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ALSO CALLED:
IPng,
IP Next Generation
DEFINITION: IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) is a set of specifications from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that's essentially an upgrade of IP Version 4 (IPv4). The basics of IPv6 are similar to those of IPv4 -- devices can use IPv6 as source and destination addresses to pass packets over a network, and tools like ping work for network testing as they do in IPv4, with some slight variations. The
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IPv6 White Papers
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Why Install IPv6 instead Of IPv4?
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER:
IPv6 satisfies the increasingly complex requirements of hierarchical addressing that IPv4 does not provide.
Posted: 23 Jan 2009 | Published: 23 Jan 2009
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IPV6 DEFINITION (continued): … most obvious improvement in IPv6 over IPv4 is that IP addresses are lengthened from 32 bits to 128 bits. This extension anticipates considerable future growth of the Internet and provides relief for what was perceived as an impending shortage of network addresses. IPv6 also supports auto-configuration to help correct most of the shortcomings in version 4, and it has integrated security and mobility features. IPv6 features include: Supports source and destination addresses that are 128 bits (16 bytes) long. Requires IPSec support. Uses Flow Label field to identify packet flow for … IPv6 definition sponsored by SearchEnterpriseWAN.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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