Little-endian vs. big-endianfgiesen.wordpress.com 11 pointsemillon11 years ago1 commentSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−colanderman11yDon't forget the artficial benefit that big-endian is pervasive in network protocols. Endianness errors aside, this can cut down the number of cycles needed for network devices to process packets.
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Don't forget the artficial benefit that big-endian is pervasive in network protocols. Endianness errors aside, this can cut down the number of cycles needed for network devices to process packets.