Internet Protocol Version 4 and Version 6

Abstract
The IPv4 used until now and still in use, has addresses of 32 bits fixed size. That would allow the use of approximately 4 billion addresses. Many assumptions are created regarding the year when the number of IPv4 addresses will drain, taking into the consideration the growth of the internet. The IPv6 would in other hand allow more addresses, since it is based on 128 bits addresses. As a result, preparations are ongoing to implement the IPv6. This paper will show the major aspects of ipv4 and ipv6 and how they are different and similar as well as examination of the IP address requirements and the methodology behind them.

Abstract
The IPv4 used until now and still in use, has addresses of 32 bits fixed size. That would allow the use of approximately 4 billion addresses. Many assumptions are created regarding the year when the number of IPv4 addresses will drain, taking into the consideration the growth of the internet. The IPv6 would in other hand allow more addresses, since it is based on 128 bits addresses. As a result, preparations are ongoing to implement the IPv6. This paper will show the major aspects of ipv4 and ipv6 and how they are different and similar as well as examination of the IP address requirements and the methodology behind them.

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Donovan, Michael
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Donovan, Michael
2014
2014

For any two systems to communicate, they must be able to identify and locate each other, each computer in a TCP/IP network must give at least one unique identifier, or address. This address allows one computer to locate another on a network. Internet Protocol (IP) enables forwarding packets from the network on which they originate to the destination network. IP does not only provide standardized information sent, but it also contains headers that