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FOCUS IPV6? WTF IS HOW DOES INTERNET PROTOCOL WORK? Simply said, a protocol is a set of rules governing how things work in a certain technology, so that there is some kind of standardization. IP protocol standardizes the way packets of information are transmitted over the web. INTERNET AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE? PACKET PACKET WTF IS IPV6 Every computer is assigned an IP address which is a unique address used to locate and identify a device over a network. The IP (Internet Protocol) is a communication protocol used to relay datagrams-packets-across a network. This also routes packets across network boundaries and is the primary protocol that establishes the Internet. Computer Internal IP Address Router Internal IP Address In cases where two machines are given the same IP address, packets won't know where to go. This is known as an IP conflict. There is a hierarchy to IP address allocation. IP Conflict IPV6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the newest version of internet protocol set to succeed IPV4. IPV6 IANA The registry that is next on the hierarchy depends on the continent. Inthe case of the U.S., the ******** ARIN is in charge of IP number allocation. International Assigned Number Authority or LANA controls numbers for protocols, top level domains and maintains IPaddress allotments. Usually, the next stop is the National Registry. From there it is filtered to the Local Registry and then on to the Internet Service Provider, ending at the end user. ISN'T IT JUST AN UPGRADE? ARIN NR Not technically. IPV6 and IPV4 are for the most part largely incompatible at the packet level. IPV6 and IPV4 are therefore considered separate networks with two separate protocol stacks. LR ISP EU OK, BUT WHY DO WE NEED A NEW VERSION? The version of IP commonly used today has not changed substantially since 1981. IPV4 currently had an addressing capability of nearly 4 billion addresses. The manner in which the Internet has expanded exponentially makes 4 billion addresses completely insufficient. Simply put, we are running out of space. IPV6 IPV4 The expansion of mobile devices has also added to quick depletion of remaining IP addresses. WTF CAN IPV6 DO? Prior to the 1990s, consumers accessed the Internet through dial-up modems. Now with the popularity and rapid use of always-on connections, like broadbands, address consumption has increased. Besides providing an inexhaustible amount of IP addresses, ĪPV6 will help build the foundations for truly mobile IPs. Not only will IPV6 be more efficient and user-friendly, it will open new avenues for innovation (Pv6) LARGER ADDRESS SPACE PACKET FORMAT IPV4 supported only 4,294,967,296 addresses while IPv6 with support about 340 undecillion addresses. The reason for this being that IPV6 will support 128-bit address space while IPV4 only supported 32-bit The packet header and the process of packet forwarding has been simplified through routers to be more efficient. This will extend the end-to-end principle of Internet design. space. IPV4 IPV4 Address 128.95.2.157 IPV6 IPV6 Address SLAAC IPsec 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334 or Stateless Address SLAAC Configuration is a standard feature on the new IPV6. This allows IPV6 hosts to configure themselves automatically when connected to a routed IPV6 network. Auto Internet Protocol Security - was IPsec originally designed for IPV6 but began to be used widespread in IPV4. This Internet protocol secures communications over the internet by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of communication session. While this was an optional feature in IPV4, it is mandatory for IPV6 use. MULTICAST Autoconfig MOBILE Multicast is the transmission of a packet to multiple destinations in a single send operation. While optional in IPV4, this will be a base specification in IPV6. Mobile IPV4 usualy had to rely on triangular routing which sends packets of information to a proxy server before it reaches its intended destination. Mobile IPV6 avoids this and is considered as efficient as native IPV6. JUMBOGRAMS GEOLOCATION Previously, packets were limited to 65,535 octets of payload. IPV6 allows for packets as large as 4,294,967,295 octets. IPV6 allows for many new options, such as including a new geolocation system that lines up IPV6 