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RE: List of IPv6 multihoming drafts

On Sat, 23 Nov 2002, marcelo bagnulo wrote:

> > - Extension Header for Site-Multi-homing support
> >   Problem for router vendors to add new header in hardware.

> There is no need that the proposed extension header is supported in ALL
> routers.

Essentially, the hardware guys say they need to specifically support a
header in hardware to be able to forward packets having this header in
it in the fast path. See the message I just posted to ipv6mh:

http://arneill-py.sacramento.ca.us/public/ipv6mh/ or
http://arneill-py.sacramento.ca.us/public/ipv6mh/Re:%20(ipv6mh)%20the%20Rebel%20Alliance%20meetings%20in%20Atlanta%20(long).EML?Cmd=open

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