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Explaining IPv6 Made Easy

WHAT IS IPV6? Explaining it to Your Parents Made Easy... IPV6 vs. IPv4 • Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPV6) is the next-generation internet. IT'S LIKE A PHONE NUMBER MOM. BACK IN YOUR DAY, IT WAS 7 DIGITS. NOW, YOU HAVE TO DIAL REMEMBER Y2K? 10...THE AREA CODE & THE • IPV6 is not designed to replace the current Internet Protocol, IPV4. THIS IS JUST PART IL NO WORRIES... PHONE NUMBER. • IPV6 is designed to solve the problems of IP4. Internet Protocol (IP) is the standard that controls the routing and structure of data transmitted over the Internet. • IPV6 is not interoperable to IPV4. • IPV4 will exist with a parallel version of the Intemet on IPV6. • IPV4 uses 32-bit IP addresses: that makes 4,294,967,296 combinations! THERE ARE 52 IPV4 IS LIKE THE GRAINS OF SAND IN A SANDBOX. IPV6 IS LIKE CARDS IN A BLACKJACK DECK MOM. WITH THIS NEW INTERNET THERE ARE OVER GRAINS OF SAND ON ALL OF EXAMPLE: 10.0.2.1 340,282,366,920,938,463463, THE BEACHES ALL OVER THE 374,607,431,768,21496 WORLD. KEEP AN EYE OUT • IPV6 uses 128-bit IP addresses: that makes 340, 282,366, 920,938,463, 463, 374,607,431,768,211,456 CARDS IN THE DECK! FOR SAND CRABS! combinations! EXAMPLE: F3E7:0000 0000 0000 51F4:9DC8 COA8:7410 Advantages • It will open the door to a new generation of devices because of the larger number of unique IP addresses. • Plenty of addresses for everyone will mean home users will each have enough for billions of devices. DONT WORRY FOLKS Allowance for every THE OLD INTERNET PROTOCOL IS LIKE USING ..THERE ARE INTERNET PRO- machine/device to have its own FESSIONALS THAT WILL TAKE THIS HAMMER. THIS NEW IP address on the wider Internet will simplify network designs and also allow for easier remote CARE OF IPV6 FOR YOU. INTERNET PROTOCOL IS LIKE A NAIL GUN! WISH WE HAD ONE RIGHT NOW. configuration. • An improved degree of connectivity will enable devices to interact directly anywhere on the network, anywhere in the world. Test Your IPV6 Connectivity http://test-ipv6.com/ Sources http://www.ipv6.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wikilPv6 rackspace http://www.icann.org/envannouncements/factsheet-ipv6-26oct07.pdf

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