addresses with squares or hexagons across the earth's surface. The new Tatitude and longitude system that can be scaled down to nearly microscopic granularity Octet: a group of 8 bits 11111111 SOURCES: ΝΥΠΙMES CNET.COM IPVБ.COM INTERNETSOCIETY.COM RFC 2460 GUARDIAN.CO.UK OPUS1.COM IPV6 IMPLEMENTATION USIPV6.COM IPV6ACTNOW.COM O! LIVE PIRILLO.COM While some companies have already implemented IPV6 in their networks - Microsoft and Verisign- many are still tip-toeing into the new internet protocol field. In June, several companies are planning to implement a 24 hour trial of the IPV6 system. Akamai YAHOO! JUNE 2011 GLimelight You Tube Google NETWORKS These companies include: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Youtube, Akami and Limelight Networks. CHALLND FOCUS IPV6? WTF IS HOW DOES INTERNET PROTOCOL WORK? Simply said, a protocol is a set of rules governing how things work in a certain technology, so that there is some kind of standardization. IP protocol standardizes the way packets of information are transmitted over the web. INTERNET AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE? РАСКЕТ РАСКЕТ WTF IS IPV6 Every computer is assigned an IP address which is a unique address used to locate and identify a device over a network. The IP (Internet Protocol) is a communication protocol used to relay datagrams-packets-across a network. This also routes packets across network boundaries and is the primary protocol that establishes the Internet. Computer Internal IP Address Router Internal IP Address In cases where two machines are given the same IP address, packets won't know where to go. This is known as an IP conflict. There is a hierarchy to IP address allocation. IP Conflict IPV6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the newest version of internet protocol set to succeed IPV4. IPV6 IANA The registry that is next on the hierarchy depends on the continent. Inthe case of the U.S., the ******** ARIN is in charge of IP number allocation. International Assigned Number Authority or LANA controls numbers for protocols, top level domains and maintains IPaddress allotments. Usually, the next stop is the National Registry. From there it is filtered to the Local Registry and then on to the Internet Service Provider, ending at the end user. ISN'T IT JUST AN UPGRADE? ARIN NR Not technically. IPV6 and IPV4 are for the most part largely incompatible at the packet level. IPV6 and IPV4 are therefore considered separate networks with two separate protocol stacks. LR ISP EU OK, BUT WHY DO WE NEED A NEW VERSION? The version of IP commonly used today has not changed substantially since 1981. IPV4 currently had an addressing capability of nearly 4 billion addresses. The manner in which the Internet has expanded exponentially makes 4 billion addresses completely insufficient. Simply put, we are running out of space. IPV6 IPV4 The expansion of mobile devices has also added to quick depletion of remaining IP addresses. WTF CAN IPV6 DO? Prior to the 1990s, consumers accessed the Internet through dial-up modems. Now with the popularity and rapid use of always-on connections, like broadbands, address consumption has increased. Besides providing an inexhaustible amount of IP addresses, ĪPV6 will help build the foundations for truly mobile IPs. Not only will IPV6 be more efficient and user-friendly, it will open new avenues for innovation (Pv6) LARGER ADDRESS SPACE PACKET FORMAT IPV4 supported only 4,294,967,296 addresses while IPv6 with support about 340 undecillion addresses. The reason for this being that IPV6 will support 128-bit address space while IPV4 only supported 32-bit The packet header and the process of packet forwarding has been simplified through routers to be more efficient. This will extend the end-to-end principle of Internet design. space. IPV4 IPV4 Address 128.95.2.157 IPV6 IPV6 Address SLAAC IPsec 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334 or Stateless Address SLAAC Configuration is a standard feature on the new IPV6. This allows IPV6 hosts to configure themselves automatically when connected to a routed IPV6 network. Auto Internet Protocol Security - was IPsec originally designed for IPV6 but began to be used widespread in IPV4. This Internet protocol secures communications over the internet by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of communication