
IPv6 and Related Protocols (Details) n 71
Segments Left: Eight-bit unsigned integer. Number of route segments remain-
ing (i.e., number of explicitly listed intermediate nodes still to be visited
before reaching the final destination).
Reserved: A 32-bit reserved field. is is initialized to zero for transmission and
ignored on reception.
Address[1, 2, … , n]: Vector of 128-bit addresses, numbered 1 to n.
Multicast addresses must not appear in a routing header of Type 0 or in the IPv6
Destination Address field of a packet carrying a Routing header of Type 0.
A Routing header is not examined or processed until it reaches the node identi
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fied in the ...