What is IPv6 and why do we need it?

[Unknown Member]

We need it to cater for the vastly increased number of devices to connect on the internet

[Unknown Member]

IPv6 is a new version of the Internet Protocol that will eventually replace IPv4, the version that is most widely used on the Internet today. IPv6 is a well established protocol that is seeing growing usage and deployment, particularly in mobile phone markets.

[Vincent Onyango]

it will because of wide usable addresses.

[Monica Auzia]

IPv6 is the sixth version of the Internet Protocol designed to replace IPv4. It features a much larger address space (128-bit versus 32-bit in IPv4), which accounts for the shortage of IP addresses. IPv6 also improves routing efficiency, includes built-in security features, and offers simplified configuration. The shift to IPv6 is crucial for accommodating the expanding number of devices on the Internet and ensuring long-term scalability.

[Godlisten Sumari]

IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the latest version of the Internet Protocol (IP), which is used to identify devices and route traffic across the internet. IPv6 was developed to replace the previous version, IPv4, due to the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses. We need it because IPv6 is essential to address the limitations of IPv4, ensuring continued internet growth and improved efficiency, security, and scalability.

[Samuel Mwamsaku]

IPv6(Internet protocol version 6) is the latest of internet protocol designed to replace IPv4, the previous version. It uses 128-bit addresses, providing a vastly larger address space compared to IPv4’s 32-bit addresses. There are several reasons why we need IPv6, one which is its provision of better security with a built-in IPsec and more efficient routing

[Modester Phiri]

IPv6 is the successor to IPv4, using 128-bit addresses to provide a vastly larger address space.

We need IPv6 because IPv4 addresses are running out, IoT and device growth require unique addresses. Also IPv6 provides virtually unlimited addresses, improved security, better mobility and scalability.

IPv6 ensures the Internets continued growth and sustainability.

[Sebit Lado]

ipv6, internet protocol version six, it is the next technology after ipv4 which is exhausted due the limitation of ipv4, the ipv4 is 32bit which has 4billion ip address, but ipv6 address is offering 340 undecillion, also ipv6 support growing number of devices, simplify address management and improved routing and efficiency.

[Nyaraih Banda]

This is the latest internet protocol version 6 that is there to address the limitations of IPV4 and it provides a larger address space for a growing of devices connected to the network. IPv6 is necessary because it resolves the issue of address exhaustion faced by IPv4, ensuring that there are enough unique addresses for future devices.

[Yankuba Jaiteh]

can one use IPV6 address if your ISP have not started using it

[Lavish Mensah]

I guess one can

[Lavish Mensah]

I guess so since, one’s IPv is not based on the IPv of the Internet Service Provider…😉😉😉

[Madalitso Cheyo]

You cannot use IPv6 if your ISP doesn’t support it. But using tunneling services or VPNs can give you IPv6 connectivity without waiting for your ISP.

[Adewunmi Ayodeji]

IPv6 is the next generation of internet addressing, created to replace IPv4. With so many devices now online, we’ve run out of the limited number of IPv4 addresses. IPv6 gives us an almost unlimited number of addresses, making sure we can keep up with the growing number of connected devices. It also helps improve network efficiency and security, making it essential for the future of the internet.

[A.ben-idriss Dama]

IPv6 or Internet Protocol Version 6 is an upgrade of IPv4,we need it to provide a solution for the eventual exhaustion of addresses in IPv4

[A.ben-idriss Dama]

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[Mark Kwabla]

IPV6 (Internet protocol version 6) is the latest version of the internet protocol, designed to replace IPv4 which is the current system used to assign IP addresses to devices on the internet. An ip address is the unique identifier that allows devices to communicate over a network.
FEATURES OF IPV6
1. Larger Address space.
IPv6 uses 128-bits addresses allowing for approximately 340 undecillion (3.4*10^38) as compared to ipv4 which uses 32-bit addresses limiting around 4.3 billion addresses

2. Simplified header structure.
ipv6 has more header structure than ipv4 which help streamline packet processing by routers.
3.ELIMINATION OF NAT
4.AUTO CONFIGURATION.
ipv6 supports features like Stateless Address auto configuration (SLAAC).

WHY WE NEED IT.
1.Scalability
2.better performance
3.Enhanced security
4.Support modern internet.

5.Exhaustion of ipv4 addresses.
in summary, IPv6 is essential to support the continued expansion of the internet and the increasing demand for IP addresses while improving efficiency, security, and performance.

[OLAITAN ADEYEMI ADELEYE]

<b itemprop=”name”>Why would you use IPv6 internally?

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Why would you use IPv6 internally?

Of course, I realize the need to go to IPv6 out on the open Internet since we are running out of addresses, but I really don't understand why there is any need to use it on an internal network. I … Continue reading

[Aboubakar MOUMINI]

IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) est la nouvelle version du protocole Internet qui succède à IPv4. Il a été conçu pour répondre aux besoins de la communication de données à grande échelle et pour offrir une meilleure sécurité et une meilleure scalabilité que IPv4.

Nous avons besoin d’IPv6 pour plusieurs raisons :

1. Épuisement des adresses IP IPv4 : Le nombre d’adresses IP disponibles sous IPv4 est limité, et nous sommes arrivés à un point où il est difficile de trouver des adresses IP disponibles.

2. Croissance du nombre d’appareils connectés : Le nombre d’appareils connectés à Internet augmente rapidement, ce qui signifie que nous avons besoin d’une plus grande quantité d’adresses IP.

3. Besoin de sécurité et de scalabilité : Les applications modernes nécessitent une sécurité et une scalabilité plus grandes, ce que IPv6 peut offrir.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by  Aboubakar MOUMINI.

[Kabelo Kenosi]

We need IPv6 due to shortage of IPv4 addresses

[Stephen Olude]

IPV6 is highly needed to power the fast growth of the internet and to improve the quality of service

[John Muthama]

IPv6 is the newer version of IP. We need this urgently to solve the issue with the depleting IPv4

[Lionel Joël Urbain GOBOLO LIMBAYA]

IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the next-generation Internet Protocol designed to replace IPv4. It defines how devices communicate and are addressed on the Internet, using 128-bit addresses instead of IPv4’s 32-bit addresses.

[Patrick NDAYISHIMIYE]

IPv6 is the sixth version of the internet protocole. We need it for the growth of internet