session. While this was an optional feature in IPV4, it is mandatory for IPV6 use. MULTICAST Autoconfig MOBILE Multicast is the transmission of a packet to multiple destinations in a single send operation. While optional in IPV4, this will be a base specification in IPV6. Mobile IPV4 usualy had to rely on triangular routing which sends packets of information to a proxy server before it reaches its intended destination. Mobile IPV6 avoids this and is considered as efficient as native IPV6. JUMBOGRAMS GEOLOCATION Previously, packets were limited to 65,535 octets of payload. IPV6 allows for packets as large as 4,294,967,295 octets. IPV6 allows for many new options, such as including a new geolocation system that lines up IPV6 addresses with squares or hexagons across the earth's surface. The new Tatitude and longitude system that can be scaled down to nearly microscopic granularity Octet: a group of 8 bits 11111111 SOURCES: ΝΥΠΙMES CNET.COM IPV6.COM INTERNETSOCIETY.COM RFC 2460 GUARDIAN.CO.UK OPUS1.COM IPV6 IMPLEMENTATION USIPV6.COM IPV6ACTNOW.COM O! LIVE PIRILLO.COM While some companies have already implemented IPV6 in their networks - Microsoft and Verisign- many are still tip-toeing into the new internet protocol field. In June, several companies are planning to implement a 24 hour trial of the IPV6 system. Akamai YAHOO! JUNE 2011 GLimelight You Tube Google NETWORKS These companies include: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Youtube, Akami and Limelight Networks. FOCUS IPV6? WTF IS HOW DOES INTERNET PROTOCOL WORK? Simply said, a protocol is a set of rules governing how things work in a certain technology, so that there is some kind of standardization. IP protocol standardizes the way packets of information are transmitted over the web. INTERNET AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE? РАСКЕТ РАСКЕТ WTF IS IPV6 Every computer is assigned an IP address which is a unique address used to locate and identify a device over a network. The IP (Internet Protocol) is a communication protocol used to relay datagrams-packets-across a network. This also routes packets across network boundaries and is the primary protocol that establishes the Internet. Computer Internal IP Address Router Internal IP Address In cases where two machines are given the same IP address, packets won't know where to go. This is known as an IP conflict. There is a hierarchy to IP address allocation. IP Conflict IPV6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the newest version of internet protocol set to succeed IPV4. IPV6 IANA The registry that is next on the hierarchy depends on the continent. Inthe case of the U.S., the ******** ARIN is in charge of IP number allocation. International Assigned Number Authority or LANA controls numbers for protocols, top level domains and maintains IPaddress allotments. Usually, the next stop is the National Registry. From there it is filtered to the Local Registry and then on to the Internet Service Provider, ending at the end user. ISN'T IT JUST AN UPGRADE? ARIN NR Not technically. IPV6 and IPV4 are for the most part largely incompatible at the packet level. IPV6 and IPV4 are therefore considered separate networks with two separate protocol stacks. LR ISP EU OK, BUT WHY DO WE NEED A NEW VERSION? The version of IP commonly used today has not changed substantially since 1981. IPV4 currently had an addressing capability of nearly 4 billion addresses. The manner in which the Internet has expanded exponentially makes 4 billion addresses completely insufficient. Simply put, we are running out of space. IPV6 IPV4 The expansion of mobile devices has also added to quick depletion of remaining IP addresses. WTF CAN IPV6 DO? Prior to the 1990s, consumers accessed the Internet through dial-up modems. Now with the popularity and rapid use of always-on connections, like broadbands, address consumption has increased. Besides providing an inexhaustible amount of IP addresses, ĪPV6 will help build the foundations for truly mobile IPs. Not only will IPV6 be more efficient and user-friendly, it will open new avenues for innovation (Pv6) LARGER ADDRESS SPACE PACKET FORMAT IPV4 supported only 4,294,967,296 addresses while IPv6 with support about 340 undecillion addresses. The reason for this being that IPV6 will support 128-bit address space while IPV4 only supported 32-bit The packet