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Re: Multicast traffic % in enterprise network ?


From: nanog () jack fr eu org
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 23:37:12 +0200

s/NDP/MLD/

On 08/08/2018 11:36 PM, nanog () jack fr eu org wrote:
On 08/08/2018 11:27 PM, Saku Ytti wrote:
On Wed, 8 Aug 2018 at 23:53, Stan Barber <sob () academ com> wrote:
Another 'we fixed a problem in IPv6', which turned out to be worse
than the original problem and was quietly ignored in practical
networks.


Let me fix that for you.
Using multicast on IPv6 grant us the ability to do more.
Today, this is worthless.
Will it be the same tomorrow ?

Multicast without NDP is broadcast, thus for that particular thing, ipv6
is just better than ipv4.



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