a compromise between IPv4 and IPv6: draft-zaitsev-e6-network-00.txt the gist : IP address is extended up to 6 octets and put directly into MAC-address field of Ethernet frame the zest : Ethernet LLC2 is used instead of TCP the best : no address mapping, enlargement in 16K times, headers cut off DAZE Sincerely yours, Dmitry Zaitsev http://www.geocities.com/zsoftua _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf