/AwUBP2nN2SmqKFIzPnwjEQKAuwCeMe6zGaPwh/vQ4X/hMNXIkZTG9q4An2aa > lli12UOBtUnvXLD0Q4wbkqnk > =CT01 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The IPv6 Users Mailing List > Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe users" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- The IPv6 Users Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe users" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
