> 64 bits How quaint. Everybody knows the right answer is 53. (1) 53 dec is 35 hex. Wins right away. (2) 53 bits is all that can be expressed by a JavaScript integer [RFC7493], and routers are sure migrating from ASICs to JavaScript. (3) the 32-bit Internet is not going away soon. We all know a good compromise between 32 and 64 is 48. Let’s add in 10 % for good measure, making it 52.8, and round up to the next bit, making it 53. Grüße, Carsten (Not sure that invoking ATM entirely works like Godwin’s law, but here’s my attempt to kill a useless thread.)
