At last, a small set of unicast addresses have been defined for special use. They do not carry a scope, so they are discussed independently of the other unicast addresses. Two basic addresses carry ...

IPv6 is a powerful enhancement to IPv4 with features that better suit current and foreseeable network demands, including the following: IPv6 increases the number of address bits by a factor of 4, from ...

IP version 6 is poised to revolutionize networking. Here's why you should care and what you need to do to get ready. The odds are good that you're aware Microsoft will soon release new server and host ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The author is broadcast technical writer for Tieline Technology. Since 1981, IPv4 has been the ...

Regarded in IPv6 circles as the leader in deployment, also has the strongest motivation: the millions of cell phones, personal digital assistants and other devices its tech-savvy population famously ...

IPv6 was delivered with migration techniques to cover every conceivable IPv4 upgrade case, but many were ultimately rejected by the technology community, and today we are left with a small set of ...

In addition to IPv4 (often written as just IP), there is IP version 6 (IPv6). IPv6 was developed as IPng (“IP:The Next Generation” because the developers were supposedly fans of the TV show “Star Trek ...