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	Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

Formal	Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) is also called IPng (Internet Protocol next generation), and it is the newest version of the Internet Protocol (IP) reviewed in the IETF standards committees to replace the current version of IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4). Read More
Practical	IPv6 was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to deal with the long-anticipated problem of IPv4 address exhaustion. IPv6 is intended to replace IPv4. Read More
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Formal

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) is also called IPng (Internet Protocol next generation), and it is the newest version of the Internet Protocol (IP) reviewed in the IETF standards committees to replace the current version of IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4).

Practical

IPv6 was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to deal with the long-anticipated problem of IPv4 address exhaustion. IPv6 is intended to replace IPv4.

Overview

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)