header and the process of packet forwarding has been simplified through routers to be more efficient. This will extend the end-to-end principle of Internet design. space. IPV4 IPV4 Address 128.95.2.157 IPV6 IPV6 Address SLAAC IPsec 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334 or Stateless Address SLAAC Configuration is a standard feature on the new IPV6. This allows IPV6 hosts to configure themselves automatically when connected to a routed IPV6 network. Auto Internet Protocol Security - was IPsec originally designed for IPV6 but began to be used widespread in IPV4. This Internet protocol secures communications over the internet by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of communication session. While this was an optional feature in IPV4, it is mandatory for IPV6 use. MULTICAST Autoconfig MOBILE Multicast is the transmission of a packet to multiple destinations in a single send operation. While optional in IPV4, this will be a base specification in IPV6. Mobile IPV4 usualy had to rely on triangular routing which sends packets of information to a proxy server before it reaches its intended destination. Mobile IPV6 avoids this and is considered as efficient as native IPV6. JUMBOGRAMS GEOLOCATION Previously, packets were limited to 65,535 octets of payload. IPV6 allows for packets as large as 4,294,967,295 octets. IPV6 allows for many new options, such as including a new geolocation system that lines up IPV6 addresses with squares or hexagons across the earth's surface. The new Tatitude and longitude system that can be scaled down to nearly microscopic granularity Octet: a group of 8 bits 11111111 SOURCES: ΝΥΠΙMES CNET.COM IPV6.COM INTERNETSOCIETY.COM RFC 2460 GUARDIAN.CO.UK OPUS1.COM IPV6 IMPLEMENTATION USIPV6.COM IPV6ACTNOW.COM O! LIVE PIRILLO.COM While some companies have already implemented IPV6 in their networks - Microsoft and Verisign- many are still tip-toeing into the new internet protocol field. In June, several companies are planning to implement a 24 hour trial of the IPV6 system. Akamai YAHOO! JUNE 2011 GLimelight You Tube Google NETWORKS These companies include: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Youtube, Akami and Limelight Networks. FOCUS IPV6? WTF IS HOW DOES INTERNET PROTOCOL WORK? Simply said, a protocol is a set of rules governing how things work in a certain technology, so that there is some kind of standardization. IP protocol standardizes the way packets of information are transmitted over the web. INTERNET AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE? РАСКЕТ РАСКЕТ WTF IS IPV6 Every computer is assigned an IP address which is a unique address used to locate and identify a device over a network. The IP (Internet Protocol) is a communication protocol used to relay datagrams-packets-across a network. This also routes packets across network boundaries and is the primary protocol that establishes the Internet. Computer Internal IP Address Router Internal IP Address In cases where two machines are given the same IP address, packets won't know where to go. This is known as an IP conflict. There is a hierarchy to IP address allocation. IP Conflict IPV6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the newest version of internet protocol set to succeed IPV4. IPV6 IANA The registry that is next on the hierarchy depends on the continent. Inthe case of the U.S., the ******** ARIN is in charge of IP number allocation. International Assigned Number Authority or LANA controls numbers for protocols, top level domains and maintains IPaddress allotments. Usually, the next stop is the National Registry. From there it is filtered to the Local Registry and then on to the Internet Service Provider, ending at the end user. ISN'T IT JUST AN UPGRADE? ARIN NR Not technically. IPV6 and IPV4 are for the most part largely incompatible at the packet level. IPV6 and IPV4 are therefore considered separate networks with two separate protocol stacks. LR ISP EU OK, BUT WHY DO WE NEED A NEW VERSION? The version of IP commonly used today has not changed substantially since 1981. IPV4 currently had an addressing capability of nearly 4 billion addresses. The manner in which the Internet has expanded exponentially makes 4 billion addresses completely insufficient. Simply put, we are running out of space. IPV6 IPV4 The expansion of mobile devices has also added to quick