From 72a4f2ff8f1b6907ef0c3200a568b27adaf38137 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lilly Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 14:13:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] specify ipv4-mapped ipv6 address usage --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6221b9d..27ba207 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ It has the following payload: - *subject netid*: The netid of the third node which is being informed about (Node A in the example above). - *subject ip address*: The IP Address at which the third node was reachable for the node which originated this message. + It is always assumed to be an IPv6 address by default but the special *IPv4-mapped address space* `::ffff:0:0/96` may be used to encode an IPv4 address in the last 32 bits. - *subject port*: The port at which the third node was reachable for the node with originated this message. #### Message Type *Data*