Hop Limit
Network 1 octet IPv6 packet unverified
Decremented by each router; the packet dies at zero.
Reading a capture
IPv4's TTL, renamed to say what it always actually did. It was never a time.
Where it sits
Hop Limit
Authored in IPv6 packet . Drawn in 1 frame.
Accuracy
- Clause
- RFC 8200 §3
- Verified
- Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.
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