Limits RegistryPUBLIC RECORDLimits RegistryResearch Console →Maximum ordinary UDP payload over IPv6 is 65527 bytes under ordinary UDP over IPv6 with an 8-byte UDP header. IPv6 jumbograms and extension-header overhead are excluded.
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Under ordinary UDP over IPv6 with an 8-byte UDP header, what exact standards-defined value applies to UDP payload length?
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