What is one advantage that the IPv6 simplified header offers over IPv4?
- smaller-sized header
- little requirement for processing checksums
- smaller-sized source and destination IP addresses
- efficient packet handling
Answers Explanation & Hints: The IPv6 simplified header offers several advantages over IPv4:
· Better routing efficiency and efficient packet handling for performance and forwarding-rate scalability
· No requirement for processing checksums
· Simplified and more efficient extension header mechanisms (as opposed to the IPv4 Options field)
· A Flow Label field for per-flow processing with no need to open the transport inner packet to identify the various traffic flows