The IPv6 Message Format
Similar to other protocols, IPv6 messages are also sent in a message format commonly referred to as the IPv6 message format. The IPv6 message format has been defined to make the datagram processing more efficient compared to that of the IPv4 message formats.
An IPv6 data packet that is transmitted over a network is also referred to as a datagram. An IPv6 datagram is encapsulated in a frame to be transmitted over the physical medium.
An IPv6 message format consists of three parts: the basic header, payload, and the extension headers. The basic header consists of the fields that are required to transmit the datagram from the source to the destination. The payload part of the datagram represents the actual data ...
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