Specifies the fields of the Routing header, which is used by an IPv6 source to list one or more intermediate nodes to be "visited" on the way to a packet's destination. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2460.
Field Name | Type | Description |
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Next_Header0..1 | IANAAssignedIPNumbersType |
Identifies the type of header immediately following the Routing header. Uses the same values as the IPv4 Protocol field. |
Header_Ext_Len0..1 | IntegerObjectPropertyType |
length of the Routing header in 8-octet units, not including the first 8 octets. |
Routing_Type0..1 | HexBinaryObjectPropertyType |
8-bit identifiers of a particular Routing header variant. Further definition will be added as required. |
Segments_Left0..1 | IntegerObjectPropertyType |
Number of route segments remaining, i.e., number of explicitly listed intermediate nodes still to be visited before reaching the final destination. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2460. |
Type_Specific_Data0..1 | StringObjectPropertyType |
Variable length field, of format determined by the Routing Type. |