A First Byte of IPv8

Brian Tackett cym at acrux.net
Tue Nov 4 17:26:10 UTC 1997


On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Jim Fleming wrote:

> All you have to do is look at the first byte of IPv8
> to realize that it was designed for performance,
> not to satisfy or calm the press.

Could you possibly supply a URL or other pointers for the RFC or other
appropriate specifications for "IPv8"?

> IPV8 has been designed for the emerging world of circuit
> switched routing, where packets are moved a long way
> without "hops" so that they can be delivered to their
> intended destination as quickly as possible.

Also, where can I obtain the source code of the reference implementation?
There is a reference implementation, isn't there? Any ideas as to when I
can deploy Ipv8 on my Cisco?




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