depletion of remaining IP addresses. WTF CAN IPV6 DO? Prior to the 1990s, consumers accessed the Internet through dial-up modems. Now with the popularity and rapid use of always-on connections, like broadbands, address consumption has increased. Besides providing an inexhaustible amount of IP addresses, ĪPV6 will help build the foundations for truly mobile IPs. Not only will IPV6 be more efficient and user-friendly, it will open new avenues for innovation (Pv6) LARGER ADDRESS SPACE PACKET FORMAT IPV4 supported only 4,294,967,296 addresses while IPv6 with support about 340 undecillion addresses. The reason for this being that IPV6 will support 128-bit address space while IPV4 only supported 32-bit The packet header and the process of packet forwarding has been simplified through routers to be more efficient. This will extend the end-to-end principle of Internet design. space. IPV4 IPV4 Address 128.95.2.157 IPV6 IPV6 Address SLAAC IPsec 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334 or Stateless Address SLAAC Configuration is a standard feature on the new IPV6. This allows IPV6 hosts to configure themselves automatically when connected to a routed IPV6 network. Auto Internet Protocol Security - was IPsec originally designed for IPV6 but began to be used widespread in IPV4. This Internet protocol secures communications over the internet by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of communication session. While this was an optional feature in IPV4, it is mandatory for IPV6 use. MULTICAST Autoconfig MOBILE Multicast is the transmission of a packet to multiple destinations in a single send operation. While optional in IPV4, this will be a base specification in IPV6. Mobile IPV4 usualy had to rely on triangular routing which sends packets of information to a proxy server before it reaches its intended destination. Mobile IPV6 avoids this and is considered as efficient as native IPV6. JUMBOGRAMS GEOLOCATION Previously, packets were limited to 65,535 octets of payload. IPV6 allows for packets as large as 4,294,967,295 octets. IPV6 allows for many new options, such as including a new geolocation system that lines up IPV6 addresses with squares or hexagons across the earth's surface. The new Tatitude and longitude system that can be scaled down to nearly microscopic granularity Octet: a group of 8 bits 11111111 SOURCES: ΝΥΠΙMES CNET.COM IPV6.COM INTERNETSOCIETY.COM RFC 2460 GUARDIAN.CO.UK OPUS1.COM IPV6 IMPLEMENTATION USIPV6.COM IPV6ACTNOW.COM O! LIVE PIRILLO.COM While some companies have already implemented IPV6 in their networks - Microsoft and Verisign- many are still tip-toeing into the new internet protocol field. In June, several companies are planning to implement a 24 hour trial of the IPV6 system. Akamai YAHOO! JUNE 2011 GLimelight You Tube Google NETWORKS These companies include: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Youtube, Akami and Limelight Networks. FOCUS IPV6? WTF IS HOW DOES INTERNET PROTOCOL WORK? Simply said, a protocol is a set of rules governing how things work in a certain technology, so that there is some kind of standardization. IP protocol standardizes the way packets of information are transmitted over the web. INTERNET AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE? РАСКЕТ РАСКЕТ WTF IS IPV6 Every computer is assigned an IP address which is a unique address used to locate and identify a device over a network. The IP (Internet Protocol) is a communication protocol used to relay datagrams-packets-across a network. This also routes packets across network boundaries and is the primary protocol that establishes the Internet. Computer Internal IP Address Router Internal IP Address In cases where two machines are given the same IP address, packets won't know where to go. This is known as an IP conflict. There is a hierarchy to IP address allocation. IP Conflict IPV6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the newest version of internet protocol set to succeed IPV4. IPV6 IANA The registry that is next on the hierarchy depends on the continent. Inthe case of the U.S., the ******** ARIN is in charge of IP number allocation. International Assigned Number Authority or LANA controls numbers for protocols, top level domains and maintains IPaddress allotments. Usually, the next stop is the National Registry. From there it is filtered to the Local