NETWORK LAYER
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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Which of the following is FALSE about IPv6?
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Header is fixed at 40 bytes or octets long
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IPv6 header is simplified but larger
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IPv4 fields such as Flag, Fragment offset and header checksum are removed
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IPv6 header is more complicated and larger
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Depending on the subnet prefix, IPv6 has a more complicated architecture than IPv4. The number of IPv6 addresses is 1028 (79 228 162 514 264 337 593 543 950 336) times larger than the number of IPv4 addresses.
Detailed explanation-2: -The IPv6 header was designed to be less complex and easier to process than the IPV4 header, and with efficiency as one of the main design elements.
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