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Re: IPv6 faster/better proof? was Re: Need /24 (arin) asap


From: Matt Harris <matt () netfire net>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:22:10 -0500

On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 4:16 PM, Scott Weeks <surfer () mauigateway com> wrote:

Hmm...  Faster and better?

The links seem to be an IPv6 cheerleader write up.
I looked at the URLs and the URLs one pointed to and
pulled out everything related to IPv6 being
faster/better.


Is it possible that simply having a much smaller routing table overall in
terms of sheer number of prefixes in the DFZ has a positive performance
impact on passing packets, which coupled with the fact that implementations
may be routed better/more efficiently due to a lack of "legacy cruft"
creates a better experience for many packets?

Just a theory/hypothesis with no data to back it up.


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