Registry and then on to the Internet Service Provider, ending at the end user. ISN'T IT JUST AN UPGRADE? ARIN NR Not technically. IPV6 and IPV4 are for the most part largely incompatible at the packet level. IPV6 and IPV4 are therefore considered separate networks with two separate protocol stacks. LR ISP EU OK, BUT WHY DO WE NEED A NEW VERSION? The version of IP commonly used today has not changed substantially since 1981. IPV4 currently had an addressing capability of nearly 4 billion addresses. The manner in which the Internet has expanded exponentially makes 4 billion addresses completely insufficient. Simply put, we are running out of space. IPV6 IPV4 The expansion of mobile devices has also added to quick depletion of remaining IP addresses. WTF CAN IPV6 DO? Prior to the 1990s, consumers accessed the Internet through dial-up modems. Now with the popularity and rapid use of always-on connections, like broadbands, address consumption has increased. Besides providing an inexhaustible amount of IP addresses, ĪPV6 will help build the foundations for truly mobile IPs. Not only will IPV6 be more efficient and user-friendly, it will open new avenues for innovation (Pv6) LARGER ADDRESS SPACE PACKET FORMAT IPV4 supported only 4,294,967,296 addresses while IPv6 with support about 340 undecillion addresses. The reason for this being that IPV6 will support 128-bit address space while IPV4 only supported 32-bit The packet header and the process of packet forwarding has been simplified through routers to be more efficient. This will extend the end-to-end principle of Internet design. space. IPV4 IPV4 Address 128.95.2.157 IPV6 IPV6 Address SLAAC IPsec 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334 or Stateless Address SLAAC Configuration is a standard feature on the new IPV6. This allows IPV6 hosts to configure themselves automatically when connected to a routed IPV6 network. Auto Internet Protocol Security - was IPsec originally designed for IPV6 but began to be used widespread in IPV4. This Internet protocol secures communications over the internet by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of communication session. While this was an optional feature in IPV4, it is mandatory for IPV6 use. MULTICAST Autoconfig MOBILE Multicast is the transmission of a packet to multiple destinations in a single send operation. While optional in IPV4, this will be a base specification in IPV6. Mobile IPV4 usualy had to rely on triangular routing which sends packets of information to a proxy server before it reaches its intended destination. Mobile IPV6 avoids this and is considered as efficient as native IPV6. JUMBOGRAMS GEOLOCATION Previously, packets were limited to 65,535 octets of payload. IPV6 allows for packets as large as 4,294,967,295 octets. IPV6 allows for many new options, such as including a new geolocation system that lines up IPV6 addresses with squares or hexagons across the earth's surface. The new Tatitude and longitude system that can be scaled down to nearly microscopic granularity Octet: a group of 8 bits 11111111 SOURCES: ΝΥΠΙMES CNET.COM IPV6.COM INTERNETSOCIETY.COM RFC 2460 GUARDIAN.CO.UK OPUS1.COM IPV6 IMPLEMENTATION USIPV6.COM IPV6ACTNOW.COM O! LIVE PIRILLO.COM While some companies have already implemented IPV6 in their networks - Microsoft and Verisign- many are still tip-toeing into the new internet protocol field. In June, several companies are planning to implement a 24 hour trial of the IPV6 system. Akamai YAHOO! JUNE 2011 GLimelight You Tube Google NETWORKS These companies include: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Youtube, Akami and Limelight Networks. FOCUS IPV6? WTF IS HOW DOES INTERNET PROTOCOL WORK? Simply said, a protocol is a set of rules governing how things work in a certain technology, so that there is some kind of standardization. IP protocol standardizes the way packets of information are transmitted over the web. INTERNET AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE? РАСКЕТ РАСКЕТ WTF IS IPV6 Every computer is assigned an IP address which is a unique address used to locate and identify a device over a network. The IP (Internet Protocol) is a communication protocol used to relay datagrams-packets-across a network. This also routes packets across network boundaries and is the primary protocol that establishes the Internet. Computer Internal