RE: IPv6 Performance (was Re: IPv4 Pricing)

[Vasilenko Eduard via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Why?!?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marco Moock via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 10:13
> To: North American Network Operators Group <nanog () lists nanog org>
> Cc: Marco Moock <mm () dorfdsl de>
> Subject: Re: IPv6 Performance (was Re: IPv4 Pricing)
>
> Am 03.12.2025 um 06:59:51 Uhr schrieb Vasilenko Eduard:
>
> > Wrong math. The internet average packet size is very close to 750B -
> > it has been published many times in many places.
> >
> > Wrong assumption about the user needs. User does not care about
> > serialization time. He/she cares about FCT==Flow Completion Time. If
> > one would get 2.6% less on the bottleneck, then his FCT would be 2.6%
> > longer. His page would open later. His file would download later.
>
> Your theoretical arguments have been discussed many times, it is now boring.
>
> The real experience shows that IPv6 is faster in certain real existing
> environments like cellular networks (many people use them even at home) or
> DS-Lite. I've also experienced overloaded CGNAT. The shorter header is almost
> irrelevant in practice.
>
> --
> Gruß
> Marco
>
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