IPv6: Major Vendors Have Come Aboard May 9, 2007, 16 :30 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (7417 reads) (Other stories by Mark A. Miller)
"First are those that support the routing (or packet forwarding) process, including larger address formats (which impact routing table size and structure); improvements to the routing protocols, such as the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and the Open Shortest First Protocol (OSPF), to support these larger addresses; and support for the optional extension headers, including the Routing Header, which can streamline the packet forwarding process."
