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Re: IPv4 address length technical design


From: George Herbert <george.herbert () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 14:26:55 -0700

On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Scott Weeks <surfer () mauigateway com> wrote:


--- jra () baylink com wrote:
From: Jay Ashworth <jra () baylink com>

So the address space for IPv8 will be...
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Jim says:

"IPv8 - 43 bits (3+8+32)

There is a natural routing hierarchy with IPv8
addressing....8 regions, 256 distribution centers
in each region and full 32 bit Internets from there.
IPv8 addresses can fit inside the IPv6 address fields."


;-)
scott

One bit of network address, used to designate whether it is a
broadcast or single-host-recipient packet.

And 511 bit MAC addresses...

(L2 Uber Alles.  Routers are for the Weak.)


-- 
-george william herbert
george.herbert () gmail com


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