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IPv6 Header (Flow Label (Router (Treats flow as sharing attributes : E.g.…
IPv6 Header
Traffic Class
- distinguish between different classes or priorities
- used as the codepoint in DiffServ
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Value of traffic class can be changed by source, forwarder, receiver
An upper-layer protocol should not assume the value of traffic class in a packet has not been changed.
Flow Label
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Router
Treats flow as sharing attributes : E.g. path, resource allocation, discard requirements, accounting, security
May treat flows differently: Buffer sizes, different forwarding precedence, different quality of service
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Payload Length
16-bit unsigned integer. Length of the IPv6 payload, i.e., the rest of the packet following this IPv6 header, in octets.
Note that any extension headers present are considered part of the payload, i.e., included in the length count.
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