Internet Protocol (IP) is the foundation of the internet, enabling communication between devices across the globe. Without an IP address, the Internet will simply not work because the data will not ...
It’s no news that the Internet, which currently runs on internet protocol version 4 (IPv4), has a limited number of IP addresses available, and has already fallen short to suffice the needs of ...
limited address space (32 bits vs. 128 bits) poor security (not addressed by IPv4) undefined service types (defined in IPv6 as ToS) ...
Brocade, citing the major impact the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 will have on service providers' ability to offer cloud-based services, this week introduced solutions for helping manage the ...
IPv6 addressing will need to be working well a year from now or customers will be disappointed with a service provider's performance. We know we are running out of IPv4 addresses, the prediction ...
There’s no question that the move from IPv4 to IPv6 is a necessary move over the next several years. And an oft-quoted milestone for the adoption is the use of IPv6 by the federal government. However, ...
It's been a quarter of a century since the first IPv6 standard was finalized as RFC 2460, and to say adoption has been slow is an understatement. The pool of available IPv4 addresses has been ...
Thanks to u-verse, I have globally accessible IPv6 addresses at home, and I run a web site whose hosting provider also provides IPv6 addresses. I've noticed problems where some requests come in over ...