On 4/1/2015 1:14 AM, Stewart Bryant wrote:
> Because the IPv6 delivery header does not include a checksum of its
> own, it is subject to corruption. 
> 
> SB> It is subject to corruption whether or not it has a checksum.
> SB> The point is that there may be undetected corruption. However
> SB> detection in only probabilistic even with a checksum. So
> SB> I think that that this text should be:
> 
> Because the IPv6 delivery header does not include a checksum of its
> own, it is subject to higher probability of undetected corruption. 

The probability of undetected corruption is 100%. And a checksum isn't
the only way to detect errors.

IMO:

Because the IPv6 delivery header does not include error detection, it is
subject to undetected corruption.

Joe

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