Re: Checksum at IP layer - is it even needed ?

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On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 4:00 PM, Saku Ytti <saku@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 16 December 2015 at 14:26, Alexey Eromenko <al4321@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> But if so, making a stronger layer 4 checksum can also solve this problem.
>> i.e. TCP with CRC32 or CRC64, instead of loosy 16-bit checksum.
>>
>> It will solve the "core router" and the "important Ethernet switch"
>> mangling problem.
>
> How? Core router wouldn't verify L4. Or is the proposal it should? So when
> we introduce new L4, we need to update all L3 devices? Sounds like an
> expensive layer violation.

It should not.
I say, that if TCP had a powerful checksum (like CRC32 or above),
Mangling problem would not occur at the Core Router level.

-- 
-Alexey Eromenko "Technologov"




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