INTRODUCTION TO ICMPV6
To meet the requirements of the new version of the IP protocol, a new version of the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is also proposed (commonly known as ICMPv6). ICMPv6 is defined in RFC 1885. Its header has a structure similar to the ICMP header used in version 4 of the IP protocol, and it has the fields found in Table 9.5.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | This 8-bit field identifies the type of ICMPv6 message. |
| Code | This 8-bit field shows some parameters with the Type field. |
| Checksum | This 16-bit field applies to the entire ICMPv6 message. |
| Parameters | This 32-bit long space is used for different parameters. |
It also contains a pseudo header that contains source and destination addresses. Discussion ...
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