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IPv6

Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. IPv6 was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to deal with the long-anticipated problem of IPv4 add…

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Abbreviation
IPv6
Based on
IPv4
Developer
Internet Engineering Task Force
Introduction
December 1995; 30 years ago (1995-12)
OSI layer
Network layer
Purpose
Internetworking protocol

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Overview

Main features

Motivation and origin

Comparison with IPv4

IPv6 packets

Addressing

IPv6 in the Domain Name System

Transition mechanisms

Security

Standardization through RFCs

Deployment

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IPv6

Nodes185
Edges184
Triples259
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010811
Components1

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IPv6

Top relations

related to ISP customers with public-facing IPv6 · 21
IPv6 → Chubu Telecommunications, If IPv4, Internet, Internode, IPv4, IPv4 LAN, ISP, ISPs, Kabel Deutschland, LAN, Meanwhile, NAT, NAT64, RIR, Some ISPs, StarHub Cable, Swisscom, T-Mobile, Telefónica, This
related to Simplified processing by routers · 18
IPv6 → Additionally, Although IPv6, CPU, Extension Headers, However, Integrity, Internet, IPv4, Many, Moreover, TCP, The, The IPv4, The IPv6, Thus, Transmission Control Protocol, UDP, User Datagram Protocol
related to Address uniqueness and router solicitation · 16
IPv6 → Address Resolution Protocol, ARP, DHCP, ICMPv6, If, IP, IPv4, It, LAN, MAC, ND, NDP, Neighbor Discovery Protocol, Once, Should, There
related to Tunneling · 14
IPv6 → Google Statistics, Internet, IPv4, IPv4 Internet, IPv4-only, IPv6 LANs, ISP, It, RFC, Teredo, The, The Teredo, UDP, When
related to Deployment · 13
IPv6 → By, CERN, CIDR, Classless Inter-Domain Routing, Imperial College London, Internet, IP, IPv4, July, NAT, The, Universities, Virginia Tech
related to Dual-stack IP implementation · 13
IPv6 → AAAA, Depending, DNS, Dual-stack IP, Ethernet, Internet, IP, IPv4, IPv6 IP, LAN, Such, The DNS, This
related to IPsec · 13
IPv6 → AH, Encapsulating Security Payload, ESP, However, IKE, IKEv2, Internet Key Exchange, Internet Protocol Security, IPsec, IPv4, RFC, The IPsec Authentication Header, This
related to IPv6 in the Domain Name System · 11
IPv6 → AAAA, DNS, Domain Name System, For, FQDN, However, IETF, If, In, IPv4, When
related to Comparison with IPv4 · 10
IPv6 → Because, File Transfer Protocol, FTP, However, Internet, Internet-layer, IPv4, Network Time Protocol, NTP, On
related to Stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC) · 10
IPv6 → DHCPv6, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Every, Internet, IP, Like IPv4, Stateless, The, Therefore, When

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address ipv4 internet addresses network protocol header use ip packet networks host ietf routers rfc bits used space router may

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IPv6AbbreviationIPv61.00infobox
IPv6Based onIPv41.00infobox
IPv6DeveloperInternet Engineering Task Force1.00infobox
IPv6IntroductionDecember 1995; 30 years ago (1995-12)1.00infobox
IPv6OSI layerNetwork layer1.00infobox
IPv6PurposeInternetworking protocol1.00infobox
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bit-string labelsinstance ofcompleted with a number of other innovations0.80text
DNAME recordsinstance ofcompleted with a number of other innovations0.80text
Indiainstance ofwith countries0.80text
Franceinstance ofwith countries0.80text
and Germany reporting adoption rates exceeding 70instance ofwith countries0.80text

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