The question above for the most part, been reading up on it. Also want to it for learning purposes.

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Maybe a silly question: any ideas why there are shorter routes using IPv6?

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  • Fewer hops usually required when using IPv6, which means shorter latency.
  • Simplified header means less processing time needed to process IPv6 packets, which might improve latency on each hop.
  • It also supports multicast, but I’m not sure if it can be used to improve routing and latency.
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Thanks! Is there something about the larger area space which means there are fewer hops?

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I suspect it’s more like the workaround used by network operators to scale up IPv4 to serve billions of users necessitate more and more layer of nodes to route your packets through.

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