At 5:08 PM -0700 6/20/00, Gopal Dommety wrote:
> In IPv6 the next header is a 8 bit field. Is this limiting (i.e, I can have
>only 255 values)?
Gopal,
In the unlikely event that we someday use up the 8-bit Next Header /
Protocol numbering space, we could invent another extension header
(identified by the last remaining 8-bit value) that contains a 16-bit
(or 32-bit or whatever) field to identify a whole bunch more Next Header
types. So, no, it is not limiting.
Steve
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