Re:40% of Google users now connect via IPv6
by kazen44 on Monday July 04, 2022 @05:11PM
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"punting it to software" from a router with seperate control and forwarding planes perspective, is forwarding it to a control plane, instead of relying on the logic programmed inside the ASIC to forward traffic.
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Re:40% of Google users now connect via IPv6
by Dylan16807 on Monday July 04, 2022 @08:05PM
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Sorry, I meant no need to add anything to the forwarding plane, or interfere with its efficiency at all.
The point is, the really fast part doesn't need to be more complex.
The part that handles new connections needs to be marginally more complicated, but not enough that it should really matter.