Anderson, LewisBrownlee, JohnCarpenter, Brian2012-03-072012Computer Science Technical Reports (2012-002). 2012. University of Auckland Computer Science Department, New Zealand. 1173-3500. 12 pages1173-3500http://hdl.handle.net/2292/13240We 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.Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htmIPv6, flow label, hash functionReportCopyright: University of Auckland Computer Science Departmenthttp://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess