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   From: philip+usenet@paeps.cx   
      
   karthikbalaguru  wrote:   
   > Hi,   
   > If the UDP runs over IPv4, there is field called   
   > 'protocol' (bits 72 to 80) in header. But, if the UDP   
   > runs  over IPv6, the 'protocol' field is not present in IPv6   
   > header.   
   > Any specific reasons for the introduction and use of   
   > 'Next Header' field to represent the 'protocol' value   
   > in IPv6 header ?   
      
   It's easier to parse.   
      
   The IPv6 header is fixed-length and the next-header field allows   
   implementations to easily only pick out the headers they're interested in.   
      
    - Philip   
      
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