IPv6 the protocal of future mathew harris

IPv6, the Protocol of the Future, Today Mathew Harris IPv6  Part of TCP/IP  Current version IPv4  32 bit addressing  Octets  Established in 1996 by IETF  128 bit addressing  groups of hexadecimal #s  Different IP header IP Headers IPv6 Benefits  More addresses  Hierarchical  Fewer routing field in the header  Supports IPSec IPv6 Implementation  Clients  Only select Operating Systems  Servers  DNS AAAA records  WINS  DHCP  Network Gear IPv4 to IPv6 Transition Mechanism  Dual Stacks  All nodes able to resolve IPv4 and IPv6 addresses  Tunneling  Encapsulate IPv6 inside IPv4 packet  Encapsulate IPv4 inside IPv6 packet  NAT  Private network Future of IPv6  Already deployed in Japan & Korea  France next  USA last  Most work  66.9% of all registered IPv4 addresses ... nodes able to resolve IPv4 and IPv6 addresses  Tunneling  Encapsulate IPv6 inside IPv4 packet  Encapsulate IPv4 inside IPv6 packet  NAT  Private network Future of IPv6  Already deployed in.. .IPv6  Part of TCP/IP  Current version IPv4  32 bit addressing  Octets  Established in 1996 by IETF  128 bit addressing  groups of hexadecimal #s  Different IP header IP Headers IPv6. .. routing field in the header  Supports IPSec IPv6 Implementation  Clients  Only select Operating Systems  Servers  DNS AAAA records  WINS  DHCP  Network Gear IPv4 to IPv6 Transition Mechanism