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IPv6

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ALSO CALLED: IPng and IP Next Generation
DEFINITION: IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) is the latest level of the Internet Protocol (IP) and is now included as part of IP support in many products including the major computer operating systems. IPv6 has also been called "IPng" (IP Next Generation). Formally, IPv6 is a set of specifications from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). IPv6 was designed as  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on IPv6
FutureSoft IPv6
sponsored by Future Software Ltd.
DATA SHEET:FutureSoft IPv6 is a portable implementation of the next generation Internet Protocol Version 6, complying with the relevant RFCs and Internet drafts.
Posted: 27 Sep 2004 | Published: 30 Oct 2003
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TOPICS:  IPv6
 
IPV6 DEFINITION (continued): …  an evolutionary set of improvements to the current IP Version 4. Network hosts and intermediate nodes with either IPv4 or IPv6 can handle packets formatted for either level of the Internet Protocol. Users and service providers can update to IPv6 independently without having to coordinate with each other.

The most obvious improvement in IPv6 over the 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 … 
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