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Re: subnet prefix length > 64 breaks IPv6?
From: Mark Tinka <mtinka () globaltransit net>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:56:46 +0800
On Thursday, December 29, 2011 03:46:48 AM sthaug () nethelp no wrote:
And there are other platforms, e.g. Juniper M/MX/T, where there is no concept of "punt a packet to software to perform a forwarding decision". The packet is either forwarded in hardware, or dropped. IPv6 prefixes > 64 bit are handled like any other IPv6 prefixes, i.e. they are forwarded in hardware.
IOS XR-based systems operate the same way. Mark.
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