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A flag that indicates whether CGA is used or not. This flag may be | A flag that indicates whether CGA is used or not. This flag may be | |||
per interface or per node. (Note that in future extensions of the | per interface or per node. (Note that in future extensions of the | |||
SEND protocol, this flag may be per subnet-prefix.) | SEND protocol, this flag may be per subnet-prefix.) | |||
5.2.4 Performance Considerations | 5.2.4 Performance Considerations | |||
The construction and verification of this option is computationally | The construction and verification of this option is computationally | |||
expensive. In the NDP context, however, the hosts typically have the | expensive. In the NDP context, however, the hosts typically have the | |||
need to perform only a few signature operations as they enter a link, | need to perform only a few signature operations as they enter a link, | |||
and a few operations as they find a new on-link peer with which to | a few operations as they find a new on-link peer with which to | |||
communicate. | communicate, or perform Neighbor Unreachability Detection with | |||
existing ones. | ||||
Routers are required to perform a larger number of operations, | Routers are required to perform a larger number of operations, | |||
particularly when the frequency of router advertisements is high due | particularly when the frequency of router advertisements is high due | |||
to mobility requirements. Still, the number of required signature | to mobility requirements. Still, the number of required signature | |||
operations is on the order of a few dozen per second, some of which | operations is on the order of a few dozen per second, some of which | |||
can be precomputed as explained below. A large number of router | can be precomputed as explained below. A large number of router | |||
solicitations may cause higher demand for performing asymmetric | solicitations may cause higher demand for performing asymmetric | |||
operations, although RFC 2461 limits the rate at which responses to | operations, although RFC 2461 limits the rate at which responses to | |||
solicitations can be sent. | solicitations can be sent. | |||
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