Re: [Softwires] Path to move forward with 4rdŠ

"Jan Zorz @ go6.si" <jan@go6.si> Sat, 24 March 2012 16:29 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Softwires] Path to move forward with 4rdŠ
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On 3/23/12 4:04 AM, Guanghui Yu wrote:
> Hi Yiu
>
>     4rd-u changes the IPv6 header architecture (redefine
> fragmentation header extension) and IPv6 address architecture (different
> meaning of u-bit when g-bit=1). These are the fundamental changes. If
> 4rd-u becomes the standard, then there will be new defined “IPv6”
> packets on the Internet, which are not compatible with existing IPv6
> packets and no existing devices can understand those packets.

Exactly.

+1

Cheers, Jan Zorz