Destination Address Dst

Where it is going.

Reading a capture

Sixteen octets each, and together they are 80% of the header. Over the air that is 32 octets spent on addressing in every single packet — which is a real cost on a link where airtime is the scarce resource.

Where it sits

IPv6 Packet > Destination Address

• Open in the explorer — UDP over IPv6, in a QoS Data frame

Accuracy

Clause

RFC 8200 §3

Verified

Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.