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Table 3 Interpretation of IPv6 header parameters

From: Vehicular ad hoc networking based on the incorporation of geographical information in the IPv6 header

4 bits

8 bits

20 bits

16 bits

8 bits

8 bits

128 bits

128 bits

Version

Traffic class

Flow label

Payload length

Next header

Hop limit

Source address

Destination address

0x6

QoS class 802.11p

Packet ID

  

Topology broadcast: # hops

Global VANET unicast address

Topology broadcast: FF16::1