1Mr. Ganesh Wadhwani, Asst. Professor,
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the next-generation Internet Protocol version designated as the successor to IPv4, the implementation used in the Internet that is still in dominant use currently. It is an Internet Layer protocol for packet-u itched internet work. The main driving force for the redesign of Internet Protocol is the foreseeable IPv4 address exhaustion.IPv6 has a vastly larger address space than IPv4. This results from the use of a 128-bit address, whereas IPv4 uses only:2 bits. This expansion provides flexibility in allocating addresses and routing traffic and eliminates the primary need for.-.work address translation (NAT). Network security is integrated into the design of the IPv6 architecture. It is widely expected that IPv4 will be supported alongside IPv6 for the foreseeable future. !Pv4-only nodes are not able to communicate directly with IPv6 nodes, and will need assistance from an intermediary.
The potential costs associated with deploying IPv6 consist of a mixture of hardware, software, labor, and miscellaneous costs. Each organization or user throughout the Internet supply chain will incur some costs to transition to IPv6, primarily -in he form of labor and capital expenditures required to integrate IPv6 capabilities into existing networks. Expenditures and..rport activities will vary greatly across and within stakeholder groups depending on their existing infrastructure and IPv6-need
