More Internet traffic is expected to be carried via tunnels as the Internet infrastructure migrates from IPv4, the current version of the Internet protocol, to the long-anticipated upgrade known as ...

IPv6 is coming. It’s coming slowly, due to technologies like NAT and the advent of private address spaces like 10.0.0.0/8 and 192.168.0.0/16 that have provided breathing room for IPv4 in spite of the ...

IPv6 is the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet’s main communications protocol, which is known as IPv4. Here’s what you need to know about IPv6. IPv6 is the long-anticipated upgrade to the ...

In this post, I will explain some of the basics that are easy to understand. Before we discuss the differences between IPv4 and IPv6, we need to know some of the basics of IPv4. Finally, I will ...

In this series of six articles, the authors of “ Building the Mobile Internet “ provide a tutorial on extending Internet connectivity into mobile networking by using extensions of protocols such as ...

When it comes to IPv6 support, consumer home networking gear lags far behind other devices, like enterprise equipment and PC operating systems. Most devices certified as IPv6-compliant by the IPv6 ...

The Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN) has begun issuing the next version of Internet addresses, IPv6, in the country. Yesterday was World IPv6 day and a few companies and ISPs ...

The IPv6 header doesn't look much like its IPv4 cousin, except for the Version and Priority fields and the source and destination addresses, which are larger in IPv6 (see Fig. A). Changes are made for ...