Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:protocol
gptkbp:allows multicast addressing
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Internet_Engineering_Task_Force
gptkbp:enables mobile IP
gptkbp:enhances security features
gptkbp:facilitates peer-to-peer networking
gptkbp:has 128-bit address space
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
gptkbp:includes neighbor discovery protocol
flow labeling
simplified header format
gptkbp:is used in cloud computing
used in data centers
used in enterprise networks
widely deployed
used in VPNs
used in home networks
designed for future growth
essential for Io T
not limited by NAT
part of the Internet Protocol Suite
standardized by IETF
used in 6to4 tunneling
used in ISATAP tunneling
used in Teredo tunneling
used in dual-stack implementations
used in network address translation (NAT)64
used in transition mechanisms
backward compatible with IPv4
not directly compatible with IPv4
used in IPv6 over GRE
used in IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling
used in IPv6 over L2 TP
used in IPv6 over MPLS
used in IPv6 tunneling
gptkbp:is_adopted_by most modern networks
gptkbp:is_designed_to replace IPv4
gptkbp:provides larger address space
better routing efficiency
gptkbp:specification gptkb:RFC_2460
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Internet_Protocol_version_4_(IPv4)
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Configuration_Management
Quality of Service (Qo S)
stateless address autoconfiguration
IPsec natively
gptkbp:uses hexadecimal notation
colon-separated notation
gptkbp:uses_address_length 128 bits
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vint_Cerf
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3