IP Address Router Internal IP Address In cases where two machines are given the same IP address, packets won't know where to go. This is known as an IP conflict. There is a hierarchy to IP address allocation. IP Conflict IPV6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the newest version of internet protocol set to succeed IPV4. IPV6 IANA The registry that is next on the hierarchy depends on the continent. Inthe case of the U.S., the ******** ARIN is in charge of IP number allocation. International Assigned Number Authority or LANA controls numbers for protocols, top level domains and maintains IPaddress allotments. Usually, the next stop is the National Registry. From there it is filtered to the Local Registry and then on to the Internet Service Provider, ending at the end user. ISN'T IT JUST AN UPGRADE? ARIN NR Not technically. IPV6 and IPV4 are for the most part largely incompatible at the packet level. IPV6 and IPV4 are therefore considered separate networks with two separate protocol stacks. LR ISP EU OK, BUT WHY DO WE NEED A NEW VERSION? The version of IP commonly used today has not changed substantially since 1981. IPV4 currently had an addressing capability of nearly 4 billion addresses. The manner in which the Internet has expanded exponentially makes 4 billion addresses completely insufficient. Simply put, we are running out of space. IPV6 IPV4 The expansion of mobile devices has also added to quick depletion of remaining IP addresses. WTF CAN IPV6 DO? Prior to the 1990s, consumers accessed the Internet through dial-up modems. Now with the popularity and rapid use of always-on connections, like broadbands, address consumption has increased. Besides providing an inexhaustible amount of IP addresses, ĪPV6 will help build the foundations for truly mobile IPs. Not only will IPV6 be more efficient and user-friendly, it will open new avenues for innovation (Pv6) LARGER ADDRESS SPACE PACKET FORMAT IPV4 supported only 4,294,967,296 addresses while IPv6 with support about 340 undecillion addresses. The reason for this being that IPV6 will support 128-bit address space while IPV4 only supported 32-bit The packet header and the process of packet forwarding has been simplified through routers to be more efficient. This will extend the end-to-end principle of Internet design. space. IPV4 IPV4 Address 128.95.2.157 IPV6 IPV6 Address SLAAC IPsec 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334 or Stateless Address SLAAC Configuration is a standard feature on the new IPV6. This allows IPV6 hosts to configure themselves automatically when connected to a routed IPV6 network. Auto Internet Protocol Security - was IPsec originally designed for IPV6 but began to be used widespread in IPV4. This Internet protocol secures communications over the internet by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of communication session. While this was an optional feature in IPV4, it is mandatory for IPV6 use. MULTICAST Autoconfig MOBILE Multicast is the transmission of a packet to multiple destinations in a single send operation. While optional in IPV4, this will be a base specification in IPV6. Mobile IPV4 usualy had to rely on triangular routing which sends packets of information to a proxy server before it reaches its intended destination. Mobile IPV6 avoids this and is considered as efficient as native IPV6. JUMBOGRAMS GEOLOCATION Previously, packets were limited to 65,535 octets of payload. IPV6 allows for packets as large as 4,294,967,295 octets. IPV6 allows for many new options, such as including a new geolocation system that lines up IPV6 addresses with squares or hexagons across the earth's surface. The new Tatitude and longitude system that can be scaled down to nearly microscopic granularity Octet: a group of 8 bits 11111111 SOURCES: ΝΥΠΙMES CNET.COM IPV6.COM INTERNETSOCIETY.COM RFC 2460 GUARDIAN.CO.UK OPUS1.COM IPV6 IMPLEMENTATION USIPV6.COM IPV6ACTNOW.COM O! LIVE PIRILLO.COM While some companies have already implemented IPV6 in their networks - Microsoft and Verisign- many are still tip-toeing into the new internet protocol field. In June, several companies are planning to implement a 24 hour trial of the IPV6 system. Akamai YAHOO! JUNE 2011 GLimelight You Tube Google NETWORKS These companies include: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Youtube, Akami and Limelight Networks.