Comparing Hash Function Algorithms for the IPv6 Flow Label

Anderson, Lewis; Brownlee, John; Carpenter, Brian

dc.contributor.author	Anderson, Lewis	en
dc.contributor.author	Brownlee, John	en
dc.contributor.author	Carpenter, Brian	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-03-07T19:20:54Z	en
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.citation	Computer Science Technical Reports (2012-002). 2012. University of Auckland Computer Science Department, New Zealand. 1173-3500. 12 pages	en
dc.identifier.issn	1173-3500	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2292/13240	en
dc.description.abstract	We compare several stateless hash algorithms for generating IPv6 flow labels, by testing them against trace files of IPv6 traffic measured at four different sites. The criteria for comparison were uniformity of the resulting distribution of hash values and computing time. Of the algorithms tested, we recommend FNV1a-32. We also note how the hash values may be made hard for a third party to predict.	en
dc.publisher	University of Auckland Computer Science Department	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Computer Science Technical Reports	en
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dc.subject	IPv6, flow label, hash function	en
dc.title	Comparing Hash Function Algorithms for the IPv6 Flow Label	en
dc.type	Report	en
dc.rights.holder	Copyright: University of Auckland Computer Science Department	en
pubs.author-url	http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~brian/flowhashRep.pdf	en
pubs.place-of-publication	New Zealand	en
dc.rights.accessrights	http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess	en
pubs.subtype	Technical Report	en
pubs.elements-id	313964	en
pubs.number	2012-002	en
pubs.record-created-at-source-date	2012-03-07	en