Re: Thought on IPv6 Zero UDP Checksums

Gorry Fairhurst <gorry@erg.abdn.ac.uk> Mon, 09 November 2009 06:34 UTC

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Using UDP-Lite would be fine. I'm not sure how a transition to UDP with 
no checksum would help the transport concerns with mis-delivery, etc.

Gorry


Margaret Wasserman wrote:
> 
> I had a thought on the use of zero UDP checksums in IPv6...
> 
> What if we allowed the use of zero checksums for UDP as a _negotiated 
> option_ in IETF tunneling protocols?  Those protocols could default to 
> the use of UDP Lite (or UDP with non-zero checksums if their designers 
> prefer) and negotiate the use of Zero UDP checksums when both sides 
> support it.
> 
> Margaret
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