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Difference Between Ipv4 and Ipv6

IPv4 is an older protocol with a limit of approximately 4.3 billion addresses, while IPv6 offers an infinite number of addresses and improved features. Key differences include the format of IP addresses, with IPv4 using decimal numbers and IPv6 using hexadecimal. IPv6 simplifies routing, enhances compatibility with mobile networks, and allows for larger payloads, although it is currently used by less than 1% of networks compared to IPv4.

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Difference Between Ipv4 and Ipv6

IPv4 is an older protocol with a limit of approximately 4.3 billion addresses, while IPv6 offers an infinite number of addresses and improved features. Key differences include the format of IP addresses, with IPv4 using decimal numbers and IPv6 using hexadecimal. IPv6 simplifies routing, enhances compatibility with mobile networks, and allows for larger payloads, although it is currently used by less than 1% of networks compared to IPv4.

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Differences between IPv4 and IPv6


The Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) is a protocol for use on packet-switched Link
Layer networks (e.g. Ethernet). IPv4 provides an addressing capability of
approximately 4.3 billion addresses.
The Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is more advanced and has better features
compared to IPv4. It has the capability to provide an infinite number of addresses. It is
replacing IPv4 to accommodate the growing number of networks worldwide and help
solve the IP address exhaustion problem.
One of the differences between IPv4 and IPv6 is the appearance of the IP addresses.
IPv4 uses four 1 byte decimal numbers, separated by a dot (i.e. 192.168.1.1), while
IPv6
uses
hexadecimal
numbers
that
are
separated
by
colons
(i.e. fe80::d4a8:6435:d2d8:d9f3b11).

Advantages of IPv6 over IPv4:

IPv6 simplified the routers task compared to IPv4.

IPv6 is more compatible to mobile networks than IPv4.

IPv6 allows for bigger payloads than what is allowed in IPv4.

IPv6 is used by less than 1% of the networks, while IPv4 is still in use by the
remaining 99%.

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