Why do you think IPv4 has fragment reassembly done at the endpoint rather than at the next

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Why do you think IPv4 has fragment reassembly done at the endpoint rather than at the next router? Why do you think IPv6 abandoned fragmentation entirely? Hint: Think about the differences between IP-layer fragmentation and link-layer fragmentation.

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Computer Networks A Systems Approach

ISBN: 9780128182000

6th Edition

Authors: Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie

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