In addition to IPv4 (often written as just IP), there is IP version 6 (IPv6). IPv6 was developed as IPng (“IP:The Next Generation” because the developers were supposedly fans of the TV show “Star Trek ...

The main motivation behind the deployment of IPv6 is its increased address space, which can accommodate the present and future growth of the Internet. However, IPv6's 128-bit addresses not only ...

The format of an IP address in the newer 128-bit version of the IP protocol. Unlike IPv4's four sets of numbers separated by dots, IP addresses in IPv6 are represented as eight sets of four ...

IPv6 represents an evolutionary step for IP. Despite building upon IPv4 and the experience gained operating IPv4 networks, IPv6 has its own idiosyncrasies and unique functionality implementations. For ...

This is the first of many technical blog posts I’m going to post on IPv6 architecture and implementation for a Microsoft Windows-based environment. I started off with a basic introduction of the IPv4 ...

Today is World IPv6 Day. Don't worry, you don't need to send a card -- it's just a 24-hour test by Google, Facebook and many other websites of a new way of connecting to the Web. Richard Trenholm ...

Did you notice anything odd with your Internet connection today? Probably not, but the Internet started changing in a big way under the hood, with websites and Internet service providers turning on a ...

It argues there now are financial reasons to adopt the next-generation Internet standard. And Google itself could profit from the more democratized network. SAN FRANCISCO–Although it’s been hard for ...

About to embark on deploying IPv6? First, you need to know some key differences in IPv6 address formats. Don’t be deterred by the intimidating appearance of those long IP version 6 (IPv6) addresses.

The main motivation behind the deployment of IPv6 is its increased address space, which can accommodate the present and future growth of the Internet. However, IPv6's 128-bit addresses not only ...