Internet Protocol Version 6

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The paper examines the current state of development of Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). In particular, the author analyzes the reasons for its sluggish development in the United States, and why current initiatives in Asia should prove to be much more influential for the future of IPv6. A discussion of the merits of IPv6 is included, in addition to challenges to implementation of the new protocol over the older IPv4. The paper includes a review of the current literature, research findings and conclusions drawn.

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"The differences in scope between Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), the proposed version, and the current IPv4 are staggering. The most mind-boggling difference is the fact that while IPv4 limits the number of permanent IP addresses to four billion, IPv6 makes no such limitation. Under the latter protocol, there will be 3.4 x 10^38 total IP addresses. That is enough IP addresses to give every molecule on the planet Earth its own network address (O'Reilly, 2004). With the increased number of static IP addresses, a host of other benefits will quickly emerge under IPv6. However, that is dependent upon implementation of the new protocol. Efforts to do so, especially in the United States, have been sluggish to say the least."

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