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Maybe you could add address extension to IPv4 options field. Routers non aware of this would just route packet normally to IPv4 endpoint, at which would reside
by garaetjjte 10y ago
Maybe you could add address extension to IPv4 options field. Routers non aware of this would just route packet normally to IPv4 endpoint, at which would reside gateway which looks on extended address field and routes to destination in internal network. That way upgrades would have been needed in server and client network, but intermediate routers could stay IPv4.
- icebraining 10y agoSo you'd need to upgrade ISP routers, edge (incl. home) routers, PCs, phones and all IoT devices, along with all their software, but not backbone routers. Would that really have a significant impact? Seems doubtful.
- catdog 10y agoVery doubtful indeed, backbone routers are comparably few and tend to be upgraded more frequently because of the ever rising traffic demand.