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[Didier Barvaux <question221228@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Question #221228 on rohc changed:
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    Status: Open => Answered

Didier Barvaux proposed the following answer:
Hello,

> Does the current ROHC library support compression of the IPv6
> hop-by-hop options header?

Yes.

> Or does the answer depend on what type of information is inside
> the header?

The compression efficiency depends on the way the content of the
hop-by-hop header change between the packets of the same stream.
If it does not change, it is fully transmitted L = 5 times, then it is not
transmitted anymore (until it changes again).

> For our purposes it is not necessary that any compression is applied
> on the hop-by-hop options header, but it would be nice if the trailing
> UDP and RTP headers would be considered for compression along
> with the IPv6 header.

You have both :-)

Regards,
Didier

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